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currentaffairs
Joined: 22 Aug 2012 Posts: 828
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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:00 am Post subject: |
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What could go wrong.. |
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mitsui
Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Posts: 1562 Location: Kawasaki
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Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 11:07 am Post subject: |
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Got to pay your rent and look for another job to pay the bills.
It is possible.
I could see you working at one job part-time, then quit and find something better for September. |
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RM1983
Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 360
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Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2016 8:02 am Post subject: |
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Sudz wrote: |
Thanks guys. It helps to get an outside view of things whenever possible.
I'm certainly leaning towards Tokyo at the moment - somewhat heavily. I should note that the position I've been offered only pays marginally more than my current ALT job. Again though, it's part-time.
I have to say, being an ALT was a good experience. I'm sure it varies depending on the situation - based on some of the initial posts I had read, it sounded pretty awful. It wasn't all perfect, though I would take ALT over eikaiwa any day of the week. |
Don't count out eikawa - it could be the way to make up the day you are not working. I've seen some pretty good ones although they can be hard to route out.
I'd say it's a safe bet that you won't be ending up homeless or anything like that if you do move here. Can I PM you sometime actually? I think we might have a bit in common so it might be good to put our heads together. |
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Sudz
Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 438
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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 2:24 am Post subject: |
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Very true. There are some good eikaiwas out there.
Feel free to PM me whenever you want. |
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rxk22
Joined: 19 May 2010 Posts: 1629
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Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2016 10:54 pm Post subject: |
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Though PT is always a gamble, why not take the plunge? You'll open up your career here and now. As others have said, just fill up your schedule with PT work at eikaiwas and privates. Hope you can get a FT job next year.
Would you consider waiting a year to get a better offer? If not, take the plunge. |
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marley'sghost
Joined: 04 Oct 2010 Posts: 255
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 12:07 am Post subject: |
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I say go for it. Private gigs don't come around every day. If it doesn't pan out, Inter/Altia/W-5/Ocean/-ac will always be there. |
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Sudz
Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 438
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 4:46 am Post subject: |
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Thanks guys. All of your advice/opinions are much appreciated.
Well I've decided on Tokyo. I am a tad paranoid that I haven't signed any contract, and that our agreement is only verbal as of now (at least, until I arrive in Tokyo later in the month). Might this be a cause for concern? The school seems very legit, and I couldn't see then backing out - I've heard of employers doing this in other countries, though not Japan. |
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Sudz
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 10:10 am Post subject: |
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One more thing. Despite getting the contract details before hand, I won't actually see/sign the contract until April. Should this be a cause for concern?
I wonder if I"m letting my guard down because the school seems so legit. |
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rxk22
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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I wouldn't go with out a contract in hand. Did you ask for one or at least a written agreement stating their intent to hire you? |
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Sudz
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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They've offered a letter of employment, which I can pick up whenever (I'd prefer to do this when I move at the end of the month, rather than spend the cash now. Seems like emailing it would be the natural course of action - if possible). |
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rxk22
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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See if you can get anything in email form. Cover you butt, just in case. |
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Sudz
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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2016 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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Does a letter of employment pretty much 'cover your butt'? |
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Maitoshi
Joined: 04 May 2014 Posts: 718 Location: 何処でも
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:07 am Post subject: |
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I wouldn't worry too much about not having the contract yet. The letter of employment should give you as much security as you can reasonably expect. It is also sufficient for demonstrating employment to immigration for visa purposes, but it sounds like you already have that bit sorted.
Good luck with your move! |
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Sudz
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:37 am Post subject: |
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Thanks again guys.
Well we've just exchanged an email, and everything sounds good. However, they mentioned that the don't usually sponser people for visas, and that the foreign teachers usually handle this themselves.
Might this be common practice? I wouldn't know how to go about this - until now, all of my companies have done this for me. |
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GambateBingBangBOOM
Joined: 04 Nov 2003 Posts: 2021 Location: Japan
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Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2016 12:38 am Post subject: |
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In my experience, direct hire jobs (for boards of education (JET), private junior/ senior high schools and for universities) are always like that- you sign your contract at the beginning of the contract period. Sometimes not even the first day (so you have begun working for them, but haven't signed a contract). It does occasional come back to bite them. Sometimes people call up after already saying they'll work for a company, and say they've decided on a different job and aren't coming. That's why you can still see jobs being advertised now- and why there will likely continue to be some jobs being advertised in April.
In fact, I've been told that it's exactly the same for Japanese people who are part-time teachers. And many of them spend a bunch of time interviewing for other jobs every single year in case the school just decides not to hire them back. Sometimes they are told they won't have another job at the end of the school year, after all the grades are in- which means that they may not find out until the middle to end of March. So if they have nothing lined up, then they have no job in a couple of weeks.
Seems strange, but that's just the way it seems to be.
Any time you are entering a contract with someone, you have to trust them. You have to trust them to give you a contract that says the same thing you were told in the interview and that is described in the job ad. You have to trust them to actually abide by the contract even if it does say the same thing.
But then, the contract with dispatch companies isn't set until you have a job, either. They say they will find you a job. Sometimes you even sign a contract with them. But if they can't find you a job, or you have a bunch of interviews and no schools choose to take you, then you're still not employed. |
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