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hip-hop boy78 · Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 90 Location: Hip-hop land

well i found something on the net with a small private language school, 150.000yen a month, free western-style accommodation, work monday-saturday teaching adults and kids, sundays off, not sure about the hours, 7 month contract but with the possibility of being extended, what do you guys think?? worth it or not?
sounds like a way to get my foot in the door so to speak but i'm not sure...
Confused

spidey · Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 10:26 am Post subject:

Are you sure it's not 250 000yen? It sounds like you are 100 000yen short. If you are supposed to work 6 days a week, 150 000yen is a very very low salary. Even with a free apartment. The 7 month contract also makes me cringe a little. I think you need to do some more searching.

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denise · Joined: 23 Apr 2003 Posts: 3419 Location: finally home-ish

The salary plus the six-day work week seem a bit insulting...

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Nismo · Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 520

Well, the rent is free, so that is an additional 40,000-70,000 monthly, but free rent is not taxed. It's still a shabby salary, unless they are footing the costs of all of your bills as well (transportation, utilities, etc). I'd recommend that you keep looking for a better job.

hip-hop boy78 · Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 90 Location: Hip-hop land

yeah it does sound kinda shabby, it is 150.000yen a month, i guess they would say that's because you get an apartment "rent free", but working six days a week mon-sat deserves a slightly higher wage, 200.000yen i'd say.
apparently one of the teachers is going back to the states cos of family problems so they need someone to hold down the fort until he/she comes back(if he/she comes back-the owners were not sure). anyway i think i'd rather look for something else.

Glenski · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 12844 Location: Hokkaido, JAPAN

I'll add to those that say such a salary is too low. I got my first job in 1998 and had my apartment for free, but I STILL got paid 250,000 yen/month. Six days a week is too much for that meager pay. I think labor laws state you must get 2 days a week off anyway.

space · Joined: 08 Dec 2004 Posts: 44 Location: japan

Have you already given them your credentials?
If you have already talked to them, and you think they are interested, I think you should still persue this opportunity. If you haven't talked to them, you really should.

If they are interested, you should see if you can work them up to 200,000 and discuss the labour laws with them that would enable another day off.

hip-hop boy78 · Joined: 02 Dec 2004 Posts: 90 Location: Hip-hop land

no i haven't responded yet cos i've been mulling over the decision, i still think i'll give it a miss. i reckon they just wanna try get away with paying as little as they can for a few months.
the guy actually said that the "teaching" was ironically the easiest part of the job, whatever that means..! Confused

Gordon · Joined: 28 Jan 2003 Posts: 5309 Location: Japan