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Archive for October, 2009

I remember about a year and a half ago, I tried a part time job that I discovered through the newspaper. My job was to do live chat to Australians. The schedule was very flexible but when I started to take calls, I realized it was an indecent job, because it was actually a sort of phone sex. After realizing what I have committed to doing, I never hesitated to end my job on the first day. I only had it for few hours, then when I realized it wasn’t really good, even if I need money at that time, I ended it right away. I never know it was like that, since I tried to do casual talks at first, but the callers would always talk about nasty things and that made me realize it was a really really bad job. I never told my husband about it. I should have researched or inquire more about the job. I should have known it wasn’t just plain live chat , but a sexual live chat.

That’s the amount that my company is giving out to help out the victims of Ondoy. Few days ago we were asked to donate 10 peso a day for 3 days. But, it turned out that we just donated any amount we feel like giving. The company promised to match the amount the employees will be able to raise. We raised more than 12,000 so, the company is also giving out the same amount. It totaled to 25,000.

I am proud of the company where I work for. I am glad that even if our boss is not a Filipino, he still has the heart for all of us. This is one of the reasons why I lasted here. This company really values kindness and camaraderie. I am so proud to be here for almost 2 years, and I plan to stay here for quiet long until I earn enough to afford staying home. I will never forget this company and how it shaped me to be a better person.

One more month and I will be celebrating my 2nd year anniversary here in the current call center company where I work for. I stayed this long because of the management. I observed how employees are given recognition and high importance. I observed how we are treated like family members and not slaves. There is freedom to explore our time whenever we are idle by allowing us to have internet access. There is opportunity for growth such as climbing to a higher position even if your an undergrad like me. There is camaraderie and team work which results in really high quality call handling. There is respect to authority and at the same time openness. You can deal with your manager and superiors as if they are friends.
You get incentives and rewards from time to time. And a whole lot more.
Even if there were a lot of times I complained to myself and cried every time I wake up at 2 am, this job has been more than a blessing to my family. Aside from that, I never thought that I would be promoted this early, and I am really really happy that I took the guts to try it out. Many thanks to our superiors who believes in me.
They have seen my performance and how I took my job seriously. Start Monday, I will no longer be an agent but a QA grading calls. New adjustments, new things to learn, new people to deal with. But, I am facing them with joy and gladness and I will be where God wants me to be. Wherever I am, I will always have the determination to succeed, to be the best that I can be, to compete with myself and not with others, and the commitment for excellence.

Goodluck to me! And……I ought to celebrate this milestone. Two years and counting…..