JET program and/or Job opportunities.

[Toastyzeus]

Originally Posted by MMM

元亀 【げんき】 (n) Genki era (1570.4.23-1573.7.28)

I think he wanted to say 外人.

外人 is indeed the word I was looking for.

Hmm, all this info on JET is getting me thinking, its quite interesting.

[RickOShay]

Originally Posted by MMM

I didn't make a personal attack on your lifestyle. I meant "you" as the general "you" not "you" WingsToDiscovery.

JET pays more than many other English teaching positions with tougher hours. Again you (WingsToDiscovery) is the first person I have ever heard complain about the JET salary. The majority of JET participants are young fresh college graduates, so for a single person I think it is a pretty generous salary.

You ain't kidding with that, can you imagine making that much back in 1987, for the same kind of work and hours.... makes me wish I was 20 years older.

[MMM]

Originally Posted by RickOShay

You ain't kidding with that, can you imagine making that much back in 1987, for the same kind of work and hours.... makes me wish I was 20 years older.

Right now it's like 80 yen to the dollar. Those were numbers I saw when I was working there and was literally sending cash home. It is a great time to be changing yen to dollars if you got 'em.

[Toastyzeus]

Its currently 76 YEN for 1 AUSD

If you were to work for a month and not spend any money, you would have $3,919.83 AUSD.

That is very decent (Considering a first year apprentice makes half that amount)

Alas, I can't really say much. I don't have a job.

[RickOShay]

Originally Posted by MMM

Right now it's like 80 yen to the dollar. Those were numbers I saw when I was working there and was literally sending cash home. It is a great time to be changing yen to dollars if you got 'em.

but I am more talking like (though I am loving this exchange rate), what you get paid on JET has not changed in like 23 years... 300,000 yen a month in 1987 (you know back when minimum wage was like $3.80 or something an hour)... makes me feel light headed...

[MMM]

Originally Posted by RickOShay

but I am more talking like (though I am loving this exchange rate), what you get paid on JET has not changed in like 23 years... 300,000 yen a month in 1987 (you know back when minimum wage was like $3.80 or something an hour)... makes me feel light headed...

Very true, very true...but these guys get five years now. I could only do three in my days.

[Toastyzeus]

Hmm, I just read somewhere that JET provides you with free housing.. is that true? Or just an inflated rumour .. ?

[MMM]

Originally Posted by Toastyzeus

Hmm, I just read somewhere that JET provides you with free housing.. is that true? Or just an inflated rumour .. ?

It just depends. I had a 60,000 yen a month apartment, and the prefecture I worked for paid half of that. As far as I know, free housing is no guarantee.

[Toastyzeus]

Hmm, that would mean you would only be paying around $300 (AUS) a month, correct?

That is quite good, in my opinion.

[Toastyzeus]

So let me get this straight, on a day to day basis people on the JET program assist teachers to teach the English language to the Japanese?
And we ourselves are not expected to speak Japanese ourselves? (Even though I would MUCH rather speak Japanese, lol)