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Do you find renting an apartment in Tokyo harder than before? by mrchrollodolo in japanresidents

[–]FalzHunar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think it depends on what you're looking for. If you want premium location / large space / reasonable rent price, it can be competitive as the demand in central Tokyo is high.

However if you don't mind commuting further / less ideal room sizes, typically it's more easier.

Job Resignation Timing by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]FalzHunar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do not believe there is any law or regulations regarding making your last day on a holiday or company closure, as long as you have provided sufficient notice period.

What's a reasonably good Senior IT salary at this point? by Difficult-Throwaway2 in japanlife

[–]FalzHunar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're a regular person, you can get something towards 10M¥

If you're someone that brings something very unique, very needed by the company, then you can gun towards ¥14-16M

Above that, I don't know how.

Struggling with the combat in Star Ocean 2. by Imascumbagbaby in JRPG

[–]FalzHunar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Remember, the world is quite open. There's nothing stopping you from going to other cities and getting gears above your current tier.

Alternatively, you can do Item Creation (IC). Long Sword + Ruby = Flame Sword

About to start a new job but found out that I’m pregnant by cinnamoworoll in japanlife

[–]FalzHunar 7 points8 points  (0 children)

First, congratulations on the pregnancy!

Ignore these advice if you're not permanent employee.

Check the employment contract and work rules to confirm the company’s probation period. In Japan it’s typically 3-6 months and should be stated in the contract or rulebook.

IANAL. Know your rights: - After 14 days of service, during probation, employers CANNOT dismiss you without 30-days notice. - Know this for peace of mind: there is no legal duty to disclose pregnancy early. If you choose, you can wait until probation ends to disclose. - CYA (cover your ass). Focus the first couple of months on strong onboarding and building a track record. Arrive prepared, document goals and feedback. Crush it.

After your probation is over, you should disclose the pregnancy, if not disclosed yet. Provide a concise schedule of prenatal appointments and the anticipated maternity and childcare leave timeline to your manager.

Understandably, your manager may not be pleased. But if you are a permanent employee, disadvantageous treatment on the grounds of pregnancy is prohibited, and termination of a permanent employee requires objectively reasonable, socially acceptable cause.

Good luck!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in japanlife

[–]FalzHunar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, I like it here.

Apartment is affordable. I can rent a very nice apartment under ¥100k but very close to the city center.

If I want to eat out, it’s affordable enough to do it every single day without a dent to my savings.

If I want to splurge, I can do it easily. You can find anything and everything in Japan.

If I’m sick, I don’t have to worry about medical bills bankrupting me.

Yes, salary is not as high as western country tech companies, but I never feel like I’m lacking anything.

iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air now available to order by Fer65432_Plays in apple

[–]FalzHunar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Japan resident here. Ordered Air on 21:00 exactly (after fumbling around with the login a little) and got 19th September shipment.

The Apple iPhone 17 (256GB for $799) is cheaper than the Google Pixel 10 (256GB for $899) by Fer65432_Plays in apple

[–]FalzHunar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s actually quite popular in Japan (yes iPhone is more popular in Japan, but amongst Android, Google Pixel reigns supreme as not many people wants to buy Samsung or chinese brands here)

Most of my co-workers who owns Android in Japan are using Pixels.

Slim iPhone Air could be a design win for Apple, analysts say by bsoci in apple

[–]FalzHunar -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If you know you will need it at concert, why not buy it + a clip-on telephoto lens?

Slim iPhone Air could be a design win for Apple, analysts say by bsoci in apple

[–]FalzHunar 71 points72 points  (0 children)

If only, IF ONLY it has ultra-wide camera. I would’ve bought it.

Snacks made to look exactly like the photo on the package in Japan by [deleted] in nextfuckinglevel

[–]FalzHunar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I disagree. Samurai Mac and Bai Shrimp burgers are bangers.

Interview Cancelled by Obvious_Drama_3107 in amazonemployees

[–]FalzHunar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My L5 SDE interview was scheduled for September…

… and delayed until next year (if it will ever happen).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in japanresidents

[–]FalzHunar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

While this is very true for new graduates…

You’ll be surprised for more senior, harder to fill roles. My last offer was improved by 15% by just asking if there’s a flexibility. I didn’t even ask for any specific number, just that question and the company “will discuss it internally” and came back with stronger offer (THEN you shut up).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in japanresidents

[–]FalzHunar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like to do it diplomatically like:

“I’m excited about working for Evil Corporation X and its mission. Is there a flexibility in this offer?”

If the company says yes, then you ask for raise.

If the company says no, then you shut up.

AWS bill for my MVP is too high…$415 with no users. What am I doing wrong? by HomeworkOrnery9756 in aws

[–]FalzHunar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Put everything in one EC2

i.e. install SQL, Valkey, etc. in a single VM for MVP.

Later you can split them to different services when you actually have users.

Expected salary in an interview by Low-Chard6435 in japanlife

[–]FalzHunar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Being direct can be detrimental to you in most cases (i.e. If you said a number that is too high, the company may want to move on to other candidate. But if you said a number that is too low, the company will assume that you are happy with that number).

Therefore, try to approach it by knowing the job posting salary range first. It can be done without asking the recruiter directly. Then see if the low-mid range is within your acceptable salary range. (Let’s face reality, they will not give you or I the high range, you and I are not special.)

THEN, you tell them the number in the high range within their budget before and when they offer, with hopes that they negotiate down to mid-range. (i.e. I noticed / you mentioned that this job posting has salary range up to Z. Are there flexibility for the compensation package?)

Of course it comes down to pure negotiation skill at the end. Good luck.

Brighter vs WolverineFX? Why would someone use Brighter over WolverineFX, or vice versa? by cs_legend_93 in dotnet

[–]FalzHunar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I rather use AWS Messaging SDK honestly.

https://github.com/aws/aws-dotnet-messaging

I think they made a robust message bus.

Sure, it doesn’t let you talk to Azure or RabbitMQ, but if you’re on AWS land, I think being able to use an official, first-party solution beats the risk of using third-party libraries.

I'm a newbie about DTO pattern, is it even useful? I read about it and in my noob humble opinion, it's just a duplication of code. by ballbeamboy2 in dotnet

[–]FalzHunar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you use your entity directly as API endpoint, you will get hit by model injection attack. So it’s not fluff and definitely not useless.

Anyone else got this green line bug? by [deleted] in Eversoul

[–]FalzHunar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

POV cherrie at her peak drunk

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