Short Weekend
08-06-2010 Friday
Work had a little surprise for me when I logged in on my computer. Our schedule for next week is already posted and guess what, we'll only have one rest day for this week. Sweet. So we get off from work tomorrow, go to sleep at night, wake up the next day which is a Sunday then go to work again come night time.
I got two weeks. Two weeks is such a short time to take care of the things I need to do before I go on my long leave. Things have to be settled first, one of the most important probably is trying to find a place where we can all live together, Alex, gramma, me and my dear pets. I don't think we can all live in the house where we currently stay because it's very near our church and I know it wouldn't look good for everyone to see that Alex is living with us.
I've talked to my gramma earlier. I wanted to stay where we live right now and I know she does too but as much as we would like that, both of us know it's probably not gonna work. She said she'll try to look for some houses open to be rented around our area. I told her I'll also try to look for one in Manila then, we can decide where we can all stay. She asked me if Alex is willing to continue listening to our religion's preachings if he's gonna live with us and I told her yes even though I haven't ask Alex about it yet. I had a feeling it'll be easier to convince him now.
I've been thinking about all this as I stare blankly at my posted schedule on the computer monitor. My colleagues are talking about drinking after we get off from work later to make the most out of our one-day rest day. For a moment, I envy them. All they can think about is having fun, getting wasted, acting brainless for the short weekend while here I am, raking my brain on how I can fix my life in such a short period of time.
Short weekend=
BADI wish Alex would pick me up tomorrow. Maybe I can sleep for an hour or two before going to New World Laboratory for some lab test, then afterwards, visit my doctor in Chinese General hospital. Just thinking about what's ahead of me tomorrow is making me feel tired already. From what I can envision, I'm not gonna have much sleep in the morning, I'd be too damn drained in the evening and chances are, I might skip a meal for being too busy.
Oh gasp! I'm forgetting one more thing. The laundry. When I left the house yesterday, the laundry bin is overflowing with used clothes and I kept on urging Alex to wash them before the damn bin explodes. He always says yes he'll do it for days now and I would always go home and find it still undone. With one rest day ahead, I know I wouldn't be able to do the laundry on my own. I'm hoping so bad it's all taken care of when I go home tomorrow but I'm not really counting on it.
Boys=Laundry? IMPOSSIBLEOk, I'm gonna have to take my first break for this day. On a positive note, with my new team, I have a good shift. I start at 7 in the evening, and go out at 4 in the morning. The best time ever! We have long wait time in between calls. And time flies with this kind of schedule. It makes things more bearable at work.
That's it, bye for now, gotta grab some coffee to stay alive.
Labels: alex, laundry, leave, pink crimson, weekend, work
NO LEAVE!?!??!
04-16-2010 Friday
I am greatly disappointed again! I filed a leave a month before and when I checked my schedule for next week, behold, my leaves weren't approved AGAIN! As far as I can remember, the minimum time to file a leave is like, 2 weeks before the leave date and now, when I check the reason why my leave was denied, it simply say [
deadline not met], to think that I filed it a fucking month before?! Unbelievable.
The only thing that I can think of is that they don't prioritize the leave of the tenure agents anymore because they need us to take more calls every freaking day. Well, what can be more logical than that? They value the newbies more than they value us so I wouldn't be surprised if it's so hard for them to approve one lousy leave from a tenure rep.
I thought things are gonna get better this month, because the newbies are finally getting the same amount of calls that we do but the thing is, we still feel less valued. Which makes me think, what is the benefit of being a tenure employee in this company? Health benefits are the same as that of a new hire. The difference in the salary is not something really remarkable. The appraisal every year is P450, and sometimes I wonder if that's the right amount for appraisal, because I know people who has worked in a call center, and their salary increased a helluva lot more than 500 bucks for sure as they spend more years with their company. The promotion here is something political. You don't get promoted just because you have done an excellent job or because they feel like you deserve it, you get promoted if you're 'friends' with the best of them.
I know I'm boring y'all with my rants and you can tell it to my face that if I hate this company, then I better pack up my good ass and leave. Hell, I'll do that, after I've done enough damage with my words. Actually, the company is fairly ok, but it's the department, the Sales account that I'm in that really stinks so bad and the other agents and even managers that have resigned can testify to this.
I'm sick and tired with the way they're treating us. With the impossible goals they put up it's like they don't want you to get your hard earned commission. They get all the money, you do all the hardwork. Where's the equality in this world, folks? NCO, I'll miss this company greatly. Sprint Outbound, my very first sales account is a good one as well. But Sprint Inbound? Damn, when you find yourself in this account, then it's similar to getting a shotgun and shooting your damn head with it. To be with Sprint Inbound means to jump into a pit of fire. It's hell.
Right now, I'm applying for other jobs and I've been called by several companies but the thing is, they wouldn't approve a goddamn leave that I've filed so how the fuck can I attend to my interviews? Shit. I'm trying to find a way to get away and they wouldn't let me? Shit shit shit. I want something else. I want a company that will care about the fact that you've been with them for years now.
I have to figure out a way to attend to my interviews, maybe do it all at once during my day off? Nah. I'd be too exhausted for that, wouldn't I? Besides, not all company are doing a one day process. How I wish.
No leave huh? You want to see and hear my disapproval every freaking day? Sure, we'll see about that.
Labels: agent, leave, NCO, pink crimson, sprint, tenure
Beating Boredom
01-23-2010 Saturday
Howdy, I'm back. Sorry, I didn't give yáll much time to miss me eh? Well, I realized I have nothing to do anyway. I've watched two kinda long films titled
'Dorothy' and
'The Abandoned'. I didn't enjoy those films much, maybe because my eyes are tired from staring at the TV, even feeling like I would throw up after watching. My eyes are starting to give me a hard time as much as this bad right arm, and it's making me not like this vacation thing that I've been given.
I did nothing useful today, matter of fact, I felt like a freaking useless sloth who can die at anytime without anyone noticing. I want to help out in the house chores but even the littlest effort to move around is killing me. The pain creeps from my badly wounded arm to every part of my body. It's amazing how the entire body feels one single pain a part of it feels, I can't remember studying anatomy so all I can say about it is it's freaking amazing.
In a way, I'm also missing going to work. Not that I want to take in calls again, I just want to see the remaining teammates that I can call family at work. Besides, I need my salary but it looks like I wouldn't be expecting much by next payday. I'm calculating how much I'm gonna earn for working a two day 11 hour shift. 2 days because by next week, I'll be on leave again for 2 days. Seems like when I file a leave, it's always approved in the wrong time.
Well, my body is craving for this type of rest so even if it means, I'm not gonna earn much next payday then so be it. This rest is very much needed for my body to rejuvenate, and health is more important than lots of money.
Ok, I have to stop typing again. Got some meds to take, and gotta sleep early. I was just slightly bored so I decided to face the computer for a couple of minutes, and I missed being online for hours..well, now's not the time to post some long boring stuff..I really have to go. Goodnight guys!
Labels: accident, Dorothy, leave, pink crimson, The Abandoned, vacation, wounded
