I hate my company. Engineering Visa.

[plastiktec]

Does anyone know if there is a way that I can keep my Engineering Visa if I quit my job? Its good until March 2012.

[Mike Oxlong]

Your visa is good until it expires. You are required to report your change of employment status to your ward/city office within two weeks of quitting or moving to a new company. Beyond that, I don't know that you have any other obligations. Always best to double check with the MOFA website.

[plastiktec]

awesome thanks for the info.

now i just need to find a new job lol...

Isn't true Japanese company's look down on applicant who have quit their previous job?

[Ketou]

awesome thanks for the info.

now i just need to find a new job lol...

Isn't true Japanese company's look down on applicant who have quit their previous job?

The employment market has become a lot more fluid now with temp staff and the likes. Having quit a job is not a big deal.
If a company thinks you will be an asset they will put you on.

[Samurai_Jerk]

Does anyone know if there is a way that I can keep my Engineering Visa if I quit my job? Its good until March 2012.

Get a job before you quit. Especially in this market.

[samuraiwig]

The attitude to you quitting will depend on the reason why you quit (or at least the version you tell interviewers), the company culture, and the person who interviews you. As Ketou says, it probably matters less these days.

Is your current company Japanese? If so, although there's lots of variety among Japanese companies, try to nail down the reason you don't like it as it may be common to all/many J-firms.

If you can manufacture a way to be laid off rather than quit then you may be eligible to receive unemployment benefits, which could be helpful.

SJ's advice to find a new job before quitting is sound.

Good luck.

[plastiktec]

The attitude to you quitting will depend on the reason why you quit (or at least the version you tell interviewers), the company culture, and the person who interviews you. As Ketou says, it probably matters less these days.

Is your current company Japanese? If so, although there's lots of variety among Japanese companies, try to nail down the reason you don't like it as it may be common to all/many J-firms.

If you can manufacture a way to be laid off rather than quit then you may be eligible to receive unemployment benefits, which could be helpful.

SJ's advice to find a new job before quitting is sound.

Good luck.

Thanks and yes its a "Japanese" company but it was started by some korean people.
well i guess im just tired of all the racist crap thats said to me and there is no HR in my company to kind of keep things PC (am i asking for too much?? lol)
also what they are to doing to the customers is illegal and its making me feel not so good on a moral level. poor customers.

but yeah mostly its the fraud thats im not cool with

[Yokohammer]

... but yeah mostly its the fraud thats im not cool with

Fraud? How serious?
Is it trivial enough to just walk away from, or should you be having tea with the authorities?

[waruta]

Does Japan have a whistleblower policy/law? Also depends on the severity I guess. Once it leaks out, the media shitstorm will be in full effect, there's no putting that genie back in the bottle....so make sure you want to travel down that path first.

[plastiktec]

not that serious i guess. Its kind of like on the shady car mechanic level of fraud. he charges you for a new trasmission but all he did was a tune-up.

[plastiktec]

Does Japan have a whistleblower policy/law? Also depends on the severity I guess. Once it leaks out, the media shitstorm will be in full effect, there's no putting that genie back in the bottle....so make sure you want to travel down that path first.

i have no idea if they have it. its a really small company and overall its a small amount of money. oh god if you see some dumbass lookin white guy in a deep bow that just might be me hahaha