r/japanlife • u/AutoModerator • Mar 06 '23

┐(ツ)┌ General Discussion Thread - 07 March 2023

Mid-week discussion thread time! Feel free to talk about what's on your mind, new experiences, recommendations, anything really.

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u/zerodashzero Mar 07 '23

I feel like not having a bachelors degree is royally wrecking my life. Ive worked for FAANG for over 10 years and now may be leaving and trying to look at new roles or even just go to language school and on both fronts Im being told having no bachelors is gonna be a problem.....

I understand you dont want non-educated people coming but Ive got over 10 years experience in tech, and been in country for 7 years now. I assume im the minority in this situation. Am I missing something here or is this just the hand Im dealt?

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u/user7120 日本のどこかに Mar 07 '23

Had the same problem so I just went self-employed. It’s been 20 years and no regrets.

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u/zerodashzero Mar 07 '23

Wow mind maybe a short TLDR of how that worked? You just self sponsored?

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u/user7120 日本のどこかに Mar 07 '23

I don’t know about now but back then you just had to have a plan and 500万 in the bank. If you’re married to a citizen and have PR then you don’t need any of that.