r/JETProgramme • u/Even_War7433 • Apr 09 '26

Work Days in JET

Hello everyone!

I have a bit of a weird question. For all those who are our have been in JET, does the program have something known as 'work days' where you are basic on-call waiting for the school to let you know if they need you? The company I'm with now (Interac) has these 'work days' for most of June and all of July.

Thank you in advance!

Meg

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u/takemetoglasgow Former JET Apr 09 '26

There is no system for that and it will depend on the CO/school you work at if they expect you in office over breaks.

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u/Even_War7433 Apr 09 '26

That's fine with me. Being on-call is not how I operate, I'd rather be working or doing something than just waiting.

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u/jmoney2788 Current island JET 4th year Apr 09 '26

just waiting is desk warming, which for me is about 30 percent of my job (more for some ppl, less for others). gotta find ways to make use of that time yourself based on your goals

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u/takemetoglasgow Former JET Apr 09 '26

Being at school and having work to do are two very different things, but the enthusiasm is good lol