the not so smart move (part 2)

so may part two.

the following day. tumawag ulit ang hr ng smart. (kasing age ko lang din)

she's a very pretty lady. crush ko nga eh.

" chris, do you have a minute? something happened kasi. very rare nangyari." sbi nya.

Yes. regarding san? ( damn ang gandda ng boses nya)

"we reviewed your application and we found out that you are more than qualified. sa lahat ng nag apply ikaw lang ang nagustuhan ng training head.."

wow. that's great! so what's the big news dear( hehe)

very rare talaga ito nangyari. tataasan namin ang salary mo. ngayon lang to considering na freshgrad ka at wala pa experience sa h.r=)

(well if the offer is good, ill accept it). then i asked the big question.


HOW MUCH PO BA?


"chris...11 K."

hmnnn...


regular na po ba ko maam?


"no pero im sure mareregular ka pag aayusin mo..."


then nagkwento sya ng konti regarding sa mga nag aapply sa smart...


"parang pinoy big brother chris... you are lucky nga kasi napansin ka agad..."


thank you ma'am but i think sa real estate po talaga ako..=)


"sigurado ka ba chris?"

i think so mam.. sobrang thank you po talaga for being so nice..." (haayy...we can be friends naman.do you have a number gusto ko sana tanungin,haha)


"ok.."


ayun.

the not so SMART move.

yesterday i had an interview with smart telecom. im applying as an HR assistant.
well i gave it a try. afterall SMART is SMART . It's the number 1 telecom company in the philippines.

As usual they asked me why i left sales if i am doing good at it.

i answered,"Ma' am, i want to explore kasi. alam nyo yun. Just like thirst.(pucha me nalalaman pa kong ganito ganito) If you are not going to drink water, yung uhaw mo andun pa rin. Sales will always be a passion , pero i have to try HR , kasi nakikita ko rin yung sarili ko dito. If I dont succeed. I can always go back to real estate".

they're not satisfied with my answer pa so pinadugo pa ko...

then alas! tapos na.

That was 6 interviews. grabeh diba.

Only to find out that i am hired...but contractual lang. coz ala pa opening sa regular employment. but they can always recommend me daw. depende sa performance ko.

well im ok na. ill accept it na sana pero...

pucha 9 K lang sweldo. at nasa agency pa ko. so me kaltas pa. parang ganito.

9K minus agency minus tax minus S SS = so how much diba?

and i think nagustuhan talaga nila ko kaya i have to decide na right there and then.

"You are buying the experience...pag naregular ka..benefits grabe. overtime...dun ka yayaman sa overtime."

well like how much?


"around 12 to 13K."


hehe. mam i have to think about it pa. can i decide tom?

"yes be here at 8:30 tom. you are hired. and pls you need to sign this tom. ok."


i never showed up.


Practical lang. ang 9 K gross kulang pa sa pamasahe at pang load ko. hindi makakabuhay ng tao yun. hello. nakatira ko sa caloocan. tapos office sa makati.

Nung nasa sales ako . ang 9 K magagastos mo lang ng 5 araw.


yes smart is good company..pro mapupudpod ang sapatos ko dun kakalakad sa pagtitipid.

alam mo yun. parang abuso naman sa mga fresh grad yun. di naman dahil fresh grad uto uto na.

sa nyo na benefits nyo.

ill go back to real estate..besides sales naman talaga is my passion.

and yung nine k sa sales, pucha pang load mo lang yun.

titiisin ko na kahit mahirap.


ang importante... masaya ka kasi well compensated + yung mga cut mo sa sales mo..



at hindi napudpod ang sapatos mo kakalakad sa pagtitipid.

8th placer.

mahirap na palang tumigil ngayong sinimulan ko ng lakarin and daang patungo sa parooonan.

napapagod ang aking mga paa ngunit hindi na alintana ang bawat sakit at hirap.
at ngayon...sinasabi ko na sa bawat hakbang na gagawin ng aking mga paa, tandaan na bawat kilos ay may kasamang pag-asa.


pag-asa na marating ang tinutunton..

maabot ang malayo..

at gawing posible ang imposible..



ngayon naisip ko na pagod lang ang aking katawan...hindi ang aking espiritu.

sapagkat hanggat ang puso ko ay tumitibok, umaasa, nag nanais lumaban...

ang aking espiritu ay nananatiling buhay...nag papaalalang


hindi pa tapos ang laban...


tuloy lang...


matira ang matibay..

lakas sa lakas

galing sa galing

pananampalataya sa pananampalataya...






tuloy ang laban






sa Cathay Land Inc.






isa lang ang nasa isip....




manalo.


maging una.



talunin silang LAHAT.

salesman

what makes a good sales man?

i often ask myself if i am meant for sales. because circumstance tends to be vague sometimes.

dont get me wrong. its not that im not enjoying my job. in fact, I am. i see myself growing and becoming succesful in Cathay Land. i see myself climbing up in the corporate ladder in the shortest span of time. I am meant to lead. I am meant to be on top.

yes i am certain about my goals.Work hard. Earn lumps of money. Build my own manpower agency etc.

but the sad part is. there are sacrifices. and in my five months stay in the company, i sacrificed a lot. time, energy and my personal life.

Working like 16 hours a day...para rin akong nagtrabaho sa ibang bansa. i dont often see my family and friends. and damn....i miss them.

being a piscean, my inner soul needs time for reflection... which i admit is not my priority right now. i have no time.....

now am i a good sales man? i earn but is it really worth it? honestly i dont know.
definitely...somethings not right...nagtratrabaho na lang ba ko para sa trabaho? my prayer is that i wont lose my soul in the process of chasing rainbows...that ill be able to find myself in my own sense of limbo..