Knowing English is one thing, teaching English is another thing. Most of Eigo-related industry ignores that difference, and continuously causes negative effects on students and teachers. Generally speaking, I just wonder if you're not satisfied with your current working situation, why don't you start your own business ? So many native English speakers come to Japan, but a small amount of people set up his/her own English school. Why is that ? Anyway, nice video and reflection. :)
2. considering the fact that a large amount (majority?) of public/private school jobs are through a haken recruit company, and these are usually conditioned with a 3 year limit (again to avoid labour law issues), meaning that no matter how hard you work the end result will be a sayonara party and hopefully a free beer.
I have been lucky enough to take a step up in this system, but I don`t look so harshly on those who might look at this situation and choose a bit of a work slowdown...
I`ve just starting checking out your videos and enoying them, I don`t completely agree with you here, only about 70%, and would love a second look at this with consideration of a few areas... basically, are the teachers complaints valid if;
1. the school forces less paid hours in order to find a loop hole in the insurance and full time labour laws (like, when a teacher is only paid for class times, and considering real working hours is comparatively underpaid)
Great video and message for all jobs everywhere. Personally hate the JET program people who feel entitled to do the minimal amount, then again 95% of JET members seem to be "do they fit the stereotypical of westerner look" Rather than, can this person fill the role needed :/
many native English people came to Japan to teach English at public schools, but many of them went back home after a few months , I always wonder they are serious about the job. their work ethic is lower and not adoptable . we should not waste too much our tax for such people. there are many foreigners living in Japan, many of them are not native English speakers but no ploblem in teaching basic English to japanese students.
I like this. Work is work wherever we go! I especially liked your points about the risk and expense employers take in sponsoring and bringing us to their country. "Putting butts in chairs" is a great line! ~Kurt :-)
Generally speaking I agree with your statement, however............
Working hard is not always the answer in Asia. You may do a lot of prep work and believe that you are giving a valued service, but the school just wants you to act like a clown.
At my school I was not allowed to use props, computers, or any type of teaching tool. What a joke!
Most ESL ( I believe) teachers do want to make a real contribution, but you have to have control of your situation in order to do that.
I don't think that requiring on a regular basis employees to put in say 1-2 hours of unpaid overtime is necessarily the right thing to do. Hopefully you can enlighten me on this particular situation as while I have not heard a lot about it, I've heard some things like on average an employee in japan puts in 2 hours of unpaid overtime a day. So, perhaps an idea for your next video? I look forward to your response and good video as always
so kevin, as i'm working towards a career as a teacher in japan, I agree with you completely that showing up before work technically starts is to be expected as is prep time for lessons and researching textbooks before you assign them and all that. thats just part of what it takes to be a good teacher. But I am a little concerned about unpaid overtime. I've heard a little about that and while I have no problems with putting a little extra work in to my lessons prep time or things like that
my dream is to be a teacher in japan. thanks for the advice, professionalism is important everywhere. when i graduate college ill be sure to remember to stay motivated and work hard. your videos rock! sometimes i blank out and look at the background of japan since i havent been there yet. oh yeah, runnyrunny999 recommended this channel
I think you'll only hear these kinds of complaints for people working at language academies. I 'work' as an ALT and I wish my job had me more involved in the students education. Some days I make up work to do because I have no class.
I agree with most of what you said, but not all companies dish out a lot of money for teachers, occasionally some people pay their own way to teach and get their own apartment.
next time I hear any of my dumb ass co-workers complain but their job, I'm sending this video to them. Maybe I should bring this video at the next ALT meeting! Thank you so much for making this video!
Unmotivated employees are a pain in the butt for both employer and colleagues. I'm not sure if that laziness is something from the newer generations or if it's been like that for longer, but that the employers simply didn't allow for employees to be lazy. I'm too young to know for sure, but it seems as though employers have somehow started slightly accepting the lazy attitude.
Combine the lazy attitude with working abroad and foreigners are bound to get a bad image.
great message kevin. point well-taken. but please don't discount the possibility of schools taking advantage of the naiviety, eagerness to please, and frank cultural unsureness of many new english teachers...perhaps this is not much the case in japan...but in in other parts of asia i have heard some horror stories
@MargaritasAntesPorco you are correct. That does happen from time to time. There are definitely bad schools and shady owners who treat teachers poorly, but those are very small minority of schools!
A travesty to think like that! It's people like them that makes it harder for us :( Thanks for putting this with the right words! My last internship supervisor taught me to come earlier to work and everyone did so too..
Plus those who are employed and are expected to work hard are probably not going to need to work as hard as those who work freelance, I mean if I remember correctly Tolokyo worked from 10 to 22 that's a crazy work day XD
@Ido013 in some ways, English teachers have a bad reputation amongst some people in korea and Japan. Why? Cause they had to deal with the folks I talked about in this video!
@BusanKevin yeah ive seen people ashamed to say "im an engish teacher" in japan, cus of the type of people that do the things u talked about Kevin. I think often its the "gap year" / "adventure traveler" that thinks "itl be awesome to teach in asia and travel around" and doesnt actually rely think about the fact that they are there to work and that a job is a job. they dont expect it to be any real effort i think
Back when i use to work as a security guard/armed guard we would stay away from the people who didn't put any effort into their work because those people couldn't be counted on in the event of a violent incident or emergency, i didn't particularly feel like getting hurt because some idiot didn't do his job right.
oh man I hate when my boss tells me to do stuff like show up on time, do things while I'm there besides youtube surfing and facebooking, man he really cramps my style man. ;-) just kidding, you said stuff a lot of people don't want to hear and they deny it all the time. Self appointed entitlements is all they expect, they don't want to work they want a paycheck for a free ride around Japan etc.
I am working (and have been working) at TJ max from 8am-4pm, then a Subway next door from 4pm-10pm for the past year. I hate it when people complain about working. You can't get around it. Just do it with all you have.
I work at a regular school in my hometown as a sub. janitor. Tomorrow is the first day of school. We left the building at 9:00pm and there were still Teachers there prepping their rooms and making sure they had enough printouts for every student. Teachers work long hours and they don't always get paid for their time, many teachers have to pay for their own materials. Teaching is not an easy way to make money, no matter where you are.
I want to teach esl and i was planning to do lots of extra work. i was planning to go in an hour early so students can come for help, i also want to help a club ^.^ i still have to finish college though. helpful vid!
I'm actually moving to Osaka Prefecture to teach English starting September 1st :) So, this was an appropriate video!! And while I know that I personally will work hard, I've worked several jobs with people who work hard and don't work hard at all. "Lazy Shits" are everywhere!! lol And while it's certainly a loss for the company who is stuck with a bad employee, I think it's more of a loss for the lazy shit because they won't gain as much from the experience :) Thanks! Great video!
"If you're early, you're on time. If you're on time, you're late. If you're late, don't bother coming".
I think teaching in Japan (yes, JET included) is one of those things where, you get out of the job what you put into it. Being a lazy ass won't score you any points with management. It's pretty sad to see the students working harder than the teacher.
And from an employer's perspective ~ I would like to hire gaijins...its just that I don't have much money to pay full-timers and I rarely see good gaijin part-timers in my part of town. Thing is ~ Japanese or Gaijin - full-timers are great, hard working etc. but I gotta pay their insurance and sometimes consider of their future status. Part-timers on the other hand, are easily payed and not much of a burden but the vast majority do not work hard and sometimes show sloppy work performances..
You're not a party pooper, man! Tis fact, true and straight to the point. I'm no English teacher in Japan but I teach aromatherapy/herb seminars. As a teacher, I'm expected to do certain tasks that would take my own free time and my duty is to come to those expectations and complete them if I wish to have a good audience and money. But as a co-employer, I expect motivated, innovative people rather than robotic or chaotic individuals...for I pay money to them and I expect a job well done ~ OLDY.
Lot of people complain because more and more younger people are learning that they can gain things by not working that hard. And there are ton of younger people going into JET and other programs thinking they get to coast in life.
In the professional classical music world if you're 15 minutes early, YOU ARE LATE.
@yuichituba I suppose many people feel some sense of entitlement. I suppose all professions, or at least professionals should adopt the same attitude. 15 minutes early is late!
I haven't actually taught overseas yet myself, but I know many people who have and still do. If I might offer a theory as to why there are these "lazy" teachers, I would say that it is probably due to the fact that there are a LOT of really cushy teaching jobs in Asia, particularly in China, Taiwan, and Japan. This is only second-hand info, but considering how many sources I've heard it from, well, I'm inclined to believe it.
did you like teaching in korea more or japan? and is the level higher in korea or japan? what's the difference with the attitude of your employers and students in korea and japan?
@TheLollipopAhh apples and oranges. Hard to compare. I really don7t think it has to do with the country, I think every school is different. Even every groups of kids or parents you get each year is completely different.
@KensanOni nothing happened. Not recently. i am very lucky to currently work with a very hard working and professional team. Sadly though, in the past that wasn't always the case!
@BusanKevin Well, thank goodness that it's only just driving home good work ethics, then! I wish for nothing but smooth sailing waters for you and your team! Thank you for continuing to share your thoughts.
Exactly what we were talking about on twitter yesterday- I really don't get it. What makes me even more angry about people like that is that they seem to get jobs all the time while some of us who actually want to work hard don't seem to get hired! :-(
What?! You mean I can't just go play some English games with kids then spend the rest of my time eating sushi, doing karaoke, and watching anime?! I have to work too? Well that sucks!
Heh, I find it amusing that, last year I was often working 10 hour days with no breaks - Never complained, and now I'm working 4-7 hour days WITH hour breaks, and I feel I'm working just as hard as last year.
I think the better a job treats you, the more effort you naturally put into it, and this place certainly treats me well.
Important information to stress to people wanting teaching positions in Japan. Sorry it is information people should already know, but not every one gets the point. Maybe they are thinking about Japanese women and adventure time in another country and easy money!
You said "unmotivated" but you've meant "mcEikaiwa Sensei Clowns" or so called "Parasites"??
I like your attitude so best of luck to you but you need to expose those "parasite Clowns" that flocks to Asia. You know them, and I've met enough them in the States and Tokyo. Oh yeah that's why they're back in the States....
Any job these days people are like that... from working as a cashier, to working for the government.. people are inept and don't want to work ever. If someone went through all that and put faith in me teaching, I wouldn't want to let them down - I would feel awful. It isn't even just being lazy, it is about being respectful to your job really.
@finding13emo true, but it's just so weird. I've grown up hearing my teachers talk about how they had to stay up to 1 or 2 or whatever marking our papers or work. Or even parents working overtime no matter what their job is. It's just odd that people still have the mentality that you're always going to be working within certain hours >_<
Knowing English is one thing, teaching English is another thing. Most of Eigo-related industry ignores that difference, and continuously causes negative effects on students and teachers. Generally speaking, I just wonder if you're not satisfied with your current working situation, why don't you start your own business ? So many native English speakers come to Japan, but a small amount of people set up his/her own English school. Why is that ? Anyway, nice video and reflection. :)
MyFermata 2 months ago
I totally agree! Being paid to teach not to travel. Hoping to be a better example. :)
rebeljadesfire 2 months ago
2. considering the fact that a large amount (majority?) of public/private school jobs are through a haken recruit company, and these are usually conditioned with a 3 year limit (again to avoid labour law issues), meaning that no matter how hard you work the end result will be a sayonara party and hopefully a free beer.
I have been lucky enough to take a step up in this system, but I don`t look so harshly on those who might look at this situation and choose a bit of a work slowdown...
longtermerr 4 months ago
I`ve just starting checking out your videos and enoying them, I don`t completely agree with you here, only about 70%, and would love a second look at this with consideration of a few areas... basically, are the teachers complaints valid if;
1. the school forces less paid hours in order to find a loop hole in the insurance and full time labour laws (like, when a teacher is only paid for class times, and considering real working hours is comparatively underpaid)
tbc
longtermerr 4 months ago
Great video and message for all jobs everywhere. Personally hate the JET program people who feel entitled to do the minimal amount, then again 95% of JET members seem to be "do they fit the stereotypical of westerner look" Rather than, can this person fill the role needed :/
Valkerion 5 months ago
many native English people came to Japan to teach English at public schools, but many of them went back home after a few months , I always wonder they are serious about the job. their work ethic is lower and not adoptable . we should not waste too much our tax for such people. there are many foreigners living in Japan, many of them are not native English speakers but no ploblem in teaching basic English to japanese students.
gare7171 6 months ago
I like this. Work is work wherever we go! I especially liked your points about the risk and expense employers take in sponsoring and bringing us to their country. "Putting butts in chairs" is a great line! ~Kurt :-)
YTBulletTrain 6 months ago
Generally speaking I agree with your statement, however............
Working hard is not always the answer in Asia. You may do a lot of prep work and believe that you are giving a valued service, but the school just wants you to act like a clown.
At my school I was not allowed to use props, computers, or any type of teaching tool. What a joke!
Most ESL ( I believe) teachers do want to make a real contribution, but you have to have control of your situation in order to do that.
jarvis1981 6 months ago
I don't think that requiring on a regular basis employees to put in say 1-2 hours of unpaid overtime is necessarily the right thing to do. Hopefully you can enlighten me on this particular situation as while I have not heard a lot about it, I've heard some things like on average an employee in japan puts in 2 hours of unpaid overtime a day. So, perhaps an idea for your next video? I look forward to your response and good video as always
drhikarisan 6 months ago
so kevin, as i'm working towards a career as a teacher in japan, I agree with you completely that showing up before work technically starts is to be expected as is prep time for lessons and researching textbooks before you assign them and all that. thats just part of what it takes to be a good teacher. But I am a little concerned about unpaid overtime. I've heard a little about that and while I have no problems with putting a little extra work in to my lessons prep time or things like that
drhikarisan 6 months ago
1 person thinks Asia is a gigantic Disneyland.
ahawkins82 6 months ago
Great vid with great info. Nice.
kyushudan 6 months ago
I really hate that what you're saying in this video ISN'T common sense to people, and that such apathetic people exist.
Glory2theLamb11 6 months ago
there is a lesson to be learned here. great video.
pskim731 6 months ago
Its a shame that you have to publish such instructions but you are right, there a lot of knuckleheads!
Seanuk 6 months ago
Thanks for the video.
Krasoose 6 months ago
Well said, good vid, man.
Hikosaemon 6 months ago
my dream is to be a teacher in japan. thanks for the advice, professionalism is important everywhere. when i graduate college ill be sure to remember to stay motivated and work hard. your videos rock! sometimes i blank out and look at the background of japan since i havent been there yet. oh yeah, runnyrunny999 recommended this channel
Johnsan9 6 months ago
wet blanket lol
TheMromar98 6 months ago
Thanks much for the vid!!! ;)
MANNY100123 6 months ago
words from the wise #smart
syke54 6 months ago
I think you'll only hear these kinds of complaints for people working at language academies. I 'work' as an ALT and I wish my job had me more involved in the students education. Some days I make up work to do because I have no class.
hippykiller1 6 months ago
I like the way you opened this video with the william shatner voice!
san7iago17 6 months ago
I agree with most of what you said, but not all companies dish out a lot of money for teachers, occasionally some people pay their own way to teach and get their own apartment.
FindMeInKurume 6 months ago
next time I hear any of my dumb ass co-workers complain but their job, I'm sending this video to them. Maybe I should bring this video at the next ALT meeting! Thank you so much for making this video!
Daichen 6 months ago
You should possibly work on your edits, you cut off the words sometimes. That said, great video, I'm really glad someone put this out there.
PattMyCat 6 months ago
Unmotivated employees are a pain in the butt for both employer and colleagues. I'm not sure if that laziness is something from the newer generations or if it's been like that for longer, but that the employers simply didn't allow for employees to be lazy. I'm too young to know for sure, but it seems as though employers have somehow started slightly accepting the lazy attitude.
Combine the lazy attitude with working abroad and foreigners are bound to get a bad image.
MGSGeneral 6 months ago
great message kevin. point well-taken. but please don't discount the possibility of schools taking advantage of the naiviety, eagerness to please, and frank cultural unsureness of many new english teachers...perhaps this is not much the case in japan...but in in other parts of asia i have heard some horror stories
MargaritasAntesPorco 6 months ago
@MargaritasAntesPorco you are correct. That does happen from time to time. There are definitely bad schools and shady owners who treat teachers poorly, but those are very small minority of schools!
BusanKevin 6 months ago
A travesty to think like that! It's people like them that makes it harder for us :( Thanks for putting this with the right words! My last internship supervisor taught me to come earlier to work and everyone did so too..
Plus those who are employed and are expected to work hard are probably not going to need to work as hard as those who work freelance, I mean if I remember correctly Tolokyo worked from 10 to 22 that's a crazy work day XD
Ido013 6 months ago
@Ido013 in some ways, English teachers have a bad reputation amongst some people in korea and Japan. Why? Cause they had to deal with the folks I talked about in this video!
BusanKevin 6 months ago
@BusanKevin yeah ive seen people ashamed to say "im an engish teacher" in japan, cus of the type of people that do the things u talked about Kevin. I think often its the "gap year" / "adventure traveler" that thinks "itl be awesome to teach in asia and travel around" and doesnt actually rely think about the fact that they are there to work and that a job is a job. they dont expect it to be any real effort i think
Auron710 6 months ago
THE TITLE MADE ME CLICK ON THIS VIDEO.
Anorchous 6 months ago
Any Teacher who considers teaching as "work" isnt in the right profession.
MiClLC 6 months ago
@MiClLC good point! teaching isn't work....it's what we do!
BusanKevin 6 months ago
Back when i use to work as a security guard/armed guard we would stay away from the people who didn't put any effort into their work because those people couldn't be counted on in the event of a violent incident or emergency, i didn't particularly feel like getting hurt because some idiot didn't do his job right.
LosBats 6 months ago
@LosBats EEEkk..I wouldn't want lazy armed backup!
BusanKevin 6 months ago
No matter what your profession is, you need to work hard to become successful.
slavonic129 6 months ago 3
@slavonic129 I agree!
BusanKevin 6 months ago
oh man I hate when my boss tells me to do stuff like show up on time, do things while I'm there besides youtube surfing and facebooking, man he really cramps my style man. ;-) just kidding, you said stuff a lot of people don't want to hear and they deny it all the time. Self appointed entitlements is all they expect, they don't want to work they want a paycheck for a free ride around Japan etc.
Mikej1592 6 months ago
@Mikej1592 haha....I'd probably get fired if I You Tubed at work ( I realize you are kidding).
BusanKevin 6 months ago
I am working (and have been working) at TJ max from 8am-4pm, then a Subway next door from 4pm-10pm for the past year. I hate it when people complain about working. You can't get around it. Just do it with all you have.
Thanks Kevin.
jbenvenga 6 months ago
@jbenvenga holy crap! You work hard. I respect you very much.
Cheers! :)
BusanKevin 6 months ago
I work at a regular school in my hometown as a sub. janitor. Tomorrow is the first day of school. We left the building at 9:00pm and there were still Teachers there prepping their rooms and making sure they had enough printouts for every student. Teachers work long hours and they don't always get paid for their time, many teachers have to pay for their own materials. Teaching is not an easy way to make money, no matter where you are.
kwill81 6 months ago
Well said!
I think Korean co-teachers have it far worse than we do. :)
SeoulSean 6 months ago
@SeoulSean yup...they have to work a LOT harder and get paid a portion of what foreign teachers make! Same here in japan!
BusanKevin 6 months ago
I want to teach esl and i was planning to do lots of extra work. i was planning to go in an hour early so students can come for help, i also want to help a club ^.^ i still have to finish college though. helpful vid!
ellieorchid 6 months ago
I'm actually moving to Osaka Prefecture to teach English starting September 1st :) So, this was an appropriate video!! And while I know that I personally will work hard, I've worked several jobs with people who work hard and don't work hard at all. "Lazy Shits" are everywhere!! lol And while it's certainly a loss for the company who is stuck with a bad employee, I think it's more of a loss for the lazy shit because they won't gain as much from the experience :) Thanks! Great video!
LaurenNIHON 6 months ago
"If you're early, you're on time. If you're on time, you're late. If you're late, don't bother coming".
I think teaching in Japan (yes, JET included) is one of those things where, you get out of the job what you put into it. Being a lazy ass won't score you any points with management. It's pretty sad to see the students working harder than the teacher.
NikkeinJapan 6 months ago
And from an employer's perspective ~ I would like to hire gaijins...its just that I don't have much money to pay full-timers and I rarely see good gaijin part-timers in my part of town. Thing is ~ Japanese or Gaijin - full-timers are great, hard working etc. but I gotta pay their insurance and sometimes consider of their future status. Part-timers on the other hand, are easily payed and not much of a burden but the vast majority do not work hard and sometimes show sloppy work performances..
Oldenyouth 6 months ago
You're not a party pooper, man! Tis fact, true and straight to the point. I'm no English teacher in Japan but I teach aromatherapy/herb seminars. As a teacher, I'm expected to do certain tasks that would take my own free time and my duty is to come to those expectations and complete them if I wish to have a good audience and money. But as a co-employer, I expect motivated, innovative people rather than robotic or chaotic individuals...for I pay money to them and I expect a job well done ~ OLDY.
Oldenyouth 6 months ago
Lot of people complain because more and more younger people are learning that they can gain things by not working that hard. And there are ton of younger people going into JET and other programs thinking they get to coast in life.
In the professional classical music world if you're 15 minutes early, YOU ARE LATE.
yuichituba 6 months ago 8
@yuichituba I suppose many people feel some sense of entitlement. I suppose all professions, or at least professionals should adopt the same attitude. 15 minutes early is late!
BusanKevin 6 months ago
AMEN! I couldn't agree more with what you said. Great vid!
miZZPortah 6 months ago
@miZZPortah thanks a lot!
BusanKevin 6 months ago
This is good advice for anyone anywhere.
patio87 6 months ago
@patio87 cool! Glad you thought so :)
BusanKevin 6 months ago
Cops in my city get 4 hours pay minimum for court. Doesn't matter if they are there 10 minutes.
Aggiesgigem 6 months ago
I don't usually watch these episodes -- being a teacher myself... but I feel like making a response to this.
Gimmeabreakman 6 months ago 7
@Gimmeabreakman
You own Eikaiwa school but can you please give so called "non-native" speakers of English language a chance to become "Senseis" in Japan???
Please read the opinion from Japan Times called "Against the English-teaching odds".
search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/rc20110814a3.html
novajoke 6 months ago
@Gimmeabreakman
What do you think about online Eikaiwa school such as Rarejobs.com and other sites? Their so called English commands are excellent.
novajoke 6 months ago
@Gimmeabreakman please do! I would appreciate it and would love to hear your take!
BusanKevin 6 months ago
The transitions were meh, but that's beside the point. Thank you for the information, it's very helpful
cheazyos 6 months ago
I haven't actually taught overseas yet myself, but I know many people who have and still do. If I might offer a theory as to why there are these "lazy" teachers, I would say that it is probably due to the fact that there are a LOT of really cushy teaching jobs in Asia, particularly in China, Taiwan, and Japan. This is only second-hand info, but considering how many sources I've heard it from, well, I'm inclined to believe it.
Atropos06 6 months ago
thanks Kevin! you've just voice my big pet-peeve that I notice with a lot of other foreign teachers in Korea who don't earn their keep.
kingcolered 6 months ago
@kingcolered cool!
BusanKevin 6 months ago
did you like teaching in korea more or japan? and is the level higher in korea or japan? what's the difference with the attitude of your employers and students in korea and japan?
TheLollipopAhh 6 months ago
@TheLollipopAhh apples and oranges. Hard to compare. I really don7t think it has to do with the country, I think every school is different. Even every groups of kids or parents you get each year is completely different.
BusanKevin 6 months ago
I am wondering what set off this rant.
I don't disagree with anything you said, but I wonder what happened. :)
KensanOni 6 months ago
@KensanOni nothing happened. Not recently. i am very lucky to currently work with a very hard working and professional team. Sadly though, in the past that wasn't always the case!
BusanKevin 6 months ago
@BusanKevin Well, thank goodness that it's only just driving home good work ethics, then! I wish for nothing but smooth sailing waters for you and your team! Thank you for continuing to share your thoughts.
KensanOni 6 months ago
Thank you Kevin, as an employer I couldn't agree with you more!!!
MapleLeafHashima 6 months ago
@MapleLeafHashima when I made this vid I was thinking from the perspective of a school owner.
BusanKevin 6 months ago
Exactly what we were talking about on twitter yesterday- I really don't get it. What makes me even more angry about people like that is that they seem to get jobs all the time while some of us who actually want to work hard don't seem to get hired! :-(
hakushindreamer 6 months ago
What?! You mean I can't just go play some English games with kids then spend the rest of my time eating sushi, doing karaoke, and watching anime?! I have to work too? Well that sucks!
HexyMinx 6 months ago
@HexyMinx a true shame isn't it? hehe
BusanKevin 6 months ago
Heh, I find it amusing that, last year I was often working 10 hour days with no breaks - Never complained, and now I'm working 4-7 hour days WITH hour breaks, and I feel I'm working just as hard as last year.
I think the better a job treats you, the more effort you naturally put into it, and this place certainly treats me well.
ABombs1 6 months ago
Important information to stress to people wanting teaching positions in Japan. Sorry it is information people should already know, but not every one gets the point. Maybe they are thinking about Japanese women and adventure time in another country and easy money!
knowntothose 6 months ago
Very informative, thanks! The editing was a Llittle scrappy though, but nothing major :)
Jackmyster99 6 months ago
@Jackmyster99 yeah :( realized that after the fact (not my best work) . Thanks though.
BusanKevin 6 months ago
@BusanKevin
You said "unmotivated" but you've meant "mcEikaiwa Sensei Clowns" or so called "Parasites"??
I like your attitude so best of luck to you but you need to expose those "parasite Clowns" that flocks to Asia. You know them, and I've met enough them in the States and Tokyo. Oh yeah that's why they're back in the States....
novajoke 6 months ago
Wow, how did they even get that job if they don't know that practically all teachers are expected to work overtime. What did they expect?!
finding13emo 6 months ago
@finding13emo many young people heading overseas to teach haven't had a "real" job yet! often, it is a major "eye opener"!
BusanKevin 6 months ago
Any job these days people are like that... from working as a cashier, to working for the government.. people are inept and don't want to work ever. If someone went through all that and put faith in me teaching, I wouldn't want to let them down - I would feel awful. It isn't even just being lazy, it is about being respectful to your job really.
terracearts 6 months ago
@finding13emo true, but it's just so weird. I've grown up hearing my teachers talk about how they had to stay up to 1 or 2 or whatever marking our papers or work. Or even parents working overtime no matter what their job is. It's just odd that people still have the mentality that you're always going to be working within certain hours >_<
finding13emo 6 months ago
I like this video it's very true to life. you have to work hard if you wanna make the cut.
JHillLife 6 months ago
@JHillLife thanks
BusanKevin 6 months ago