Just handed in my resignation letter for a dispatch ALT position for a new direct hire opportunity elsewhere.

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1. No I don’t. Congratulations!

2. They have plenty of freshfaced bushy tailed weabos lined up to replace you.

   Best of luck in your new, and hopefully more rewarding, career.

3. Congratulations. Remember to use all your remaining PTO days. They’ll be forfeit, and won’t be paid out if you don’t.

   Also, request in writing for your final salary to be credited to you within 7 days of your last day. They are required to do so only if you explicitly request for it.

4. Actually its good timing to leave because then the school can have a new ALT when summer vacation is over.

   Be aware that the dispatch will tell the school without telling you they are going to do it before hand. It can be quite jarring to one day come to school and be hit with a barrage of questions why you are leaving.

   You may want to leave a nice for the incoming teacher letting know any essential information.

5. Congratulations on the direct hire job! I don’t think you’ll have to worry about any serious complications. Make sure to do all your city hall stuff if you’re moving. I forgot to get a form my first year when I left and it was a huge pain to go back and get it on a weekday.

6. If you give them a months notice, you’re fine. I would not worry about it. Just don’t burn any bridges on the way out.

7. Nah, it happens. Just be polite. You never know when you’ll have to dip back into dispatch work while between jobs so best not to anger the companies too much. I believe the legal requirement is 2 weeks so a month is easily enough. They understand as people quit all the time. I’ve heard of some guilt tripping but that was more during the pandemic. If they do it’s because they’re desperate so don’t give into it.

8. You signed your new contract first, right?

9. People leave jobs all the time, you’re entitled to leave yours if you want to. Good on you for giving proper amount of time’s notice. Not much they can do about it.

10. If you leave on “bad terms”, with something like “asking too many questions about the 29.5hrs a week”, “following rules to the letter”, or “making teachers comply with dispatch policy”; you may get blacklisted.

    Doesn’t sound bad now, but if unforeseen circumstances cause you to search for employment, you may be overlooked in the future.

11. Technically, you legally only need 2 weeks.

    My eikaiwa job was like that too, they got a 12 hour notice from me 😊

    No legal consequences either. They dont wanna spend money on a lawyer for something like that

12. Nah, you’re being professional about it. In my experience, a month is honestly a godsend in education.
    If you don’t mind me asking what qualifications does one need to get the direct hire position?

13. Congratulations on your escape. Walking into my dispatch to quit was so far the 2nd or third best day I have had in 20 years in Japan.

14. Congrats! Where direct hires mid-year?