my work here in westgrove as an admin assistant is officially my third job.... and technically my nth job. let me tell you a brief background.
few days (and i really mean, FEW... say, two days?) after graduation, i was employed in sykes asia. not a bad start for a fresh grad like me. also, definitely, not a bad salary. i was with sykes for almost a year. sitting in front of the computer, fighting with all my might to remain awake. being awake the whole night was of course, never an easy job. and what made it harder was the fact that the place was so cold, the cubicle is sooooooo quiet, and your chair is so comfortable. parang parusa lang... antok na antok ka, the place is so ideal for sleeping and yet, you have to fight it.
i left sykes for a reason i don't want to disclose here in my blog, as of the moment (take note, as of the moment. hahaha, meaning, i MIGHT disclose it sooner or later). i was kind of hoping then for a recovery for my poor eye bags, for some good night sleep and for some real gimmicks at night till wee hours of the morning. that is why it was a shock to some when i settled for another call center > Paragon. i know deep inside me during those times that i want to be with a daytime job. actually, for two months, i tried searching for a daytime job. i remembered waking up early, preparing for a job interview but then would always turn down the job offer upon seeing those figures of money written on my contract. sad to say, after few months then, i withdraw the idea of working in the morning. it was like choosing between.... uhmmm... A.) BEAUTY REST/ GOOD NIGHT SLEEP and B.) GOOD SALARY, GOOD SCHOOL FOR BINBIN, GOOD STUFFS ON MY CLOSET, GOOD AMOUNT OF PENNY IN MY POCKET, MORE SHOPPING ALLOWANCES FOR MAMA, DELIGHTFUL FOOD, IPOD, DIGICAM, ETC. ETC. ETC. ETC. ETC. the list could be engless. haha. no match di ba? and so i spent almost another year in paragon. though there were so me fateful times that worked for mid and morning shifts. (but erick, that doesn't mean that i already forgot that you always put me on the night shift. tsk!)
i know some of the people i've been with were actually thinking that i am a kind of person who easily gets bored. iniisip nila, madali akong magsawa sa trabaho. i know that they would laugh about it, but i realized that definitely, i am not like what they think i am. i know convincing people that i am not like that was as hard as when i tried telling and convincing architect engel and company that i am a timid person. haha. but really, di po ako madaling magsawa. it just so happened that i felt that i don't belong to jollibee that was why i just went to work for a couple of days. same feeling with bill's gate that was why i just spent few days at work, couple of weeks with hsbc and literally a day (yeah, VERY SINGULAR) with teletech. choosy pa ko! hmpt! hehe. don't get me wrong. of course, i know i should not be proud about these things. it just so happene that when i came to the point of deciding over these issues, i was more than glad than ever. put it this way, i am not the person who will pushed my limit over things. if i no longer feel like doing what i have to do (at work), of course, i will quit. what's wrong with being a quiter anyway. sus ko naman, kesa naman pinaplastik mo sarili mo, di ba? e napaka-transparent ko pa man ding tao.
and now, i am with another company... told you, my NTH job. i am here for just a month now... and guess what? i dont exactly know what i want to do, i can't even assure myself that i will know what i want in the coming days. fyi guys, i am on morning job now. i am with a pretty famous company (Ayala Property Management Corp of Ayala Land Inc.), i am soooooo okay with all these great people and friends around me, i am with a friend (benj) of more than ten years, and i am trying to figure out all the positive things i can think of with these new job and so on and so forth. during my first few days here, i did everything i can do. i starter filing things, i wanna start anew. i was constantly asking people what i can do just to burn some of fats and get away from boredom. for more than a month now, i'm getting the hang of it. did i already mention that it is my nth job but OFFICIALLY the first job that requires me to physically meet and mingle with customers and clients? yes, for a fact, i am not just blabbing explanations over the phone or chat aplet now. i am physically and REALISTICALLY talking to them, reading their facial expression and embracing all their disappointments and irritations.
and what do i feel about it? nothing so concrete yet... but guess what, nowadays, i feel so involved and somewhat close to the feeling of being needed. not a bad feeling, huh? not at all... and am i gonna stay long here? uhmm... we'll see...
few days (and i really mean, FEW... say, two days?) after graduation, i was employed in sykes asia. not a bad start for a fresh grad like me. also, definitely, not a bad salary. i was with sykes for almost a year. sitting in front of the computer, fighting with all my might to remain awake. being awake the whole night was of course, never an easy job. and what made it harder was the fact that the place was so cold, the cubicle is sooooooo quiet, and your chair is so comfortable. parang parusa lang... antok na antok ka, the place is so ideal for sleeping and yet, you have to fight it.
i left sykes for a reason i don't want to disclose here in my blog, as of the moment (take note, as of the moment. hahaha, meaning, i MIGHT disclose it sooner or later). i was kind of hoping then for a recovery for my poor eye bags, for some good night sleep and for some real gimmicks at night till wee hours of the morning. that is why it was a shock to some when i settled for another call center > Paragon. i know deep inside me during those times that i want to be with a daytime job. actually, for two months, i tried searching for a daytime job. i remembered waking up early, preparing for a job interview but then would always turn down the job offer upon seeing those figures of money written on my contract. sad to say, after few months then, i withdraw the idea of working in the morning. it was like choosing between.... uhmmm... A.) BEAUTY REST/ GOOD NIGHT SLEEP and B.) GOOD SALARY, GOOD SCHOOL FOR BINBIN, GOOD STUFFS ON MY CLOSET, GOOD AMOUNT OF PENNY IN MY POCKET, MORE SHOPPING ALLOWANCES FOR MAMA, DELIGHTFUL FOOD, IPOD, DIGICAM, ETC. ETC. ETC. ETC. ETC. the list could be engless. haha. no match di ba? and so i spent almost another year in paragon. though there were so me fateful times that worked for mid and morning shifts. (but erick, that doesn't mean that i already forgot that you always put me on the night shift. tsk!)
i know some of the people i've been with were actually thinking that i am a kind of person who easily gets bored. iniisip nila, madali akong magsawa sa trabaho. i know that they would laugh about it, but i realized that definitely, i am not like what they think i am. i know convincing people that i am not like that was as hard as when i tried telling and convincing architect engel and company that i am a timid person. haha. but really, di po ako madaling magsawa. it just so happened that i felt that i don't belong to jollibee that was why i just went to work for a couple of days. same feeling with bill's gate that was why i just spent few days at work, couple of weeks with hsbc and literally a day (yeah, VERY SINGULAR) with teletech. choosy pa ko! hmpt! hehe. don't get me wrong. of course, i know i should not be proud about these things. it just so happene that when i came to the point of deciding over these issues, i was more than glad than ever. put it this way, i am not the person who will pushed my limit over things. if i no longer feel like doing what i have to do (at work), of course, i will quit. what's wrong with being a quiter anyway. sus ko naman, kesa naman pinaplastik mo sarili mo, di ba? e napaka-transparent ko pa man ding tao.
and now, i am with another company... told you, my NTH job. i am here for just a month now... and guess what? i dont exactly know what i want to do, i can't even assure myself that i will know what i want in the coming days. fyi guys, i am on morning job now. i am with a pretty famous company (Ayala Property Management Corp of Ayala Land Inc.), i am soooooo okay with all these great people and friends around me, i am with a friend (benj) of more than ten years, and i am trying to figure out all the positive things i can think of with these new job and so on and so forth. during my first few days here, i did everything i can do. i starter filing things, i wanna start anew. i was constantly asking people what i can do just to burn some of fats and get away from boredom. for more than a month now, i'm getting the hang of it. did i already mention that it is my nth job but OFFICIALLY the first job that requires me to physically meet and mingle with customers and clients? yes, for a fact, i am not just blabbing explanations over the phone or chat aplet now. i am physically and REALISTICALLY talking to them, reading their facial expression and embracing all their disappointments and irritations.
and what do i feel about it? nothing so concrete yet... but guess what, nowadays, i feel so involved and somewhat close to the feeling of being needed. not a bad feeling, huh? not at all... and am i gonna stay long here? uhmm... we'll see...
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