Story time: May 2018 i graduated from college and was so ready to work. I thought that when you're a graduate from a reputable university, got good grades it'll be easier to find work. It was around June i've applied for a ''temporary job'' in a BPO company+

I was so nervous like pota kabisa ako talaga ng mga pwede itanong at isagot. Ending i did not pass the 2nd interview, so i tried my luck again in the same company with my friends and luckily we got in. July 23, my first day grade i was 5 mins late i know bad impression yun+

Media Writer yung position tanda ko pa training days like manunuod kayo dun sa mga matagal na kung paano gawin yung trabaho. 2nd week, i decided to resign maybe i was not into it or its just that im not ready to transition from being a college student to working adult+

I resigned got my backpay around Sept, it was around 5K so not bad i've only worked there for less than 2 weeks. Still unemployed pota almost 2 months na ako sa bahay and nag aabang ng call or text for interview. Lahat na ata pinapasahan ko ng resume basta kaya ko yung work +

I remember pa one time i've applied sa Ortigas then after interview binigyan akong 50 pesos hahahah pakunswelo ata. My 21st birthday passed and still unemployed i suddenly felt na i was failure or it would take me a year or so to find a job.+

Depressed na ako niyan kasi almost 20+ interviews na ang nasasalangan ko parang naubos ko na ata yung companies sa NCR charot. Andun yung siguro kasi pangit sagot ko or because of my sexuality kaya ganun kasi may ibang interviewers tinatanong ako about that eh mostly lalake.+

So one of my most memorable is yung nag apply ako sa Makati, first time ko dun then naligaw pa ako. Pinahiya ako nung may-ari minaliit ako and on my way home nakatayo ako sa bus umiiyak ako not because i was humiliated sa harap nung mga nasa office but because i've failed again+

Then ito pa yung sa may Katipunan nag apply din ako ad agency ata yun, troll questions kasi yung nasa test paper so troll answers din binigay ko like meron dun yung IN THE PAST 10 YEARS WHAT SIGNIFICANT CHANGE CHUCHU. Diba very Maxine Medina? so sinagot ko CHANGE IS COMING HAHAHA

WARLA yung HR tinalakan ako. By the way nga pala my dad stopped supporting me during this time so lahat ng lakad ko is perang ipon or kinita ko sa mga side hussle ko that time kasi parang nawalan na siya ng tiwala sa akin +

There are times pa na wala akong kain kahit minsan 9pm na natatapos yung interview then ang call time is 10am nanlalambot na ako nun pero dapat hindi mo ipakita lalo na kapag turn mo na for interview+

March 2020 nun, i got 2 interview invites same time magkaibang place isang Taguig BGC then Ortigas. Punta muna ako sa BGC kaso nganga iba naman yung inaalok nila dun sa job posting. Then the next day pinuntahan ko yung sa Ortigas, konting chika then they said na they'll email me+

regarding the online exam. And during the interview i can already sense na they like me and they're quite impressed with my vision and the way i talk diba budol. 2 weeks wala pa din yung test so kinabahan na ako then nag text na ako dun sa HR na i havent received an email yet+

after an hour they sent it to me, more on essay siya ganun halong marketing and customer service. The next day, i received a phone call it was from their HR congratulating me because i passed and will invite me to sign the contract the following week.+

I cried because finally after 8 months of being unemployed magkakatrabaho na ulit ako (I was hired twice nga pala before this one but did not proceed dun sa job.) Sumama lang naman ako kasi di sila mag aapply kapag di ako kasama, sabit lang ako pero ako yung nakukuha ahahah.+

Ayun dun na nag start yung Digital Marketing journey ko pero dun sa dati kong trabaho kahit toxic dun is thankful ako kasi isa lang yung position ko dapat pero naikot ko lahat ng department except sa HR and Accounting. Php13K sahod ko nun tapos nagpapaaral pa ako ng kapatid+

After 9 months i resigned there masyado ng hindi worth it yung stress and power tripping sa office. Plus yung workload ko is pang 8 tao kaya sobrang payat ko na nun eh. Pero bago ako nag resign Dec 2020 pa lang naghahanap na akong bagong work or malilipatan+

Ayan lagi inaadvice ko sa friends ko na aalis oo okay lang tumalon kahit di mo alam yung babagsakan mo pero sa hirap ng panahon ngayon at hirap na dinanas ko sa paghahanap ng trabaho eh ayoko ng bumalik sa ganun+

Madali naman akong nakahanap parang Dec 17 bago ako magpasa ng resignation eh may papasukan na akong sure sinabi na nilang hired ako pero syempre dapat may kontrata muna mamaya charot charot lang eh. Dec 27 i passed my resignation letter then Jan 3 2020 last day ko+

Bilis diba? urgent kasi nilagay ko eh and Jan 6 yung start ko sa bago. But i make sure to turn over my tasks sa friend ko na maiiwan and i give them naman my contacts just in case they still need my help+

Jan 2020, i started on my new job excited and at the same time scared kasi new environment to bagong tao na hindi naman sa pag ano eh di ko ka-level kasi ang tataas nila. May time na kapag lunch time di ako sumasama kasi na iintimidate ako then may times na sa cr ako kumakain+

malinis naman yung cr sa office. Ayun then nag pandemic nga so wfh na kami until ngayon. There were times before na i wanted to resign kasi i felt depressed again na combo ako work-pandemic-wala akong makausap etc. I told my supervisor that i'll resign na+

and sa dami ng mali ko during may probitionary period ni-ready ko na yung sarili ko na hindi ako mareregular pero hindi na-regular pa din ako and may salary increase pa. Kasi i tried my best to improve myself sa trabahong bago sa akin.+

I may hate my course (Advertising) back in the day but right now i would say na i don't hate it as much as before. Currently i've been working here for almost 16mos na, and im very thankful to this industry who welcomed me despite of my sour reception to it.+

To end this thread, i know most of us may lose hope sometimes as the tunnel gets darker but always remember that how long that tunnel is there will always be a light at the end of it. And if i did it on my own then you can do it too maybe even better.

*Dont mind na lang if walang proper punctuations etc. Account ko to charot . And salute to the working-class ke anong collar yan as long as malinis na trabaho at hindi ka naman gumagawa ng masama.