Next up in my series of questions about working in Japan is all about my experience with overtime and work-life balance working in a Japanese company. COVID has also influenced some of these answers, but through answering these 3 questions … Continue reading Working in a Japanese Company #11 – Work-life balance and overtime + COVID
I asked on Instagram what questions people had about working in a Japanese company in a non-english teaching job since there seemed to be a huge interest and I received so many good ones! I received so many in fact, … Continue reading Working in a Japanese Company #10 – Am I treated Differently as a Foreigner?
For this next part of my working in a Japanese company series, I wanted to talk about differences between working in the US and Japan. Having experience working in both Japan and the US, it’s fascinating to see what is … Continue reading Working in a Japanese Company: Part 9 – 5 Differences Between Working in the USA and Japan
Back by popular demand from the previous post, here are 5 more mistakes to avoid working in a Japanese company. These are a bit more Eye Contact Eye contact is actually considered aggressive in Japan, and not just in a … Continue reading Working in a Japanese Company: Part 8 – 5 More Mistakes to Avoid Working in a Japanese Company
Adapting to a completely different work culture in another country can be a huge learning curve. I live in Japan and have been working here for almost 5 years at a regular office job as an “OL”, or an “office … Continue reading Working in a Japanese Company: Part 7 – 5 Mistakes to Avoid Working in a Japanese Company
A lot has changed in the past 4 and a half years since I began working in Japan. I have grown from a 24 year old woman just starting out and adjusting to work life, to an almost 29 year … Continue reading Working in a Japanese Company: Part 6 – It’s Been 4 Years
Over the past few months, I have noticed a particular trend inside my company: attention to detail, which is something that I lack personally. It frustrates me to no end and sometimes I feel it goes against my very upbringing … Continue reading Working in a Japanese Company: Part 5 – Attention to Detail
March was the first full month that I worked pretty much 100% by myself. There were many things I still did not understand, but I did my best and I understand more and more each time I do my monthly … Continue reading Working in a Japanese Company: Part 4 – Basic Japanese Business Vocabulary
The third month was my first month doing the job all by myself and it was quite a difficult, but rewarding. I find that when I am empowered and am able to do the work on my own, I feel … Continue reading Working in a Japanese Company – Part 3
After completing my second month at my job here in Osaka, Japan and I’m back with more thoughts and observations about working in a Japanese company. I apologize in advance if it is a little bit harsh, but I am going … Continue reading Working in a Japanese Company – Part 2
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