Yesterday during a meeting with my boss (who I really only talk with about once every two months) I found out some interesting news.
Apparently the guy that helped me land this job several years ago is being transferred from this company to be the president of another Kawasaki related company. The catch is that this new company is all the way out in Hokkaido. I was sorry to hear that he was leaving, but it sounds like a good career opportunity for him. Except for the cold weather.
So now I’ve got to wonder how this might affect me. At least when I first started working at this company directly I think I owed a lot of my presence to his support and belief in the idea of a full time English teacher on staff. He is a pretty high level employee, and so his influence was what landed me the job in the first place. What remains to be seen is whether I will be able to stick around after his influence is gone.
Anyway, I’m under contract through the end of 2014, and so December will be the month of reckoning. Have I done well enough here to stand on my own, or has somebody looking to cut the budget been waiting patiently in the wings to give me the boot? Maybe it is time to pad the emergency fund, just in case…
Tonight after work Kuniko and I will go to our favorite French restaurant in Kobe for dinner. Lately they have gotten some great reviews, and I was a little worried that it would be tough to get reservations, but no problem. We’ll celebrate Kuniko’s birthday in style tonight, and I’m hoping they have a bottle of wine from the Langueduoc region that we can try out.
