I Got My Bonus, So I Ordered a Second Bowl of Ichiran | Japanese Salaryman Vlog

I got my summer bonus today. ¥250,000 on paper. So tonight, for the first time, I ordered a second bowl at Ichiran. Not extra noodles. A whole second bowl. A bonus sounds like a reward for good work. But at my company, it's just part of my annual pay — split into two lump sums, twice a year, instead of spread across every month. It's not extra. It's money I was already counting on. And they still tax it. By the time it reached my account, ¥50,000 was gone. A bowl of Ichiran is ¥980. That's a year of ramen, gone before I ever saw the money. Tonight I spent ¥2,990. Two bowls, with toppings. I don't do that. Not on a normal week. Tonight I could. --- Does your country have bonuses? Are they based on your results, or does everyone get the same? And how much gets taken out of your pay before you see it? I'd really like to know. ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー 🍜 About This Channel I'm Gen — a 37-year-old salaryman in Japan. Every month, I set a strict food budget of ¥30,000. Every weekend, I spend some of it at Ichiran. That's the deal I made with myself. If you want to see if I make it to Ichiran this week — subscribe. 📍 Nagoya, Japan 💬 Comments in any language welcome ーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー #IchiranSalaryman #JapaneseSalaryman #IchiranRamen #SalarymanVlog #JapanVlog