work, work, work!

[angelo]

Hay nako ang hirap ng work ko. After 6 months pupunta ako sa Singapore at dun ako mag work. After 2-5 years ko siguro dun saka naman ako punta sa States. Baba ng sweldo dito sa pinas sobra kahit super hirap ng work.

Nako Hitad, it's only your first job and you are already complaining like that. hehe

not only that, hindi pa nga permanent, ang dami na reklamo.

[angelo]

@hitad - marami rin considerations ang living abroad. it looks so lucrative because you would always think that you can earn in foreign currency but spend in PhP. True! but you have to consider that you would also need money to spend for your daily living in the country where you are working for.

aba mahirap ata magsimula ng ikaw lang. swerte kung may matutuluyan ka or may mag-share ng expenses mo at least for your first year. tinitingnan ko ang mga OFW na namamayagpag sa ibang bansa, it also took them years before they were able to live comfortably and send stipen to their families here on a regular basis.

example ko na lang sa singapore. the easiest you can get is about 1800 sgd. (when converted to PhP, WOW this is about 60-65K malaki na talaga) but did you know that rent to a very small room space a month already costs 800sgd. food is about 5-10 (yung cheap na ito as in carideria level) per meal. ilan beses ka kakain sa isang araw? ilang araw ka bago sumahod muli?
in other words, halos wala ka rin maiipon.

you can always stick it out here in the PH. at the very least, mura pa rin ang bilihin dito compared to the first world countries and services are really cheap... ganyan talaga sa simula. wala naman nagsisimula ng mataas na agad ang sweldo. kahit naman yung mga laudes of this country also start from the bottom or at least 1-2 levels higher than the starting position. kapag nasa baba ka tlaaga, ikaw ang utusan. but as you gain experience and prove to the company your worth, you will earn a decent position and will be compensated accordingly. nasa programming ka pa naman, mas malaki ang kita pa dyan compared to other jobs of your level.

ako nakasimula ako makaluwag talaga only after 4 years of working. i stuck it out with my first job but nung medyo nagkaroon na ng position, that is when i left. so better market value and very much competitive na ang rate when hired. =)

good luck!

[Hitad]

May right akong magreklamo kasi inorient ako ng HR na ang trabaho ko ay ganito-ganyan.
Pag start ko eh iba na yung binigay sakin na task - in simple term na-iba ang coverage.

Ganito din ang advice ng mga ibang mga na-encounter kong workers na pag iba na ang pinagagawa sayo may RIGHT kang magreact.

Anyway sarili ko lang naman yung reklamo shinare ko lang dito at hindi ko naman dinadala sa kung pano ko gagawin yung work. The important thing is I'm doing my best to do my job.

@hitad - marami rin considerations ang living abroad. it looks so lucrative because you would always think that you can earn in foreign currency but spend in PhP. True! but you have to consider that you would also need money to spend for your daily living in the country where you are working for.

aba mahirap ata magsimula ng ikaw lang. swerte kung may matutuluyan ka or may mag-share ng expenses mo at least for your first year. tinitingnan ko ang mga OFW na namamayagpag sa ibang bansa, it also took them years before they were able to live comfortably and send stipen to their families here on a regular basis.

example ko na lang sa singapore. the easiest you can get is about 1800 sgd. (when converted to PhP, WOW this is about 60-65K malaki na talaga) but did you know that rent to a very small room space a month already costs 800sgd. food is about 5-10 (yung cheap na ito as in carideria level) per meal. ilan beses ka kakain sa isang araw? ilang araw ka bago sumahod muli?
in other words, halos wala ka rin maiipon.

you can always stick it out here in the PH. at the very least, mura pa rin ang bilihin dito compared to the first world countries and services are really cheap... ganyan talaga sa simula. wala naman nagsisimula ng mataas na agad ang sweldo. kahit naman yung mga laudes of this country also start from the bottom or at least 1-2 levels higher than the starting position. kapag nasa baba ka tlaaga, ikaw ang utusan. but as you gain experience and prove to the company your worth, you will earn a decent position and will be compensated accordingly. nasa programming ka pa naman, mas malaki ang kita pa dyan compared to other jobs of your level.

ako nakasimula ako makaluwag talaga only after 4 years of working. i stuck it out with my first job but nung medyo nagkaroon na ng position, that is when i left. so better market value and very much competitive na ang rate when hired. =)

good luck!

Thanks for those info. Well actually I'm planning to pursue a certain position din bago ako aalis, I have thought about 6months-2 years bago ako lilipat.

[carpediem]

^ I agree with angelo.

Kung yung habol mo is to return the favor your parents gave you, try to ask them also if ok ba sa kanila na mag-abroad ka to earn a bigger salary. Oftentimes parents do not care about the return of favor. They would rather have their children close to them, than their children giving them big money at the cost of seeing their children only once or twice a year.

[joshgroban]

tsk tsk dito na lang ako sa pinas

[pinoybrusko]

lahat naman tayo gusto sa pinas na lang magwork 

[judE_Law]

^sino nga bang gusto ng malayo sa pamilya?

[vortex]

Ako talaga gusto ko mag-work abroad. Pangarap ko kasi maipagawa ng Mansiyon o magandang bahay ang Inang ko eh. And gusto ko i-support yung pamilya ko and mukhang mahihirapan ako kapag mag-stay ako dito. But if there would be a chance siguro. Wala rin naman kasi assurance na kapag nag-work abroad ako eh kikita ako ng malaki at maging successful naman ang pagpunta ko dun eh. Pero matagal pa naman eh kasi may 4-Year bond pa naman ako dito sa Pinas bago ako ma-allowed mag-abroad. Mapag-iisipan pa.

[joshgroban]

bakit may bod ano ibig sabihi

[judE_Law]

Ako talaga gusto ko mag-work abroad. Pangarap ko kasi maipagawa ng Mansiyon o magandang bahay ang Inang ko eh. And gusto ko i-support yung pamilya ko and mukhang mahihirapan ako kapag mag-stay ako dito. But if there would be a chance siguro. Wala rin naman kasi assurance na kapag nag-work abroad ako eh kikita ako ng malaki at maging successful naman ang pagpunta ko dun eh. Pero matagal pa naman eh kasi may 4-Year bond pa naman ako dito sa Pinas bago ako ma-allowed mag-abroad. Mapag-iisipan pa.

naks! bait naman!

[Hitad]

basta ako pangarap ko rin makapag work abroad. Gusto kong dalhin yung family ko dun, may kakilala kasi ako yung nakapagpagawa ng bahay dun dahil sa sipag at tyaga at ngayon ay American citizen na sila and I know kaya ko naman. Sa sweldo lang naman ako umaangal at masipag talaga ako. May option din akong mag work sa NZ kasi yung ate ko naman dun nag work. Pero am planning na sa Singapore muna. Matagal na rin pangarap ng family ko na makatira sa ibang bansa. hehehe sorry na lang kahit sabihin nilang hindi namin mahal ang Pilipinas wa kaming paki at least mas mataas ang chance na mabigyan ko sila ng mas magandang buhay doon.

[vortex]

bakit may bod ano ibig sabihi

Government Scholar po kasi ako nung College eh. As a condition kailangan ko mag-work/serve ng 4 years dito sa Pilipinas para mabayaran yung ginastos nila sa akin bago ako mapayagang mag-abroad. Kahit tourist hindi ako pede eh.

[vortex]

Ako talaga gusto ko mag-work abroad. Pangarap ko kasi maipagawa ng Mansiyon o magandang bahay ang Inang ko eh. And gusto ko i-support yung pamilya ko and mukhang mahihirapan ako kapag mag-stay ako dito. But if there would be a chance siguro. Wala rin naman kasi assurance na kapag nag-work abroad ako eh kikita ako ng malaki at maging successful naman ang pagpunta ko dun eh. Pero matagal pa naman eh kasi may 4-Year bond pa naman ako dito sa Pinas bago ako ma-allowed mag-abroad. Mapag-iisipan pa.

naks! bait naman!

hahaha...

[joshgroban]

bakit may bod ano ibig sabihi

Government Scholar po kasi ako nung College eh. As a condition kailangan ko mag-work/serve ng 4 years dito sa Pilipinas para mabayaran yung ginastos nila sa akin bago ako mapayagang mag-abroad. Kahit tourist hindi ako pede eh.

i see may ganyan palang conditions

[angelo]

lahat naman tayo gusto sa pinas na lang magwork 

not all the time.
ako kung may relocation package tapos kasama pamilya ko, i think i would not think twice in taking it.