John W. wrote:
> Curt Fischer wrote:
> 
>>tm wrote:
>>
>>>Worst job in Tokyo- bitter old lady who cleans the men's toilet in
>>>Shinjuku station.
>>
>>Whatever.  Bitter old ladies who clean toilets have probably been
> 
> doing
> 
>>the job for years.  The worst job in Japan is any job you've just
>>started.  You are drastically underpaid expected to work more than
>>anyone else in your line of work, at least until someone new is
> 
> finally
> 
>>hired after you.
>>
> 
> I'd say eikaiwa jobs are an exception to that. While it's been a number
> of years since I did that work, looking back that was the most
> stress-free job I've ever had.

I guess it's a thing that applies more to Japanese people, or at least 
to people in more traditionally permanent avenues of work.

-- 
Curt Fischer