I do however feel my position  providing desktop support is rewarding and a
professional position. I suppose it depends on the personality and the way
users are handled!!  (Sometimes a bunch of fives is a good means!!)
Out of interest, what professions are the majority in this news group
involved in?

"Igirisujin" <Nick@rees101.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "MJN" <chuck1rar@mbi.nifty.com> wrote in message
> news:btjti2$ei2$1@nsvn01.zaq.ne.jp...
> > Not directly replying to anyone in particular but this has got to be the
> > most shit I have heard for along time....
> > Hey Uk guy come on over and u will find work, problem with these guys is
> > hardly any of them work in a professional field so they don't know shit.
> > Most are English teachers and translaters and so forth.
> >
> > Your main problem u say u r in IT but from ur exp u r only desktop
support
> > so therefore it is not a high demand for OS workers with those skills.
the
> > other prob is the visa, it isn't hard to get but companies souldn't be
> > bothered to sponsor u with ur skillset, u need more for them to make the
> > effort....
> >
> > But anyway the easiest thing is to come over and try and get a job with
a
> > recruitment coy or a place like Linc media or even an investment coy as
> they
> > are always looking for desktop support but be warned it is a shitty job.
> > IMHO worst IT job around.
> >
> > If that doesn't work out just get ur visa by teaching some Eng and then
> dump
> > it and cahnces are higher to get that support job. But in all reality u
> need
> > proper skills to work anywhere OS these days.
> >
> > mail me offlist and I can provide a list of IT recruitment coys in
Tokyo.
> >
> > cya
> > Matt
> >
> >
>
> Thanks for that Matt. You are right about the support stuff although Im
> fortunate enough to be taking my MCSE exams now and been doing customer
> consultancy and IT training  too which thinking about it wont be much help
> in Japan due to language barriers etc but my skillset is quite vast so it
> may not help. Yes you are right support is a thankless task!!!
>
>