so i recently got a job in japan, and i’ve been to japan before
as someone who studied long-term, has japanese friends and speaks japanese myself, passing jlpt n2, i feel japan is not the right country for me to live in for my career.
but i did want to try out the work culture and experience life there so i took up the opportunity, unfortunately i really changed as a person in the past few months and going to japan for travel completely changed me as a person imo. nothing wrong with japan, it’s a beautiful country.
it’s just that i’m worried that by cancelling my visa, i’d leave a huge gap on my resume and it’s not really clear whether i can get a job with my degree in my home country since the cost of living is not only high but you need to live with a roommate and the jobs don’t pay a lot of money if you make just minimum wage
what’s the best way to deal with this scenario?
and honestly maybe i could go to japan while searching for a job in my home country, but how do japanese companies react if you quit after you go to japan? like i’m thinking of being there for a few months minimum.
i genuinely thought i’d stay longer, but i really got to know my values and i figured that i wouldn’t be able to do what i wanted in japan sadly due to some external factors. so i’d be better off in my home country, but it’s a complicated situation i’m trying to work out with my friend on how to come up with this plan to move out in my own country. i fear moving to another part of my country more than moving to japan ironically. but at the same time i have concerns about the direction of my career path.
the job isn’t eikaiwa or JET programme, it’s just a normal corporate job at a japanese company. so essentially i will be living the salaryman lifestyle, could you let me know how people reacted when someone quit within the first year and what happened when people did that?
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**quitting my job in japan**
so i recently got a job in japan, and i’ve been to japan before
as someone who studied long-term, has japanese friends and speaks japanese myself, passing jlpt n2, i feel japan is not the right country for me to live in for my career.
but i did want to try out the work culture and experience life there so i took up the opportunity, unfortunately i really changed as a person in the past few months and going to japan for travel completely changed me as a person imo. nothing wrong with japan, it’s a beautiful country.
it’s just that i’m worried that by cancelling my visa, i’d leave a huge gap on my resume and it’s not really clear whether i can get a job with my degree in my home country since the cost of living is not only high but you need to live with a roommate and the jobs don’t pay a lot of money if you make just minimum wage
what’s the best way to deal with this scenario?
and honestly maybe i could go to japan while searching for a job in my home country, but how do japanese companies react if you quit after you go to japan? like i’m thinking of being there for a few months minimum.
i genuinely thought i’d stay longer, but i really got to know my values and i figured that i wouldn’t be able to do what i wanted in japan sadly due to some external factors. so i’d be better off in my home country, but it’s a complicated situation i’m trying to work out with my friend on how to come up with this plan to move out in my own country. i fear moving to another part of my country more than moving to japan ironically. but at the same time i have concerns about the direction of my career path.
the job isn’t eikaiwa or JET programme, it’s just a normal corporate job at a japanese company. so essentially i will be living the salaryman lifestyle, could you let me know how people reacted when someone quit within the first year and what happened when people did that?
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If I’m understanding you correctly; You’re asking if you should work a few months in Japan and the go home or just stay home to begin with?
I mean, relocating to another country is an expensive and time consuming process. You’re suggesting that you relocate to another country twice in the same year. It just seems like a huge waste of money and source of headaches.
>could you let me know how people reacted when someone quit within the first year
It happens all the time even with those of us who grew up here. Companies are used to writing it off and moving on.
If you don’t want to take up the job, let them know before moving to Japan. Much easier for all concerned.