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[rxk22]

Yeah TKSam is a total loser. Guys like that make me shake my head.

He is right, and I agree that ALT jobs and Eikaiwas are silly/pointless businesses. That teaching English, is a low, if not the lowest priority there is, and so forth. But the fact is, he is a big loser, and it immediately makes me want to disagree with any and everything he says. Just out of spite

I am still in the "it's better to come here for 6 weeks than come here as an ALT/Eikaiwa monkey" As it really is hard to find jobs from Japan, if you are trying to go home. Incredibly time consuming as well. Not worth it, if you want to continue your life back home, without having to rely on someone.

[RM1983]

[RM1983]

Have to be honest though Im surprised at how much Im enjoying ALT work this year.

I find it easy but satisfying. After teaching Korean, European and some South American kids, Japanese high school kids are extremely easy. The only problems Im having are getting people to volunteer to help me out when Im demoing something, and occasionally having to drag the class forward when their "tired".

If the pay wasnt so crappy Id be very content with my lot at the moment

[rxk22]

[Shimokitazawa]

[rxk22]

Yeah, ALT companies are pretty crappy. I don't like them, and they don't help anyone. As even the trainers don't make much. Seriously, VERY few people actually get a decent living out of them.

TK, yeah I saw him when he was blowing Kazu on AllJapaneseallthetime. Guy was a loser then, and still is. He has a following now is all. He is the def of Loser Back Home. Givemeabreak is less annoying, and has some decent points. TKsam, is the annoying fat guy at the gaijinbar, who wears a Hawaiian shirt.

The guy has been here how long, and just stopped being an Eikaiwa/ALT drone? If he is actually learning Japanese, good for him. I am not going to watch his stupid channel to see if he really has though.
Yeah the lame 4chaners are the ones that are in love with him. They deserve each other.

[Shimokitazawa]

Does anyone know Ryan Boundless or Tkyosam?

What are their real names and where do they really work?

Do they post on this forum?

If so, pipe up!

[marley'sghost]

[RM1983]

[nightsintodreams]

New Dreamcrusher episodeor you all to enjoy. This one's a real peach.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Wd-CQwxyCA

[rxk22]

[Shimokitazawa]

This Ryan Boundless guy isn't an ALT, at least not a full time ALT if he is even doing ALT work. It sounds like he has self-sponsored his work permit and has a string of several part-time positions.

And he said he's doing non-English teaching work which might mean that he's doing some translation work since his Japanese is quite good.

But then little 20-year old KatiePowers from Canada (who has never even lived in Japan) will be in here soon to tell us that Ryan Boundless should leave Japan if he has any complaints!

[PO1]

He was asked at the beginning to explain the problems with working as a teacher in Japan and I think he addressed these issues pretty honestly. To be blunt, I think a lot of people who aren't interested in a corporate lifestyle come to Japan and think they're somehow going to change the system. I think he realized this at some point and figured out what most long-timers do; they get private gigs or jobs where they have a lot more control. A lot of teachers don't like the "edutainment" aspect of teaching English in Japan. I can't say that I'm a fan of it either. We all have to put on our masks sometimes in daily life though. The way I act with my friends and the way I act at work are two drastically different personalities (maybe I have a split personality?)

This is thing though: I think many teachers who come here are actually quite introverted people and get into teaching as a way to get to Japan. Then when they find out they have to have their genki meter full tilt every day, it wears them out because they're simply not those kind of people.

Having worked in the service industry one way or another throughout my life, I'm never liked pasting a smile on my face, but I understand that's a part of the job. I didn't like getting hair cuts and shaving, but that's part of the job. The key is if you don't like doing these things, the best way is to get out of the corporate environment as soon as possible. With more and more jobs in Japan controlled by corporations, this is a hard pill to swallow. If you've reached a point of malaise and apathy towards the way you're treated and the kind of students you're teaching, then the private route is really the only way. He makes an excellent point about control. Maximum control=happiness. This is the case with any job though. Some of my favorite classes I've taught in my life were because I had control of how I conducted them and it reflected in the way the students reacted to me. Instead of looking at me as a drill-spouting robot, I tried to tailor the classes to their interests. In big classes, that's really hard, but in small ones, it's more doable.

All that said, if you're the kind of person who is highly introverted and thinking about coming to Japan, then yes, I think watching this video might open your eyes up to what you might be doing. On the other hand, if you accept that you'll be in a corporate environment and you have to do what you have to do to get paid, then the long haul is a lot easier to manage.

Bottom line: if you don't like being controlled to some extent, teaching English in Japan might not be best for you. I have noticed the longer some people are here and the more control they get over their lives (speaking more Japanese, networking, getting private lessons, etc.), the happier they become.

[PO1]

[mateacher]