Working in an Advertising Agency or Fashion Publication could be quite exciting and interesting. There you’ll enjoy the perks of company/client’s events, parties, wearing fashionable clothes, high tech equipments and modern office furniture.

I used to dream of working in this kind of industry when I was still in college. However, due to the eagerness of challenging myself and my love in Math subjects, I took up Engineering course which leads me to the current job that I have – a call center employee.

Working in a call center industry would not give you the privilege of having designer office tables, comfortable/reclining chair, or an iMac (unless you are working for a company who supports Mac users). Here, we work in a cubicle side by side with only minimal space. Sometimes, there is a need to share your resources with other employees since you are on a shifting basis. Fortunately on my part, I have my own workstation.

Here are some photos of me at my pathetic workstation:

Thanks Ds for my daily profile pic…

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Aaron, Me and Marvin at the Student Council Office

Aton, Me, Marvin and Sir PLDT (forgot the name) OpEng Design Department

Honestly, I was pretty quite good when I was in college. I’ve got excellent grades, been a President of a National Organization and quite in control of all my duties and responsibilities. To sum it all up, it’s quite boring. That is why when I finished my bachelor degree, I thought of resting for a while before looking for a job.

Gary, Marvin and Me Graduation Day

Baguio Days

However, I got bored after a week of doing nothing at home. Yes I may have gone malling, out of town trips and parties with friends but I feel so worthless doing all that stuffs. I need something that makes me feel that I’m a grown up person.

With Friends in Antipolo Club House

Weeks have passed, I decided on scanning through the pages of news papers for a job, checking job sites and contacting connections to check for potential openings. I have never received any feedback from them. That’s the time I thought that it could be possible that the course I took in college isn’t that in demand. Maybe acquiring some online degree could edge on my part.

Since then, I googled for some schools that offers degree courses that can be acquired online. I run into Western Governors Online University which offers online business degree that will surely enhanced my skills to what the market demands for its potential employees. The good thing with WGU is that it is not just offering business courses but also some Degree Courses in IT that is related to the course I took in college. With their emphasis in acquired skills and knowledge, for sure it will make me more competitive in the growing market today.

Team Sixers in White Beach

I reviewed the requirements and the procedures in enrolling online however, a company called in and hire me as a Technical Support. Never thought that I will be married to this job for 7 years now.

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For more than 3 weeks now, I’ve been reading this… trying to memorize… absorb… understand and practice…

How to control your temper:

1. Remember that the reward for patience is happiness.

2. Realize that things can be handled well at all times; it’s just a matter of what kind of attitude you put into it. Take deep breaths.

3. Get away from situations where your anger might get the better of you, such as when someone is teasing you.

4. Realize that no one likes to be around people who get angry easily, and act abusive. The only way you can change the situation is by starting with yourself.

5. Be considerate of others, and ultimately, yourself. The way you react will ultimately affect your surroundings.

6. If you are angry and you are standing, sit down, if you are sitting then lie down.

7. Remember, 5 seconds stand between you and logic, count to 5, and remember that logic always beats anger.

8. Stop talking to that person for few minutes to whom you are angry and take deep breath around 5-7 times.

9. Think about the good things that person has done for you.

10. Temper can ruin anybody’s life.

11. Count from 1 to 10 in ascending order and then descending order, you will feel a bit calmer.

12. Saying hurtful things could be very risky and dangerous and it can hurt someone’s heart so please stay calm when you feel hyper.

But for some reasons, I can’t seem to understand on why its not really working for me… I’ve been so stressed… depressed… frustrated… exasperated of those people who don’t think, follow simple instructions, and act for themselves! The moment I open my mouth when I deep breathe, something bad will come out! I’m so easily getting P.O!

This may be a warning that I am not enjoying it anymore… honestly, the department we belong to is highly stressful… but which work is not? I maybe not just trying too hard… it may be not yet enough…

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This is what I actually feel…

I hope I can do this in the office…

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When Can I have my smile back on my face?

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I never thought that the company where I worked for cares so much for their employees…

In line with Ondoy’s massive devastation in Metro Manila, Concentrix tries to reach out to their employees by checking their situation and assures our safety.

Our offices in Metro Manila are located near Marikina City and most of the employees working in our company lives in the nearby cities like Quezon City, Pasig City, Cainta, Rizal, and the likes. These cities were greatly affected by Odoy’s wrath last September 26, 2009 and with this, Concentrix extend a helping hand.

Reaching out to each and every employees and assures your safety is already a big thing that your employer can do for you. But giving you a temporary shelter while recovering from flood and fire (condo living – mind you), collecting donations to give, feeding those who got stranded in the office last Saturday and giving each and every employees relief goods is one of a kind.

Nope, she is not Typhoon Parma…

You think she was affected by Ondoy? Nope she wasn’t, but she was able to manage to get hold of relief goods from Concentrix since the company thought that we are all affected by the typhoon one way or the other.

Nice job Concentrix! Surely gives motivations for us to work hard and perform well.

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I have to breathe, I have to breathe, I have to let this out!

I was so disappointed on what you have done to me. I am trying to convince myself and think of any reason on why you have to do that but I can’t seem to think of anything!

Though this could be a battle of the best, I am not here to contend with you. If that is my motive, I would’ve complain in the first place when you’ve asked me to pick from a canister of my members-to-be knowing that you have included few names than expected. But of course, it could be my fault on why I hav enot reacted that time. Maybe I was just too shy or not in the position to complain ‘coz I’m new in the team.

You know my standing, you know how my people perform compare to yours. Your team will soar high even without your help… I know them. But I can’t be mad at one of them for doing such thing that she was instructed to do.

It is really so sad that we have to compete with one another just for the sake of winning. But, I am not after the prize. I am after whatever our team deserves to get through efforts and hard work and not by STEALING. I can be as bad as you have shown me but I have chosen to be who I am ‘coz I know what is right and what is wrong.

There’s no reason for you to be so sad of me not wanting to talk to you, for it seems that you are enjoying this game (ang saya saya nga natin nagaagawan ng call diba?). Nasa sa iyo yan kung gusto mong bumawi, sino ba naman ako para tumanggi sa grasya? But, don’t you ever expect me to thank you for I am not the one who asks for it.

This will be the last time I will ever post about this incident on my blog. I’m just getting too emotional on what happened. Tissue please… I am having a Kris Aquino moment here.

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YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE… WE BOTH KNOW WHAT YOU DID… IS THAT HOW YOU MAKE THINGS WORK? DECEIVING OTHER PEOPLE OR CHEATING YOUR COLLEAGUES?

I’VE BEEN GOOD TO YOU… I IGNORE WHAT OTHER PEOPLE SAY ABOUT YOU… I BEFRIENDED YOU… BUT FOR JUST A SIMPLE THING LIKE THIS, I HAVE PROVEN MYSELF WRONG.

WE’VE BEEN IN THIS LINE OF WORK FOR MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS, WE’VE KNOWN EACH OTHER FOR MORE THAN FIVE YEARS, ANO BA NAMAN YUNG RESPETO?

A SIMPLE APOLOGY IS WHAT I’M EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU BUT WHAT I’VE GOT IS YOUR BEING INSENSITIVE OF THE SITUATION.

I WOULD PREFER EVEN TO FAIL WITH HONOR THAN TO WIN BY CHEATING

FROM NOW ON, EVERYTHING WILL CHANGE BETWEEN US. YOU MAY APPROACH ME IF YOU CAN, BUT MAKE SURE WHAT YOU HAVE IS WORK RELATED.

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