Question 1

One reason a person might resign from their job is that they are dissatisfied with the work or their working conditions. This could be because they don't get along with their co-workers or their boss. It could be that they don't like dealing with difficult customers or having to do overtime every day. It could be that their daily communte becomes too much for them. It could even be that the work is not what they initially thought it would be. There are many reasons to be dissatisfied with your job.

Question 2

I can't speak much for what it is like from the Japanese side of things but I have seen many teachers resign over the years. Not for the reason(s) listed above though; at least, not in most cases. Most of the people I have seen resign have simply decided it is time to return to their home country. This often involves giving notice, at least two weeks if possible. The resignation is usually, though not always, amicable.

Question 3

When I quit my job in Australia to come to Japan, I gave something like two months' notice. I think that is the decent thing to do, to allow the company to find and train a replacement. I didn't burn any bridges and I have no regrets about how or why I left. For some reason though, the closer it got to my final day on the job, the more my boss and one of my co-workers decided they didn't want me around anymore. To this day, I have no idea why they went cold on me. The rest of the people I worked with were cool. They were sad to see me go but wished me all the best when I left.

Question 4

I'm not sure about resignations on the TV as I have long since given up watching television. However, in researching someone for an answer to this question I discovered that the former CEO of Sun Microsystems, Jonathan Schwartz, tweeted a haiku over his resignation. The poem went as follows:

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Financial crisis

Stalled too many customers

CEO no more

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I can't decide if I like that or if I think it is the height of pretentiousness.

Question 5

The first thing that came to mind was when Geri Halliwell left the Spice Girls in 1998. That pretty much spelled the end for the group. I mean, they carried on without her for a bit before calling it a day and they have (apparently?) had a reunion since breaking up. That said, they were never the same after Ginger left. Don't know if she was the catalyst or if she decided it was time because she saw the writing on the wall.

Question 6

Jair Bolsonaro, the current president of Brazil. He is by all accounts an ineffectual leader and just a horrible human being. What's more, in the name of capitalism, he has allowed the Brazillian people to start logging with abandon in the Amazon rainforest. He has given no thought to the long-term effects this will have on climate change. As long as the decision keeps him in office, I'm pretty sure he doesn't care. He is a truly evil man.

Tough Vocabulary

- English -	- Japanese -
can't speak for	〜のために話すことはできません
give notice	辞任を通知する
amicable	友好的
don't burn bridges	縁を大切に (えんをたいせつに)
the height of pretentiousness	気取らない高さ
comes to mind	頭に浮かんで
spelled the end	終わりを示した
carry on	継続する
call it a day	終了する
see the writing on the wall	壁に書かれているのを見てください
with abandon	拘束なし

Question 1

I think moving to a new city or country is a common reason that people resign from their job.

Question 2

I think people in Japan resign in the form of a resignation letter.

Question 3

Yes, I have quit a job. I had decided to go backpacking in Europe so I quit my job in England. I did not and still do not regret quiting as I do not want to live in England.

Question 4

I remember learning about former President Richard Nixon and how he resigned. He resigned because of the Watergate scandel.

Question 5

I remember one of my favorite rugby players go fired because of an off field indiscretion. He was one of the star players and the teams performance suffered.

Question 6

I thought President Trump should have resigned although I knew that he would not. Trump was in hot water a lot.

Tough Vocabulary

- English -	- Japanese -
in the form of a	といった形で
backpacking	バックパッキング
off field indiscretion	オフ・フィールドでの軽率な行動
teams performance suffered	チームのパフォーマンスが低下
in hot water	困った

Question 1

One common reason is that they are unhappy with their current job. Either they don't like the new role they're in or they really don't like their manager. I saw some statistics before that claimed that around 57% of employees leave their job because of a bad manager.

Question 2

I'm not sure how things work in Japan, but in the Philippines an employee just needs to submit their 2 weeks notice to their employer and the company basically can't do anything about that anymore.

Question 3

I have never been fired from work, it's always an amicable resignation with my bosses or the completion of a short term contract. I never regretted resigning from any of my jobs and have only gotten better job opportunities after each one. There is one job that I was VERY happy to leave. Our boss was a crazy rich man that would often make unreasonable requests like forcing us to work on our days off or assigning a task he needs done immediately one minute before the end of the work day, and he doesn't pay overtime. One time I was assigned to a design project, but my boss was the one that had the final check of the project and he said it was okay and approved it, not noticing the error. When we noticed the error after printing the deisgn he blamed it all on me and made me pay for everything. All of my colleagues resigned in the same year and that company had to close down soon after. I think he deserves it, he was such a terrible man.

Question 4

The only one I can remember right now was when Shinzo Abe resigned due to his failing health. I remember everyone being shocked about it. I never saw the resignation on TV and only heard it from people and read about it on news sites. I've always thought that was very sensible, because if you cannot do your job properly anymore, it's your responsibility to say so and stop working.

Question 5

I remember when Johnny Depp was fired from his acting jobs because of the domestic abuse case with his ex-wife Amber Heard. The fans were shocked and upset about hearing the news and why he was fired from his job because other famous actors have done the same and weren't punished as severely. A few months later Johnny Depp counter-sued Amber Heard and was able to provide much more evidence that she was lying about everything and is actually the one that was abusing Johnny Depp! Fans boycotted all the films where Johnny Depp was supposed to act in but got fired from. Those movies didn't do very well. And fans had a huge outcry about getting Amber Heard fired from her acting jobs too, like in Aquaman. I think she did eventually get fired from her role as more evidence about Amber Heard abusing Johnny Depp showed up in court. I'm so glad that Johnny Depp was able to prove he is innocent, he is such a good actor and I had always believed that he was a good man.

Question 6

Hands down I believe that Duterte and his entire cabinet, Bato, Duque and Bong Go should be removed from power. They have only proved to be incompetent with their jobs and have put the Philippines in unprecedented debt and economical damage that will continue for decades. Their mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic is beyond embarassing and they are all traitors for not defending the Philippine territory from China. I will support any cause they removes them from the government as soon as possible. I'm so excited to vote next year.

Tough Vocabulary