From micromanagement, to understaffing, and total lack of employee opinion, communication, and consideration, working for a Japanese company is more often than not a complete and total nightmare.

for those of you who don't know, i recently moved to japan to teach english. and after everything i experienced, i am 97% positive I am quitting after this first week.

a friendly preface: i was given no time to get oriented with the school, staff, and students before the school year even started.

or, to take a look at the materials or resources left behind by other teachers.

or, be given a proper greeting by the school's principal or japanese homeroom teachers.

the first actual day of teaching felt like i was thrown to the wolves. lessons were pulled out of my butt and i was making things up on the spot. and i felt horrible after it.

after telling my experiences to management, i was given the rest of the week to prepare and lesson prep for classes. but, even that hasn't felt like enough time to prepare for over 35 classes with a total of 150+ students. most of it was used trying to make materials for class (which is very time consuming) and trying to organize the wreck of the desk space. mind you, i am (rather was) the only english teacher at this school who is brand new, knowing next to nothing.

my opinions have been thrown out the window, no compromises have been met, and a micromanaging principal who wants no changes are the biggest issues. the upper management of the company is doing nothing about it.

this is to say that japan does everything right. the food, activities, scenery, and cost of living is great so far.

but the working conditions? where no progress is being made?

where work contracts are not being abided by?

and people quit time and time again, and management supposedly "doesn't understand" reasons why people leave?

yeah this might have to be a pass for me.