Working hours

[MMM]

Originally Posted by LAKKO

What jobs might a foreigner be able to do in japan with any kind o degree F.X. what did you do in japan and how was the work ??

Theoretically with a 4-year degree you are able to apply for any job. It's getting hired that is hard. If you have long-term visa status that is going to help (basically married to a Japanese) otherwise your choices are going to be limited to language teaching. There is also IT work available, but jobs that don't require fluency in Japanese are harder to find.

[Gorotsuki]

My mothers working hours are 8 to 4 but she often works overtime. She may work from 8 to 6 or 8 to 8 sometimes even until 10, but she will clock out at 4 or 5 and work overtime for free.

Is that how it generally is in Japan?

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Gorotsuki

My mothers working hours are 8 to 4 but she often works overtime. She may work from 8 to 6 or 8 to 8 sometimes even until 10, but she will clock out at 4 or 5 and work overtime for free.

Is that how it generally is in Japan?

In my experience, non-salaried people don't work overtime off the clock nearly as much as salaried employees.

[Gorotsuki]

Salaried? What does that mean?

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Gorotsuki

Salaried? What does that mean?

That means you have a set monthly pay, and you are not paid by the hour. Hence the "salary man" who works 12 hours a day. Doesn't matter how many hours you work, people on salary don't have overtime.