millirem

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by millirem 3y ago
I came to Tokyo more than 10 years ago when there were still feature phones. The email app was fast and easy to use, looking up train connections through the pre-smartphone WAP browser was slow and a pain. I was looking up train connections
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by millirem 4y ago
Thanks for sharing that data point. I'm planning to take 6-12 months off of work with 2 kids and a wife. I'm scared about the impact this could have on the relationship. But I've talked to my wife and she is supportive. Readi
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by millirem 5y ago
Are there any tips for getting into exercise or any other approaches you can recommend? I'm coming up to the 1 year anniversary of a covid infection and even though I don't have any physical symptoms, the last 12 months have been
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by millirem 5y ago
Break times also tend to be regulated in most countries I believe. I.e. here in Japan 60 minutes break time is required if you work for more than I think about 6ish hours.
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by millirem 6y ago
Same - I've been using them for more than a year and have never had any problems before and am a happy customer so far.
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by millirem 6y ago
That's funny. The law in Japan stipulates that a copy of the 業務規則 needs to be in a place easily accessible to employees.
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by millirem 6y ago
You can also listen to the oral arguments here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/audio/2019/18-95...
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by millirem 7y ago
That's one of the biggest benefits I get out of using HN - pre-selection by taking a quick look at the comments before reading anything.
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by millirem 7y ago
Definitely this. If you have a university degree and a company wants to hire you, a work visa is straightforward to get. But work culture, language, daily affairs - everything here requires some adjustment that you should really think throu