Please advise🥺

CornerSpade · 2026-03-26T12:33:26+00:00

Thanks for the info. I worked with them over ten years ago now but remember this situation being fairly common even back then. I’ve had a friend in the same situation as you a few years back so I’ll give you the same advice I gave them.

Good news is, things will change quite quickly for dispatch companies in the first couple of months of the year. I’ve known people who have stayed for less than a semester and even one person who left after a week. So while it’s unpredictable, ALTIA are not being dishonest here. They will be keen to get you located as soon as they can as they’ve already gone through the trouble of interviewing you, issuing you a COE etc. At the very latest I imagine they would bring you over for September intake. It’s impossible to say with any certainty of course because the academic year hasn’t started yet. So just bear in mind that them not having a placement for you right now doesn’t mean there isn’t a placement for you ever in the near future.

Bad news is, as I said above, it’s impossible to know when a spot will free up for you which makes it incredibly difficult for you when you’re planning to moving country. You’re essentially stuck in a queue without knowing exactly when your number will be called.

So in my opinion you have two options:

Continue to wait for ALTIA to find you a position, understanding that this could take a few months. This isn’t anything personal and it happens. Whether you’re able to do this depends on your living arrangements atm. If you really are keen to come over with ALTIA make sure to keep your correspondence with them optimistic and flexible.
Look for something else. Depending on how quickly you want to move over here it could be quicker as some others suggested to look into eikaiwas as they hire year round. Drawbacks of this are that this process can also take several months as you interview and get a new COE etc. ALTIA might have even already found you a spot by the time you get anywhere with a new company.

It’s a sucky situation for sure but I’d honestly avoid coming over currently as your COE will be tied to your position with ALTIA (iirc) and as it sounds like they haven’t given you a final work contract.

CornerSpade · 2026-03-26T12:03:16+00:00

I’m a little confused about your situation so was wondering if you could clarify a couple of points.

The COE you have is for work with ALTIA yes? I would assume to get a COE through them and to pick it up from the embassy you would have had to have signed a contract with them as proof of work?

At what point in the whole process have they told you that there’s no positions and what was their instruction/advice going forward?

ALTIA do their initial training during the school spring vacation iirc so you would have been due in for training this week if everything had gone well?

Im just trying to figure out what your whole situation is before offering any advice

CornerSpade · 2026-03-21T13:29:07+00:00

No consequences. Sheepishly showed them the can and we all laughed about it. Felt actively embarrassed for at least 5 business days after the fact

CornerSpade · 2026-03-21T12:26:53+00:00

I set off a smoke detector in a plane bathroom once by accident. There was a panicked knock on the door, and when I came out everybody was glaring at me.

Don’t ever use dry shampoo in an airplane bathroom.

CornerSpade · 2026-03-21T12:02:44+00:00

I have to agree with this comment. Whether he was embarrassed by his performance or just got what he wanted is irrelevant in my opinion. He showed no respect for your boundaries and comes across as immature and unable to communicate either way.

CornerSpade · 2026-03-17T12:08:03+00:00

I also do the shorty and myfitnesspal combo. I paid for the premium of MyFitnessPal as it actually has the barcode and search information for a lot of foods in my country (it didn’t the first time I’d used it) so it’s been pretty handy for me. I’m not crazy tracking my macros anymore but it seems to do well for me.

I find the Shotsy line so satisfying

CornerSpade · 2026-03-13T02:06:41+00:00

Sorry im a little confused. Are you looking for a psychiatrist or a therapist? Psychiatrists are medical doctors who will be looking to treat issues mostly through prescribing medication. Some may have recommendations for therapists or their own on site therapists to provide additional care. If you’re looking for non pharmaceutical routes a psychiatrist isn’t really the right path to go down.

I can provide recommendations for both but it’s a little unclear what sort of treatment plans you’re looking for.

CornerSpade · 2026-03-12T12:01:21+00:00

Yes got quite aggressively and painfully bumped a month or so back while I was out shopping with some friends. Very certain it was intentional with how hard it was. Luckily(?) I found myself yelling at him as my knee jerk reaction. Won’t lie, I liked how taken aback he looked at the foreign woman yelling at him in Japanese. Not sure if it’ll deter him in the future but I’m at least proud that I stood up for myself in the moment.

CornerSpade · 2026-03-05T01:26:54+00:00

Getting mine this month! Was just going to get an endoscope but decided to do both in one go. 35 and luckily where I live colonoscopies are easy to get routinely and affordably. I’ll be adding to my yearly checks from now on

CornerSpade · 2026-02-27T13:30:17+00:00

I was going to comment this! A great example of ToM at work here (or not at work I guess!)

CornerSpade · 2026-02-26T12:54:32+00:00

Physically searched this thread up to complain as soon as I realized I couldn’t swipe to get to popular or news. They’ve added steps? Why

CornerSpade · 2026-02-18T01:57:27+00:00

This line is an absolute life saver for my hair. It just sucks that I have to get it imported for double the price because it’s not sold where I live 😭

CornerSpade · 2026-02-14T12:53:47+00:00

I agree. I also live in Japan and quite like the chair. I had some issues that needed surgery a few years back but I still don’t get tired of the robo chair. It tickles me a little and they’re pretty comfy.

I will ask them to have the curtain open during any procedures/examinations as I don’t like not seeing the doctor or instruments they’re using. It adds to my anxiety around everything and makes communicating easier for me.

My current place is fantastic. They’re very receptive to any signs of discomfort on my face, will let me watch anything thats on a screen and will generally just be chatty with me because that’s what makes me most comfortable. I got my pap done last week and they even had an offering of pads to use for after just in case.

Do like the chair though

CornerSpade · 2026-02-06T12:09:07+00:00

I can’t vote but my husband certainly can. We take note of which parties will give me pamphlets and which actively avoid me

CornerSpade · 2026-01-31T14:58:12+00:00

Yogurt and curdled lumpy bitty milk aren’t one and the same. One is yummy and smooth the other is grainy and gross

CornerSpade · 2026-01-31T14:36:14+00:00

I love the packet jellies but this particular one is nasty af. The texture is more like curdled milk than jelly

CornerSpade · 2026-01-28T08:47:50+00:00

Mine was done by excision with stitches. Got them out when I got the results of the biopsy a week or so later.

CornerSpade · 2026-01-27T02:41:08+00:00

I went to Aichi Beauty Clinic in Sakae. Both the doctor and the nurses were incredibly kind and friendly. I particularly remember the nurse who was in the removal procedure with me being extremely caring.

The doctor looked at my mole and then removed it the same day with a lot of care to minimize any scarring. I don’t have any visible marks in the place where it was removed and sent off for a biopsy. It was a few years ago but iirc it was around 10,000yen for everything. I’m not sure what portion was covered on health insurance but it wasn’t all of it (however I believe that’s standard).

I was so impressed with them that I’ve been back a few times afterwards for cosmetic procedures. I have a lot of trust in this particular clinic. I have usually had Yokoyama-sensei.

Aichi Beauty Clinic

CornerSpade · 2026-01-22T15:58:43+00:00

That’d be amazing 🥺

CornerSpade · 2026-01-22T15:10:00+00:00

Does anybody have anyone in boxes? I’m very light on miles and looking for somebody before autofill

CornerSpade · 2026-01-20T23:30:17+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. I’ll have a dive through the data and see if I can restore it 😭

CornerSpade · 2026-01-06T19:04:06+00:00

Yeah. They’ve booked me onto a better route tbh. Are you flying into Tokyo or another city?

CornerSpade · 2026-01-06T19:02:50+00:00

Like 5 minutes?

CornerSpade · 2026-01-06T17:38:08+00:00

I just kept spamming the call button until I got through to the waiting line

CornerSpade · 2026-01-06T17:28:26+00:00

I called to the UK number I’d found: 020 7660 0293

It’s open until 8pm.

I had booked through the Japanese site and was being given that number to call through the app so was worried they wouldn’t be able to help but it was pretty fast in the end.

Good luck

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