Hi I'm currently living and working in Japan and the company I work for announced that they're shutting down the part of the company I work for which is nice for me because this place is awful. I still have a valid humanities visa until next year and have been starting to look for new jobs.
I'm seishain but for the closure I was only offered an extra month incentive to stay until closure. Not in writing btw and my company is so black that I don't think I could get it in writing without fighting very hard for it. I don't even know if they will pay me my last month of salary since I know for a fact that in the past they didn't pay some former employees just because they did things the boss didn't like.
I'm tying to book a therapy appointment because a friend recommended I get a work stop but at the same time I'm not sure if that's a good idea or if that will just make things worse for me. I think even without the work stop I'll go to therapy anyway because working for this place makes me cry so hard I throw up. Obviously I haven't let anyone at work know how I feel especially since the last former employee I know who had a mental breakdown was called into a meeting and I believe was coerced into quitting (but it's just my own speculation)
I don't really care about money and payout at this point. I'm just looking for advice to leave this place as cleanly and quickly as possible. I've considered just quitting with nothing else lined up because I'm just so run down from power harrassment and bullying and I can't stand it anymore. I know a lot of people say I should stand my ground but a lot of the times I've tried doing the right thing, things have just gotten worse.
I guess my questions really boil down to is it worth quitting now vs later? Will that affect my residency in anyway? (Health insurance, taxes, etc) Should I get a lawyer? Or join a union? Can I get unemployment insurance if I quit vs just waiting for it to shut down? I'm also worried if immigration will get suspicious because I only got my new visa really recently but I'm already quitting although I could've had it early had my workplace been better.
I'm sorry if this thread is so negative I'm just really at a loss on how to navigate this without getting lied to/manipulated into a trap by my boss/coworkers
by NoFuture6853