AEON Corporation of Japan Reviews
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- "A bad manager or staff member can completely break a school and everyone on the staff, and little will be done about them." (in 31 reviews)
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- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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No worries about housing Great Pay Awesome Locations
Cons
You have to sell products more than they lead you to believe in the interview process, but the pros far outweigh the negative side of this.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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-You get a 3 year work visa that gets you into the country and set up, and you get to keep it as long as you're employed at ANY company in japan
Cons
-Terrible housing -No work/life balance whatsoever
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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
- Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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You get to meet some really interesting people as an instructor. The lessons are very easy to teach and fun to personalize.
Cons
As a disclaimer I worked for AEON during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, during this time there was an insane amount of pressure on supplementary sales goals and we were constantly berated for just reaching our goal instead of reaching higher. It was difficult to make our sales goals when everyone had supplementary material. Also they will say that working on certain Sundays is optional but it's essentially mandatory. I have heard at certain branches that this wasn't the case. I may have just been stuck in an unlucky branch.
- Former Employee★★★★★
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Best starting salary, most training resources
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Quality of school is up to random chance, less vacation time than others
- Former Employee★★★★★
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Fun working with students, provide housing and will help you adjust
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The hours are not great
- Former Employee★★★★★
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Great way to experience a new culture I guess.
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Interview process was terrible. Not open about what the job is really like. Forced to be a textbook salesperson.
- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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- Seeing your students improve over time and achieve their goals through your lessons and interactions together is extremely rewarding. - My school was an extremely nice environment to be in. The staff were all friendly and supportive and the students were very respectful. I suppose this varies across the country. - There are a lot of training sessions and meetings to ensure teachers are developing their skills over time. The trainers (both foreign and Japanese) are mostly kind and understanding. Again, this might depend on where you are placed. - It's a Japanese company which is a pro or con depending on how you see it. However, personally I enjoyed developing my professionalism from having worked at AEON. I was able to work with students who are noisy, funny toddlers to hard-working executives at companies. You've got to be able to wear many hats which was something I enjoyed.
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- The hours make it quite difficult to enjoy your mornings or your evenings. I was aware of my arranged working hours before accepting the position thinking it wouldn't be a problem. However, it's quite draining both physically and emotionally especially for my Japanese coworkers who have commutes. - I was told I'd work 2-3 Sundays a year. I worked more than 10 in 2020 alone. Some of my other foreign teacher friends have worked more. KDDI, who is AEON's parent company, seems to be adding more Sunday opens and if your school only employees 1 or 2 foreign teachers you're expected to work them all. This is from my experience and again from people I know in other branches. - The apartments are hit and miss. Some of my foreign teacher friends had more comfortable ones, but mine last received a renovation in 2002. I tried making it as comfortable as possible, but it's definitely not a place where you can feel "at home."
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
environment is good and good pay.
Cons
too much work load, with basic vacation.
- Current Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
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Live life in japan Wonderful students Great culture exchange and experience Fulfilling job
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Even though the job is fulfilling work schedule is horrible Be expected to overwork Be expected to do things old fashioned (no data entry mostly paperwork)
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AEON Corporation of Japan has an overall rating of 3.3 out of 5, based on over 386 reviews left anonymously by employees. 72% of employees would recommend working at AEON Corporation of Japan to a friend and 48% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -2% over the last 12 months.
72% of AEON Corporation of Japan employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated AEON Corporation of Japan 2.9 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.
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