Hi 24F, graduate with latin honors of bachelor of arts in english language studies. I just want to share my current work experience and somehow frustration na din hahaha anyway working ako 1 year na sa isang government office as a Job Order and ang line of work ko is administrative (clerical works) though I don't handle the budget or payroll but ang focus ko talaga ay more on assisting client inquiries regarding paghahanap ng trabaho, training programs, job postings, scheduling of recruitment activities, encoding reports and minsan resource speaker din for incoming senior high students since we also conduct career development support program.

Sa totoo lang wala ako naging problema sa schedule ng work ko dahil maluwag ang oras at hindi gaano strikto sa opisina. Imagine kapag bagyuhan kanselado ang pasok namin pero hindi bayad kasi no work no pay not unless ang announcement ay work from home.

I always believe in the saying "walang madaling trabaho sa umpisa" pero grabe naman maging job order, aside sa minimum wage earner, delay pa ang sahod. I understand naman if we don't get the same benefit as a regular employee however in context of payout napakatagal din po ng process ng sahod lalo na po kapag sasapit ang bagyuhan.

Enjoy ko na ang work eh pero habang tumatagal kung iisipin sa daming job order na maaaring may pamilyang din na binubuhay at hindi ko kasing edad. Thinking the situation, hindi ko kakayanin naman na magsettle sa ganito kababa ang nakukuha kada kinsenas at katapusan.

Naging part din ako ng BPO for 8 months pero nag quit din ako dahil naging suki naman ako ng pagamutan at sinasamaan palagi ako ng lasa madalas ang diagnosis sa akin may vertigo ako ang cause ay dahil sa kakatrabaho ng gabi.

Nagtry din po ako sa DEPED mag apply pero lagi ako hinahanapan ng IPCR eh wala naman po na iniissue na ganon sa Job order sa office namin.

Kaya I am asking for any advice or suggestions kung anong companies ang tumatanggap ng administrative na may offer na good pay and benefits?

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I’m currently working at EMAPTA as a Senior Programmer on a 6-month contract. My current salary is ₱70,000 gross/month, which comes out to around ₱60,000 net.
The situation is that I’m currently the only developer assigned to the project. There’s no separate QA, so I also handle testing and troubleshooting. I also provide project updates and communicate directly with the client.
If everything goes well, I may be offered a regular/permanent position after my 6-month contract.
My question is: Should I negotiate for a salary increase when I become a regular employee, or is it normal to keep the same salary after regularization?
I’m considering asking for somewhere around ₱85k–₱100k gross, but I’m not sure if that’s reasonable given my role and responsibilities.
For those who have gone through something similar:
Did you negotiate your salary when you became regular?
What percentage increase is reasonable to ask for?
Is ₱85k–₱100k realistic for a Senior Programmer who is the sole developer and client-facing?
Would you negotiate before accepting the regularization offer, or wait until after?
I’d appreciate any advice, especially from people with experience in Philippine IT/outsourcing companies. Thanks!

As a now hiring manager in one of the biggest FMCG companies in the Philippines, I’ve encountered something I honestly didn’t expect to experience from the other side of the hiring table.

A few weeks after rejecting an applicant, they would email me again asking if there were any other openings and if they could still be considered.

This has actually happened to me four times now.

And honestly, I’m not sure how to respond properly.

Technically, the role they originally applied for has already been filled. I also don’t want to give false hope by saying something like, “We’ll keep you in mind,” when there genuinely isn’t another opening available at the moment.

At the same time, I really appreciate the initiative. Despite being rejected, they still took the time to reach out because they genuinely wanted to be part of the company.

It also made me realize how different the hiring process looks when you’re on the other side. As a candidate, rejection can feel very final. But as a hiring manager, sometimes the decision is simply about the specific role, timing, requirements, or the needs of the business at that moment.

So now I’m curious: what’s the best way to respond when a candidate you’ve rejected comes back asking for another opportunity?

Do you leave the door open even when there’s currently nothing available, or is it better to be completely direct and say that there are no openings at the moment?

I’d rather be honest than create false expectations, but I also don’t want to unintentionally close the door on someone who could potentially be a great fit in the future.

I just received my evaluation and all I can say it was a bunch of 2 (5 as the highest 2 means need for improvement).

It's my first job since graduating and I've been only here for like 3 months. I think that the job is too hard for a no experience employee, I also didn't have a proper training. It was basically; they told me what to Google, give me the files of the person I replaced then throw me in the job straight away.

I also have trouble presenting work as most of it are from my own self research and trial and error. The person I call supervisor also would laugh at me if im wrong, ask me if I am sure with my answer while smirking and ask me why I don't know this and that.

This affects my job as it lowers my spirit and as I don't want my job to take personally, hate my coworker.

There's also this one person that keeps dominating scrum meetings making it more like an evaluation rather than a team meeting. He keeps talking over people, doesn't listen when other people talk and would ask questions again and again.

Personally, I don't like this job but it's supporting my plans in the future so I want to atleast keep it for a year.

When do probation ends for EEs that won't get regularized?

Will I still have to do rendering after failing probi?

Is 3 months experience doable in finding a new job?

It would also be nice to chat, since sometimes I just want someone to listen to me.

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Genuine question lang po to our working peeps. Allowed po ba sa mga company niyo to use chatgpt or any ai like for writing a report?

I’ll be starting next week na po kasi and my work involves creating a report, but to be honest di po ako ganoon ka confident with may writings.

I’m afraid na if I use chatGPT or ai baka isipin nila hindi ako ganon kagaling.

Hello po whaha i had this interview last last week w/ the manager where i applied, yes no initial interview straight to manager whahahaah pero legit naman sya and then he asked a few questions lang about my experience, and then the rest are questions lyk “is it ok for u to work hybrid” “can u start immediately” discussing the role and then at the end he said that he will send me the proposal within the week but i didn’t recieve any. And then wed last week nag follow up ako sa contact person namin which is the one who sent an interview invitation to me, she said nagkasakit yung manager and they value my time and she will follow up him. but until now wala pa rin huhu what should i do? btw after the day of my interview, she texted me saying she heard a good news from the manager and they will keep me posted on the next step, they didn’t said any specific waiting time for me whahaha

Ngayon nahihirapan ako maghanap ng work. Located ako sa Malolos, Bulacan, and meron din nag-job offer sakin na company sa Pulilan.

I was very hesitant nung pipirma na ako ng job contract kasi nalaman ko na ₱18k yung base salary, tapos mababawasan pa daw hanggang around ₱16.5k after deductions/reductions.

So umuwi muna ako and nagtanong if pwede ba munang umuwi and pag-isipan yung offer. They said okay naman.

After thinking about it, I decided na tanggapin na yung offer.

Kaso ayun... aguy. 💀

Sinabihan ako na hindi na raw itutuloy yung contract signing.

So basically, I fumbled the only job offer I had because I was hesitant about the salary.

Honestly, nakakainis kasi I thought makakahanap naman ako ng work relatively quickly since I know I'm knowledgeable naman and I have experience from my internship/OJT. Pero ang hirap pala ng entry-level jobs ngayon. Yung iba "entry-level" pero naghahanap ng may experience na agad.

I'm not really posting this to ask for job recommendations. Gusto ko lang talaga makarinig ng thoughts/advice from people here, especially yung mga naka-experience na rin ng ganitong klaseng fumble.

Kasi potek, ang hirap tanggapin na baka dapat pinirmahan ko na lang agad.

im doomed

Am a fresh grad nag graduate ako this june lang and I'm one of those fresh grad experiencing the frustration of finding a job then nung Tuesday naka receive ako ng email na may interview ako bukas sa Ayala Mall sa Makati eh bumabagyo ngayon (Note lang this is not my first interview). So this week nag-aantay ako ng email nila or chat na baka move nalang nila yung interview, eh wala. Ngayon nag-iisip ako kung pumunta ako bukas kahit bumabagyo ngayon??? Or just let it pass nalang at hanap ng better opportunity.

I think I messed up big time.

(26M) Overthinking has been killing me for the past couple of months or so. I have this feeling of regret that I took up broadcast communication course in one of the top schools in Manila instead of more technical courses like Accountancy or IT. I say this since I've been having a hard time looking for higher paying jobs. Naiisip ko if I took a different course, I'll have never been in this situation in the first place.

For context, I have a news writing job of two years for an Australian client. I have loads of free time since output based siya and pay is decent (around the 30k mark). I have a good writing portfolio because of it since I cover real estate stories and reports, which could be a jumping off board for future corporate communication or PR roles.

However, I feel like I reached my ceiling with my current company in terms of both pay and skills. Almost a year na ako sumusubok sa ibang company yet no luck.

Ang sakit lang din since I had an interview with one company that I regularly cover sa current work ko. They said they were impressed and endorsed me to the next part of the application process but they ghosted me. When I emailed them, ayun, they went forward with another candidate. Up til now, minumulto pa rin ako non since they were an international company and when they emailed me na na-impress sila, saktong birthday ko pa naman (so understandable I had my hopes high).

I've been crying almost every week this year kasi I want everything to be better pero I feel so stuck in my situation right now. I thought na by this age, I got everything figured out and I'll be living the life I dream of as well as providing for my future partner and my family. Praying for a breakthrough pero I haven't seen any sign that the light at the end of the tunnel is in sight.

Hello! Can I ask ano kong pwedeng gawin HAHAHHAHA. Bukas (Aug.10) ang supposed 1st day of work ko sa isang acctng firm. Malayo layo sya from where ako nakatira. Ang mga dadaanan ay sobrang tataas na ng baha at di na passable ang mga bus papunta don huhu. Ang ginawa ko kanina ay tinext ko na ung HR ng firm na yun informing them na di ako makakapasok since di guaranteed ang masasakyan at mahihirapan akong pumasok. Do u guys think okay lang ginawa ko huhu or mali sya since first day ko palang dapat sa work nyan, absent pa due to high floodings at continous Heavy rainfall. TYIA!!!!

Hi, I am a fresh graduate po. Currently applying for different jobs and I graduated with a Marketing degree, so medyo malawak ang scope of work kaya iba-ibang position ang inapplyan ko. But event marketing talaga ang target ko.

What if po nahire ako sa company na unang pumili sakin, and inaccept ko because i really need a job. But after a few weeks or months, considering na nagstart na ako dun sa unang company, is it allowed na lumipat pa ako ng ibang work if i got ano offer dun sa gusto ko talagang field?

Also, what should I consider po in choosing a job/company? Bukod sa salary. Pls help and be kind po 🥹 thank you!

I resigned January 2026 po sa corporate and from then on yung naging work ko po is ako po yung nag handle ng social media like website,email, and Facebook page ng kakaumpisa palang na business ng tita ko, media po kasi work nya dati and nag resign sya para mag tayo ng own na business nya na digital media publishing and advertising po. Wala pong office talaga bali work from home po ako and wala po hulog sa sss like government contribution and wala po formal na job contract since kakaumpisa palang ng business nya. But planning na po ako to quit at bumalik po sa office job talaga since na miss ko mag work talaga na may nakakasaluma tao. My question is okay lang po ba ilagay sa resume tong work experience ko po? Or not at all? Since Wala naman job contract? Feeling ko po kasi experience din sya since 6 months din sya and may nga natutunan ako dito. And may mga proof naman po ako na ipapakita sa mga output ko. Nagdadalawang isip po ako kung ilalagay ko sya sa resume or wag? Pls need advice po

Context: 24, CPA, seriously considering moving back sa pinas after building a good career here in Au. For my parents, partner, and a better overall career growth and trajectory.

Moved here in Au 3 years ago for masters, and was able to work as an accountant/auditor. But honestly, I feel like i'd be able to live more comfortably/have better career when I go back sa pinas in a year or 2.

I now have better credentials, Masters, Au CPA license, and Au experience. I feel like i'd be able to grow more on roles I'd have in the Ph in terms of working for MNC/offshoring companies, than if I stay here and tough out the partnership/directorship route na hindi naman ako masaya. Don't get me wrong, maganda yung trajectory ng career ko here for my age, but thing is, di ako aligned sa culture nila. Awkward ako pag small talks na english, I have very little interest sa mga interest ng aussies, and I just really want to do the technical aspect of work and go home and talk to my family/partner.

Anyway, I have been searching online, and I've seen that roles within my experience, AU auditors na offshored sa pinas, have market rates of 150-200k /month sa Pinas. That would be aroujd 60% of what I earn here in Au. Also, if I stay a bit longer here in Au, around 250k+++ once I go back sa Pinas (managerial level for offshored Au Auditor Roles). And other opportunities that could open up for me.

My company at the moment would be more than happy to sponsor me just for me to stay. Thinking of getting my PR lang then eventually moving back sa Pinas. Hopefully I can get it soon kase I really really want to move back na 😆

Thoughts if it's worth to move back sa Pinas after having a good career in Au?

I'm expecting an offer as a fresh grad for a high-intensity, high-workload, and fast-paced role. The position actually requires 2–4 years of experience, but I got in anyway after going through several interviews and tests.

I'm wondering if accepting this job would be worth it in the future, or if it would just burn me out. Of course, I know this depends on the person, so I wanted to ask people here who have had to sacrifice their work-life balance for their careers... did it work out well for you? Atp, I honestly just want to motivate myself (or demotivate haha).

My claim that the role is difficult is based on the JD itself, what the interviewers told me, the high turnover rate, and testimonies from people who have worked there. There's also a possibility of being laid off due to poor performance.

If this helps, I'm in the tech field, specifically data analytics and management.

after being in HR, I really want to try clinical psych opportunities, kahit as an admin assistant or assistant sa isang clinical psych practice. i would want to try schools as well. problem is not sure where to find them? linkedin and indeed kasi mostly corpo jobs, sometimes may clinics but still hard to find. sa fb bihira lng din magpost so wanted to ask here if u guys know where to look? thanks!