i need a freakin break

time off from work is very precious for me. 8 by 5 (8 hours/5 days a week) can be very exhausting at times especially if you barely get a vacation. that's really flaky. 

I've been with the BPO industry for going a decade now. this job puts money on my pocket more than any regular jobs could give yet stole so much from me, TIME. 

people working for this kind of industry is unable tC celebrate Philippine holidays for as much as we'd love too because we just don't celebrate any holidays at all. lucky for you if you work for aussie accounts, they're big on boxing day, Christmas and NY celebration but american accounts especially technical support for US products and services, you're lucky to even celebrate christmas because the yuletide season is no time to rest nor slack off at work. geez. we get paid for Philippine holidays double but not for american holidays yet you have to come to work to serve them. this is how capitalism works. 

those country outsourcing manpower from third world countries earn more than double due to cheap labor. people who work for BPO companies may be known to get above the minimum wage but those who outsource get richer and the meager gets meager of course. take it or leave it. that's how it works.

sorry for my rants. i am just pissed off with how the system works. if only our country is able to provide reasonable job opportunities for everyone, no Filipino would brave the wee hours of the night just to add 15-20% if not less for night differential on their monthly wages with companies barely offering hazard pays. it sucks but you just have to deal with it because there's no other jobs in this country which is able to offer much higher salary than BPO companies.

the BPO industry is NOT a job for no-brainers like most people think. people like myself who work for reputable outsourcing companies requires one to have exceptional english proficiency for as much as possible, computer literacy and must be adaptive enough to withstand the never ending challenges and constant changes. we endure 2-3 months of paid training like any other industries with only two options, pass or fail. no health card benefits, leave credits for some companies until you get regularized. imagine how difficult that is? no vacay for 2 months? good thing i have been enduring this kinds of things because i have already equipped myself with experience in this industry which made my job-hopping to another company easy. 

this industry also does not prohibit someone who is above their 30s or 50s job opportunity although the HMO benefits would be the same as the younger employees. 

what makes me fume mad is that when there's a high attrition rate (people resigning from work) they shrink the work loads to those who remain. how infuriating not to be able to avail your vacation leave credits because of the way they manage their work force is out of control? sucks. nobody wants to get so freaking tired and this is how foreign capitalist enslaves us. corruption is not just limited in the goverment e? 

i badly need time off from work darn it.