Tuesday, November 04, 2008
See-sawing emotions about office work
Saudi Arabia is my life for more than ten years now. With current economic conditions in the Philippines, I think I'd be here for another ten years (or until the company grows tired of me).
Recently, my emotions about my work have been in constant see-saw: Bored...funny...fulfilling...frustrating...tiring...!
Bored and frustrating at times...
Office work can be a bit boring especially if it involves routine. Such as my work now. I see more than fifty emailed job applications everyday and I've to respond to them one by one: you're qualified, you're not qualified, you're over-qualified, blah, blah.
It is tiring because I've been doing this for more than one year now.
It is more tiring because I don't see the fruit of my labor. I have more than three thousand CV's in my databank, more than a hundred vacancies and my success rate in matching them is close to nil.
Sometimes, bwa-ha-ha funny...
Well, this morning, I did have a laugh. As I was going through the usual routine, I saw one job notification for an office assistant. It reads:
Hmmm...I wonder where else can I find the two other sluts.
Here's another:
Hmmm...now I know why I constantly have a headache.
And another:
Doc, I know where I got my brain tumor.
In the end, fulfilling ...
We, OFW's, work abroad because of one primary reason: our family. Their lives are a bit better because of us. That's one fulfillment I get out of my job.
In final analysis, I think I'm just being overly dramatic about my emotions at work.
As Gloria said (no, not Arroyo...Gaynor!): "First I was afraid...(but) I will survive".
I am, undramatically, certain of that.
wow ten years!!!mag artista ka na lang kaya!!!porno star kaya mo?nyahaha
Nahilo naman ako sa Job descriptions.LOL
id be having a constant headache too pag ganyan ang ina analyze mo araw araw..
winner for me yung 3 sluts hahaha!!
Salamat sa pagdaan...
mighty: d ko tinanggap offer ng Viva at ni Mother Lily. mas me security of tenure kc dito sa saudi e. tsaka tumataas palit ng dolyar. hehe.
madjik: totoo. pero mas masaya kapag marami akong taong nakuha para magkaroon ng trabaho -- lalo na ang mga Pinoy!
Here in Saudi, as long as what you write "sound like" how you read it, okay na yun! Ang importante, nag kakaintindihan kayo. : D
[kung pwede lang sana request ko kung anong nationality nung may ari ng cv. Pero huwag na. I hope hindi Filipino.]
Hard and easy job? Parang nasa hard ako ngayon. Hahaha! But "I will survive!"
bro, tagal mo na pala jan. yung unkel ko na recently nag-retiro, naka 25 years din jan sa saudi.
Blogusvox: Totoo un. Basta naintindihan okay lang. Kaya lang sabi ko nga sa mga aplikante, they should write their CV's well dahil yon ang first step in determining whether they qualify or not. okay naman ang karamihan. ung iba nga lang talaga, para lang nagsulat ng ID card.
RJ: Mahusay ang mga Filipino sa paggawa ng CV. Katanggap-tanggap talaga kaagad. Nabasa ko nga ang pinagdadaanan mo. Just hold on and something better will come your way.
Madbong: Ewan ko kung bakit pero mabilis ang araw dito sa saudi. akala ko nga 5 years lang ako e. o siguro dahil walang offer sa labas. kapag merong maganda siguro aalis din ako dito. salamat po sa dalaw.