Whaddyaknow??? I got hired yesterday for a BPO job!! Hoorah!! Well, this BPO is so much better. I mean, they are the pros, man. That was the interview I was hoping to go the other day but failed to do so. What's even more surprising, the other very competitive BPO company I applied for also called me on the day I was answering the required information sheet. Nice!
The job I applied for was for a day shift and for some chat support thing. Like I said, it's something that interest me and the previous didn't quite gave me the challenge. I was able to get in with no exams and difficulties. Handed like a silver platter, in short.
So this BPO I got myself in, they have this one-day processing where you'll take all their interviews and stages of exams 'til the final test/interview. Boy, that was an excruciatingly long day. I was done at around one o' clock in the morning! From the many applicants down to a handful and then there were two.
That felt good. I know all those arguments and cases I've made on FB or with my pals in person using the English language would come in handy. I mean it's not something I'm exemplary but I try. There are days that I get owned by some more badass keyboard warriors, but quite often, I get to be the top dog. It's different when you're writing it as compared to speaking it. I'm guessing the transition wouldn't be that difficult. There'll be a 6 week training and then it's showtime!
But I'm not out of the woods yet. Yesterday, I had my medical exam and my BP shoot up to the roofs! I had a long day the day before and when I got home, had some beer to kinda celebrate for acing the whole shebang of the job process. Then, woke up early the following day because I had to get the medical. I wasn't feeling anything unusual because I had a good lap in the pool prior to that day and ya know, if you're out of shape, you couldn't be lapping the pool, right?
And, during the interview/exam, I had two cups cappuccinos too! That should help elevate my already fragile BP, notwithstanding, we've been eating high-cholesterol food in the house like it's Christmas day everyday. And did I mention the alcohol intake here and there?
All that didn't help, but, the company was very accommodating. Even with the absence of a complete result, they still had me signed the contract.
While I was there, there were these young men and women who are now managers and I have yet to prove my worth. Maybe If I really made good of my resignations back then (I resigned thrice), I would have been somebody in the BPO industry, eh? Or, not.
I'll see how this fares out, though. Health and career-wise. I'm excited, of course. There's a lot of people there who are really talented and it should be challenging and perhaps fun to learn new things again.
If things go great, I can only thank my previous company for treating me the way they did. They probably think that at 43 years old, I'm just gonna bow down to their whims and suck it up, cos dude, where's this old hat gonna go?
Sadly, the other guy who knows his way around the kind of work I do has also resigned. It's not looking good for them right now. These fellas, there's three of them who are pulling their weight around and they've got this pride and they feel invincible. They tasted power and now they're having a ball using it. What's despicable is the guy whose on top of everyone has enabled them because, why not, they are making sure the money is kept within their pockets. Awesome!
Anyway, should be interesting what'll happen in the following days.
If you have the dough to blow to get a nice haircut, would you get it from your next-door-toughie-neighbor-barber wannabe, or, you'll go to SM, find a fancy parlor and have it done by the pros?
That's right.
But the company whose selling high end products wants to take all the client's money and in return, the company gives back dirt cheap service. I know a lot of horror stories but I would rather keep it to myself. They will eventually implode especially with these three conniving jokers on board.
Well, I am glad I'm not a part of that company, anymore. There wasn't anything going for me, career-wise. They were just happy I get things done. And now that they saw how I did it, they wanna took over, pronto! They could have waited. But NO, they were too eager for that CHANGE. Rome wasn't build in a day. People don't slim down in an instant. Metamorphosis was a gimmick and everyone had all been had!
They saw a window and they pounced. I let them in because they were like wolves in sheep's clothing. Although I have that gut-feeling that it's all a smokescreen, I trusted them. I lost. So were they.
I hope to get cleared by the doctor tomorrow. Have an orientation and then I can start training the following day.
Lets do this!
