Workplace Situation Trainer

What would you actually do?

7 situations that SSW workers face in the first year of working in Japan — instructions you didn't fully understand, overtime you weren't sure you could refuse, a payslip that didn't match, a mistake you needed to report. Choose your response. See the reasoning and the cultural context. Learn the phrase you need.

What this covers

This trainer presents 7 realistic workplace situations that SSW workers commonly face in Japan. For each one, you choose how you would respond — then see the reasoning behind the right answer and the cultural context that explains why.

Communication

Understanding instructions, asking questions

Work Hours

Overtime requests and pay tracking

Accountability

Reporting mistakes, the 報連相 principle

Health & Attendance

Calling in sick the right way

Pay & Deductions

Reading your payslip

Feedback & Hierarchy

Public criticism and supervisor dynamics

Accommodation

Housing deduction disputes

This is different from

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Vocabulary Trainer

86 workplace phrases in flashcard/quiz mode. This trainer focuses on what to say and when — not just the words themselves.

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