Mirai-tan 04

I am starting to look forward to each chapter.

who drew this manga?? so cute~
good work!

Never had myself a part time job, just went straight on to full time! started my tiling apprenticeship, only like 16 months to go, until i finish it. I don't get along with any of my colleagues, and have nothing in common. Since my hobbies include collecting anime/manga and figures from my favorite ones. they don't even know what those words mean :P

i sense Mio's shadow there.

ummmm.. my first part time job was working at a fast food rest.
it was okay, but I was the person doing all the things there so it was very challenging
especially friday night when there was sooooo many customers T^T
now Im working online doing stuffs I like to do, it will take some time since I just started.
I really wana get independent from ma parents and save some money to go to Japan!

Thanks for justifying my thoughts. I've been thinking of moving back into where I started, the journalism field, I feel there is no movement where I am right now. And even though my current job does pay reasonably, I am not happy nor am I having as much fun as I used to. Guess that's the comfort zone for ya. and Reps to Kyourin-sama!

SO CUTE (｡◕‿‿◕｡)

Mirai-chan is so cuuuuuuuttttteee!! Is this going to be a weekly post? I certainly hope so ;)

Ask Kyourinsama :D - >:3.

Probably the most troublesome part is when your ambitions have been reduced to nothing more than a mere childhood dream.

I'm currently on the look out for a part time job. Some of the demands though are crazy.

So I keep looking :-/

mine is not really a part time job. More like I'm doing it as a hobby. I write motorsport articles for web magazines and make dresses.

Mirai-chan cosplaying is something that I look forward to subconsciously :P

Mirai-tan kawaii yo Mirai-tan~

Nurse Cosplay FTW

Not into part-time job.. yet. But would like to do it for gaining experience.

cool!

Glad to see posts from you that advise, encourage, and inspire the younger folks.

I would agree that there are far too many folks completely reliant on their parents for everything, and the lack of understanding of finances, lack of understanding their dreams, and lack of urgency to work sets them up perfectly to become NEET.

I worked at Kinokuniya bookstores part-time to pay for tuition, and as much as I enjoyed it, it was a valuable experience for me to understand that it was extremely crucial to get beyond that situation. Simple math -- tuition costs $10k, I make $10k part-time, so net $0. Worse if your tuition is more than your part-time pay.

My *only* counterpoint would be that not everyone can pull off getting good grades while working like you did...

I know folks who go to Universities that cost $20k/year, and it's taking them an extra year or two to finish up because they're too busy working part-time at $10k/year. While the job/life experience of working part-time is valuable, if it starts to inhibit their full-time job of being a student, it's something that one must reconsider, IMHO.

In any event, work your tail off, chase your dreams, stop making excuses, stick to productive complaints, and you'll find that you'll get a lot more out of life. Cheers!

Love this mini series. Keep it going as I look forward to seeing new chapters once in awhile when I log on.

hard work is always best =)

I'm a part-time accountant yay minimum wage!

I had a part time job before University. Worked as a McDonald's grease monkey lol. Though I never actually got put in the kitchen... only did tills, cleaning and window duty.

I like these little 4komas. I'm looking forward to the next one!
I'd like to get a part time job myself, but the lack of availability of one and my currently falling grades prevent me from doing so...

At the moment I don't have a job, I'm a full time art student and I have to admit that I'm in the comfort zone, HOWEVER! it will come to an end once I finish Uni to look for a job as a concept artist, preferably in Japan of course! If not I guess I'd have to teach Japanese kids English :P

The first 4 eps are pretty cool ! I too would like to see some future installments :]

As for the part time job bit, Ive had one since high school since I used my pay to pay for my first car a 1988 Mitsubishi Starion. (cars without power steering are hard to park lol) From there, My parents made me pay for its maintenance, my books, and my cell phone bill (which usually isnt much). Now Im working at gamestop to help pay for tuition, my new truck, rent, and my cell phone bill. The budget is tight, but I have side jobs in welding to help get me by.

Getting a part time job is always good ! It teaches you many things like Budget management, earning a living, and being part of society.

So funny to hear that the Japanese have also taken over German vocabulary (Arubaito --> Arbeit --> Work) :-D

Hmm, well I have one 0.25 part job and one 0.5 part job. But luckily those don't add up to a 0.75 part job:P

Yeah, Germany xD"

Well, no.
Kinda too lazy for something like this. I have now a full time job xD

I worked at a pretzel shop to make holiday and convention spending money for a short time at the end of 08, but quit when they stopped giving me hours. I hate having to rely on anyone else financially but it seems I'm going to have to until I can get a job. The economy what it is, I don't see that happening any time soon; I filled out application after application this summer and it has gotten me nowhere.

I haven't had a part time job yet but am looking for one. I'm hoping that my skills as a translator will help me get one easier.

I wish I was as gifted as Danny, I can only have good grades if I invest many many hours on studying. I have a part-time job but I cut back on my hours when college starts (basically the morning shift). I live with my bro and since parents live on the other side of the Ecuador, I do other misc. stuff besides plain studying and working (like cooking which I suck at). Since I don't have a spectacular brain on my shoulders I need every hour I can get just to keep my grades afloat and be eligible for financial aid.

Sometimes is not about a comfort zone, some people just can't handle jobs, housework and other IRL duties plus being a full-time student. Not saying that I have it hard but 'm not just chilling, I do what is within my power to be less of a burden to my family.

Just make sure to pay back with tons of effort and then some.

Do not want a part-time job until I get my driver's license. Until then I'm stuck earning allowence from parents and money from helping at my friend's restaurant. Besides, I spend way too much time playing video games, hanging with friends, and studying to get a job during the school year! ^^;

What I have notice is that almost everyone's first part time job sucks. My first part time job was ice cream man, the hours sucked, my boss was a jerk, and the customers are mean as hell.

mirai don't need a cosplay costume ^_^

I've had a few part time jobs, but they're not the same as all those others.
I only rely on my parents if I know that I'll be able to pay the money back and if it's for something up high in the list of needing money. The latest one was unavoidable as I needed to pay a lot of money for University accomodation and I didn't have enough, this money will get paid straight back.
I'm looking for a part time job for whilst I'm at University but it's difficult.

It's horrible knowing that from now on my bank balance will keep dropping until I get a job. It's very worrying.

I had a job and I was really happy to get it... only to be laid off the next week with only one actual day of work.

Since then I have not been able to find a job... and I must admit I'm quite discouraged to keep looking.

I was a stripper.

Isn't those for Aru, not Ari o_O? ARU baito?

I'm really enjoying this series.

I've got a few part time/casual jobs at the moment two of them being in the IT Industry (eLearning software developer and web developer) and the other being a skateboard instructor haha.

i've only had one part-time job, which was bookkeeping right after I graduated from college. it lasted for 2 months and the experience taught me that having hard-earned money is way more fulfilling than just receiving moolah from parents.

Hahahaha looking forward to next chapter Moé Moé Kyun~! Mirai looks so cute! >////< lol.

I had and still work as a part time manager in a small hotel. The interesting thing, is that Danny is quite right. I considered myself as a shy person and it was hard for me to socialize with people. Well, this part time arrived and I had to deal with customers either on person or on the phone so this helped lose my "comfort zone" or own bubble and starting seeing things differently ^_^. So, as Danny said I really recommend people to go out there and get a part time job if possible ^^

Haven't had a part time job yet, I think at the moment I need to focus getting into university first. But once I do, I will be sure to earn some money to travel with.
Very cute comics again too.

These are just brilliant, about part time jobs, I still need to get one :s

I got my first real part time job in University, where I did so well in my computer-aided design class I stayed on as federally funded teacher assistant, the pay was one of the highest in the school and it served as a launch pad for me to get my first internship, first part time job during my senior year and eventually a full time engineering position all with the same company.

hmm I don't know if this is a part time job - but back in college I accept programming assignments from students who can't do it (or simply doesn't want to) XD I whip up 500Php = 1k yen for let's say 5 pages of code ^w^ It was a win win situation considering I get to practice my coding skills plus the zennies - but yeah I feel somehow guilty about it XD (I compensate by explaining to the the codes if they wanted to ^w^)

Now I'm tempted to get one - and get busy with computer tinkering and stuff XD Only if my company allowed it =w=

Very recently I have been diagnosed as having a burn-out. The symptoms of which started when I was half a year into my degree, but not diagnosed as one until 3 years later. All this time my dad has paid me a certain amount of money which I had to use for everything that I needed. So I didn't need a job and could concentrate fully on my degree. Had I taken up a job the burn-out would have struck me much harder. And now it wouldn't even be responsible at all of me if I would take up a job.

I'm still enrolled into my degree but I completely stopped doing my minor because of the burn-out. In fact, I'm only doing one subject for which I don't even have classes yet, there's just this resit i'm going to do for this period. I'm still doing that even though the treatment for a burn-out usually is to stop doing -anything- for a couple of months. -anything- includes -everything- that carries even the tiniest bit of responsibility that you don't like. Because what you don't like gives you stress and that is what caused the burn-out in the first place.

So now what? I'm basically only doing stuff that I like now and a tiny bit of studying, all on my dad's expenses. Not having (or allowing to have) the comfort zone that I have, would probably have put me in such a deep hole that I'd have probably killed myself by now. A comfort zone is not always bad. So don't go around telling certain things are bad. Some things that may seem bad can have good effects and some things that might seem good can actually be very bad. Be careful of what you recommend and promote.

I absolutely love the illustrations. XD

Wish I had a tough part time job...woulda probably prepared me better for the crazy full time job...hm no trooper shenanigans this week?...lol mirai-tan cringing at her bunny suit cosplay...

I'm currently working in the IT department for a company called Liferay full-time while going to college full-time as well. Majoring in Japanese while working in software development. Hopefully it gets me somewhere nice :3. So, no comfort zone for me and no hikikomori status for me either.

mirai in nurse suit will be the best!! just started working for mcdonald~~ $3.50SGD per hour wii~~

I have finally gotten a part time job and am really excited to start working! I get to sell tickets at our local theater guild and then help with concessions after that! When I'm not helping with that I also get paid to sell tickets at our schools American Football and Soccer games! Yay for minimum wage!

I parlayed my part-time jobs in writing and freelancing into a nearly full-time position at the agency where I work.

I am still taking a few part-time writing jobs because I want to keep my skills sharp. I recommend the arubaito experience whole-heartedly; it's a way to know the world and the politics of the workplace.

worked at my folks' restaurant when i was in school, then at a bank at uni... wasn't too terrible.. then i worked at the disney store with a bunch of racists.. stopped liking disney too much after that, lol.. anime's better, anyway. :)

Love the Mirai-tan panels!

I've had various part-time jobs. My most recent one was working for my college's library. Now I'm looking for a CS related job.

Wouldn't mind seeing Mirai in a Bunny-girl outfit. :p~

First part time job was a Field Engineer in the Canadian Reserves. Was a lot of sweat and work, but got to play with all sorts of toys. :)
Got training in: Water Supply, bridge building, semi and automatic weapons, light anti-tank rockets, explosives, mine warfare, booby traps (not bras) field fortifications, assault boats, and heavy plant, among other things. And yes, I've tossed live grenades, too. :)

I still have my part time job when I turned sixteen 18 months ago I got a job at a fiberglass repair and detail shop. It used to be really good pay but they cut my hours when I started back at high school and college after the summer. Its a bummer not having enough money at times to buy some of the new cool stuff out there.

I used to have a part-time job at a chemist ^^ the pay was low but it was fun for the 6 months it lasted!

I am working full time and going to school. I also don't take money from my parents but sometimes I might need to borrow a little and then pay them back because tuition is pretty expensive here -_-;

my experience with part time jobs was bad. people made to make me work and not pay the full amount after months. lost about USD 2000 working part time for many people. i hope they get their just desserts in this life. Even though i dont have a job now, i wont ever work part time anymore. Some people are just too deceitful, and i stopped trusting most people now. i just trust my close friends and relatives.

so cute~~

My first part time job was working at an amusement park in food service. Was pretty tough at times. Eventually I transferred to a different section in the park and did face painting for a few years. Was my favorite part-time job I have ever had.

moe moe kyuuuuu is the real deal over there!!

I've been in the workforce since I was 15 years old. Did odd jobs before that. At 50, my body says I'm ready for retirement, but Uncle Sam says not until 67 years old. The scare is that there will be no money left in Social Security by then. Pfft. It'll be there. If wwe have trillions of dollars in deficit because they keep printing more money, they can darn well print more for me when I retire! LOL!

So, what job did Mirai-chan finally get?

i was spoiled during my early teen's, stayed very deep into the comfort zone =/

And during my hotel attachment at SHATEC, i experienced first hand what stress was all about.

Long working hours, constant standing, constant workloads, constant quality controls being issued out by our head chefs. And me, having this as my FIRST job, really pushed me to the limits. I wished i prepared myself before stepping into that. And now after seeing how stressful my line of work can be, i braced myself(?) and am now accepting challenges instead. The food and beverage line can be the most overworked yet the least paid job, considering how people regard chefs as very rich people (not 100% true =P) But what ever, if u like it, u like the stress that comes with it too =P its a package xD

and....

bunny mirai FTW!!!

I realize I'm reading this late, but it's actually oddly appropriate. I just picked up a part time job and had my first day today. ^^;

About folks relying on parents: I'm one of those who refused to let my parents pay. Of course, I get free tuition since my Dad works at the university, but there's still a lot of textbook and film equipment costs which I've been covering on my own. Having always been aware of the effort required to make money, I get pretty annoyed when I see classmates just squandering their time.

Of course, when it comes to balance and time commitment, something has to give. Unfortunately, between school work, part-time, and lessons, it's been my DC time that's been cut.

Bunny outfit ftw.

what!a!good work manga!!!^^