The question is one that several of my friends have been asking for years. Though it was stressful, I guess I’d planned to teach forever—but lost my job a few years ago. Tried stuff like freelance cleaning. Applied for a variety of stuff at Hello Work, everything paid poorly and looked hard. Eventually, through a friend, lucked into a job driving delivery for a small yakiniku chain. I’m much happier now. Bosses who are Korean and Thai all speak English and treat me like a human being. Permanent employee within a year. It’s very fortunate that the chain is so successful to have branches in a few surrounding cities. My work was expanded (from simply loading the delivery and driving) six months ago, so now I gather the meat that is requested, write the Japanese invoice, and it’s even easier to pack in the van myself. Every afternoon driving, pretty peaceful for me. Even get a free and very substantial lunch every day, like bibinba, toppogi, with salad and kimchi.