Fattwins 0 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Im surprised that your old job would pop up actually. They cant find in house at the moment? Link to post Share on other sites
nippontiger 8 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Im working on fuel cells - a new technology which should be a cleaner, more efficient source of energy. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Best thing to do if you can't find a good job is to go out on your own. Hard at first, but worth it when it starts to happen. I have a great offer for anyone looking for a good career opportunity Nova teacher or not! My school goes up for sale soon , enquiries welcome Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Originally Posted By: Fattwins Im surprised that your old job would pop up actually. They cant find in house at the moment? The Uni board wants it open to all I guess...I got Taz the job without having any other applicants. It's a great salary, bout 4 months yearly vacation, and less than 20 hours per week. Students arent the greatest nor the most motivated but for that salary/vacation time I didnt care. Got 9000 posts on SJ Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Quote: bout 4 months yearly vacation 4 months vacation is borderline silly. They call it "full time"? Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Eikaiwa is deadend. Good to see people getting out. Got to plan ahead a bit, eh?! Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 yup Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Is 5m+ standard salary for teaching eikaiwa at a uni? Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I would say it depends on your position 教授 教諭 嘱託講師 制約社員 would all have different salaries so it depends. Uni salaries arent always better than HS unless youre a tenured prof. So, no, I dont think so. Just looked at ohayo earlier today trying to see if my old job is up and, if I remember correctly, there were uni jobs with less pay. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 That kinda sucks if you have a masters in teaching/linguistics etc and you can only choose from X number of unis and they pay less than 5m and wont make you a proper full timer. But I guess thats life, and at least its better than being a philosophy graduate. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I'd say that non-tenured profs would prolly be in the majority. Arudo Debito has gone off on this subject many times and has some interesting info on his site. I dont always think Uni jobs are better than JHS/HS, especially if both are tenured. Im tenured at my JHS/HS and have some gaijin friends at the Uni and some things they have to deal with do sound like a pain in the arse to me...something I wouldnt wanna do at at Uni at least. On the other hand, having a homeroom and being on diff committies, and administrative duties takes up about 70% of my time at work. Busy as but its a great environment with the best kids Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Originally Posted By: bobby12 That kinda sucks if you have a masters in teaching/linguistics etc and you can only choose from X number of unis and they pay less than 5m and wont make you a proper full timer. Maybe, but it's probably a fair bit easier to get into Unis here than in Can/US/etc. (Mainly because the standards aren't as high) Plus,you should clear 5 mil easily. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Good post Gary. Sorry for misjudging you and thanks for not biting my head off Glad you found something you want to be doing now. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 "Labor body hopes to grill Nova chief on pay missteps OSAKA (Kyodo) An Osaka labor standards watchdog wants to question the president of scandal-hit English-language school chain Nova Corp. over delayed wage payments, but meanwhile four executives of the firm have resigned because they can't get ahold of their boss, Nova said Wednesday." Can you say harakiri??? http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20071025a2.html Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 6000 employees? 4000 teachers since september? Nuts. Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 "... they can't get ahold of their boss". And when they get ahold of him, they're going to pin him up against the wall and beat seven sorts of crap out of him. Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Play it with sound if you can. Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 "With the Osaka Central Labor Standards Supervision Office looking to question him with an eye toward pressing for criminal charges and his employees turning up the heat over nonpayment of their wages, Nozomu Sahashi, president of the Nova Corp. language school chain, is currently nowhere to be found." from today's Japantimes.com Oh yeah, buddy is hanging in some room right now, asleep in a car, or fled the country...or has his guts laying on the floor somewhere. Hes done. Good Riddance too!! Link to post Share on other sites
me jane 0 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 I just heard that all Nova schools are closed today. Can anyone confirm? Link to post Share on other sites
Go Native 70 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Yep I heard that they have filed for bankruptcy. So it would seem it's all over. Link to post Share on other sites
bobby12 0 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 I cant find any news article stating that - anyone got a link? Link to post Share on other sites
Kingofmyrrh 0 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 From Bloomberg: By Ron Rhodes and Tak Kumakura Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Nova Corp., an Osaka-based language school operator, filed for court protection from creditors with 43.9 billion yen ($385 million) of debt. Nova stock is suspended from trading on the Jasdaq exchange and will be delisted. The company filed for bankruptcy with the Osaka District Court today, according to a statement distributed through the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Nova shares will be delisted on the Jasdaq Nov. 27. Nova was barred in June from accepting new students for six months, after the government said it used misleading advertising. The company will suspend operations at all schools, Kyodo News reported. --With reporting by Eijiro Ueno and Gregory Turk in Tokyo. Editor: Rhodes (jws/gat/wdg). Link to post Share on other sites
Yuki's Passion 1 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Originally Posted By: bobby12 I cant find any news article stating that - anyone got a link? http://www.japantimes.com geeze... Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 This is the end My only friend, the end. Some poor buggers are only going to have few weeks left on their visas. That probably hurts more than a months wages. If other schools are anything to go by, they'll get their money eventually. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted October 26, 2007 Author Share Posted October 26, 2007 yeah, they'll get it eventually but its trying to plug the gap. I know many instructors and they don't have a pot to piss in. Absolutely broke. Even if they get a job now, some companies won't pay them till the end of december, bad time of year to be looking for a job IMO Link to post Share on other sites
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