So we all know dispatch ALTs don't necessarily make a lot of money. A lot of people on this sub call ALT wages poverty or slave wages. However, I recently searched on a job site and was rather shocked to see that there are many normal Japanese jobs that pay either the same, ever so slightly more, or even less. These jobs included things such as hotel front staff, factory jobs, etc. I have even seen many of those 地域おこし協力隊 jobs for Japanese people that pay less than an ALT. I think anyone would agree these jobs are significantly harder than being an ALT and also require good Japanese. So why do people generally not consider these jobs to be poverty or slave wages despite making roughly the same as an ALT for significantly more work?
by kenbodude