Thursday, December 25, 2008

Thinking over the Holiday Season

Merry Christmas. Its xmas day today, december 25. Yesterday, i spent my day at the office. It sucks i know. But because of this loooong holiday, the government decided not to declare 24 as a non working holiday. Anyways, ok lang naman. A bit considerate naman ang sunlife coz they let us go home at 3pm, puede na din. I was at work yesterday and frankly, petiks galore na lang kami. Most of the employees especially the bosses are already on leave. I decided not to go on leave kasi nagpapalakas ako sa boss ko because im planning to file for a 1 week VL next year around April to go abroad with gie (hopefully matuloy). yesterday, i was telling my colleagues how sucks it feels na its a day before xmas and we are at the office doing nothing. It's freakin sad. I can just imaging how the OFW's would feel at this time. Eh nung nasa Cebu lang ako parang masisiraan na ako ng bait when i am hearing christmas songs, what more if i am off shore. Not to mention iba talaga ang pasko dito sa Pinas. I can say that i am still the "fortunate ones" spending the holiday season with the loved ones. Anyways, the past couple of days was spent thinking and thinking of what to do with my career. I finally got the offer sheet from the competitor after 2months (geez) of waiting...because of this financial crisis most companies are on a freeze hiring mode. So this competitor would have to get an approval from the regional office that they need additional manpower. Anyway, the offer is good. Higher salary and the position is better. the title is trainer supervisor. Ive been wanting this position for over a year, so this is it, already being offered to me. I told the HR officer to give me time to think because the offer is very good but i have to make sure I will be doing the right thing. I told them i will get back to them on January 5, when work resume. Oh did i tell you, that the person who talked to me, convinced me to join his team who will eventually be my boss is the husband of my boss (ngayon sa sunlife)??? How funny is that, or awkward should i say. Insurance industry here in the Phil is very small and they definitely know what's happening. Malamang naman napag uusapan nila ko no bago sila matulog...hahaha, feeling. Anyways, there are a lot of reasons why i don't want to leave Sunlife...Sunlife is my second home, it is my comfort zone. I have wonderful colleagues who eventually became my friends, the office location is excellent (best building in Makati), the benefits of sunlife is far far better from other insurance companies, the only thing that's bothering me is my boss who i am having conflicts with most of the time. Hay, pano ba ito? Sige pag iisipan ko talaga ng mabuti. Hopefully at the end of the day, i will be making the best decision.

2 comments:

bebot said...

don't leave in haste. follow your instincts. think about the time you've invested in sunlife. its still the best in the phils right? =)

Anonymous said...

yes it is. oh well, i made my decision na, and that is to stay:-)
thanks for the lovely evening. next time pepper lunch. matikman ko naman yan.