transition to working in japan...

[mike]

i often wonder how to move to japan. i have been there once, and would like to return not just for a visit, but to live & work.

when i was there last december i even discussed it with foreigner who lived there. she said to me it's quite easy to do, but then again she was in a different business all together.

i'm just not too sure about that.

i'm wondering if any posters in gaijinpot have done just that, and if it's at all that easy to do.

some of the things i'm worried about are of course... in the work place. what kind of differences can i expect between the boss men in the US compared to japan. how much different is the work environment there?

i'm afraid that the superiors would expect you to be some kind of magic woker, or office hero.

is that even close to true? cause i work in the IT industry (database developer & administrator)

there is a whole bunch of material out there about software, and i'm afraid that if i get some questions about some thing, and i don't know any thing about it then i'm going to get let go or some thing.

or if i miss a dead line for what ever reason, ther's no returning to that position.

what exactly will the work place be like for a foreigner from the us. what kind of differences can i expect.

any info on this would be appreciated.

[mike]

in addition to the above question:


in the US i make about 55k a year. 6,597,250.00 JYN

so based on my experience 'field' and so on... so if in the US
i get an opportunity to move on to a different company, i can expect
some thing comparable, but in Japan... can i expect the same thing,
or are the japanese business principles different in that respect?

of course this kind of information is paramount.

...mike

[Anonymous]

I think you have to do some more research before you decide to come here to work. And if money is the most important thing, stay in ths US.

Your exp. in IT is useful of course but the market is terrible right now. If you don't speak Japanese, then you better have some kick-___ experience - several years (3 or more) in the same company in a leadership position, or high-level Financial IT would do the trick. Otherwise, you'll end up like many of the people posting here (read some of the IT threads for more info).