Matt’s Travel Blog

Ok I flew to Japan on the 17th of August last year. I signed a 1 year contract. At the end of the year i should get paied $1000 bonus.

* Whats actually happening.

They want me to stay and work until the end of August (31st).. or no bonus. Thats their IDEA of 1 year.

* The Problem.

1. I have a 1 YEAR ticket.. as in the day i left Toronto is the last day i can leave Japan. You can change this date to be earlier but NOT later. Its a 1 Year contract with the airline, and guess what!?!? It actually lasts 1 year!
2. The Japanese mindset does not bend rules. There is the IDEA of how to do something and thats it. Their IDEA of one year contract is Aug 17 06 – Aug 31 07.. and their IDEAs can’t be changed ever because there is only one way. An example of this i see every day … In Japan you can’t turn with traffic on a red light (like making a right on a red back home except here its a left). SO you see cars lined up waiting for nothing all the time , when its obvious they can just go and it would be completely safe and more efficient. But that goes against their IDEA of how to drive. Which is with your head all the way up your ass. Much like thier IDEA of a 1 year contract.

* The burn.

Now since its impossible for me to change my ticket i lose my bonus + August cause i can’t finish the month = $3000

Dude. DUDE!

Anger .. rising… urge to kill ..also rising..

* What i have going for me.

As a independent thinker and unattached any IDEA that is retarded and not beneficial for me in anyway. One day i’m here the next day i’m not… I can leave when ever I want. The purpose of a bonus is to get a person to finish their contract.. no bonus = no finish = F*#k you.

Life goes on.

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