For those who spend the day in hell with fluorescent lighting or "the second home" (your office, depending on how you love or hate your job), share your daily blues on this forum! :P

Argh! ;_;

Oh well, I spend 80% of my waking time in the office. Most of the time it's all work work work.... being in front of my pc and making lotza avatars and cellphone logos.

Whenever we're not busy, I just sit here in my cubicle and either download stuff, surf the net, watch videos, or check email. Ahhh..! ;_;

ah..I am still here waiting for a long distance client call. I DO hope that I will pass the interview. :unsure:

most of the time...
i check mails...
tambay sa forums...
self studying hiragana...
nag-bibilang ng oras...
day dreaming...
cramming...

I wish i HAD work. -_-

For those who are looking for work, well, the company that I'm working for is still hiring. It's a call center in Makati, name of the company is PeopleSupport Philippines, located at Philamlife Tower along Paseo de Roxas. They hiring new employees almost every week, up until June.

If you're interested, send me a PM. ;)

Maybe I'm just biased but this company is really nice. No uniform, you can dress up or down or you can just wear whatever you want as long as you're comfortable in it. They don't mind radical hair colors as that's a big plus for us cosplayers! :lol:

<--- still undergoing training. In a month's time, I'll be handling 500-600 calls a day from people who want to reserve tickets in a theater I haven't even gone to. ;_;

Hmm..so you're on a shifting schedule soniabea? Cos call centers need to be up 24/7 right? Yeah, I know Philamlife tower, it's a nice looking building. ^^

I work as an IT Consultant..well, another term for a programmer. I also work at Makati. Ah..right now, I am preparing for a new project..last night I had my client interview..next is the online exam and hopefully I will pass both. ^^;

QUOTE (Shugo_Kunisaki @ May 27 2003, 10:16 PM)

I wish i HAD work. -_-

When you become a wage-slave yourself, you'd wish you were back in college ;_;

QUOTE (Rogue @ May 28 2003, 08:36 AM)

Hmm..so you're on a shifting schedule soniabea? Cos call centers need to be up 24/7 right? Yeah, I know Philamlife tower, it's a nice looking building. ^^ I work as an IT Consultant..well, another term for a programmer. I also work at Makati. Ah..right now, I am preparing for a new project..last night I had my client interview..next is the online exam and hopefully I will pass both. ^^;

My current shift is 1pm-10pm, but that will change in about a couple months from now. And yes, the call center business operates on a 24/7 basis, so that means flexible work schedules (if you're a good negotiator or just plain lucky :))

If you don't mind me asking Rogue, what programs do you know? I have a friend in the US who knows Linux/Unix and is on the lookout for system administrators with the same capabilities. He's based in New York. So in case you're interested, let me know. :D

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(Shugo_Kunisaki @ May 27 2003, 10:16 PM) I wish i HAD work. -_- When you become a wage-slave yourself, you'd wish you were back in college

hai hai HAI!

actually depends on the work or "CAReeR" that youd like to have. for starters call centers are okay. for me even if im in front of the computer taking calls it is kind of challenging to solve problems of customers. and here where son and i (and a couple of more people ~raise your hands if youre present :) ) work, problems can vary from the simple "im computer illiterate" to trying to negotiate between two unyieling airlines :D

fun part it you can surf the net for free (no downloads, no porn sites, thats understandable)

although you miss the usual 9-5 work where sat sun is free and you can gimmick at night. plus its difficult to get another job coming from a call center...next job would prolly be in another call center industry.

the most important is, i guess, is that you enjoy your work. money is a factor, i understand, but its also nice if it brings you self-fulfillment :)

but i wouldnt know if im self fulfilled as of this time....siguro pag naregularized aku B)

good luck on your interview rogue...tried waiting out for sykes...*sigh* antagal nila....ive waited for them for 3weeks....until some rival company hired me faster :lol:

is that accenture? good luck! we know youd be getting that call soon :P

QUOTE (officer_fujita @ May 28 2003, 01:36 AM)

<--- still undergoing training. In a month's time, I'll be handling 500-600 calls a day from people who want to reserve tickets in a theater I haven't even gone to. ;_;

Are you serious?! 500-600 calls a day?! The highest number of calls I've handled is even less than 50!

JM, I just asked the HR guy regarding your application and they said they've already called you (through you house phone number) and left messages for you to call back at least twice. If you change your mind working there, you can always join me, Toby, Tan, Jan, Tolome, and Herb here. :P

And I think there is a WAA member who was just hired around the same time as Jannie and Tolome. :)

Is is true though that you can't surf the net during work hours?

*sniff* you forgot me sonia!

ive tried to busy myself with other things aside from surfing the internet while im at work, ive tried bringing a book once on my graveyard shift...find myself veeeryverry sleeepy..... -__-

QUOTE (skyjade @ May 28 2003, 01:24 PM)

If you don't mind me asking Rogue, what programs do you know? I have a friend in the US who knows Linux/Unix and is on the lookout for system administrators with the same capabilities. He's based in New York. So in case you're interested, let me know. :D

I am a web programmer. I'm into Java for 3 years now. I also know JavaServerPages (JSP), Html, javascript, Servlets..I wish I could learn Flash but I dont have time right now. I dont know much about Unix/Linux and is mostly clueless about networking stuff. lol.i guess I am not qualified. ^^ But if they need a Java programmer, I'm here. haha.

And no, I dont work for Accenture. Actually, they gave me an offer but it's not close to my asking price. At the same time, my company informed me about the possibility of working in the States for a few months. I chose to stay because it would be a great opportunity to work in the US..you know experience and stuff. I might try reapplying at Accenture after several months if I dont like it here anymore. ^^;;

Ah..shifting sched is something that I dont think I could take. I am a daytime person. --; My sister used to work in a call center. She said she couldnt take ignorant people yelling at her and she couldnt find satisfaction in her job. So she quit. She wanted to be a teacher.

acewildgal, thanks. Now I need more luck to pass the online exam i'm gonna take -_-;;

QUOTE (skyjade @ May 28 2003, 04:14 PM)

Are you serious?! 500-600 calls a day?! The highest number of calls I've handled is even less than 50! JM, I just asked the HR guy regarding your application and they said they've already called you (through you house phone number) and left messages for you to call back at least twice. If you change your mind working there, you can always join me, Toby, Tan, Jan, Tolome, and Herb here. :P And I think there is a WAA member who was just hired around the same time as Jannie and Tolome. :) Is is true though that you can't surf the net during work hours?

Yeah, dead serious. Calls don't get longer than a minute, that's why. Usual routine would be asking for the city and state they're in, the establishment their looking for, then routing them to that place's line. Also, most clients are calling from mobile phones so they have to keep calls short ^^

Nope didn't recieve any calls/fax/sms/whatever from them. During those weeks, I was almost camped besides our phone- so the HR people must be pulling your leg. <_<

We can't go online since the workstations there only has one freakin' program (the one we use to route calls). We can in the rec. room, though.

Argh... it feels so lonely there (kayo na lang lumipat!!!). Mits and I have different schedules. ;_;

At least they're showing re-runs of Meteor Garden on cable.

Ah... the things we do for dinero.

QUOTE (acewildgal @ May 29 2003, 07:15 AM)

*sniff* you forgot me sonia! ive tried to busy myself with other things aside from surfing the internet while im at work, ive tried bringing a book once on my graveyard shift...find myself veeeryverry sleeepy..... -__-

Forgot you? :huh:

I think I mentioned you in my previous post...lemme see....after toby, it's you, jan, tolome (pronounced as toh-loh-may here) then Herb ^_^

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If you change your mind working there, you can always join me, Toby, Tan, Jan, Tolome, and Herb here. :P

May 31, 2003
11:38 am

Kapag bored ako...wala akong ibang gagawin kundi mag-daydream. :)

^_^x Aranion Darkblade

Monday morning again......... ;_;

I hate Mondays.
It's the most difficult time to drag myself out of bed and prepare for work. ;_;

repeat after me...."PAK SHEET"

hehe. ako enjoy ako ngayon sa training pero sobrang daming kailangan imemorize. like you're going back to school and all. may tests pa. pero cool yung batchmates ko (except for this one guy na i will mention later) at imagine bonded na kami after 5 days? galeng no! ;)

sige, bago ko makalimutan itong si pak sheet. won't mention names pero we call him that is because he is like a fact sheet. knows everything. and rubs it in your face. yun ang ayaw ko. we are all here to learn pero sya because alam na nya, sya na sumasagot sa lahat ng questions at nawawalan na kami ng gana sumagot.wala ngang gusto tumabi sa kanya kung maiiwasan. kaya ako maaga. malas mo na lang kung katabi mo. sobra alam ito ni sonia at tob.

*goes dreamy-like* nahalikan ko sa cheek si cloud (billy zane look alike)

tama na ang pagpapantasya.memorize na ulits ng city codes, airplane codes at location ng us states!test na naman sa thursday! ;_;

QUOTE (kuro-panda @ Jun 2 2003, 10:10 PM)

sige, bago ko makalimutan itong si pak sheet. won't mention names pero we call him that is because he is like a fact sheet. knows everything. and rubs it in your face. yun ang ayaw ko. we are all here to learn pero sya because alam na nya, sya na sumasagot sa lahat ng questions at nawawalan na kami ng gana sumagot.wala ngang gusto tumabi sa kanya kung maiiwasan. kaya ako maaga. malas mo na lang kung katabi mo. sobra alam ito ni sonia at tob.

OK lang magyabang kung may karapatan ka magyabang, kaya nga may kasabihan tayo na "if you got it, flaunt it" 'di ba?

Mas acceptable 'yun kaysa bopols ka na nga (at kung hindi ka pa kukuha ng accent neutralization training eh hindi mo pa malalaman na ang tamang spelling pala eh NEW York at hindi NOO York), tapos ikaw pa ang may ganang mag-asta na parang bossing sa mga training mates mo... kagaya na lang ng isang kasama namin na tingin yata n'ya eh angat s'ya sa amin kasi may working experience na s'ya sa call center.

Hay, sorry sa rant. I'm starting to hate this training already... :panda:

June 3, 2003
1:23 am

Sana wala ng away.

^_^x Aranion Darkblade

QUOTE (officer_fujita @ Jun 2 2003, 10:19 PM)

OK lang magyabang kung may karapatan ka magyabang, kaya nga may kasabihan tayo na "if you got it, flaunt it" 'di ba? Mas acceptable 'yun kaysa bopols ka na nga (at kung hindi ka pa kukuha ng accent neutralization training eh hindi mo pa malalaman na ang tamang spelling pala eh NEW York at hindi NOO York), tapos ikaw pa ang may ganang mag-asta na parang bossing sa mga training mates mo... kagaya na lang ng isang kasama namin na tingin yata n'ya eh angat s'ya sa amin kasi may working experience na s'ya sa call center. Hay, sorry sa rant. I'm starting to hate this training already... :panda:

totoo yon. mas angas nga yun. ;_;

di bale, one day makakahanap din yan ng katapat.

;)

*inggit ako sa tarepanda*

ah, the conventional 'know it alls'. Meron din kami nyan sa office. haha, pero I don't bother. Yun nga lang, kasama namin sa project.

Wow, billy zane look alike? Bakit ganon? Ang malas ko ata pagdating sa mga ganyan, yung sis ko madalas nakakakita ng 'papa material' ako, parang bihira. May crush nga ako, wala namang kwenta or pakialam ata sakin. haaay :angry: :D

QUOTE (Rogue @ Jun 3 2003, 09:07 AM)

Wow, billy zane look alike? Bakit ganon? Ang malas ko ata pagdating sa mga ganyan, yung sis ko madalas nakakakita ng 'papa material' ako, parang bihira. May crush nga ako, wala namang kwenta or pakialam ata sakin. haaay :angry: :D

;_;

wawa ka naman. eto nga at untouchable naman sya. at may bf na ako...hay....

naloloka na ako.... ;_; sobra daming kailangan i memorize at may major exam bukas. if we fail, baka matanggal ka sa work!!!

sana pumasa ako!!!!

:unsure:

aiya! may bf ka na pala. Close ba kayo nung crush mo? Haay, yung crush nakakaasar, kung kelan aalis na ako papuntang States tsaka naman sya magpapakita ng interes sakin. Labo nya. Bahala sya sa buhay nya! :lol:

Good luck sa exams mo. Sana pumasa ka. Relax ka lang. ^_^

QUOTE (Rogue @ Jun 5 2003, 08:12 AM)

aiya! may bf ka na pala. Close ba kayo nung crush mo? Haay, yung crush nakakaasar, kung kelan aalis na ako papuntang States tsaka naman sya magpapakita ng interes sakin. Labo nya. Bahala sya sa buhay nya! :lol: Good luck sa exams mo. Sana pumasa ka. Relax ka lang. ^_^

yep. may bf na ako. :)

close kami sa crush ng bayan. he trains the new hirees on their first week sa office. na-miss na nga nya ang batch namin. masyado kami lively eh. naka-beso beso ko nga yung crush ko.

i passed the exam. 96%. may isa na nagretake sa amin. mataas kasi standards nila dito. 85% ang passing grade. if you fail, you take the retake, you fail the retake or the next exam, out of work ka na eh.

;_;

Wow congrats! You passed the test!! Galing! 96% !!

haay, i'll surely miss my crush (and my family and friends of course!!). Hopefully he'll drop by at our house this weekend before I leave on monday ^_^ Pero malay ko ba kung may mas cute pa sa kanya dun sa US j/k (sama ko 'no?)

basta congrats sa yo. Ang taas ng score mo. galing!

;_; Nag-overbreak ako ng 59 seconds dahil sa ask dr. fujita column ni JM.... ;_;

Was so engrossed reading it and realized it 59 seconds too late huhuhu ;_;

Monday blues again for me... ;_; ;_; ;_;

ACK!!! na overbreak naman ako by 5 secs while reading this column! ;_;

buti hindi ako napansin ng supervisors... --;

in my life, i have been fortunate enough (in my own point of view) to have met people that either like me or get along with me.

and yet it never ceases to amaze me how diverse we human beings are.let me explain further.

i know i have my own quirks. and as much as possible i don't let other people suffer my quirks. its not for the goal of wanting to be in the "in-group" or be popular. i guess i dislike confrontations so i rather give leeway sometimes. and yet sometimes i think, "this is me. i am fine with me so if others could not adjust to it, well then tough luck." NOTE: I THINK OF THIS AND ACTUALLY DO THIS SOMETIMES. this is not a matter of being rebellious but more of the lines that i appreciate myself and what i am. and if others can't see that, its their loss.what i don't get now is why people in my batch right now(at work) think that i am too bitchy. and the excuse that its because i have a period (you know women get emotional, either extreme giddy or extreme bad-angry,jealous,depressed or bitchy), and this period ended a week ago, is getting old and offensive.it is also my choice if i don't want to smile at everyone i meet. so why do i get to be under the category of being bitchy (and not bitchy-cool or gutsy girl.bitchy bad). i even got so far as two advices from the same guy in my class not to be a bitch.

is it bad to be you?
:angry:

QUOTE (kuro-panda @ Jun 11 2003, 02:31 PM)

is it bad to be you? :angry:

No. The question you have to ask yourself is- how do I conform without losing my identity?

:panda: