Talnlnky

[X-OvrDistortion]

He is coming home. No more Japan for him...poor bastard. Hope he visits is here when he lands.

[black00]

what happend????????
They threaten to behead his liberal ass?

[95Honda]

Hmm, that is strange, I figured he would be gone at least a year. Maybe his is done with a Semester??? I haven't seen any posts from for for quite a while either. Hopefully everything is cool anyway. Maybe he'll chime in here anyway..

[X-OvrDistortion]

From what he told me, the CEO of the company he works for has basicaly fucked everyone over. So, he is without a job coming up here in the next 2 days. He is trying to get back to the states before he actually doesnt have a job.

[MikeS]

From what he told me, the CEO of the company he works for has basicaly fucked everyone over. So, he is without a job coming up here in the next 2 days. He is trying to get back to the states before he actually doesnt have a job.

No kidding. Broke in Osaka doesn't sound very fun.

Now who ever thought a Corporate Executive Officer would fuck anyone over?
I thought CEO's were kind hearted souls.....

Hope all turns out well for him.

[Member02]

as bad as the job situation sounds, I know he'll be happy to finally get some lovin from his girlfriend.

[TalNLnky]

ok... yeah.. CEO fucked everyone.... so here's the extremely condensed version of the story.

Company is very corrupt, many foolish business practices. This is coming from the biggest english education company in japan. They have around 60% of the market. How corrupt.... I honestly think they are on par with Enron.
Now. when I came over here, I knew they had some issues, but I didn't think they were any worse than say someone like walmart..... but i'd be getting paid roughly 15 an hr so I was ok with that... Well, turns out they are much worse than anybody knew, and the ceo is a horrible business man to proud to admit that he's unfit to lead a company.

company is billions of Yen..... tens of millions US dollars in debt because he tried to expand WAY TOO fast. And now he can't pay off any of that debt.
Shoddy advertising/business practices pissed a lot of customers off, and the Govt finally stepped in... Govt placed a sanction on his ass, and it directly effected the company's ability to make income. The company had counted their chickens before they hatched and like a little kid, was expecting money to come in next month, just like it previously had last month.... So accounting was all fucked up.

when the govt stepped in they found that they were not only running debt, but running in debt... and running month to month. The japanese staff haven't been paid in 2 months..... and everybody just found out on friday that they won't be paid on time.... supposed to be paid on monday... but now the company is saying friday. Realistically.... I doubt the company can pay anybody. I personally could collect unemployment... but only if the company stays afloat officially till at least the 25th of this month. but then... i would only collect 70% of my normal salary.... and only for 3 months.... I saw all this coming.... tho I predicted the company would die a bit slower, and not actualy declare bankruptcy for 3-6 months from now.... thus making people scrape by on pennies a day.... or shall i say... yennies (yen) for the next few months before they'd be able to get decent money back.

bout 10 days ago I decided to just cut my losses and come back. The GF is piss/sad/ but at the same time... very happy to see me. I'm pretty much the same. I wasn't ready to come home. I had planned on going to Thailand with the GF for christmas.... going to climb some world class rock climbing areas right on the ocean.... but now our trip has to be canceled because basically, i'm $700 poorer now, than when i first arrived in japan.

So... basically I look at it like this. I came to japan... I stayed for 6 months, I worked a job that gave me money... the GF visited me after 5 months... We had a SHIT TON of fun that week she was here, Saw Cirque du Soleil, went hiking, petted and fed some deer, and saw a lot of different japanese historical sites.... Oh... and had a lot of sex.... even made a video hehehehehe. Well, I've spent 6 months here, and only spent $700.

I had my fun, and now its time to come home. I wish I could've gotten paid the last amount that the company owes me.... this pay check would've been around $2000 US, and then I have another 2 weeks on next pay check that would've been around $1000 US... So any of that... would've been nice to have to live off of until I get another job, and able to start paying off my bills. But instead, I now have roughly $2500 to my name to which I have to get my life started back on.

Lucky for me I wasn't a tard like 90% of the workers for my company are. I didn't go out 3-4 times a week and spend $30 or more on alcohol.... I didn't waste the rest of my money on small trips every week, or eating out at different restaurants. I unlike them, saved money... even after the visit from the GF in which I spent around $800 in one week, and also another $700 a few weeks earlier on a 6 month gym membership.


So... my situation is a hell of a lot better than most peoples.

I also realized I probably wasn't going to get paid this month 2 weeks before most people realized it. which, for most was 2 nights ago. ANd even then.... plenty of people are still optimistic.

As for me... 95honda was correct, since i've been here, i think i've made about 5 posts on sin.... and those were in the first month I was here. I still love audio... but I no longer have a car.... or a job.... and now I have college loans to pay off... so I don't see myself spending much time or money on audio in the near future.

When I get back home i'll be applying for a temp corrections officer position, and then hoping to eventually get into a police officer position. Fuck teaching, the education system is nothing I want to be involved with.... I'd much rather be a firefigther, but the availability of jobs where I come from Spokane, WA is very very bad for fire fighters.... And I hear from a source withint the city's Police department that the PD would like to hire as much as 25 new positions next year...

SO... try to get the 5 month long C.O. job..... and build the resume to become a cop. Pay would be better than that of a teacher, and I already have a lot of backround that helps.... Work with kids (teaching)... work with troubled youth (drug clinic).

So...

expect me to post time to time on this forum, but.... my gf doesn't have net, and can't really get it cause she lives out in the fuck of nowhere, and i'll be living with her until I can get a job and can afford.... rent, car payment, insurance, college loans, and.... my dirty habbits of buying audio gear and rock climbing equipment.

i'm not pissed off at the japs... just dissapointed cause i wasn't ready to come home and unwilling to risk anymore by staying here any longer.


-the tall and lanky guy

[X-OvrDistortion]

Yep. Sounds like a blast. When you do buy a vehicle, make sure it is uber expensive, and don't plan for the future.

[black00]

and American made too...


this post too short!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!....had to add some fluff.

[KU40]

dang that's shitty. Well I'm glad to hear you had the insight to plan for this sort of possibility coming in.

so, about this video...........

[TalNLnky]

dang that's shitty. Well I'm glad to hear you had the insight to plan for this sort of possibility coming in.

so, about this video...........
you'll never see it, and if you did, you'd be disappointed... because there's basically no sound, cause we had to be silent do to the cardboard like dividers the japanese call walls. Also... there was very minimal lighting so its hard to see much.

sorry


anyways, i'm back. exchanged all my yennies (yen) into US... and am now stealing internet from my old university while the gf is at class.

As for the cars..... I really wanted to import one of those lil baby japanese cars with the cute lil hood scoops. No clue what i'll buy now, i'd like to get something very efficient, and reliable.... small toyota maybe. Something newer... say 05 ish, under 50k miles would be nice regardless of age. I'm also tempted to hold off on buying a car and seeing if I can manage with just riding the bus. It'd save me SOOOO much money it'd be sick. No insurance, No monthly payment, no gas, no repairs, no maintenance. I'd figure I'd save around $500 a month. If I get a job down town and a place on the south hill I could totally do that.

[KU40]

I don't know, is it really possible to be disappointed with a video of that nature?

I've liked the looks of the newish mazdas. which I know you've had experience with that brand, so maybe you're wanting something different. But you're right, taking the bus would save a ton of money, and also help you not be financially stressed as you adjust back to life here and find a job you like and all. It would be nice to be able to wait a couple more weeks for a job you will enjoy instead of having to settle for just finding something right away in order to pay bills. And I don't know how traffic is in your area but in a lot of those larger cities finding parking by your job can be a hassle, and expensive too.

[Jake]

So has the CEO of that company committed suicide yet?

[todd.brust]

that is a big flaw with the US...not a good system of public transportation...well at least around my area...if i could ride the bus or train and have it be convenient, i would be all over it...but there are like 2 buses here and i do not think they run 24/7