I know there’s been similar threads before but I would like to hear from other people who’ve done it or have been planning their exit if they can give me some insight for my particular situation.
I am in my early 30s, multi-lingual, by origin from Eastern Europe, and have been here for nearly a decade. Japan has offered me much better opportunities in many things and I’m deeply grateful for that. After years of learning and speaking the language, learning the culture and customs and putting efforts into integration, I am seriously considering making a move elsewhere.
As I am gay, I don’t think going back to where I am from works for me, so I am looking at gay-friendly places such as Canada (but doesn’t have to be Canada necessarily).
I am a software engineer, well-experienced and well-paid here in Japan, but I don’t seem to have much luck with applying to jobs abroad. So I’m currently considering the Express Entry program and am in the planning stage for that.
But with how things have been with a growing anti-foreigner sentiment and also my personal exhaustion due to not having the mystical gaijin card anymore since I tried hard to prove myself I can integrate at the expense of my mental health, I am wondering if there is other routes that I have been failing to consider.
Perhaps I’ve been looking for jobs at the wrong places or maybe I don’t market myself well enough. I admit I probably consider myself a good engineer so I’m frustrated that I am not getting the opportunities I should be getting. Which to be fair, no one is entitled to job opportunities and this applies to me, regardless of my skill or experience. Not to mention the global job market being in a terrible place.
I want to hear how others have done it. Or maybe a glimmer of hope that there’s a way out. If there is some hope to be had.
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