Let's Japan.org Debunking Eikaiwa and Ramblings in Japan

I think that the ex_employies of Nova should sue for the 20% of the wages that were never received. For a lot of those that kept going until the bitter end some resolve is needed. The new nova is just a shitty ,smelling , shell of a company.
G-comunications... Melthing(?) (what the fudge) is just a stupid company that will not last because they have no idea how to manage or run a company. Perhaps the company made it a year or so ago, but to be honest they have no idea how to do things. Again... melthing... wow that is a cool word!

stayed, to the bitter end, and witnessed the grief, and the carnage, first hand, I feel compelled to say... You are absolutely right. Of course, their are often mitigating circumstances, but in the case of me, and my coworkers, it was for a variety of reasons that we didn't get out ... laziness, stupidity, being incredibly gullible, and believing the "Everything's gonna be hunkydory" story, that Sahahahahahashi and the AAM spun us, or a combination of these things. I say this, earnestly, not jokingly, or sarcastically, we behaved like a pretty sorry arsed bunch. A few of us compounded our folly by signing up with G-Com, too.

The article is about the students suing Nova,
not the teachers,
not the employees.

Good for the students. I think they have a better chance of a successful lawsuit than the teachers or employees do.

Following is an appeal for information for a possible feature story in The Japan Times. Any help much appreciated! Here it is:

Nova employees and students — past and present: Nearly a year after the collapse of Nova Corp., what are you doing now? How do you feel about the events leading up to Oct. 26, 2007, when Nova Corp. filed for bankruptcy, and how has your life changed (for the better/worse?) since that fateful day? Send thoughts to community@japantimes.co.jp

Thanks a lot!

Hi,

He is not poor. Not yet.
He will be alone, when he gets poor.
Through what?
Did he have to work for food? No.
Did he have to vacate his flat? No.
Did he have to wait for hard worked for salary? No.
Did he have to look for a new job. No.
Did he have to leave the country due to immigration? No.
He has been through nothing yet.
What shall we forgive? Massive fraud and illegal action! No!
What shall we forget? Having been illegally exploited! No!
He did not try to keep us employed. He tried to keep his ass unemployed by fellow inmates! "Us" would refer to somebody non-exchangeable individuals. We have been regarded as standardized human material without personality.
YOU are as worthless as your comment suggests.
YOU don`t value your former colleagues well-being.
YOU are a human loser.
YOU were head teacher, but your head was not well taught.
Many of us had jobs before, and after.

If it is only for the job, - and in your interest - I will take the job as your ILLEGAL executioner.
Then your HEAD will TEACH`er a lot to FORMERS`.

Anonymous

Why only enough to cover their lost tuition fees? They could probably sue for a helluva lot more and still get away with it.
So why so low an amount?

Excelsior?

You mean that shitty cafe with the overpriced sandwiches? No thanks.
It's nice that you dated Saruhash there, though.

Nothing wrong with working for money. I would call those who worked for a crappy company that was clearly going under at least a little bit foolish though!

That third point, 'the use of illicit accounting practises' came up last year because it was one of the main reasons that the trustees initially underestimated NOVA'S debt and it affected negotiations with potential sponsors (and look who we ended up with).

I was surprised that this point wasn't mentioned as part of the indictments against Saruhashi this year, and I'm equally surprised now. If the students can take legal action against Saruhashi and accounting firms for illicit accounting practises, then why haven't the public prosecuters done the same? It seems far more clear cut crime than the above-mentioned embezzellment of the employees support fund.

very smart idea to go after KPMG! take all the guilty parties involved! KPMG is still in business and has deep pockets!

Whatever land he owns, my guess a good part of it is owned by the bank (loans). I personally have no idea of his net worth though. However, unless he is like Gates/Buffet etc. rich, I cannot see how the value of his holdings could come anywhere near covering the largest consumer loss in Japanese history since the war...

The old timers who got burned had to have been the company men who could see no evil.

It boils down to this. There was a lot of buzz about Nova not making it. I knew this and I had never even worked for them.

Now, there are obviously a lot of factors here, but I just think people should show some responsibility and not expect to be bailed out every time they are foolish. There was plenty of info out there. People were still going to work even after Nova could not make the payroll!!!!! It was pure insanity/stupidity to think they could have come back at that stage with the company run into the ground and with all the bad press. Anyone with any options and sense should have jumped ship by then.

End of Nova Anniversary Comin Up ! It's PARTY TIME !!!!!!!!!!!!

Can you confirm that a GCom sales pitch, to ex-Nova students who are reluctant to buy more tickets, is:

"If you don't buy more tickets, we'll go out of business, and then you won't be able to study. Please buy 300 tickets".

Or is it just a nasty rumour, too?

Cheers

I've basically thought the same, I just wish the 'powers that be' could be made to answer this question.

I'm just wondering who in the world is paying for those g.comm classes if things are still so messed up? It is not as if there aren't plenty of schools to choose from. Are they getting new students or it is basically just the old Nova loyalists????

Why don't we - former teachers under Srauhashi - sue him also, for the same reasons? Also, there are others reasons to file suit as well:

- Not being forthcoming to the employees about the state of the company's finances, including continuing to recruit teachers from overseas whom he knew couldn't be paid. Pain and suffering, anyone?

- Deducting rent and insurance from paycheques WITHOUT paying respective creditors - stealing - and not telling teachers immediately that their rent hadn't been payed.

I might be foggy on some details, but I'd join a class action suit if I could be convinced it was worth it.

Stick it in, and twist it! Does anybody else have any thoughts on that idea?

Was Swedish Anders the equivalent of Idi Amin's Brittish doctor? Quite possibly.

No, Idi Amin's Doctor was quite handsome (if the movie was to be believed) whereas that Swedish dwarf Anders looks like a cross between a werewolf and a burns victim. Apparently he was a complete cunt to all the gaijin who crossed his path too.

Mark O'Cain,

I want to be clear now, I'm not some troll, having a pop. For all I know, you're a great guy.

Let me assure you, that there are MUCH better gigs out there, than GCom. Maybe you have a vested interest, and are dating a student/staff member, but please,read your own mail, as if someone else had written it. What advice would you give, to someone who wrote that?

If you are treated as bad as you say, it beggars the question "WHY THE HELL DO YOU PUT UP WITH IT?".

Like I say, you might be a great guy, but your mails make you, and your GCom coworkers sound like suckers, for want of a better word. Told to "just do it", and knowing you'll never get another raise, but putting up with it, makes you sound like your mommy dresses you every morning. I sincerely hope you are looking for a better job.

Best wishes

CC

You do sound like a troll! But the point is valid. Trust me, we know there are better jobs out there. Some of us have timetables that make changing careers a little difficult and others just like collecting the easy paycheck until something better comes along. Everyone has different reasons for anything they do. I can only speak for myself, and while I'd rather not go into too many details, I have always enjoyed teaching. I think all eikaiwas are more or less the same, so NOVA is no different, and I gave up a university job because this gig is more flexible. Don't berate or belittle people for making the choices they do, just make sure you are looking out for yourself and you'll be fine.

Actually, it is you who sounds like a troll.

How on God’s own earth could you call working as a slut in an eikaiwa chain at “career”? That's right. Career is the word you used.

With all the instability, theft, skulduggery, uncertainty, and now RIDICUOUS jam- packed schedules (ie: “neo-nova’s infamous work around the clock policy”) and the absence of many of the basics rights afforded to full time employees, let alone the total absence of perks, how can you say “easy pay-check”?

“Teaching?” So not only is it a “career”, and an “easy pay-check” (got to laugh at that, you little fucker), but now, it is also “teaching”?

You are a glorified and totally over-worked voice model at best !

But wait, there is more – you even gave up a job teaching at university, to work for neo-nova?

What was your job at the university? Cleaning toilets? Picking up the trash?

“Flexible”? Man, all the same lines the trolls of the original Nova used to use.

You really are a little nova troll prick, aren’t you?

And the icing on the cake – justifying being a Charlatan Dick Sucker with the claim that all eikaiwa are the same. I agree they are ALL a sick and sorry joke, but neo-nova is the worst of them all, just like it’s predecessor was the worst of them all.

You're right. It is a good idea, but I don't if I'd have the time or patience...guess I shouldn't have been so impulsive.

However, a good idea is a good idea, and you don't have to wait for me if you want to stick it to em'.

I did not slightly misunderstand you, Mr. "Quit a University Job" (LOL) to teach at neo-nova. Here is my reply again buddy (and sorry for the repost):

Actually, it is you who sounds like a troll.

How on God’s own earth could you call working as a slut in an eikaiwa chain a “career”? That's right. Career is the word you used.

With all the instability, theft, skulduggery, uncertainty, and now RIDICUOUS jam- packed schedules (ie: “neo-nova’s infamous work around the clock policy”) and the absence of many of the basics rights afforded to full time employees, let alone the total absence of perks, how can you say “easy pay-check”?

“Teaching?” So not only is it a “career”, and an “easy pay-check” (got to laugh at that, you little fucker), but now, it is also “teaching”?

You are a glorified and totally over-worked voice model at best !

But wait, there is more – you even gave up a job teaching at university, to work for neo-nova?

What was your job at the university? Cleaning toilets? Picking up the trash?

“Flexible”? Man, all the same lines the trolls of the original Nova used to use.

You really are a little nova troll prick, aren’t you?

And the icing on the cake – justifying being a Charlatan Dick Sucker with the claim that all eikaiwa are the same. I agree they are ALL a sick and sorry joke, but neo-nova is the worst of them all, just like it’s predecessor was the worst of them all.

Has this clown nothing better to do, than leap on the coat tails of anyone, who posts, here, trying to shoot them down, with any suitably alternative view, while at the same time, making insinuations about their personality and motivations that contain absolutely no insight whatsoever? It's a pity that he's so ugly and stupid that he'll never get laid, because then at least he wouldn't be so disagreeable.

Does this make me a troll?