in the works
i was hoping that i would get the job...i have!
it all started in june. in one of the yahoogroups that i'm part of there was a post for a production company. what the heck...i sent my resume. 2-3 weeks later i got a call, it was a phone interview. for Bigfoot. it took around 30 minutes. i must have looked funny. coz i was at SM Makati right before the entrance to Glorietta. i was just walking around the doorway of the department store. walking in circles and talking and talking into my celphone.
another 2 weeks passed and i was thinking i didn't get it coz it seemed like a long time. during that time i signed up for another project that doesn't pay so well. but (as usual) something you do for the love of working in production. during the first meeting of Stimula Prod i get another call. this time from one of the managers of Bigfoot. this one was relatively short around 5 minutes. and another promise to hear from them again.
hmm...another 1 1/2 weeks pass. and yet again i feel that i didn't get it. but alas another call. this time to set an interview with the COO here in Makati. Uh oh. i couldn't believe it. i was with friends at the time but i didn't say anything. i believe in the "udlot" theory - tell others and it won't happen. so i kept it to myself and went to the interview.
i had a good feeling after the interview. and since it seemed like something was happening i went home and told my mom. to keep her in the loop. haaayyy the usual.
so the waiting game once again! but this time a couple of days later, 3 to be exact. got a call from the COO:
congratulations you got the job! thank you.
me:
no thank you!
blah blah blah
got the call for the package the following tuesday. i swear to God i've been on such a roller coaster ride with the waiting for these calls! anyway, was a bit disappointed with the offer...alas good opportunity barely acceptable pay. i asked for a bit of an increase.
HR:
I'll get back to you...
oh no! how long will i have to wait this time?! another week apparently. so they're not giving me more money but upon regularization wage increase in 6 months and at one year (or another 6 months) another raise. hmm sige na nga!
so i'm off to cebu! OMG it's so freaking scary. i get butterflies in my stomach when i think about it. i so hope this will be an excellent experience. a jump off point to many things...
i'm writing about it just now coz it's actually happening! i got my medical certificate - fit to be employed. have to pick up my nbi clearance on monday. i just don't know about my transcripts - darn UP and the way they drag their feet! other than that i'm pretty much set when it comes to the requirements.
just told my mom about it! she's resigned to the fact, but she wanted to know how much i'm gonna make. no way would i tell her!
mom:
come on tell me how much
me:
i'm not telling you. it's a lot. (liar!)
mom:
is it really. or you're not telling me coz it's little.
me:
it doesn't matter how much it is, you'd never approve! i'm going there to try it. and if it doesn't work out i can always come back.
mom:
you're gonna have to pay for everything. tell me so i can tell you if it's a good offer. AND just don't come back and tell me i was right.
me:
i'd never tell you you were right!
she let it go at that. and so i guess i have her blessing!
well of course i talked to my good friends about the situation. coz i was bursting to talk to someone and get their opinion. everyone says that i should try it. coz it's just cebu and i can always come back and beg for work again! haha
i have to go through my shit and decide what to bring...not looking forward to that.
i was suppose to go to cebu for the weekend...not anymore. hopping on a plane to Boracay. huling hirit with a vacation. luckily know some people who are there for work, one is on a break. definitely gonna go diving!
ack! i can't believe this is happening...
it all started in june. in one of the yahoogroups that i'm part of there was a post for a production company. what the heck...i sent my resume. 2-3 weeks later i got a call, it was a phone interview. for Bigfoot. it took around 30 minutes. i must have looked funny. coz i was at SM Makati right before the entrance to Glorietta. i was just walking around the doorway of the department store. walking in circles and talking and talking into my celphone.
another 2 weeks passed and i was thinking i didn't get it coz it seemed like a long time. during that time i signed up for another project that doesn't pay so well. but (as usual) something you do for the love of working in production. during the first meeting of Stimula Prod i get another call. this time from one of the managers of Bigfoot. this one was relatively short around 5 minutes. and another promise to hear from them again.
hmm...another 1 1/2 weeks pass. and yet again i feel that i didn't get it. but alas another call. this time to set an interview with the COO here in Makati. Uh oh. i couldn't believe it. i was with friends at the time but i didn't say anything. i believe in the "udlot" theory - tell others and it won't happen. so i kept it to myself and went to the interview.
i had a good feeling after the interview. and since it seemed like something was happening i went home and told my mom. to keep her in the loop. haaayyy the usual.
so the waiting game once again! but this time a couple of days later, 3 to be exact. got a call from the COO:
congratulations you got the job! thank you.
me:
no thank you!
blah blah blah
got the call for the package the following tuesday. i swear to God i've been on such a roller coaster ride with the waiting for these calls! anyway, was a bit disappointed with the offer...alas good opportunity barely acceptable pay. i asked for a bit of an increase.
HR:
I'll get back to you...
oh no! how long will i have to wait this time?! another week apparently. so they're not giving me more money but upon regularization wage increase in 6 months and at one year (or another 6 months) another raise. hmm sige na nga!
so i'm off to cebu! OMG it's so freaking scary. i get butterflies in my stomach when i think about it. i so hope this will be an excellent experience. a jump off point to many things...
i'm writing about it just now coz it's actually happening! i got my medical certificate - fit to be employed. have to pick up my nbi clearance on monday. i just don't know about my transcripts - darn UP and the way they drag their feet! other than that i'm pretty much set when it comes to the requirements.
just told my mom about it! she's resigned to the fact, but she wanted to know how much i'm gonna make. no way would i tell her!
mom:
come on tell me how much
me:
i'm not telling you. it's a lot. (liar!)
mom:
is it really. or you're not telling me coz it's little.
me:
it doesn't matter how much it is, you'd never approve! i'm going there to try it. and if it doesn't work out i can always come back.
mom:
you're gonna have to pay for everything. tell me so i can tell you if it's a good offer. AND just don't come back and tell me i was right.
me:
i'd never tell you you were right!
she let it go at that. and so i guess i have her blessing!
well of course i talked to my good friends about the situation. coz i was bursting to talk to someone and get their opinion. everyone says that i should try it. coz it's just cebu and i can always come back and beg for work again! haha
i have to go through my shit and decide what to bring...not looking forward to that.
i was suppose to go to cebu for the weekend...not anymore. hopping on a plane to Boracay. huling hirit with a vacation. luckily know some people who are there for work, one is on a break. definitely gonna go diving!
ack! i can't believe this is happening...
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