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isitts
Joined: 04 Jun 2010
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Location: Korea
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I worked primarily at one high school (though, I did work at a night school on Wednesdays. On that day, I didn't work at the high school).
In the two years on JET, I only remember "working" a couple Saturdays, and I was given a make-up day off, usually the following week. Pretty sure the contract stipulates that and if the schools tries to violate that, pretty sure you can call them on it.
Or you can bend over and take it, like the poster above who worked 10 days straight. |
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pnksweater
Joined: 24 Mar 2005
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Location: Tokyo, Japan
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| Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 5:13 am Post subject: |
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| However, there are always a few ALTs who don�t get the time off owed to them, particularly if they work at multiple schools. |
How many JETs are in that situation? I was under the impression that the vast majority of JET ALTs did work multiple schools. Anyone got numbers? |
It's interesting actually. As the number of JETs has dropped over the last ~10 years and the overall number of ALTs in Japan has increased, the places that have been dropping JET are more often the municipal BOE's. Meaning, that JET is increasingly skewing towards SHS placements, and those tend (*tend*) to be single school placements. |
The other thing to consider is the growing trend of rural areas being swallowed up by nearby cities. These little towns once had an ALT all of their own. However, now that they�re part of the city they only get part of the ALT�s work schedule. JETs at my municipality work at 4-20 schools. Some of the schools get an ALT visit 4 times a year. Of course these are tiny island or mountain schools with a handful of students. The larger schools get a bigger chunk of the ALT�s schedule. I work at 6 schools, 3 junior high, 3 elementary. |
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jar
Joined: 31 Jan 2005
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Location: UK
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| Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 9:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Informative thread this one, thanks everyone. Didn't realise JET Salary had been cut so much. Is it 205 before you've even taken housing into consideration? So, after deductions, you're maybe left 130k a month? Have I got that right? |
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pnksweater
Joined: 24 Mar 2005
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Location: Tokyo, Japan
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| Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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Since the cuts are pre-tax, it depends on your nationality how deeply the cuts affect you. Americans can hide behind the US-Japan teacher tax treaty for two years and escape Japanese taxes (and American one's too, since your income is well below the bracket for taxable foreign earned income.) We've gone from 3.6 million yen per year (post tax) to 3.36 million year (pre-tax). That would be about 280,000 yen per month before pension/health care/ unemployment are taken out. I currently pay roughly 35,000 yen or so to cover National health, etc. Rent, utilities and other expenses really differ depending on your location and specific contract so it's hard to work those details out until much later.
For non-Americans or CIR positions... the cuts really stink. I think Australia's tax agreement has ended, so Australians will be getting double taxed. Not sure about other nationalities. |
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stumptowny
Joined: 29 May 2011
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| Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:27 pm Post subject: Re: Go to Japan first. Then start interviewing. |
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| zlzabayle wrote: |
And most importantly, question two, for those of you who went to Japan first and found a job while you're over there, where did you live? How did you sustain yourself with no job? How much money did you bring? I mean am I supposed to go there with like $3000 and hopefully land a job within two weeks? Did you stay in a hostel? What was your plan of action?
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I stayed at an apartment i yokohama so I was set. it was my friends apartment and they were in the states. without that head start I am not sure i would have made the jump.. but knowing what I know now, it is easy.
guesthouses are cheap and temporary if you need. there are many companies in tokyo and you will pay anywhere from 450 - 700 USD a month. its a synch. if you need some cheap ones, pm me. you can lock in really low rates if you feign a long term contract. I made the mistake of setting up a 2 month contract and at the end I decided to stay. my company jacked the rates up for a "new contract" and never went back down. there is no penalty for bailing the contract as far as I can tell, and although i have a bank account, i still pay my rent at the convenient store with a smartpit card. am not giving over my bank info to these peeps. and they really dont care how you pay as long as its paid. and i can walk at any time.
had i known the ease of this I would have came sooner... not sure about hostels in japan?? |
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jar
Joined: 31 Jan 2005
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Location: UK
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| Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 6:17 pm Post subject: Re: Go to Japan first. Then start interviewing. |
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I stayed at an apartment i yokohama so I was set. it was my friends apartment and they were in the states. without that head start I am not sure i would have made the jump.. but knowing what I know now, it is easy.
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Hope you don't mind me asking a few questions...
1. Just wondering how you found the actual process of finding a job? Was it long, drawn-out and stressful or did things fall into place pretty quickly? I know some people in Fukuoka who I could stay with and do a similar thing, but I'd be a bit weary of just turning up and looking for work.
2. Can you arrive on a visitor visa and look for work or do you need to have Working Holiday Visa?
3. Also, with regards to housing/bank accounts etc is it a bit of a melt having to do it all yourself? First-time around JET mothered me through the whole process.
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Glenski
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN
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| Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:31 pm Post subject: Re: Go to Japan first. Then start interviewing. |
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| jar wrote: |
2. Can you arrive on a visitor visa and look for work or do you need to have Working Holiday Visa?
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Yes, you can come as a tourist and look for work. Just don't tell customs or immigration that is your plan when you arrive, or you risk being put back on the next plane home. You are a tourist to them. |
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stumptowny
Joined: 29 May 2011
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| Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:38 am Post subject: Re: Go to Japan first. Then start interviewing. |
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| jar wrote: |
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I stayed at an apartment i yokohama so I was set. it was my friends apartment and they were in the states. without that head start I am not sure i would have made the jump.. but knowing what I know now, it is easy.
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Hope you don't mind me asking a few questions...
1. Just wondering how you found the actual process of finding a job? Was it long, drawn-out and stressful or did things fall into place pretty quickly? I know some people in Fukuoka who I could stay with and do a similar thing, but I'd be a bit weary of just turning up and looking for work.
2. Can you arrive on a visitor visa and look for work or do you need to have Working Holiday Visa?
3. Also, with regards to housing/bank accounts etc is it a bit of a melt having to do it all yourself? First-time around JET mothered me through the whole process.
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hi jar..
1. the process was fine. I had some interviews in kanto and nothing great turned up then the earthquake happened and i bailed to osaka for 2 weeks for safety and tried really hard to stay there. I could not find anything there. just luck and timing. 2 months into my 3 month tourist visa i found something up north and returned to tokyo. that was stressful in that I wanted to stay in osaka and also for moving my two big suitcases.. the pain in the rear for lugging around your life on shinkansen and the disappointment of not staying in osaka was very minor. at no point did i think i would not find anything and would need to return home. i was getting looks and call backs and interviews.. lots of the call backs were like 1 -2 weeks after my initial inquiry which i hated. after i had returned to tokyo and accepted a job, numerous osaka companies wanted to interview me!! frustrating.. while in osaka, i met another teacher who landed an alt job..i was so jealous and it happened easy for him. said he emailed them, interviewed and done. my path was longer..
but my life stress of making the move from the states was already done. i flew from the philippines with my two suitcases as i had worked there already. I did not come to japan straight from home. so i had nothing to lose and 3 months to chill and look..
2. yes. no worries there. and companies will sponsor your work visa once they pick you up.. housing is trickier... it falls in place once you get over here though. you sink or swim and i think everyone who really wants to stay learns to swim over here. 3 moths is a long time to not get things going...
3. a bit of amelt i suppose. banks are easy. |
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