So.
i ranted last time about how i felt obsolete coz nobody was hiring me. Well my number one potential employer just called me to tell me they have a contract for me to sign... after three weeks of hearing nothing from them. How convenient, coz i was about to default to that other automation company. i'm a little annoyed because they said they'd tell me the results of all my interviews (i went through four interviews all in all, plus a battery of exams) the same week i had my fourth interview, which was three weeks ago. i wasn't expecting a contract immediately, which i need to point out, coz they got defensive when i pointed this out, and said they said they'd have a contract for me after some weeks of internal discussion amongst themselves. i just wanted some news, any news, on whether i was accepted or not so i could give up hope or go for a less preferred employer.
ANYWAY. The people are very nice and friendly, even when the HR or Eng'g Manager dude got defensive he was still nice. In fact the hiring manager, my old boss from Unilever (who is now working for this company in batangas), got quite apologetic at how long it took for the upper management to finalize my formal job offer and compensation package. So i'm taking the job. Great fucking benefits. i'm starting with a salary 20,000 pesos lower than expected but only coz i'm on probation for 6 months. But the benefits my god. i wasn't expecting a lot of them but wow. Blew me away.
One last bullshit thing with my former company tho. My absolute "favorite" client issued a purchase order for improvements to residual problems (due to factors outside our scope of works) to one of my big projects. Now i'm being roped in/guilted into helping out with that plus this other project i haven't finished which was on hold since March. Seriously. i've waited long enough. i filed my resignation already in June. June was actually months too late for me, since i wanted to quit in March but nooooooo i had to wait. Now since my number one employer took too long to hire me, i stayed on from June up to Sept to help if my former company needed me. Three months. Three fucking months overdue, coming around to help them with stuff out of the goodness of my heart when i could've been resting. Now that the pressure's starting to come on from our other clients i "have" to help them finish these jobs. Bullshit. To make things worse, the longer i stay on to "help" the more i'm going to be asked to do other dumbass things. What's more is that apparently i'm the only guy that can do these jobs. Well you know, sorry that your current batch of people are stupid. The juniors have potential, but everyone above junior is pretty much incompetent. i don't wanna part ways with my boss on bad terms, kahit papaano ok siya even tho i don't like the rest (except a few). This is unfair tho. i will put my foot down. If he tries to block my clearance, which was supposed to be done months ago when i submitted my resignation, ibang usapan na yan.
i'm getting some sort of anxiety over whatever confrontation might occur tomorrow and in the next few days. i'm honestly fed up with the automation industry, metro manila and with my former office mates. i'm also worried that my ex-boss might actually do something drastic and asshole-y like withdraw my clearance just coz i won't do what he wants. To add to this bullshit i'm pretty sure the "senior engineer" will try to pressure me into doing this bullshit i'm not obligated to do.
Anyway yeah fuck people. Ako palagi yung nagigipit tang ina ng buong Pilipinas. Automation Engineering sucks in the Philippines. In fact, the entire culture of this goddamn country sucks. i was happy already when the dudes from Batangas FINALLY called. So fucking happy. Now i'm back to being depressed. i swear. Anyway. Three more days of their bullshit then it'll all be fucking over. All i need to do is pop a few happy pills... If i was taking them.
ANYWAY. The people are very nice and friendly, even when the HR or Eng'g Manager dude got defensive he was still nice. In fact the hiring manager, my old boss from Unilever (who is now working for this company in batangas), got quite apologetic at how long it took for the upper management to finalize my formal job offer and compensation package. So i'm taking the job. Great fucking benefits. i'm starting with a salary 20,000 pesos lower than expected but only coz i'm on probation for 6 months. But the benefits my god. i wasn't expecting a lot of them but wow. Blew me away.
One last bullshit thing with my former company tho. My absolute "favorite" client issued a purchase order for improvements to residual problems (due to factors outside our scope of works) to one of my big projects. Now i'm being roped in/guilted into helping out with that plus this other project i haven't finished which was on hold since March. Seriously. i've waited long enough. i filed my resignation already in June. June was actually months too late for me, since i wanted to quit in March but nooooooo i had to wait. Now since my number one employer took too long to hire me, i stayed on from June up to Sept to help if my former company needed me. Three months. Three fucking months overdue, coming around to help them with stuff out of the goodness of my heart when i could've been resting. Now that the pressure's starting to come on from our other clients i "have" to help them finish these jobs. Bullshit. To make things worse, the longer i stay on to "help" the more i'm going to be asked to do other dumbass things. What's more is that apparently i'm the only guy that can do these jobs. Well you know, sorry that your current batch of people are stupid. The juniors have potential, but everyone above junior is pretty much incompetent. i don't wanna part ways with my boss on bad terms, kahit papaano ok siya even tho i don't like the rest (except a few). This is unfair tho. i will put my foot down. If he tries to block my clearance, which was supposed to be done months ago when i submitted my resignation, ibang usapan na yan.
i'm getting some sort of anxiety over whatever confrontation might occur tomorrow and in the next few days. i'm honestly fed up with the automation industry, metro manila and with my former office mates. i'm also worried that my ex-boss might actually do something drastic and asshole-y like withdraw my clearance just coz i won't do what he wants. To add to this bullshit i'm pretty sure the "senior engineer" will try to pressure me into doing this bullshit i'm not obligated to do.
Anyway yeah fuck people. Ako palagi yung nagigipit tang ina ng buong Pilipinas. Automation Engineering sucks in the Philippines. In fact, the entire culture of this goddamn country sucks. i was happy already when the dudes from Batangas FINALLY called. So fucking happy. Now i'm back to being depressed. i swear. Anyway. Three more days of their bullshit then it'll all be fucking over. All i need to do is pop a few happy pills... If i was taking them.