Is it time to say adios sa trabaho nyo?!
Oo, ina-atake na naman ata ako nang mid-life crisis sa edad na trenta y doz dahil malapit na naman ata akong mag-adios patria adorada sa pabrika. I’m not looking for somebody na gawin ang ginawa ko lasyir noh? Hahaha! Sabi nga, “Don’t try this at home!” Pero, if you are in some funky situation sa trabaho na iritang irita ka na to the maximum leveleyshus, wez, maybe these 10 questions will help you find out whether it’s time to buy some gas and hit the road. Sabayan nyo ako! Hahaha!
Lahat naman tayo had our leche moments in time. Either demonyo ang boss mo, or demonyo ang mga officemate mo or hayop ever ang assignments at work mo and at one time or another, you ended up with a crappy day at work thinking: “I should be doing something else.” Pero, how do you know kung ang feeling na yan is serious enough to be trulala?
Here’s an exit examination to help you figure out kung talagang nakapako ka na sa trabaho mo and you can no longer divorce yourself sa kwadradong mukha nang boss mong si Doreen. Either you were meant to stick together nang Doreen sa buhay mo or part ways bago kayo mag-sapakan, mag-kalmutan at mag-sabunutan.
Now, of course me mga exception to the rule, that is, unless you have kids that you send to school, me kabit kang tinu-tustusan ang pag-sa-shopping, or that ang mahal nang mga ka-artehan mo and some other serious responsibilities like pinag-aaral mo ang boylet mo nang nursing, which by then am sure lulunukin mo na lang ang impiernong situation mo, divanetch?
Now, get a piece of lapis ang papel, answer mo netch kani-ang questions diri ug find out nimo what your answers mean for your current career situation. For each question except dun sa last, Yes earns 1 point and No earns 0. For the last question, Yes earns 0 and No earns 1.
READY?
1.) Do you wake up excited to go to work? Y = 1, N = 0
Gabi pa lang, plantsado na ang pang-opisina mo.
A day earlier, kinula mo na lahat nang polo mo’t me mga bakas pa nang arina dahil your job captivates you intellectually at emotionally.
Yon bang challenged ka dahil ang assignment mo eh let’s say, how to apply magnetic levitation on all the PNR cars that runs from Bicol to Atimonan.
Now, if you dread getting out of bed to go to work, something’s wrong mga kunichiwa. Either nag-dadalang-tao ka dahil lasing ka kagabi’t nag-pahalay ka or that mag-bibilang ka na naman nang krayola sa opis. Wala. Walang emotional boost. Indi man lang ma-antig ang magna cum laude talents mo.
2.) Do you like the people you work with? Y= 1, N = 0
Mga chikadora ba sila? Mga feelingera ba sila? Kahit na perfect ang job mo with your background and education chuvalais, it will be tough to work with people you don’t especially like. Di na kelangang ime-morize to noh? Yon bang an sarap batuhin nang kumukulong mantika!
On the flip side, pag ka puro timang ang tao sa opis mo’t you all get along very well at parati kayong gumi-gimik, kesohodang nasusunog na ang kusina sa apartment mo, lalayasan mo ang sunog dahil late ka na sa opis. Iba ang feeling if you like your officemates. Ganadong ganado ka to go to work everyday. Now, pag me crush ka, the better, di ba? Kung binasted ka, wez ibang kwento na yan at di na sya kasama dito sa ten questions!!! Heheheeh!
3.) Do you see opportunities for professional development and continual learning in your current job? Y= 1, N = 0
We all like to grow professionally while working. We don’t want to continually be pushing papers year after year.
Kung ang professional development nang company mo is teach you how to fold the papers and bind them, naku, kelangan nang tiklupin ang employer na nyan. Dahil if you can’t acquire new skills in the job you’ve got and you don’t learn nothing, purdoy ka. Para kang kotseng tumatakbo nang paatras o kaya pahalang.
Besides, anong ipag-mamayabang mo sa future employer mo? And then, berdeng berde ka sa inggit with your friend because yong employer nya sent her to AIM or some schools para matapos ang MBA. Kairita di ba?
4.) Do you feel that you’re adequately compensated for the work you do? Y= 1, N = 0
Eto ang madalas na may-I-quit reasons in the world, divanetch?
Especially where I work na wala na atang ginawa tong mga opismeyts ko eh mag-tsismisan what the other guy earns! As in haller! Ano kayang ginagawa nang mga to!
Worse, they even compare the work that you do! Yong bang titimbangin ang work load mo! Kaya puro cheezmaks at sa cheezemaks na yan nalaman mo yong Executive Secretary eh Php75,000 per year taz ikaw na Chief Accountant eh Php35,000 lang. Pano to? Taz, tax season, 24 hours ka sa opis. Pagdating nang pasko, wala kang bonus kasi on December 21, na late ka sa work. Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!
5.) Do you have a boss you respect and can learn from? Y= 1, N = 0
The one and single direct factor sa job satisfaction na merong significant effect sayo is your relationship with your direct supervisor. Kung ang taong to is ethical, fair, knowledgeable about the work, and a good coach, you’re in a great spot. Added bonus pag maganda or gwapo, kalog at parati kayong sinasama sa gimik. Now, if your boss is less than fully qualified, a poor leader, or lacking in business ethics, sipsip sa me-ari, sisigaw-sigawan ka pa, i-ismol-ismolin ka pa, your own development will suffer. Ang hirap to be motivated on the job kung ang boss mo eh isang sira-ulo and is not someone you can look up to. Pero, it makes a lot of difference kung me respeto ang boss mo and then, mag-kaibigan kayo. And I know, it’s difficult to thread along the fine line para di ka matawag na sipsip sa opis.
6.) Do you feel that you’re recognized for your accomplishments at work? Y= 1, N = 0
Na-experience mo na ba where you made such a great contribution sa office that it made such a great impact, taz dahil me visor ka, ang palabas nang boss me is puro kanya?
Or, merong kayong Team, taz nung naging successful ang project, taz ni hindi man lang na-mention ang pangalan mo? You’ll become resentful (if you’re not already) koyah o ateh. Sigurado ako, magsi-sindi ka nang kandila.
Ang hirap kasi when you are in a situation where yong boss mo is uber mang-gagamit. In his/her mind, you work for her or him and so therefore, kung indi sa kanya, wala ka, therefore, puro kanya ang credits. Alam mo yon? Sarap dagukaaaannn!!! Kahit pisong papuri walaaaa!!!
7.) Do you love to tell people about what you do? Y= 1, N = 0
Imagine this one, reunion ninyo, and it’s been a long time that you have’nt seen your classmates.
You attended this reunion dahil feel mo, you need to get updated at makipag-konek konek. Social climbing, baga. Yong iba, mga who’s who na. Ikaw who are you pa rin. Hahaha!
And then they start talking about work. Pucha!!! Pano toooo!!! If you are with your friends, inuman, kwentuhan nang work, while sila, bungakngak nang bungakngak sa work nila, you can’t even contribute kung ano namang techniques ang ginagawa mo to count the krayolas. In other words, wa ka pride sa work mo koyah. And you try to avoid answering the question: “What do you do?”. We all deserve a job that we can brag about. Di va?
8.) Do you have the tools and equipment to do your job well? Y= 1, N = 0
Ang hirap naman siguro na you still have to bring your own chair or do your work the ancient way dahil di pa nadidiscover nang workplace mo ang current technology.
Or that, they gave you an assignment, taz manual mong gagawin dahil they don’t want to spend on a software. Or that baka mamaya yong computer mo eh de-pedal.
O baka naman, pinag-out of town ka, taz ikaw pa ang mag-aadvance nang expenses! Halllerrr! Eto pa, in my work, highly technologically advanced daw ang software namen. Pucha naman, basic na basic statements, indi man lang magawa nang mga pag-kakamahal na consultants! Taz, ima-manu-manu ko pa sa Excel! Hayop na pagdurusa!!!
9.) Do you have the level of authority that you need to get your job done? Y= 1, N = 0
Ok, so you’re a Manager. Pero most of the people that you need and deal with are the higher ups para matapos ang reports mo. Swerte mo if they are nice and professional. Pano pag me isa or dalawang mga prinsisito at prisiseta? Pano to?
What if there are VP’s or Senior Managers dyan who would not even speak to you dahil isa ka lang na abang Manager or Supervisor or Staff? Alam nyu yun? Yong feeling dyus sila at ikaw eh isang indio. Sometimes, everything has to be scheduled with an appointment. And when you call, they’re not available dahil nasa meeting. And if they call, they are driving in the city para ipakita sa tao that they are busy and here you are on the other line, di mo alam ang mga sinasabi dahil ginagamet ka lang para makapag-social climb sya. Getz mo yun?
10.) Do you daydream about doing something different? Y= 0, N = 1
Have you experienced getting bored at work dahil yun at yun na lang ang ginagawa mo? As in, kahit na bangu-ngutin ka, you can still finish the project? And for the life of the water lily, sa 10 years mo sa opis, ganun pa rin ang ginagawa mo? Do you daydream at work na sana nanalo ka sa lotto?
O kaya ikaw si Arnel Pineda? Do you do this a lot? That’s a huge signal that your future lies with a different company. If you finish each day as in bwisit na bwisit ka, taz wala ka nang ginawa mag-internet, malaki ang chances na either they fire you or umalis ka na lang.
It’s a big risk for sure and it’s not something that I advice, weigh mo at pag pumalpak ka, wag na wag mo akong i-a-akusa hahahaha!
RESULTS:
0 to 1 point = You need to quit your job, pronto! Your immediate assignment is to rewrite your resume.
2 points = You really dislike your job and should think seriously about what’s kept you there this far. Is it fear of change? The hassle of job-hunting? Keep in mind that the longer you stay, the more disgruntled you’ll become. Shouldn’t you start job-hunting right now?
3 to 4 points = You are not in a great place with your job. Take some time this week to think about what your perfect job would look like and how you could get there. In six months to one year, you should be able to work on getting your current job closer to that ideal or throwing in the towel and moving on.
5 to 6 points = You don’t love your job and you don’t hate it. List 10 things that you’d like to improve about your current job, then talk with your manager about making those changes.
7 to 10 points = You are lucky–lots of people wish they liked their job as much as you do. Be happy!
Galing po to sa BusinessWeek, sori, nawala ko yong link! Binalikwa ko lang with my own version! Hahahaha
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Hindi ko na kailangan ng lapis at papel. Kahit bali-baligtarin ko mga tanong, sigurado mataas na yung 2points saken! Amf talaga!
hahaha! cool ka lang Ely, who knows me milagrong mangyari and dumating ang magic but whatever it is, follow your gut feeling!
nauna yata akong mag-resign sayo ah.
grabe yang mga boss na taking all the credits sa job na ginawa mo. hayy. umiiyak ako every time nangyari yan.
well…proud naman ako ikwento noon what i do. kaso karamihan ng kausap ko (like high school classmates) di nila maintindihan. as if sa mars ang trabaho mo!
hahaha medyo hifaluting kasi what it is what it is.
ang akin lang, sana give credit when credit is due. yung contribution mo sa team eh sana ma-appreciate man lang. tipong i-treat ka man lang ng boss sa pizza hut. hahaha. (may boss nga akong nang-lilibre sa pizza hut!) hahaha. pero karamihan kahit panis na kutsinta eh di ka madalhan.
yung aleman na boss ko dati. old school. wala sa consciousness nya ang mga pasa-pasalubong na yan. nung matuto naman eh kakaiba. nag-biyahe sa vietnam..pag-uwi eh dala ng daming red dragon fruit.
hahaha. tuwing punta sya dun eh yun ang dala pag-uwi. kala nya lab na lab namin eh kasi laging ubos. in fact tinatapon namin para di na nya makita!!
di ba reynz merong parang ganyan along the swamps dito sa bicol. yung parang daming buto ng bayabas ang laman pero maliliit. ganyan ang red dragon. yung bicol version along the swamps kasama ng mga palawan. alam mo pa yang palawan? super sarap yan, pinakro.
mga walanghiyaaaa hahahaha!!!
teka lang, i was told na malas daw ang pearl na regalo. tama ba? niregaluhan ko kasi si Doreen nang cheapanggang pearl na galing sa Divisoria HAHAHAAHA of all places! at pinalitan ko ang balot na galing sa MOA HAHAHAHA ayun! nag-away kami hmpt!
anyway…
ako naman mabait ako sa mga staff ko. and sa mgt career ko, wala akong problema sa staff. ngayon lang dahil ang drama sa opis, ung accounting mgr ko hinire nang lecheng exec at di ako. mahabang story. anyway, ang kabaliwan ko works with my staff. masaya parati sa opis, pero magasto dahil i treat my staff most of the time, at alam mo naman here samen, mahal ang lunch dahil di mo sila pedeng basta dalhin sa McDo. at lahat yon gasto ko.
hahaha!!! eh putek naman kahit ang mga vietcongs sinusuka yang dragon fruit, eh kami pa?! hahaha
yeah i think it goes with the job na i-treat mo ang staff mo every now and then. tipong drinks and dinner.
hahaha!!! eh puti dito kahit sa lugawan sa kanto puede na!!
hehehe
yung last boss ko eh from sudan (oo muslim sya), pero educated in the US. yon talaga, pa-dinner sa bahay nila palagi. then laging may pagkain sa meetings namin. pag december? sagot nya ang gastos sa buong christmas party. at nangunguna pa yan sa pag-prepare ng christmas party. to think na di nga sya christmas, but he is the most christian person i met.
kahit personal problem mo, lapit ka daw sa kanya tulungan ka nya if he can. he believes daw kasi na pag maayos ang personal life mo, maayos din ang performance mo sa work.
grabe. i’ve realized again na bossing ka na dyan sa work mo. then some people had the audacity to call you hungry accountant?! anuuuuu baaaaaaaaaaa sila????????
hahaha an ganda nung kwento mo sa boss mo, pina-alala mo ang hungry CPA hehehe
agree ako sa boss mo, kelangan i-manage ang personal problem nang staff mo. ang work ko is really all about managing people na sya oo projects pa rin, pero for the most part, juggle mo ang mga staff mo, kasama problema nila. hirap nun ateng! grabe!
i mean ni hindi nga sya christian.
ang pearls?? oo daw kasi tears ang dala! hahaha. grabe ka. o ayan ang tindi na ng ganti mo kay doreen. buong buhay syang luluha.
cheappange ka manay!!! pearls from divisoria??!!! hahahaha, ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww (sabi nga ng mga kids ngayon. hahaha!
oo! niyaya ko yong pamangkin ko! gora kami sa Divisoria! ayuf ang trapik dun! hahaha maghapon na event yon, bibili ka lang nang perlas taz andami pang aalay nang kung ano anong anik anik seyo dun nakakatakot hahah
Basta ako, I will not grow old being a 15/30 employee. Goal ko by 40 may sarili na ako pagawaan ng paso at kabaong.
that the right attitude rob! pagawaan man ng kabaong eh sarili mo pa din. and most importantly? eh ikaw ang boss ng lahat!
hahaha.
To be honest, I really like my job. Destined talaga siguro ako sa trabaho ko kasi I love ‘Googling’ and everything about the internet (wag lang technical aspect ha? *LOL*
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However, may mga times na parang ayaw ko na rin minsan kasi may mga problema ring nakakasakit talaga ng ulo. Hay, mahirap na lang mag-elaborate. Iniisip ko na lang, kasama siya siguro sa job description ko.
Kaya heto habang bata-bata pa nag-iisip talaga kami ni mister ng mga small businesses that we can fall into should a ‘corporate crisis’ emerged. There are times din kasi na kapag nagka-cut ng resources ang kumpanya – hindi maiiwasang ma-layoff or ma-redundant ang mga tao.
Philippine job hunting kasi is unpredictable. From the looks of it din, puro BPO firm rin halos ang available companies sa Makati, The Fort Taguig at Ortigas area. So it’s either ang bagsak ng mga applicants eh call center service or transaction processing.
correct ka dyan sister snow! dapat may back-up business bago mawalan ng trabaho. put-up ka din ng laundry shops like ms ajay. then sakin mo kunin ang supplies. mga detergents, fab con, atbp.
hahaha!!!
Good idea Ms. Glo! Mukhang maganda nga rin yang laundry shop.
I am actually planning to setup a business like that siguro next year. Sis balitaan kita kasi ini-establish lang namin ng hubby ko at kapatid ko yung current raket namin….hehehe… Pero sige sa iyo ako kukuha if ever.
Good idea Ms. Glo! Mukhang maganda nga rin yang laundry shop.
I am actually planning to setup a business like that siguro next year. Sis balitaan kita kasi ini-establish pa lang namin ng hubby ko at kapatid ko yung current raket namin….hehehe… Pero sige sa iyo ako kukuha if ever.
snow, good news yan for both of us. sige hihintayin ko yan sis. good luck to both of us sa ating business ventures.
yep, best of luck to us.
Agree ako sayo Snow…We need to have also business, kahit yung maliit lang as long as na may extra in come, at may katiyakan kung in just mawalan ng trabaho.. who knows baka lalago ang munting negosyo.. lahat naman ng malalaking negosyo nagsisimula sa maliit.. unless kung ito’y corporation at mga big timer na negosyante..
I suggest.. “monkey business”.. benta tayo ng unggoy.. nya ha ha ha Jowk! jowk! jowk!
@Tiyo Paeng – ayoko ng monkey business! takot ako sa unggoy…hahaha…kaya nga ayoko ng pet shop. ~ngiii~
I love my job kahit nasa bukid ito. Nakakapagod kasi ang buhay sa ciudad maraming temptation e.g. gastos at maraming competition lalo na sa corporate world. Kapag naririnig ko yung kwento ng mga friends ko about their struggle sa corporate world ay mas lalo kong minamahal ang aking trabajo sa bukid.
ay talaga mel! sa city laki nga ng suweldo mo, eh pero kulang pa yan sa pambili ng make-up at ng high heels!
di baga? hayyy kahit kelan laging bukid/province ang target kong work place. ang for more than 10 yrs ganyan nga ang nangyari.
hehe
astig to a. ako din mahal ko ang trabaho tulad ni mel di ko kelangan makipag kumpetensya kasi may panglaban ako at sekreto lang yun hehe
I’m planning to resign with my job in a few months from now.. kasi matagal na rin ako na nangingibang-bansa, malalaki na ang mga anak ko, so i think its time for me to be with my family for the rest of my life.
Besides, i need to be satisfied for i have now and for what i had achieved..
At saka medyo risky ang trabaho ko, so ang punto ko dito: is I love my profession and my job but i do love more my own life.. my family needs me.
Isa pa: medyo nakaka buwisit na rin ang mga Impakto sa aking paligid, nakakasira ng araw ko: at ang punto ko ulit dito ay tulad ng sabi ng aking barbero nung araw….”HINDI NA BALENG WALANG GUPIT HUWAG LANG MABUWISIT”.
Last but not the least, sukang suka na ako sa patakaran ng aking AMo, coz my Boss has only 2 rules in our office:
Rule No.1 : THE BOSS IS ALWAYS RIGHT
Rule No.2 : IF THE BOSS IS WRONG..REFER TO RULE NO.1
AY! BUWISIT TALAGA….
Ipagpatuloy ko na lang yung pangarap kong negosyo na “monkey business”..
Aakyat ako sa bundok, para maghanting ng mga Unggoy, tapos ibebenta ko sa mga Videoke bar.. para gawing Pulutan…
Sabi nga ni Ate Glo: When God Closes The Door…He Opens a Window!
Ang tanong ko nga lamang, kung kapag binuksan nga ang bintana, May screen naman na gawa sa bakal… paano ka makapasok?
Wow, ang daling sagutin. Ang hirap panindigan. I mean, madali lang talagang sagutin, you know eh when you really have to leave. Pero for people like me na may “responsibility”, parang, okay. konting tiis pa.
Tapos heto pa si temptation, may lalapit sa iyo, sabay tanong, “hey, anong ginagawa mo dyan ngayon? What are your plans after that? Well, I have this plan…” Sabay tanong mo sa sarili mo, bakit ngayon ka lang?! lol.
Reynz, balitaan mo ang barrio when you finally do it. Or are you going to soon?
ako ang doreen ng buhay ko si captain morgan! pag nag uusap kami sa opesina nya nag poposing sing parang is kapitan morgan. bwa ha ha ha ha ha
I’m planning to resign soon sa hotel job ko, mahal ko ang sarili ko, sakit ang inabot ko don, nirayuma na ang left arm ko,sumakit ang tagiliran ko, ospital bagsak ko last wik, hanap na lang ako ng less physical ang work, ikaw ba naman ang magbitbit ng mga beddings at towel hanggang 4th floor, eh walang elevator ang hotel
As you know, I opened my business recently, ang hirap. Barya- barya pa lang kinikita. So definitely I’ll stick it out being a corporate slave..at least buwan-buwan may bonus, lalo na ngayong ber months, hahaha. Ang mahirap nga lang, nakatali talaga ako sa trabaho. But then again, this is the life….
Ang sa akin naman, trabaho lang walang personalan…
Yes, sir or yes, mam lang..NAPAKAMOMOY TINGNAN
Pero pag napuno na?
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