£17k a month

[psychocandy]

If you have a young family it might be tough on them to be jetting off so frequently, but if not I say GO FOR IT.

Sounds like an amazing opportunity. I've never been to Japan and would love a role like this :-)

2 weeks in 8 was it? How long for contract in total?

I'd deffo do it even with a young family especially for this wonga. You'll kick yourself if you miss out and end up working in public sector in an office in slough as you're next gig.

Saying that - not doable long term but for 3-6 months yep from me.

[scooterscot]

2 weeks in 8 was it? How long for contract in total?

I'd deffo do it even with a young family especially for this wonga. You'll kick yourself if you miss out and end up working in public sector in an office in slough as you're next gig.

Saying that - not doable long term but for 3-6 months yep from me.

Indeed.

Currently life is working from home (well not really, i rent a office) in Munich. It's cushy. But I hear you, sometimes chance is exciting. We might take but keep our home in München.

[stek]

Don't forget work permit requirements..

[Danglekt]

the problem with japan is the time difference, my mate has visits regularly and depending on your flight time it generally means a very long first day.

Thankfully its perfectly ok to dose off in meetings for a short nap in Japan, so you will probably cope

[DaveB]

the problem with japan is the time difference, my mate has visits regularly and depending on your flight time it generally means a very long first day.

Thankfully its perfectly ok to dose off in meetings for a short nap in Japan, so you will probably cope

Only if you are the most senior person in the meeting.

Everyone else is expected to keep up and pay attention.

[clearedforlanding]

Considering taking young family for a 6-month jolly instead of flying backwards and forth. When else will something like this come up...

Make sure you have exec serviced apartment, ground transport, maid/cook (try figuring out a Japanese supermarket), per diem & RTN flights for your whole family in your contract before considering it. Then consider that your wife may find it novel for a couple of months, but then if she is stuck at home with the kids while you are working she might get bored & those RTN flights may come in handy to visit the family.

Depends who you are working for, but the likes of Deloitte, PWC & Sofrecom etc, who are quite active in that part of the world shouldn't have a problem conjuring up a package like that. If your are stumping up for these yourself knock £7K at least off you rate to get a quality of life similar to what you experience in MUC. Expat life of a good quality is expensive in JPN.

My experience is, without children these contracts can be wonderful. With young children you have to plan very carefully so that your partner doesn't get bored out of her mind with no social life and resents you for it. After the honeymoon period the novelty of pointing at everything because you do not speak Japanese wears off.

*Edit, working hours are JPN are insane. Leaving the office before your boss is culturally unacceptable so you will mostly be heading home at 22:00.

[clearedforlanding]

the problem with japan is the time difference, my mate has visits regularly and depending on your flight time it generally means a very long first day.

You mate should brush up his negotiating skills. Paid day off after long haul flight when flying to Asia or at the very least flown out on a Friday with an expensed weekend thrown in if Monday meeting.

Clientco should understand, because every meeting in Japan is punctuated by phone calls from every stakeholder (who just happens not to have any decision making power whatsoever) getting each action cleared by whomever they report to. Long drawn out affairs.

[WTFH]

ClientCo makes flights home within the working week. I.e. You arrive back home by lunchtime on Friday. Going west it's Sunday for a Monday start, going east, Sunday for a Tuesday start.

[Danglekt]

You mate should brush up his negotiating skills. Paid day off after long haul flight when flying to Asia or at the very least flown out on a Friday with an expensed weekend thrown in if Monday meeting.

Clientco should understand, because every meeting in Japan is punctuated by phone calls from every stakeholder (who just happens not to have any decision making power whatsoever) getting each action cleared by whomever they report to. Long drawn out affairs.

He is a permie

[clearedforlanding]

He is a permie

So am I, but fly J-UP (F) LH, or Y-UP (C) SH.

Monday starts, Friday departures from Asia are insane and a quick way to get broken. The fact that he is actually flying these days indicates that he is flying Y discounted, because he would be flexing his tickets if full Y, I/J or A/F.

This is a hellish way to live. Corporate travel policies have become ridiculous. Poor guy.

As a contractor I always invoiced travel + VAT. I would never have accepted to be tacked on to a corporate travel policy.