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65rosessamurai
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Well, I guess I'm going to be out looking for a new job, again!!
After nearly 3 months of working here, I have not been given ANY REAL work, I feel I was just insulted by some Australian/New Zealand guy (No offense to any Aussies, or New Zealanders, esp. on this site--love you guys!) who read my translations, and the first question in his E-mail reply to my new boss, who relayed it to me (Another farce of not getting direct contact), was whether I read my translations correctly, and in some cases, whether I actually mis-interpreted some Japanese.
I also had been slowly discovering that the new boss, whom I thought was ok, because she had been in the company for a while, is apparently becoming quite unreasonable in her demands! (She's not even really 'management'!)
For one thing, she wants me to re-do the translations, of which is NOT WORK, just something to practice with! She's already bogged me, and another translator down with this schedule to translate ANOTHER and more difficult document for the purpose of (her se**al gratifications?) 'training", along with the training of new software, in which we were never given ANY tutoring, training, or such guidance of any sort! It was more like"There's the software, here's the assignment, get it done in a week!", and I still am SUPPOSED to be going to a Panasonic Location to study their products, in order to improve my understanding of the products, and how their instruction manuals are written in both languages. Because of this rigorous schedule that frickin' boss is giving me, I haven't been to the Panasonic location in a week, and it's the third time to miss because of her 'demands'!
I listed the 'pros and cons' to this gig, and feel I'm getting the butt end of the deal! My income decreased (more) from the last job, and even more from the job 4 years ago! I have to commute further to get to work, and end up coming home later. If I do O.T. past one hour (I've already done that twice this week, and once last week), I don't get home till about 8-8:30 pm, not a very reasonable time for one hour of O.T.
This company even seems to have more Saturday work days than the last company I was at. And, if they're getting pissed because the other translator and I are leaving work after 5:30 regular time, that's just more BS to add to the reason for bailing!
Now, although my loving wife will support my idea of finding another job, my problem will be finding one in Japan!
Unfortunately, I can't just hop on a plane and return to the U.S.
Though, my sister gave me some info to try and get some opening in the Army, or other military branch, and maybe still swing the living in Japan part. the idea was to get my foot back in the door to get me and my family back to the U.S., or at least get some U.S. backed health insurance so I can get some proper medical care for my cf. But, that dream will take time (we all know how fast the military operates, right Julie!?). I am contemplating in hopes to be transferred to Okinawa, though I don't know about all those freakin' Typhoons, there! With the wife, she'd still be in Japan, and maybe even find part-time there, but that's all stipulation.
I'd like to thank all of you who probably held your hands over your ears, while I released a little frustration there. I kind of wonder if the last job has caused my tolerance level to decrease when I see too many odd things going around, or if the last job actually enhanced my perception. The boss who hired me, does not communicate outside of work; and even work-related, he hasn't said much, other than an insult to me not putting much into the company since I've been here, but then I saw that HE has not given me anything substantial to show any contributions to the company.
The next dillema is what I can still do in this country. If they dislike my translations so much, then that's not apparently my plus. I'd love to get back into electronics, but I think there are 'dime a dozen' Japanese engineers flooding that field of work. However, I really thought I also had a skill for writing, even if it was for the dullest of instruction manuals, but maybe I brightened them up too much that they were actually understood, thus I had gone against the grain to write a comprehensive instruction manual for the English speaking community.
The only thing is, do I want to get fired, or do I hang on till I find another job?? If I quit, I get no benefits for unemployment, or only 1/3 my income for one-month. If I job hunt while working, I have to take un-paid holidays, because I was never given any holidays to start with! If I were fired, it may end up being common knowledge for the next employee, but I would at least have 3 months with, maybe 1/2 my income for unemployment benefits. God! I wish I could retire at 45!
BTW, I offer you a warning, Sean. There are going to be some people you just can't get along in a company, or some things in the company you find are unreasonable, or totally off-the-wall. I learned in the company I worked for the longest time, that you try to change what you can, and accept how some things are the way they are. If they are way to far for you to accept, it's time to move on. As for people, well, I'm sure you know how to deal with them better than me.
-Fred-
After nearly 3 months of working here, I have not been given ANY REAL work, I feel I was just insulted by some Australian/New Zealand guy (No offense to any Aussies, or New Zealanders, esp. on this site--love you guys!) who read my translations, and the first question in his E-mail reply to my new boss, who relayed it to me (Another farce of not getting direct contact), was whether I read my translations correctly, and in some cases, whether I actually mis-interpreted some Japanese.
I also had been slowly discovering that the new boss, whom I thought was ok, because she had been in the company for a while, is apparently becoming quite unreasonable in her demands! (She's not even really 'management'!)
For one thing, she wants me to re-do the translations, of which is NOT WORK, just something to practice with! She's already bogged me, and another translator down with this schedule to translate ANOTHER and more difficult document for the purpose of (her se**al gratifications?) 'training", along with the training of new software, in which we were never given ANY tutoring, training, or such guidance of any sort! It was more like"There's the software, here's the assignment, get it done in a week!", and I still am SUPPOSED to be going to a Panasonic Location to study their products, in order to improve my understanding of the products, and how their instruction manuals are written in both languages. Because of this rigorous schedule that frickin' boss is giving me, I haven't been to the Panasonic location in a week, and it's the third time to miss because of her 'demands'!
I listed the 'pros and cons' to this gig, and feel I'm getting the butt end of the deal! My income decreased (more) from the last job, and even more from the job 4 years ago! I have to commute further to get to work, and end up coming home later. If I do O.T. past one hour (I've already done that twice this week, and once last week), I don't get home till about 8-8:30 pm, not a very reasonable time for one hour of O.T.
This company even seems to have more Saturday work days than the last company I was at. And, if they're getting pissed because the other translator and I are leaving work after 5:30 regular time, that's just more BS to add to the reason for bailing!
Now, although my loving wife will support my idea of finding another job, my problem will be finding one in Japan!
Unfortunately, I can't just hop on a plane and return to the U.S.
Though, my sister gave me some info to try and get some opening in the Army, or other military branch, and maybe still swing the living in Japan part. the idea was to get my foot back in the door to get me and my family back to the U.S., or at least get some U.S. backed health insurance so I can get some proper medical care for my cf. But, that dream will take time (we all know how fast the military operates, right Julie!?). I am contemplating in hopes to be transferred to Okinawa, though I don't know about all those freakin' Typhoons, there! With the wife, she'd still be in Japan, and maybe even find part-time there, but that's all stipulation.
I'd like to thank all of you who probably held your hands over your ears, while I released a little frustration there. I kind of wonder if the last job has caused my tolerance level to decrease when I see too many odd things going around, or if the last job actually enhanced my perception. The boss who hired me, does not communicate outside of work; and even work-related, he hasn't said much, other than an insult to me not putting much into the company since I've been here, but then I saw that HE has not given me anything substantial to show any contributions to the company.
The next dillema is what I can still do in this country. If they dislike my translations so much, then that's not apparently my plus. I'd love to get back into electronics, but I think there are 'dime a dozen' Japanese engineers flooding that field of work. However, I really thought I also had a skill for writing, even if it was for the dullest of instruction manuals, but maybe I brightened them up too much that they were actually understood, thus I had gone against the grain to write a comprehensive instruction manual for the English speaking community.
The only thing is, do I want to get fired, or do I hang on till I find another job?? If I quit, I get no benefits for unemployment, or only 1/3 my income for one-month. If I job hunt while working, I have to take un-paid holidays, because I was never given any holidays to start with! If I were fired, it may end up being common knowledge for the next employee, but I would at least have 3 months with, maybe 1/2 my income for unemployment benefits. God! I wish I could retire at 45!
BTW, I offer you a warning, Sean. There are going to be some people you just can't get along in a company, or some things in the company you find are unreasonable, or totally off-the-wall. I learned in the company I worked for the longest time, that you try to change what you can, and accept how some things are the way they are. If they are way to far for you to accept, it's time to move on. As for people, well, I'm sure you know how to deal with them better than me.
-Fred-