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The pay is good. Put nicely, they call it training you to handle pressure; put bluntly, don’t expect too much from the Labor Standards Act or anything like that. Unless you have the ability to secure a cushy position, or have connections, basically, unless you burned incense and got lucky in a previous life, the positions available to get into are either dispatched-worker opportunities or shitty jobs. This applies to every business unit.
The application of the Labor Standards Act depends on how the unit determines its performance, so disputes over unpaid overtime still exist. Honest people are only suited to dispatched work or entry-level operator positions. Office culture carries on traditional Japanese bad habits, and even if you work your tail off, you may not necessarily receive overtime pay. Fieldwork is highly stressful and intense, and the environment is unfriendly to newcomers. Here, being capable is great, but knowing how to deal with people is more important..