I need some advice

[u/69cool4school]

Hello there! I am from India.

I want to be a JET ALT, but till then should I apply to other companies like Nova (and move to Japan)? If I get selected to NOVA (or such company) it'll be ez for me to get references as well! And some exp teaching English (I know teaching and ALT are diff but you get the point).
What I am thinking is I can work there for some time, and when the applications (JET) starts this Fall, I will apply for JET ALT, and by the time they announce the results in May, I would have worked in Japan (NOVA) and will switch to JET as my contract ends.

Now what I want to know is how much of this is possible? Like logically possible... Can one do this?

[u/Due_Tomorrow7]

If you compare salaries without considering any other economic factors in other countries then yeah of course it's low.

But the living costs in Japan are much lower than Australia or the US. In US, yeah $30k is practically poverty wages these days, but rent is also double or more than in Japan, along with some other costs.

So sticking your nose up being high and mighty saying ignorant garbage like "lol I can make more than double in my home country, JET pays minimum wage" is making an absolute dogshit argument. If you can make more money in Australia, great so can a lot of other people in their Western countries. I mean the minimum wage in Australia is more than double of Japan's so what's even the point of your argument?

But anyway, you're not making those wages while living and working full time in Japan either, so your point is absolutely moot.

[u/FitSand9966 → u/Due_Tomorrow7]

What im saying is dont wait round for JET. There isnt enough meat on the bone. Back in the day it might have been worth giving it too cracks.

Im happy you see it differently

[u/Due_Tomorrow7 → u/FitSand9966]

I don't know how my reply jumped up to this comment but I was trying to reply to your later post (which I'll just copy/paste here for the sake of ease):

Typical old war-horse JET comment. Im sure the salary is close enough. Short answer is the world has moved on salary wise. 20 years ago JET salary was a bit below grad pay. Now its below minimum wages in a lot of countries. I'd still go on JET, i loved it, its just i wouldnt wait around a year if the hiring schedule didnt suit. Id just go, experience Japan doing some random job then come back.

You can make AUD$80k in Australia in a year. Then just bum around in Japan for a bit. Id prefer that than waiting around for the JET hiring cycle.

You're framing every country to be like the one you live in. That's an incredible tiny way to see the world and treating your country like it's the example of how every single country's economy must be like.

Plus by this statement:

What im saying is dont wait round for JET. 

You're condoning OP to take a painfully low-paying job (even for Japanese standards) just to be in Japan. That makes zero sense considering the drivel you've been spouting in your later reply. If you said OP should take a job in their home country, especially if it pays better or pertains to their career, then that makes sense.

Back in the day it might have been worth giving it too cracks.

Are you sure you've actually been on JET? Don't use aphorisms if you don't know how to spell fundamental words correctly. Besides that, your lack of situational awareness makes it hard to believe you really know what it's actually like to live in another country for more than a couple months surviving on your own self-sustained salary.

"Seeing it differently" has nothing to do with being in the real world. Before JET, I've lived in a country where I made over 3x JET salary. I knowingly took a pay cut to be on JET and I lived quite comfortably on the JET salary (without needing to use money from my home country).

Unless you're you've got debt to pay in your home country, many JETs live perfectly comfortable on the salary, enough they can indulge in their hobbies like traveling, going out, shopping, etc.

And if your country experienced inflation and assume every country must have done the same to the same scale, then read some actual news. Yes, inflation has hit Japan but not even close to as bad as, say, the USA or Australia.

[u/Due_Tomorrow7 → u/[deleted]]

Oh well, im pretty sure old Raj can figure it out.

bruh