I quit my job in Japan: here is why

[@山口の肥満児とおる]

I'm Japanese and THIS IS TRUE. Give your heart.

[@xCatchii]

I've had several different jobs in Japan (a Japanese café, an international kindergarten, as a German teacher, and at a travel agency), and the work culture is quite similar, even though these are different types of companies. If you are new, they are very skeptical of you. The longer you work there, the warmer they become towards you. They usually treat you as if your skills are insufficient to deserve a higher salary and as if they don't rely on you. However, once you say you want to quit your job, they beg you to stay, claim they need you, but still refuse to offer you a better salary.

[@Salary_Woman_Japan]

@@xCatchii thanks for sharing! I’ve heard education industry is full of cheapskate companies and overtime work 😢 I hope you find a better option!

[@arara2139]

This is why you should know what you will possibly experience here. Thanks for educating people, somehow most Americans and Europeans have no idea what Japanese companies look like. I think they don't get much info when they learn Japanese.

[@Kaijapan1996]

This channel is so informative about jobs in Japan .. keep uploading Japan and work related videos.

[@graficandorealidades7561]

Very informative! Thanks for sharing your experience

[@Salary_Woman_Japan]

@@graficandorealidades7561 thank you for watching 😊🫶

[@juliar2462]

Honestly any lower-paid job in UK will act exactly the same, maybe aside from lunch - because if you're busy, screw your lunch you wait until job is done. Unpaid leave in uk is norm or if you're sick you get what 40 pounds a week? So yeah, nothing that surprising I will be honest. I got yelled at when i had more than 2 days off being sick. My manager on lower position got pulled out of hospital. This was a min wage restaurant btw

[@agento-o6u]

Sad to hear about your former comp, but hey, good raku working in the new one! Keep us updated yaa

[@kazettique]

Thank you for sharing the information about traditional Japanese company! What kind is your new company? It sounds like a foreign based company or some Japanese startup companies with open culture.

[@Salary_Woman_Japan]

@@kazettique thank you! Yes, my current company is a Japanese startup. Many of them are modeled after western companies 🙌

[@damian99669]

This seems like a normal job environment to me, except maybe the bowing. Most jobs i have worked had strict start, stop and break times with limited flexibility. That said I work in operations in industrial type environments where production and procedural compliance are essential. The equipment runs 24/7 365, if you are late to work then it can cause major inconvenience for your coworkers and the company.

[@Salary_Woman_Japan]

@@damian99669 oh makes sense if you’re working with precise equipment!

[@kiepnguoi5058]

Interesting, could you share the process of quitting your previous company? I heard many people use a 3rd party service to quit their job on their behave in Japan.

[@Salary_Woman_Japan]

@@kiepnguoi5058 oh man, I’ve seen those videos claiming it’s impossible to quit without some kind of quitting agent, but this is complete nonsense. 😂 I just handed in a resignation letter 2 weeks in advance and quit pain-free. My Japanese and foreign friends had the same experience. I think some people might use “quitting support” services when they are mentally unwell or want to get unemployment benefits and don’t know how.

[@Salary_Woman_Japan]

@@kiepnguoi5058 I keep thinking I need to make a video to expose those “influencers” 🤔

[@lucasolinto]

​@@Salary_Woman_JapanI litteraly just sent a message to my boss like "もう行きません" and quit, Lol

[@Salary_Woman_Japan]

@ 😂

[@kiepnguoi5058]

@@lucasolintoI guess you could use the gaijin card for that or you just had enough😂. I saw one of a female part time worker quit working at my company cuz she’s not feeling well and affraid that her health would effect the job. Also sending message to everyone as the final farewell and some snacks, such Japanese like way of quitting.

[@rodrigo0207]

How mucho is the rent there?

[@Salary_Woman_Japan]

@@rodrigo0207 depends on the area!

[@fabrizioalonzi4122]

The good thing about working in Japan is .... when you finish to work in Japan for good.

[@mazzdacon2134]

There is a film "Fear and Trembling" (2003) you should have watched before you took the job. Hope you next job is better.

[@Salary_Woman_Japan]

@@mazzdacon2134 great analogy, thank you 😀

[@RelicarioArcano]

That’s literally part of Japanese culture; for them, it’s just natural. It seems that most traditional jobs in Japan are like this. For those interested in this experience, I strongly recommend doing thorough research before looking for a job-or even considering living-in Asian countries.

[@arara2139]

Absolutely. I can't get why people still get shocked in this age when you can get information (at least in general) beforehand

[@木漏れ日-v9n]

日本の会社ですね。あまりびっくりはありません。

[@adammorra3813]

yo are you serious? People in japan are crazy.

[@Salary_Woman_Japan]

@@adammorra3813 haha yeah, some are 😂

[@maynnemillares]

You're not supposed to be exempted from the norms of the country you're in. You are the one that will adjust with the culture.

[@Salary_Woman_Japan]

@@maynnemillares certainly, but thankfully there are much better companies and the traditional kind is not a norm for many young Japanese anymore

[@mrslegend9336]

I’m not really sure what you were expecting, I mean you did join a company that’s 100+ years old and traditional.

[@Salary_Woman_Japan]

@@mrslegend9336 oh well, they seemed so much better during the interviews 🙈 for instance, they allow dyed hair and have paternity leave, so it looked like they are at least trying to be modern.. some things you only learn after joining the company 🙂‍↕️

[@Marty_YouTuber]

Japan isn't even an English-speaking country, and working for a Japanese company stinks. If the whole country spoke English, I would go to Japan and South Korea and find a remote job with an American company to pay the bills. I refuse to live in a country that doesn't allow citizens to own guns, and I prefer English-speaking countries like Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines, and maybe other countries.