archmiel said...

archmiel at 10:47 AM JST - 6th August

nigelboy> It depends on how long you worked at your last job (and your age). If you had worked there for only a few years, you are only entitled to 90 days (extendable for one more month) unless you are over 45. You have to have worked there for over…

Posted in Japan's jobless rate hits 6-year high of 5.4% in June at 10:47 AM JST - 6th August
archmiel at 10:58 AM JST - 4th March

correction, 1700 yen per hour, not month

Posted in Cash handout? Stupid, wasteful idea, Japanese say at 10:58 AM JST - 4th March
archmiel at 10:57 AM JST - 4th March

12000 is most certainly quite a few hours worth of salary for many. Around many of our clients' places, the average salaryman is 300k/month. At 22 or 23 days worked a month, that works out to only 1700 yen or so a month. The managers aren't even breaking 3000 an…

Posted in Cash handout? Stupid, wasteful idea, Japanese say at 10:57 AM JST - 4th March
archmiel at 10:19 AM JST - 26th December

Woohoo, chalk me up as dependent on drugs/alcohol to fall asleep, for basically the exact reasons tkoind2 lists.

It's even worse if you have experienced a nervous breakdown before. Then all that bologne about "good stress/bad stress" goes out the window. All stress is bad, and it is overwhelming. Combine…

Posted in 25% of adults depend on alcohol, drugs to fall asleep: survey at 10:19 AM JST - 26th December
archmiel at 03:47 PM JST - 18th December

Well, at places like my current one, salary isn't paid each month as yearly/12, it is yearly/17, and 3/17 get paid as the Winter bonus. The other 2/17 for the Summer bonus. Cutting those bonuses = reducing salary for the year.

That being said, everyone's bonuses were slashed to non-existence…

Posted in Winter bonuses at big firms see 1st drop in 6 years at 03:47 PM JST - 18th December
archmiel at 12:25 PM JST - 9th December

Karoshi and Karojitastu were not completely uncommon at my old place of work either. I wish more of this came to light.

One of the sayings they used to try and justify the long overtime was "In Japan, your coworkers are like your family, and who wouldn't die for their…

Posted in JFE Systems ordered to pay Y80 mil in suicide case resulting from overwork at 12:25 PM JST - 9th December
archmiel at 03:28 PM JST - 5th December

Per the request of friends, I am posting my experience.

I have never had a problem getting a credit card in this country. After filing for bankruptcy last year (massive tax messups and loss of a higher paying job the previous year), I had another credit card issued to me…

Posted in Try to get a credit card in Japan at 03:28 PM JST - 5th December