Kevin Gowen hu kiteb:

> Fabian wrote:
>> I've been offerred a job in Tokyo, but the company says they will not
>> act as a guarantor when I look for an apartment. As I understand it,
>> acting as a guarantor essentially says "this guy has a steady income,
>> can afford to pay the bills, and won't run away on you". So for an
>> employer not to act as guarantor is essentially the same as saying he
>> won't guarantee to pay you every month.
>
> Wrong. You forgot the biggest thing a guarantor says: "If this GAIGIN
> trashes the apartment and/or skips town, I am legally bound to pay for
> the damages and/or rent he didn't pay"

So he is saying that he doesn't trust me not to trash an apartment, 
right? That isn't much better.

>> Am I being paranoid here, or am I wise to avoid this job?
>
> Get an apartment where you won't need a guarantor, or find a
> guarantor. The fact that your employer does not want to take on the
> responsibility of being your guarantor does not reflect poorly on it
> at all. Ask some Japanese who their guarantors are. Most will name a
> parent or other close relative.

I don't think asking Japanese people who theirs are is a valid 
comparison. In their cases, their parents are 1) in the country, and 2) 
Japanese. These are critical factors in being a guarantor.


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