Hey so as the title says, I(25m) got hired two months ago by a Japanese company in Tokyo. It’s just a small typical Japanese company that offer various services, financial and legal ones. I’m currently studying to take N2 next July, and even though I can speak fine in a day to day basis, it’s not enough to be of much use at work. There were 3 interviews, all in Japanese and somehow I got accepted, and the idea was to start studying 50% of the time and work the other 50% and gradually just start focusing on work… (the work being helping them with new ventures mainly) So yeah two months in and they are saying I should just focus on studying until I get to a business level. They pay me around 350-450k yen a month depending on how many hours I “work”(between 8-10) + they give me 30k to help pay for rent. I know I shouldn’t be complaining but I just can’t feel like I’m losing my time. Having gone to a top university, studied business and gotten a masters in finances feels like a waste of time if my current job is to just study Japanese lol. Also everybody in the office seems to be always super free, so it feels weird to keep asking them for something to do after they’ve told me many times I should just study. The company financials are pretty good to be honest, but I cannot see myself growing here even if I were fluent in Japanese. Whenever I think about looking for another job I just can’t help thinking that no other job will hire me with this Japanese level, and if they do the pay cut will be noticeable. Looking for advice, maybe I should put everything into perspective and just keep studying. Or maybe I should do something that actually gives me some sense of purpose Any advice or suggestions is greatly appreciated
Edit: almost nobody speaks to me, nobody cares what I’m actually doing, they are like just study for now.
What if they decide one day they don’t want me anymore and I lose my job out of nowhere.
It’s not like I’m giving anything back to the company anyway.
I just cannot understand what does this company want to do with me.
by Ok-Fail7942