Basically the title.
I got an email seeing if I was interested in working there from an employee the other day who apparently was going through Gaijinpot applications…from 5 years ago. Do they not keep records of who worked there? I was employed by them in 2016 and couldn’t help but laugh because I left on pretty bad terms.
I noticed they are now paying only up to 230,000 yen instead of 250,000. Abysmal salary, even for them.
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Sadly, it seems 230,000 yen is now the standard for dispatch companies. Some even go below that.
This is a race to the bottom. I feel bad for the students and schools who think their ALT is being paid a living wage and don’t understand why the ALT leaves early and has a cold attitude (in many cases, not all).
When quality goes down and ALTs get a bad image, hopefully companies that skim wages will go bankrupt. At least on the JET Program CLAIR could step in and take care of major problems.
> Do they not keep records of who worked there? I was employed by them in 2016 and couldn’t help but laugh because I left on pretty bad terms.
Heart is one of the least professional companies, so it’s not surprising they would hit up a former employee randomly. The turnover is high so standards are low.
> I noticed they are now paying only up to 230,000 yen instead of 250,000. Abysmal salary, even for them.
Back in the early 2000s dispatch paid about Y270,000/mo. Wages have been falling through the floor. It’s not worth it anymore.
They did that just before the school year started. I got contacted by a former coordinator of mine.
They’re low on ALTs and they wonder why noone’s joining with that 230k/m bull.
I applied 5 years ago with no response. They hit me up 2 weeks ago using that old info (from their site database, not Gaijinpot) and I took the interview and passed. They are deeesperate.