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Updated May 27, 2023
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- Former Employee, more than 3 years★★★★★
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.
Continue reading - Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
i enjoyed the job lots
Cons
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- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Good to get settled - but not great otherwise
Oct 10, 2022 - English TeacherRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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.
Continue reading - Former Employee★★★★★
A great entry to teaching in Japan
Nov 11, 2022 - Anonymous EmployeeRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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
- Former Employee★★★★★
Might be due to COVID throwing a wrench in things
Aug 2, 2022 - English TeacherRecommendCEO ApprovalBusiness OutlookPros
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.
Continue reading - Former Employee, less than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
Truly a great company full of amazing people.
Cons
Expectations of employees can differ based on local management.
- Former Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
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.
- Current Employee★★★★★
Pros
Great company to work for
Cons
Work life balance was difficult
- Current Employee, more than 1 year★★★★★
Pros
None it was a good experience
Cons
Everything bas very very bad
- 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
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AEON Corporation of Japan has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 453 reviews left anonymously by employees. 58% of employees would recommend working at AEON Corporation of Japan to a friend and 38% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -5% over the last 12 months.
58% of AEON Corporation of Japan employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated AEON Corporation of Japan 3.0 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.5 for career opportunities.
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