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Discussion on: Working in Japan 2: Freelancing, Job Hopping, More Salary, Visa Types, Learning Japanese

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Rob Sherling

I'm glad that it helped and that you found it inspiring!

1) Yes, absolutely. Remote freelance is super popular right now and I see no reason why that would change. Full remote can be done from everywhere, and a lot of country towns are hoping that remote work will bring in more young money.

  1. I didn't start my programming job until I was... 25, I think? I covered my experiecne in the first article, but in short: 1 game, some ruby. So I wouldn't be worried at all. I've seen a few people make the switch in their mid-20's, and it went well.

The two main advantages new grads have are because they have no work experience.
1) Being more easily "moldable."
2) Being cheaper.

People in their mid-20's with work experience are a bit more worldly because they understand what working for a living feels like.

Let me know if this was helpful / incoherent.

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Mika Chiusiwa

Awesome! Looks like picking ruby was the right choice after all!

Yes, this was very helpful! Thank you!

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Rob Sherling

Oh, Ruby is super popular here. You should have no problem at all getting a job.

I also recommend learning Typescript if you don't know it - knowing both will make you a powerhouse candidate.