i was hired by a japanese outsourcing company and was assigned to work at their client office. basically i am an outsourced employee and its a 6 months contract job.
i am in the 3rd month of my job here and i have 3 months left in the contract. i like the job but i dont really like working under my manager ( at the client office ) . i dont intend to renew my contract when it ends, in fact, my manager gave a hint that my contract wont be renewed.
i am currently searching for another job and it takes time to get one but it depends on luck as well.
for now i see 2 options
1. resign now and look for job. (i heard foreigner will be given 3 months to find a new job)
2. stay at the current company and resign when get a new job. but its really stressful to handle my manager’s behavior everyday.
i have plenty of savings which means i dont mind not having salary for several months while living in japan. its just that, if possible, i would like to stay in japan, which means I need to get a job within 3 months after i leave the company.
actually its not a problem staying at the company until the contract ends, but i feel i can do many other things rather than entertaining my manager’s unethical behavior everyday.
which options that is likely able for me to keep living in japan? or anyone have better ideas?
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We can’t give you advise about your manager.
Check your contract for minimum notice period for resignation. Even if it’s 1 month that is pretty normal. But it may less. There is no need to quit and look for a new job. Most employers don’t expect you to quit your previous job. It’s a unnecessary pressure for you.
Keep going until you find something new would be my general advice but if the manager is a real a-hole, by which I mean abusive or bullying etc then it can be better to get out.
So the company will have to find a new placement for you.
Start reaching our to recruiters to help you find a job
If your job is too stressful or otherwise interferes with your ability to find a better job, then resign.
But generally, it’s better to get a new offer before you resign, because you never know if you’ll be unlucky in finding the next thing (part of job hunting is luck, no matter how qualified you are)
Even if you can’t find a new job quickly, as long as you have an adequate amount of time remaining on your visa, immigration won’t just hunt you down and deport you as soon as you hit the 90 day mark.
They may contact you to ask why you aren’t fulfilling the conditions of your visa, at which point if you don’t have a good answer they *might* start the visa revocation process. But looking for a new job is an acceptable answer.
If you don’t want to put up with this job anymore and you’re financially secure enough to survive without income for a while, I would just leave now.
If they’ve hinted at not renewing your contract, you’ll be in the same situation in a few months anyway. (Although I should mention that you may be able to claim unemployment insurance in this situation. You won’t be able to if you quit on your own accord.)
As an entertaining aside. Someone who runs an outsourcing company told me that they once had to take over for one of their employees who quit a client company. The client company refused to remake the ID card and email address for the replacement, which was actually the owner of the outsourcing company, and the the staff were told to address them as the same name as the person who quit. i.e. Yamada Shacho is the owner. Tanaka is the outsourced employee. Tanaka quit so Yamada Shacho is now working Tanaka’s job and is known as Tanaka. Crazy stuff…