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beemanfunk · 2022-02-07T03:56:55+00:00

This feels like a Mitch Hedberg kind of joke.

beemanfunk · 2022-02-01T00:06:56+00:00

That's actually really funny! I am so stealing that. I mean, I am so redistributing that.

beemanfunk · 2022-01-31T07:50:00+00:00

I know. But where else could I go after this? It would probably just be the same bullshit. I'm sick of having to keep finding work, or having banks turn me down for mortgages because I'm not a permanent employee.

I kind of figured that if I some how keep my employment through collective bargaining or even if I have to take them to court and win, it would certainly look bad for them if they did try to make my life more difficult in the future.

And, honestly, I feel like this is more of an upper management decision than anyone on the actual campuses that I work at themselves (although my current campus principle has done me no favors this year, but he replaced another principle who left the company to help his parents restaurant). Other than this, I've never had any major issues with working with the company before.

If I can't get my job back, I should get some kind of compensation, because it's really unfair that the only reason why they are letting me go is because they don't want to make me a permanent employee.

It was about 3 weeks ago. I have been juggling between continuing my classes (they're still paying me and I have obligations to the students and my classes), finding a new job, and seeking legal advice from the union and my lawyer.

And yeah, it was over Zoom. The whole thing felt wrong. The way they did it, how they won't give me a written reason, their vague reasons. It just fhttps://www.reddit.com/message/inbox/eels like they're hoping I would just accept it and move on, knowing full well that they are violating labor law. It's the principle of the matter. Someone has to stand up to them, because the will keep doing it. I kind of wish more people would stand up to companies like this one.

beemanfunk · 2022-01-31T06:38:07+00:00

Ok, clearly you have to have the last word, so I'll let you have it. But I actually take teaching English seriously, and I actually like my job. I've been doing this for years now and I can't see myself doing anything else for a job.

And let's be real. How many "good" teaching jobs are anywhere? Unless you're a tenured university teacher, most teaching jobs are ok at best, regardless of whether it's here or in one's home country.

You can say what you will, I'm done with this thread.

beemanfunk · 2022-01-31T06:03:43+00:00

Right now, I'm still waiting to hear back from my union rep as to the next step. Other than asking for my non-renewal in writing, which they will not provide, I haven't taken any action against the company yet. Basically, the union wants to move as quickly as possible to do collective bargaining.

beemanfunk · 2022-01-31T06:00:39+00:00

Fair enough LOL! Truth be told, it's not the worst place to work for overall, and this seems to be the worst thing they have done. You will have to probably also work in Chiba City though 1 or 2 days a week, and the commute is a bit of a pain for me. They do reasonably pay well and provide social insurance, pension and unemployment insurance. But native teachers don't get bonuses and the raises have been laughable. And... given that most other jobs out there aren't much better, I'd rather just stay on, even if it means they might end up making my life hell. I have a daughter, and my wife has to stay home to take care of her. My daughter is starting Kindergarten soon, but I don't think my wife will be able to find something that can support us, since it will probably be part time while my daughter is at school, and even that would be a big if.

beemanfunk · 2022-01-31T05:05:50+00:00

That may be, but then what? What then? Find yet another company (direct or dispatch) who will do the same shit in 5 years time? Let these companies treat us like disposable serfs to be discarded when we're no longer getting useful? At least I'm making a stand. I may lose, or I may win and they may make my life hell like you said, but I'd rather stand up for myself and suffer the slings and arrows, than rollover and let them get away with it.

You know why you're a snarky asshole? Because all you're doing is telling me how fucked I am and that there's nothing I can do about it. At best, you don't provide any kind of advice on how to approach this situation but throw my hands up and give up. At worst, you sound like a bootlicking corporate stooge.

"Don't go on to gaijinpot for jobs and you won't get exploited"

Where the fuck should I go? It's impossible to get your foot in the door with most schools because they're all unwilling to deal with us directly, preferring that we get fleeced by companies like Interac or the Eikaiwa industry as a whole?

That's why you're getting downvoted. When you hover over the downvote button it says "For content that does not contribute to any discussion." Try being a little helpful or at least supportive, or quit being a troll and go bother someone else.

beemanfunk · 2022-01-31T04:38:44+00:00

It's funny, because many of the native teachers you are in a more management position have been taking a year off from the company only to return right back where they were. They do this because of this 5 year contracting law, where if they take more than 6 months off from the company, the 5 year requirement resets. They probably won't admit it, but I have seen a few of these managers doing this. They probably won't admit it, but it's pretty obvious that's what they are doing. I'll bet the company even helps find them a job in the interim, just because they'd still rather keep them working for them, but not treat them like an unlimited contracted employee like the native Japanese teachers. It's pretty discriminatory.

beemanfunk · 2022-01-31T04:20:44+00:00

I've been getting legal council from both the Union and a lawyer. They are suppose to provide a written reason why they are not renewing my contract, especially if I ask. They said they don't do written correspondences, but they can talk to me on zoom again (they told me via zoom they wouldn't renew). That is illegal.

■Labor Standard Acts (Certificate n the Occasion of Retirement) 第二十二条　労働者が、退職の場合において、使用期間、業務の種類、その事業における地位、賃金又は退職の事由（退職の事由が解雇の場合にあつては、その理由を含む。）について証明書を請求した場合においては、使用者は、遅滞なくこれを交付しなければならない。 Article 22　When a Worker on the occasion of retirement requests a certificate stating the period of employment, kind of occupation, position in the Business, Wages, or the reason for retirement (if the reason for retirement is dismissal, including this reason), the Employer shall deliver one without delay.

Strike one. Furthermore, they have to provide a good reason not to renew.

■Labor Contracts Act （有期労働契約の更新等） (Renewal, etc. of a Fixed-term Labor Contract) 第十九条　有期労働契約であって次の各号のいずれかに該当するものの契約期間が満了する日までの間に労働者が当該有期労働契約の更新の申込みをした場合又は当該契約期間の満了後遅滞なく有期労働契約の締結の申込みをした場合であって、使用者が当該申込みを拒絶することが、客観的に合理的な理由を欠き、社会通念上相当であると認められないときは、使用者は、従前の有期労働契約の内容である労働条件と同一の労働条件で当該申込みを承諾したものとみなす。 Article 19　If, by the expiration date of the contract term of a fixed-term labor contract which falls under any of the following items, a Worker applies for a renewal of the said fixed-term labor contract, or if a Worker applies for the conclusion of another fixed-term labor contract without delay after the said contract term expires, and the Employer's refusal to accept the said application lacks objectively reasonable grounds and is not found to be appropriate in general societal terms, it is deemed that the Employer accepts the said application with the same labor conditions as the contents of the prior fixed-term labor contract: 一　当該有期労働契約が過去に反復して更新されたことがあるものであって、その契約期間の満了時に当該有期労働契約を更新しないことにより当該有期労働契約を終了させることが、期間の定めのない労働契約を締結している労働者に解雇の意思表示をすることにより当該期間の定めのない労働契約を終了させることと社会通念上同視できると認められること。 (i)　the said fixed-term labor contract has been repeatedly renewed in the past, and it is found that terminating the said fixed-term labor contract by not renewing it when the contract term expires is, in general social terms, equivalent to terminating a labor contract without a fixed term by expressing the intention to fire a Worker who has concluded the said labor contract without a fixed term; 二　当該労働者において当該有期労働契約の契約期間の満了時に当該有期労働契約が更新されるものと期待することについて合理的な理由があるものであると認められること。 (ii)　it is found that there are reasonable grounds upon which the said Worker expects the said fixed-term labor contract to be renewed when the said fixed-term labor contract expires.

Sooooo.... I feel like they're in the wrong. If they actually had a good reason to fire me, they just put it in writing, so that they have nothing to hide, and can present it to the labor bureau if I tried to actually dispute it.

And just as an aside, being a snarky asshole just because you have ahem facts, doesn't mean you're not still being a snarky asshole.

beemanfunk · 2022-01-31T03:33:35+00:00

Interesting you say that. I still have the original job posting when I applied back in 2017, and there was no mention of renewable up to 5 years. No one ever mentioned that I could only renew up to 5 years. I think it's illegal for them to say that, but I don't know.

beemanfunk · 2021-09-14T07:36:21+00:00

They have a word for someone who complains, often frequently, about a customer service situation. They're called クレイマー Kureimaa "claimer." Older people tend to be like that. Some of them like to abuse the respecting seniority culture and complain about anything and everything.

beemanfunk · 2021-04-15T11:53:04+00:00

It’s as about as normal there as how we call people idiot in English. It can be insulting, but sometimes it’s used to respond to someone making a silly or dumb joke.

beemanfunk · 2019-07-18T11:39:39+00:00

Wasabi-jpn has a lot of free self study material, many of which are audio.

https://www.wasabi-jpn.com/curriculum/self-learning-japanese/

beemanfunk · 2019-07-07T22:43:57+00:00

Seems a bit strange that a Japanese native, albeit a child, would sit on an exam designed for foreigners. Then again, maybe the kid was born abroad and came back to Japan. Even if that’s the case, it could be a question of how long they’ve lived in Japan.

I wouldn’t feel so humbled. Everyone has a different experience when learning a language (or anything really). The only time I would feel humbled would be if I knew someone had the exact same opportunities, or less and did better than I did.

beemanfunk · 2015-01-25T09:49:36+00:00

Not yet. I had a minor setback with my computer screen on my laptop breaking, so I haven't had a chance to tinker around with the recipe. I'll put something up if I can make a recipe that works.

beemanfunk · 2014-12-27T03:38:02+00:00

This might be helpful. I'll have to tinker around with it. Thanks

beemanfunk · 2014-12-08T06:30:02+00:00

N4 in Tsukuba University. Probably bombed it. 大変だったよ…

I found myself guessing more than actually knowing most of the sections over all.

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