On Jan 8, 12:22 am, rcaetano <rafael.caet...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 4, 12:35 pm, cn72...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Now that I finally have one week's holiday (after 6 months solid
> > work), I can finally catch up on some internet usage.
>
> > Anyway... my own country, Australia, is like a foreign country to me
> > (in terms of work), because I never worked full time there.
>
> > I have a question for the Australians here. Is it possible to have a
> > normal job in Australia? Where you can realistically leave at 5pm
> > (without being frowned upon)? Of course I am not too obsessive about
> > leaving time... 5:30/6:00/6:30 on occasion would not be the end of the
> > world.
>
> I've heard Australians are almost as workaholic as Americans.

Tragically true - certainly amongst offshore Australians at least.

> (The Japanese are not workaholic by the way.)

also (tragically) true. I wish the staff here would work 9-5, but
they're too busy ganbatteiru-ing.

> > I hold on to the dream of returning to Australia, it is the only thing
> > that gives me hope when I have to work excessive hours (sometimes
> > until the last train home, the 12:04am).
>
> I hope you're getting paid for overtime. Otherwise, why bother?
> Unless you get paid a good annual salary, but since you mention a mid-
> sized Japanese company, that's unlikely.
> Just get a good excuse as someone else mentioned. You're not getting
> promoted anyway.

Well put. Original poster? Don't rush the decision, but its probably a
case of up, sideways, (change of company) or out. We only live once.
Walk a path you think is rewarding. And don't worry. You can always
change your mind later as well.