Full of challengesThe good things- You will have friendly co-workers ready to help you out.
- Average work-life balance. You will get to have fun with other employees once a month with their fun activities.
- If it is reasonable, you will get your asking salary.
- If you're living far away, you will have a choice to stay in the company dormitory for free if you are to be regularized.
The challenges- Little to no training. If you're considering this as your first job, expect that you won't be receiving a proper training from the company. You will have to self-study or learn as you work in order to achieve your tasks.
- Communication and language barriers with the Japanese. Unless you have proficiency in Japanese, communicating with the your Japanese supervisors will be one of the greatest challenges you will have when working in this company. Being knowledgeable in English is not enough for their communication. You must know exactly what they want you to achieve.
- Little to no team collaboration. Even though you are a part of a team, you will be focusing more on your own tasks than actually working together as a team. This is evident in the QA team as each member is working on different projects rather than a single one.
- Little socialization. People in the company will be too focused on their own tasks to be socializing, especially when dealing with overtimes. The only way to be properly socializing with them is through the monthly activities or hang out with them during late night hours.
- Last minute tasks. Expect that you will have additional tasks just 30 minutes before the end of work hours. Some of those last minute tasks are supposed to be done within the day. This happens very often so expect;
- Excessive overtimes. Expect your working days doing around 2-3 hours overtime. Even though it adds to your salary, it may burn you out mentally. The last minute tasks are usually the cause of this.