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good point, i forgot about the factory work. although, thats the case for most first world countries, really. i imagine there's a good bit of fanboy culture c
by noodle 16y ago
good point, i forgot about the factory work. although, thats the case for most first world countries, really.
i imagine there's a good bit of fanboy culture creep in any job that allows foreign applications. does a megacorp software position not require N1?
- patio11 16y agoI only officially have a 2kyuu, although that is mostly a function of never organizing myself to take the 1kyuu exam. Our company required only "advanced proficiency in written and oral Japanese", and due to process defects that I will not go into, that filter was not rigorously applied until frustratingly late in the pipeline in some cases. I know of some engineers in Tokyo who I would guess have actual ability closer to "exactly sufficient to pass 2kyuu". Never met anyone below that working in a professional capacity.
- pwim 16y agoHmm...I would say my experience has been the opposite, and in Tokyo, 2kyuu is rather closer to the high end of the spectrum. When I first came to Japan, I basically didn't speak any Japanese, but managed to get a job as a software developer in Tokyo. There are lots of companies (especially in the financial sector) that value English over Japanese here.