Problems with immigration when leaving Japan with PR?

I have Japan PR and will be moving abroad for a job soon. I’ll get a valid re-entry permit and plan to return periodically.

A friend recently told me that when they left Japan for a job abroad, immigration officers haggled them at the airport, asking detailed questions, pushing them to clarify whether they were “leaving permanently,” and almost steering them into saying something that would cause their PR to be voided or their zairyu card to be hole-punched.

I’m looking for data points or experiences from others:
* Immigration questioning your overseas job or long absence
* Feeling pressured to say you’re leaving permanently
* PR or zairyu card challenged despite valid re-entry permit
* Anything you said that caused trouble (or avoided it)
* Any issues when returning after years abroad with an active permit

Basically: What went wrong, what almost went wrong, and what to say?

Thanks for any firsthand experiences.