I say can a brotha get some overtime?

I know that world wide, the idea of overtime is a dying concept. I understand that with the global economic crunch, some businesses have difficulty with paying the extra money. Im cool with that.

But this is principle. as a part time worker with few benefits, one of those few benifits is and has always been the right to partition for overtime pay for hours worked over the minimum required. As futile as it may seem, I intend to challenge the idea of part time workers recieving overtime in the great country of Japan.

I remember being young and hearing my mother chastize me for not speaking up for myself. Now I can shut up. In this case, it is as simple as Japanese people coming to America expecting equal treatment under the law, but not giving Americans equal protection under the laws in their country. When i say i enjoy this as a hobby, i dont mean enjoy like make love enjoy or play basketball enjoy, but as in looking back at a finished project enjoy, or fighting through a rough baskeball season enjoy.

Having a game plan is always tatamount to tackling and completing a seemingly insurmountable task. My task is simple, become a full time employee for the board of educationt that i work for. Or at least it sounds simple. Japanese law says someone in my position should be a full time employee or at least i should have been offered a full time position. Not being offered one has led to troubles with the city hall requesting the full insurance amount from me the individual and not the company that hires me (social health care).

Company...Japanese
Me...Gaijin.

Who wins? At least in the beginning it would seem the troublesome gaijin would just accept the unfair treatment and just 1) continue under the circumstances or 2) go back home. But I have invested too much of my life into learning this language.

There is a saying that gai(koku)jin have for japan; "Dont try to change Japan"

As i can recall, Japanese people were successful in many ways in changing (small parts) of Americans. As Americans, we are taught to believe that we can do anything.

Including changing that which is said cant be changed.