Let's WORK this out!

How desperate are you to earn money? Are you willing to work eight hours a day, five days a week? Or you want to run your own bussiness to be able to earn money? Or do you have plans of earning money in an illegal way? And what are your primary reasons why you want to earn money? Will it be to support your hungry family? Or for your own leisure? Well, we all have our reasons. So let me just share to you my story.

As early as 16 years old, nagstart na ako magwork. So as early as 16 years old natuto na ako on how to hold money and how to budget them. After I graduated high school nag-apply ako sa isang fast food chain as a service crew and eventually I was transferred as a telephone operator. That time di man umaabot ng 2,000.00 ang sinusweldo ko every 15/30. Pero since bata pa ako, ayos na ako dun. I was able to share some of my earnings sa mom ko, plus nakakabili ako ng mga things na gusto ko bilhin, and nakakasave ako for my allowance before the next pay outs come.

After five months na-expire na ung contract so I have to say good bye sa company. And then I was jobless for about three months and nag-enroll ako for college. Tinry ko mag-working student. I applied again sa isang food chain and this time I was assigned as a cashier. After a month nag-stop ako kasi diko kinaya yung pagod at puyat. So continue padin studies ko hanggang second semester.

Nung summer vacation na, I recieved the bad new. Di nako makakapag-enroll next school year. Sabi ng mom ko ipon muna ako para makapag-aral ako ulit. So yung ninang ko sinama ako sa work nya. I was a real estates agent that time. Like I talk to people who wants to buy or invest for their own house. I didn't have my basic salary, allowance lang. It's a commision basis salary. If you'll be able to sell the house you'll get a 1 to 1.5% commision. I stayed there for about three months then I resigned 'coz there is pressure and 'coz of personal reasons na rin.

After a month kinuha naman ako ng pinsan para maging maintenance personel sa office na pinapasukan nya. Two times a week lang ako pumasok nnun. Then all of a sudden hindi na nya ako tinawagan ulit, so I thought, baka di na nya ako kailangan.

And then I was jobless again for nine consecutuve months until nakapag-apply ako sa isang department store. Luckily, I was hired. That time I was ninteen years old and I was earning at least 3000.00 per cut off. Obviously, mas mataas kesa dun sa una kong work. So again my contract expired. End of the story.

And as usual I was jobless again for a couplt of months. Till one morning I recieved a call from a friend of mine. She was asking me if I wanted to apply in the company where she is working. It's a call center job she was offering me. I was hesitant at that time because I havent imagine myself working in a call center company. It's not because i'm not confident with my englis but because hindi ko feel mag-call center. Just like the others says, toxic daw saka exhausting. But anyways, nagtry padin ako. Wala naman mawawala diba? So I went to this office wearing a polo shirt, jeans and slippers. Napaka-informal diba? I had a series of tests and interviews. My final interview was a mess. I screwed up in front of my interviewer. Wala ata akong nasagot ng maayos sa mga tanong nya. But still, he hired me. And the rest is history ika nga.

Now, i'm happy with my job, i'm enjoying it. Got my supportive family as an inspiration, my workmates and some other people who gives me strength for me to be able to be strong. Sana magtagal ako sa work ko. Iba-blog ko na lang pag na-fire ako. Haha.

Together with this entry, I attached a video entitled "Work This Out" by the High School Musical cast". Enjoy!