Hey guys, this is about Software Engineer work that I am doing here. I want to consult the expat folks in IT to know how much this is true everywhere and their advice.
I am working in an IT consulting company.
I am obviously not 日本人. I am right now put in 2 projects simultaneously and also asked to work on GenAI application in my department.
I have been a hard worker for too long, and had a breakdown some time ago when I was neither promoted and also had some personal stuff that happened. I asked my mentor to get me as less of responsibilities as possible cause I already feel like leaving my current dept. He asked me to give them 2~3 months(which makes no sense tbh, why should I give away 2~3 months of my life for them to find replacements), which I had to agree to cause he just won't leave me and might affect my next evaluation.
Now what happened after that is just tragic. The 2 projects just kept me pushing to work for them as much as I can, even though I had told them that I won't work overtime no matter what. They threw any fucking work or expectations on me, without discussing with me and when I couldn't deliver just either went silent or threw me under other team members to be managed by them.
I am a specialist by the way.
I was still coping up somehow till this point. But then, when I proposed some design changes(in the design phase of a project) they first asked me that they are going to follow what they have already told client in requirements gathering phase. When I didn't budge, they just won't let me do that and threaten to abide them else my evaluation will go down.
Trust me the propositions are better designs, but they are too fixed on current designs. In any case, they said if improvements are to be made they want me to do it in detailed design phase, which would mean that I redo design documents amd my other team members do that too. Which is just inefficient.
I am struggling with my normal work as it is cause I have to divide my time for 2 projects, which means I can't know everything happening in a project.
Worst part is they did it(threatening) indirectly. Dude, if my team members have problems they should confront or fight with me directly on my face. They go through management to threaten me, that's just illogical and cowardly and fascist.
I just don't care any more about the work I am being made to do. The hierarchy is absurd too. They won't ever put a japanese under an expat ever either. Hell I am being managed by a japanese junior who has no tech knowledge either. It is just ridiculous.
But I wonder why are Japanese workplaces likee this? Managing Japanese worker supremacy. Never changing designs despite definite improvement expectations.
I feel atm that the project and management is just bullshit, unfair and fascist. I just call them out, I won't deliver subpar and ineffecient work.
This ia vent out as well as query about if anyone knows why they are like this? Any suggestions on how to go sail my boat through this. Also to let you know, I am the only one expat in this "global companie's" japanese client project and have to do everything in Japanese.
by ResponsiblePipe4503