A Girl’s Notebook :)

This past few weeks, I have been thinking of resigning from the company I’m currently employed in. The pressures of everyday work made me think about filing a resignation letter. I’m half decided, but I am still weighing things out. My dear friends told me that it isn’t the right time yet to resign. Especially these days, that the world is experiencing some economic crisis.

I told myself that maybe because I am a “seasoned” technical representative, it will be easier for me to get hired into another company which will offer better compensation and benefit (greener pasture, as what they call it!). I actually started updating my resume through jobstreet and applying for a job.

My younger sister works as a Senior Recruitment Officer in one of the recruitment firms in Makati. Last May 1, DOLE (Department of Labor and Employment) had a job fair called Jobapalooza ‘09 held at the SM Mall of Asia in celebration of Labor Day. She left home very early. She arrived home late, tired and wasted.

She knew about my plans of resigning from work. While she was taking some rest, she told me not resign. She said that if I were at the job fair, I will see thousands of jobless people. That, here I am with a stable job, doesn’t seem to appreciate the blessings I have. She said that a little more patience and hardwork will soon be paid off well.

That striked me. Well, my work really requires a lot of patience and hardwork. There are times that I really get disoriented that makes me want to quit. I pray to God always to enlighten me wether to resign or not. Although, I know that I have my own freewill to decide, and that I should be ready with all the consequences it may bring.  I cannot take any “not so good outcome” these days. Not to the expense of my daughter’s future.

My sister told me that I should appreciate what I have. That if I think that I am underpaid, atleast, I have money every 10th and 25th of the month (our paydays) to pay for the bills, to buy food, to buy clothes, to buy toys and milk for my daughter, to buy something that will bring happiness to me. That I am not one of those thousands of people struggling to get hired, whom she met during Jobapalooza.

I guess she has a point.

Ciao!

I recently received a Rumours lady’s watch from one of my clients. I really appreciate her thoughtfulness. It was a month ago when a received a call from New York. She had a problem in connecting her IPhone to her wireless network. It took a while for us though, to finally connects the IPhone to the wireless network and to the Internet. She was very happy and she wanted to give me money! She even asked if she can send it through “door to door”. I told her that I don’t know if I am allowed to do that but she insisted and got my home address. She said that she will send me a present from New York to Manila! She said that if I feel awkward about “money” then she will just send me any present.

I was happy, too, for I feel fulfilled as a tech support. She’s a nice woman. I almost forgot about it and didn’t actually expect anything from her. I told her then, that it was my work to resolve her technical problem and I am happy too for helping her.

Last Monday, when I arrived home, I found a notice addressed to me from our central post office. I went there to check on it and found out that I have a little package from New York!

I got my sweet present from New York! I sent her an email right away and told her that I really appreciate her kindness. I told her also that people like her inspire to do better in my work and not to quit right away inspite of many “unpleasant” things to go around it.

Ciao!