CasReadman

I'm a programmer and recently switched from working 5 days a week to working only 4 at my company. How easy would it be to get a permanent contract while still keeping a short workweek in Japan?

I've heard some things about part-timers getting the short end of the stick pay and benefits wise.

How long is a workweek on average would you say? Officially and unofficially, because I've heard all the horror stories, but I have no idea what I could realistically expect.

A thought just occurred, are those extra hours paid? Or is it so expected that you put in the extra time that it's hard to get pay for them.

I asked this question before for Japanese Business Time, but I don't think you've gotten round to the topic yet, so I'll ask again here. ;)

Is there also a sort of unwritten kaishain uniform for women as well as for men? I'm a goth and my current company doesn't care that I show up dressed as one every day, but I imagine Japanese companies are less accepting of this type of thing.

Just going to reply to Hikosaemon talking on yt here. ;)

Luckily I'm a woman, so happy to hear I might be able to get a compressed workweek in programming.