AEON Corporation of Japan Reviews

Pros

As long as you are open-minded, enjoy people, and have a good work ethic, you will LOVE this job. To be honest, aside from the more challenging private lessons, this job is largely about keeping the students entertained and happy. If they are enjoying themselves, they will definitely improve.

Cons

Learning Japanese is a STEEP uphill climb! Expect to dedicate a MINIMUM of two years if you want to approach any level of fluency. You may also encounter bigotry in Tokyo, though this is rare. Learn to not be really loud and restrain yourself from wild arm gestures in public.

Pros

i enjoyed the job lots

Cons

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Pros

They help a lot with getting you to Japan and setting you up once here. They'll give you a good amount of support to get things like a bank account and they have apartments that you can move into, which is nice to not worry about when moving to another country. Certain schools can have wonderful staff and students.

Cons

If you plan on living in Japan for more than a year - this is not the company to do it with. It can be very limiting in what you want to do and where you want to live (not in a company apartment). The head office will give different information to different employees based on their knowledge. Also, in the last couple years (after COVID) outside interaction with students and staff is limited, if not nonexistent.

Pros

Ongoing support and training for teachers. Pay is fairly competitive for similar positions. Teach a variety of classes (ages and abilities), which keep things interesting.

Cons

Difficult to get time off. Managers and experiences can vary widely from location to location - no mechanism for providing feedback on managers

Pros

Students were mostly really chill and fun to work with. Many of them I am still in contact with as I built very strong relationships with them. Parties with Japanese students is a very big part of the work culture here, but during my time it was strictly forbidden due to COVID. When things calm down, you should be able to enjoy hanging out with students after hours or on weekends. At least within the guidelines of the school/company. As with any country, some parents get a bit excited over their children's education and can be difficult. On the whole though, not bad. The lessons are very straightforward and easy to teach. If COVID didn't hit, I bet I could've stayed with the company for a long time. So take my salty review with a grain of salt.

Cons

Management overall was pretty all over the place. My branch manager didn't really know what was going on and often had to call out to Head office for advice. That advice was often not useful and/or directly counter productive to the what our specific office and students needed. There were tons of restrictions put in place due to COVID, but we were expected to produce the same or better results as pre COVID. It was a bit backwards, felt like we had no leeway even within the crummy circumstances. I could g o on for a while, but overall, it seems to be a dice roll if you will land in a good branch or a mediocre one. I've heard that many branches have none of these issues, but I got saddled with one of the most frustrating it seems. They promise you a bonus after completing the year one contract. However, if you sign a contract for a longer term, but have to break contract later on due to anything, family related or not, you lose both year one and any other potential bonuses.

Pros

Truly a great company full of amazing people.

Cons

Expectations of employees can differ based on local management.

Pros

Good pay, great students, great experience to get to live in Japan.

Cons

Needing to sell additional textbooks/materials to current students for various periods throughout the year.

Pros

Great company to work for

Cons

Work life balance was difficult

Pros

None it was a good experience

Cons

Everything bas very very bad

Pros

-Very professional company -Exposure to the business world (sales, contract negotiation, etc.) -Not the hardest to teach lessons -Able to meet and form relationships with people from all walks of life -You're in the city

Cons

-Very limiting to career advancement -Limited with creating lesson plans and really teaching -Compensation isn't the best -No commission or motivation to do the sales part of the job