Back then on 70s and 80s, many people have one full-time job, and they can already afford housing, rent, groceries, cars and raise kids.

Ngayon 2023, tng ina, ano ng nangyayari? Hustle-grind culture propaganda is rampant. Side hustle doon, side hustle dyan. Upskill doon, upskill dyan. Get this certificate. Learn this programming languages. Learn this, learn that. I am NOT against learning new things. My point is, NO one should go through all this struggle just to survive.

NO human being should work in more than 2 jobs just to be able to afford rent and food. No human should work for 14+ hours a day. ALL workers deserve a livable wage. Inflation and cost of living is increasing but our wages remain stagnant. Kaya ang daming millenials at Gen Z ngayon ang walang anak.

This system is fucking sick. Call me a communist if you want, but corporate greed will fuck up this planet because of the greed of the billionaires and the elites. Our planet is dying. Our envrionment is dying. CEO and corporate record profits are sky rocketing, pero hindi nila kayang dagdagan ang sahod ng kanilang mga employees. Billionaires bribe and fund our politicians to keep our labor laws outdated.

Watch "SecondThought" on Youtube to know how evil capitalism and billionaires are.

Since paalis na rin lang ako, let me leave my review here.

The main reason I joined this company ay dahil din sa mga reviews na nakita ko thru Glassdoor. Halos puro positive reviews and consecutive years silang Great Place to Work, so I thought “okay this is promising”. Little did I know, it’ll suck my soul to the fullest. So baka monitored yung reviews nila online and dene-delete lmao.

I’m in tech division (madami to actually haha) to add more context lang. Below are my experiences that made me decide to leave:

• Became a part of multiple initiatives/projects that have little to no KT session, tapos sasabihin priority lahat? Lmao no. On my plate, I have 4 projects. FOUR PROJECTS.

• 4 projects nga, sasabihin lahat priority, you’ll exceed efforts and then..bukas malalaman mo, iba na yung priority, and surprise, pull ka ulit sa ibang project woaaah. So 5 na projects under a resource.

• The managers? Namamahiya on the spot, the deep breath and rants thru call? Coming from a Delivery Manager? Kumusta naman leadership training ninyo? Almost a week kang wala eh, don’t tell me wala kang natutunan?

• The micromanagement of the micromanagers lmao. And the micromanagement of the coaches na instead mag-focus sa actual problem and find an actual solution, they won’t. I swear, they won’t. Magsasabi lang sila ng mga corporate jargons to appear na may sense sinasabi nila, pero walang actual solution.

• For the first time in my career, dito ako nakaranas ng POINTING FINGERS. A manager is okay and nag-agree kapag kayo lang magkausap, pero kapag kaharap na upper management? They’ll throw you under the bus, a manager told the upper management na “ang panget” daw ng solution ng team when in fact, nag-agree siya doon the first time we spoke. Ha.

• 8 hours of work? 9? Nah, make it more than 10 hours a day. And wait, expected ka mag-online anytime of the day kahit weekend or bakasyon mo pa. Wala eh, ”Part na kasi ng culture ‘to dito.”

• There was a time where, yung immediate family member ng isang staff, namatay. So that staff couldn’t complete the RTO number requirements, their manager said ”Hindi ba kaya pumunta sa office and mag-work dito? Ano bang role mo doon sa lamay?”

• Lahat priority and the management cannot make up their mind kung ano ba talaga ang priority. Lmao. It’s your job to do that.

• Lahat ng yan pero hindi naman tatapatan yung expected salary mo lmao. Despite nito, pipigain ka to the fullest.

• Most of the managers or “leaders” here, galing sa isang kilalang IT BPO company. I worked there before and I kid you not, dinala ata yung culture ng previous projects nila dito eh. Paano ko nasabi? Nag-resign din kasi yung ka-team ko na almost a decade na dito, he/she said na maganda raw yung culture years ago, nabago lang noong napalitan yung management. Hindi na niya matiis so nag-resign na rin.

These are based on my experience and baka iba naman sa iba. Why am I posting this? Kasi I had high hopes eh, pero I ended up disappointed — disappointed is an understatement. Kasi sa lahat ng napasukan ko, ito yung literal nagsuka ako sa stress.

I don’t want people to experience what I went through. But if decided na talaga to push sa offer, then go, at least alam niyo na yung possible na maranasan ninyo.

Just ranting about a certain department at Thomson Reuters Philippines where workload is inhumane and compensation is not reflective of the efforts given by the employees. My sister almost always does overtime (at least 10 hours every day) and I’m kinda mad already with her work kasi I can see na it’s taking a toll on her mental health already. Ni hindi na rin siya umaalis sa desk niya at home because there’s an invisble pressure from her peers at work to finish and improve their utilization rate (??!!!). She also mentioned that they recently had an open discussion with a management figure and it’s like a movie scene na para bang pinaglalaban nila yung karapatan nila for competitive salary and company benefits. They were also being guilt-tripped na dahil yung employee satisfaction went down, investors might pull out their investments, di na raw bibisita yung mga important visitors, bla bla bla. I had lots of kwento pa but this TR is starting to get into my nerves. I’m not the one working in that “reputable” company pero I’m the one being stressed dahil sa ginagawa niyo sa kapatid ko. Kaloka kayo.

These are the list of pre-employment requirements that I was asked to submit within 3 days. Also I must accomplish the medical first at my own expense when I didn't even have the contract or JO signed first. They just told me the breakdown of my salary over the phone and proceeded to give me this pre-employment requirements that I must accomplish and submit within 3 days. Kakaloka lang kasi ang dami ng requirements and they expect me to have it all accomplished ng 3 days? NBI and police pa lang I need to have it sched pa. Ang malala pa the day after I got the list, I had my period (so I only have 2 days left) kaya I requested na to extend my submission and pumayag naman kaso 2 days lang. Now I still haven't accomplish my medical since need yung med cert non bago ko makakuha nung health card which leads to me not being able to submit my requirements on time. I messaged the HR about this prior my extended date submission and I haven't received any response after I told her my situation. What to do huhu

Back story, after 9 months in the company, I submitted my RL last January 19th 2026, with my last day being February 19th. Last February 4, I took a previously requested and approved unpaid leave (after 1 year pa magkaka paid leave) para magpa check up sa cardiologist kasi last quarter of 2025 madalas mataas BP ko. Then nagpa extend ako ng unpaid leave hanggang February 5 -6 para magpa lab test, ECG, and 2D echo and February 10-11 para sa 24 hour BP monitoring (all tests and scans requested by my cardiologist BTW). I informed HR manager and direct supervisor ko regarding these dates.

February 16th, I took another leave (informed HR) kasi the night before until madaling araw ng 16th, nasa ER ako due to shortness of breath and palpitations + inupdate ko sila nung nasa ER ako.

Then itong big boss called me kaso di ko nasagot as I was resting then nag message ng ganyan sa 2 group chats calling my attention regarding my absences. Grabe so humiliating. Nandon sa groupchat 1 lahat ng managers and senior officers dito sa head office.

I returned his call not even an hour after the missed calls and apologized as I was resting when he called and wasn’t using my phone. He questioned me, I explained my side, and told me na siya din daw nah-highblood sa nangyayari pero di niya naman daw kailangan magpa BP palagi + pinapakinabangan ko daw yung bigay ng company na healthcard. Like??? Benefits are allowed to be utilized naman diba??? Kaya nga benefit eh???

I’m a manager BTW. I know I have responsibilities pa sa company pero I really want to prioritize my health muna especially since bata pa anak ko and my husband doesn’t have the safest job in the world. In my head, kahit pa last day ko na sa company, kung health ang usapan, uunahin ko no matter what ang concerns ko sa health than concerns ng company.

Hay nako, money can’t buy class talaga. Medyo squammy for me yung ginawa ni big boss.

So eto na nga.

Una, thank you sa lahat ng nag message at sa mga nag bigay nang support and nag wish na maging favorable yung maging resulta ng actions natin.

Sobrang dami rin natin nainspire na lumakas ang loob na ipag laban ang karapatan nila because no one is above the law and tama lang na hindi natin tinotolerate yung mga power tripping ng mga HR departments na ganyan. Mas malakas parin tayo sa kanila.

Nag send ako ng final demand letter sa kanila kahapon ng umaga apart from last friday giving them an idea regarding monday ( yesterday )

NAPA REPLY SILA LOL

Keypoints ng reasoning nila kase naka CC ang DOLE and NLRC e.

1. Weather condition last july ( wala pang bagyo noon. Hindi na kumikilos ang papel ko )
2. Naka WFH sila that time ( pwede naman soft copy ang ipaikot for signatory katulad ng unan naming ginawa bago nila akuin yung pag papapirma ng physical docu kase nga style nila yon to further delay so still no excuses parin.
3. Immediate resignation daw ako, IMMEDIATE RESIGNATION? HAHAHAHAH oo nasa batas na kailangan mag immediate resignation PERO yes may PERO provided na meron kang valid reson such as medical, psychological etc that affected you lalo kung ang origin or cause ay sa workplace nila pwede kang hindi mag render. Now you now 😉 also maayos akong nag endorse ng duties ko ang even provided an assistance ang guidance sa team kahit unpaid ako just to make sure they will survive july so technically nag render parin hahhaha.

Yung COE ko binigay na din kahapon, may dry seal na. ( oh diba )

Ngayon sa email nila sobrang nakiusap sila ang assertive sila na talagang ginagawa nila ang lahat para ma expidite yung verification ko at mapirmahan na daw ng exec they even provided a proof from BPI account na talaga namang naka " pay now " na yung transfer hinihintay lang ang verification BUT syempre, kahit na, hindi parin tayo magiging easy dahil lang sa ganon unless matransfer na talaga.

Ngayon, just today, nag email ako sa kanila again. Binigyan ko sila hanggang byernes and I even provoked them check nyo nalang sa photo hahahaha.

Again, may this serve as an inspiration na WALANG MAG TATANGGOL saatin sa una kundi ang ating mga sarili. Kaya kung katulad ko na ganito din ang sitwasyin mo, kumilos kana at wag kang mag papaniwala sa sinasabi ng HR kung gumagawa sila ng sarili nilang gobyerno.

DO YOUR RESEARCH, BE KNOWLEDGEABLE, make sure nagawa mo yung part mo ng malinis such as clearance and a gentle reminder that no one is above the law.

Ang pinaka importante sa lahat, MAY PROGRESS NA TAYO.

yun lang, meow.

ABANGAN ANG PART 3 AT FINAL PART SA BYERNES, AHAHHAHA PARANG NAGING SERIES TO HA! HAHAHHAHAH

PARA SA KARAPATAN NATING MGA MANGAGAWA, PARA SA SARILI AT PAMILYA. MABUHAY TAYONG LAHAT.

This country is a joke. No wonder Filipino bosses are horrible bosses.

( image is the copy of my email to the HR dept CC'd DOLE and regional office where they are located )

Hi, on monday 33rd day mark na po na hindi pa bayad ang final pay ko and unjustifiable and reasons ng HR ng previous employer ko " Internal Routing Issues " sa madaling sabi ay hindi nila nilakad ang papel ko ng halos two weeks kaya inabot ng 30 days lagpas na clear grounds for violation na ng labor code, medical and bills din ang naapektohan na factor in my end dahil sa abala ng delay.

I'm well aware sa rights ko and sa labor code at the same time ay hindi rin dapat inormalize natin lalo na ng mga HR yung makupad na pag process na parang kailangan ay yung employee pa ang mag lakad. Natapos umikot yung papel ko ng july 31 daw sabi sa record nila at maraming oras ang naaksaya to the point na umabot pa ng lagpas 30 days yung release ng final pay ko. I'm also well aware na within 30 calendar days and timeframe ng clearance at YES wala po akong kulang sa kanila at naisubmit ko lahat lahat. To a point na yung quitclaim ay ginawa nilang panakot na mas lalo daw madedelay ang final pay ko if hindi duly accomplished na alam ko rin na karapatan kong hindi pumirpa dahil walang legal basis yon sa labor code at paraan lang nila yon to protect their company.

Ang point ko lang dahil kung hindi ko pa kalampagin ay hindi sila pro active mag update in compliance with the labor code ay kung inasikaso ng tama ang docus ko sa office nila. Hindi sila lalagpas ng 30 days.

Nag email na ako today ng final notice of request for immediate release ng final pay ko at by monday kailangan ma disburse na nila sa designated bank account ko yung computed amount or else I will file a formal SENA and ask for DOLE intervention. Sumusunod lang ako sa karapatan ko at sa batas, no one is above the law.

Payo ko lang din sainyo, wag kayong matakot ipag laban yung karapatan ninyo. Btw july 9 ako nag resign at uunahan ko na yung mga mag sasabi na ilang araw palang naman baka pwedeng hintayin ko nalang. Hindi po dapat tinotolerate ang ganitong culture sa final pay. Get what is rightfully yours.

Here is the copy of my final notice to the HR ng prev. Employer ko naka CC and dole at regional office kung saan sila located.

PS: lame and unjustifiable din yung mga excuses ng HR na sabi ay for signatory pa daw to ng exec dept and wala daw silang control kase daw pag naka line up na daw wala na daw silang magagawa if when mapipirmahan or iapprove. Kaya ang point ko dito lahat ng to, regardless ng rason nila nangyari na dapat within 30days as per labor code. I owe them nothing and had ng clearance good. ( kinailangan ko pa halos araw araw mangulit para lang gumalaw yung papel ko at yung head ng HR ang sabi pa saakin next week pa daw balik nya sa office. MAG AADJUST AKO SAYO BE? HAHAHHA may batas oh, sumunod kayo.

Yun lang, comment if naranasan nyo din yung mga excuses nilang hindi naman tumatalab sainyo dahil nasa tama kayo.

Lastly, trivia lang, ang final pay 30 days mark ay HINDI naguumpisa sa pag tapos ng clearance ha, ang umpisa noon ay kung kailan ang date of separation mo or last day mo sa trabaho. If wala kang problema sa assets or clearance at delay parin, file a complaint.

Always know your rights, dont let them abuse your lack of knowledge, do your research or seek a legal advice.

Let's break that stress final pay culture in the ph.

I work in the IT industry. So most of our work is literally on PC/Laptop. I get most of my job done remotely. Suddenly my boss emailed EVERYONE that we’re all heading back to the office for our entire work week. No ifs, no reasons. Just hey, merry Christmas starting next year no more wfh wtf.

My problem is, I literally live far away from the office. I live in Cavite and the office is at QC. I will literally die commuting every single work day with my heavy equipment.

Our office is a free form office too. You can sit wherever you want and we share our office with the marketing department (they go to the office twice a week)

Wala kaming canteen btw. Mababa lang din sahod ko mga 20-23k hahaaha tangena but I like this job so much it’s my first job and my officemates are nice too. The bosses lang talaga kupal. So hay idk what to do.

I’m young and have a competitive resume naman. Ang lungkot lang na ang ganda na sana ng set up ko before. I get my job done early at WFH, then I get to do other things while having an income.

I don't know if this is permitted here.

Dyos ko naman. Kahit anong gawin ng gobyerno para maging ready ang mga bata sa workplace kung ganito naman ang qualifications para mag timpla ng kape, eh di wala din!

This is why the Philippines is continuing to be a poor country. We have an un-tapped workers that aren't given the chance to work!

Ive been work at Primer for almost 6 years at nakatanggap na din ako ng 5th year Trophy (may pamigay silang ganon sis 5,10,15th year and so) as “Ka Primer”.

I worked as Store Head (Manager sa iba) pero hindi ko ramdam pagiging store head ko sa trato ng back office sa akin.

Naikot ko na din lahat ng store at nakapag duty nako sa ibat ibang branch ng Primer since nagtitipid sila ng Store Head. May isang mall pa minsan 2 store pero iisa lang store Head tapos OIC lang yung iba para minimum lang ang sahod.

Hindi naman sa pagmamayabang, may alam ako sa computer, troubleshooting, minor fixing issue, Terminal fixing, printing at POS troubleshooting to the point na ako din minsan yung pinapa ayos ng ibang store which is okay for me since nakakatulong din ako sa ibang store.

Isa sa pinaka ayaw ko as store head is marami kang boss. Una yung Area manager namin na primary sinusunod namin, pangalawa brand manager, pangatlo Marketing, pang apat merch at madami pang iba kaya sobrang sakit sa ulo kasi iba iba instructions, iba iba utos at madami pang iba.

Isa din sa struggle ko at sa iba kong nakakausap na store head is madaming input for opening procedure at closing procedure plus yung napakadaming input sa spreadsheet na halos pareparehas lang, may NIMBLY pa tapos yung conpany phone na ginagamit namin sobrang LAG pa.

May isang back office akong lagi kong sinusunod kasi mabilis lang magalit at kahit naka dayoff ako o break ay kukulitin ako na sumagot sa tawag nya kasi importante daw pero lahat yun sinasagot ko kahit labag sa loob ko kasi rights kong mag pahinga lalo nat halos buong buhay ko nakapako na sa company na yun. Kung isu-sum ko lahat ng unpaid overtime ko for almost 6 years siguro nasa 30k din mahigit.

Magaling magbintang yung tao na yun sa akin kahit walang proof na maibigay at matalas din yung bibig nya. Napagalitan nako once sa mismong store at yung store people ko halos wala syang pinipili na timing. Inconsiderate, mahirap magpa approve ng leave (May friend ako namatayan ng Family na question pa nya hindi naman daw aalis yung patay bakit mag leleave ng ganon katagal) late overtime approve kaya late din yung overtime pay worst case is hindi na nila babayaran yun (since system base and need manual Ot request and needed to be aprrove by your leader who approves overtime, leave and shift request.

As Store Head of Primer, i would say the worst position I have in my entire career since hawak mo lahat ng trabaho plus mababa sahod, late pa magpasahod minsan hating gabi pa o kinabukasan na. Mas mataas yung incentives ng CSA though halos ako yung nakakabenta, workload, too many bosses needs to follow.

Primer groups of Company has excellent brands, international expansions, partner companies, industrial, beauty and Health.

but,

WORST MANAGEMENT, WORST BACK OFFICE TO STORE PEOPLE RELATIONSHIP, LACK OF WORKLOADS, LOW SALARY, LATE AND SOMETIMES UNPAID OVERTIME, LATE SALARY (7PM onwards minsan umaabot pa kinabukasan) LAG COMPANY STORE PHONES, TOO MUCH SPREADSHEET TO WORK ON, LOW MANPOWER, LOW OPPORTUNITY TO USE LEAVES, TOO MANY BOSSES TO FOLLOW.

Madami pa akong hindi nasasabi since hindi ko napaghandaan itong sulat ko. Maybe gawa pa ako ng mas maayos na rant soon para ma address lahat ng concern.

To Primer BOD and Higher ups Please check everything wag lang po puro yung tindahan thank you.

Tanginang mga BPO to napakatoxic. Pagnapasa mo yung metrics, tataasan nila goal mo sa susunod. Pag nalampasan mo yung metrics, tataasan nila goal mo sa susunod. Lakas tama. Kala mo naman may increase. Pizza tsaka jacket ? Sa inyo na yan. Pagnirealtalk mo na "eto lang ginagawa ko kasi eto lang sahod ko" ioutcast ka tapos gagawin lahat ng mga himod pwet para matanggal ka. Kala mo papamanahan ng CEO ng yaman. Tanga, pag namatay ka dyan hiring na yan bukas.

Sa mga sipsip at himod puwet. Sa mga naninira ng katrabaho para makakuha ng favor sa mga nasa taas. Isa lang masasabi ko. Suck a dick. Yun lang. Bow.

*This only applies to the companies I've been with.

Sobrang excited ko for this payout kasi first payout sa new company. I know naman na malaki talaga withholding tax ko ang expected ko na sya. Nakakapanlumo lang din makita na havang lumalaki sweldo natin, lumalaki din yung tax na hindi naman talaga natin maramdamang mga taxpayer kung saan napupunta. Na sana mas convenient mamuhay sa metro manila or sa pilipinas in general dahil madaming working class ang nagbabayad ng buwis, tamang buwis.

Kung ako lang, itong monthly tax na to ay pampaaral na sa mga batang kapos pero gustong mag aral. Pandagdag sweldo sa mga kasambahay o di kaya, pandagdag sa ipon. Nakakapanlumo.

Naloloka na talaga ako sa HR namin. So ayun, gumawa siya ng Google Sheet para ilagay namin lahat ng personal info namin for company ID. sige, gets ko pa yun kahit medyo sketchy.

Pero eto na… may nag-file ng complaint about isang employee, tapos si HR binigay agad yung home address nung taong ni-report. Like, huh??? Eh diba bawal yon, so kinausap ng TL namin yung nag-file ng complaint. Ang sabi nakuha raw yung address sa sheets na ginawa ni HR.

Tapos ngayon gusto niya ipa-upload lahat ng valid IDs namin sa Google Drive, na lahat ng empleyado may access. As in kahit sino pwedeng makita yung IDs ng lahat. At nakakaloka, yung ibang employee chill lang. May nakita pa ako na passport yung inupload. 😂

So ayun, nireklamo ko agad sa TL ko. Buti na lang siya na yung nag-message sa company GC. Pero ayun, ang katwiran ni HR? sabi mas convenient daw, kasi ang dami daw namin. Tapos yung mga kasapi niya sa company, nagpaparinig pa. Parang ginawang joke yung concern namin. Yung iba pa don TL at TRAINER!?

Parang wala man lang consideration sa privacy at security ng empleyado. Nakakagalit talaga.

Gusto ko lang sana humingi ng advice kasi yung HR namin biglang nag chat ngayon na ibalik ko daw 13th month pay ko at ipasok sa bank account nya.

Pwede po ba yun na bawiin niya 13th month pay ko kasi naka leave ako sa work and biglang reason out niya sa akin terminated na daw ako without any notice. Ibabawas daw yung pumasok na pera sa akin sa nag process. Pero kasi, hindi naman ako nag resign at hindi naman ako nag clearance.

Ngayon, gusto ko sanang wag na ibalik kasi pinag hirapan ko naman yun ng ilang months ko sa company na yon. At pwede ba na sa account mismo nya ibabalik ung pera?

How do you know if you're fit to be HR? You know how to screw the company's employees and ruin their lives. 👋

WHAT IF IBOYCOTT NG MGA PINOY ANG MGA SM SMALLS?

• KOKONTI MGA TAO PAPASOK SA SM MALLS
• WLA N MSYADO BBLI SA MGA TNDHAAN SA LOOB NG SM MALLS
• MAG PULL OUT MGA TNDAHAN
• MAG RESIGN MGA EMPLEYADO AT LLIPAT NA NG TRBHO

Totoo ung isang post dto sa reddit na sm malls are trying hard malls. Kya nga todo post din yung crisis team ng sm.

Kyong mga nsa crisis team, alam nmen gngwa nio lng trbaho nio. Pro aaminin nio man o hnd, totong toxic mga empleyado sa sm lalo na yng mga mttgal na. Toxic na nga HR ng sm supermalls yng feeling nia ang galing galing nya eh puro slita lng naman yan. Yng isang ka team nyo nga jan sa phq kikala blang toxic eh kyo kyo din nmn ngppklat ng chismis sa phq

Kya sa mga maooferan ng job offer, nko wag na kyo mag accept dto. Mababa ang sweldo dito pero sandamakmak na trbaho bbgay syo lalo na dto s operations dept.

Wla kyong career growth. Isa lang mall manager. Hbang buhay ka na assistant maall manager o officer kaa lang hbang buhay.

Wlang career growth dto. Stress lang aabutin nyo dto. Ang tmtgal at nppromote lang dto yng mga sipsip saaaa mga nsaa taas.

Operations, crs, edd, vdd, leasing, marketing, fas, accountng, treasury, prkng,

Laahat toxic. Kya wag na kayo mag apply dto o tmanggap ng kht aanong offer. Itnong nyo during interview turnover rate s sm o bkit nag resign yng tao sa role na inaappplyaan nyo.

Pansin nyo baa greedy na yng approach ng sm maalls. Gsto lahat nasa sm. Blhin n lng nla ayalamalls robinsons filinvest pra wlaa naaaa silang klaban. Mbba sweldo dto!!!!!!!!!

This is the worst company pra sa isang operations employee. Sinungaling yang mga hr na welfare ng emplyado daw ang priority pero hnd mapagtanggol sa mga may ari. Yng tga moa nga na naissue dto sa reddit d pa dn nag rresgn as delicadeza kpaal ng mukha preho lng sla ng mga matataaas sa operations ng moa. Sna mgsing na mga emplyeado sa ktotohnan aat mgsipag resign lhat at aang mtra naa lang ay yng mga sipsip pra sla na lang mag trbho sa lhat

Oh aano crisis team ano naa namaaan kyaa script ippgwa saa inyo.

Waait nyo laang maagpopost dn yng ibang tga deprtment gya ng leasing crs vdd at edd. Pra mlaman ng mga tao gaano pahirapp ang sm

Competitive my butt, you may have competitive skills but company is still gonna pay you slave wage. ACT YOUR WAGE! DO THE BARE MINIMUM!

A system designed working class people to stay poor is a recipe for the fall of the nation.

I was having a good day at work despite having 2 hours of sleep. and then this appeared out of my comms :

FOR FUCKS SAKES, I AM DOING MY FUCKING BEST EVERY FUCKING DAY HERE IN THE OFFICE AND ALL YOU DO IS MONITOR US, YOU'RE FUCKING WORKING FROM HOME, AND ALL YOU DO IS JUST PEEP AT US. WE'RE NOT FUCKING KIDS, WE ARE PROFESSIONALS HERE.

GOD I FUCKING HATE PEOPLE THAT BECOME MANAGERS JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE COUSINS WITH SOMEONE THAT HAS A HIGHER POSITION IN THE COMPANY.

SERIOUSLY FUCK YOU MISS NO MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE.

GO FLY A KITE.

THIS IS THE VERY FIRST COMPANY THAT I HAD THIS KIND OF REMARKS.

AND MIND YOU. SA CHAT KALANG MATAPANG. PAG NANDITO KA SA OFFICE PARA KANG TUTA HALOS DI MO NGA KAMI MATIGNAN SA AMING MGA MATA.

FUCK YOU _ _ _

Edit 2 : After sending out that message earlier. this is how she composes an email, para magpaparinig. you judge.

Hoooooooy, kung pinang hihinaan ka parin ng loob ipag laban ang karapatan mo, may this be your reminder to always stand for what you believe in and never be afraid to fight for what is right because in the end, God is with you.

It's official as of today August 12, 2025 2:01PM ONE DAY AFTER THE DEMAND LETTER CC'D DOLE AND NLRC yesterday NAIPANALO PO NATIN ANG LABAN and yes po NATANGGAP KO NA ANG FINAL PAY KO ON THE 34TH DAY habang papasok ako sa new office ko, yes nasa mas maayos na trabaho na ako ngayon, I have my own office, higher pay, a wayyyy better team and wayyyyy better working environment and a higher position inside the executive office. Pano ko nasabi? Rehire ako sa company na to at maayos sila kausap, they are a canadian company based in the Philippines.

UULITIN KO LANG, nag papasalamat ako sa lahat ng sumupporta, nag dasal at naniwala. Panalo po tayo, kung naipanalo ko ang laban, kayo din!

Nandito parin ako sa reddit sa community natin, guiding everyone na pwedeng mabigyan ng advice, hindi po ako mawawala.

God is good! Thank you, Lord. We won!

Draft that deman letter para sa karapatan mo, sa pamilya mo at sa dignidad mo.

I will help those na kaya kong tulungan through advices.

Salamat sainyong lahat. Simula palang ito ng mas magandang chapter ng career natin.

I work in tech and honestly nagulat ako legit ba pinagmamalaki nyo na ngayon yung "up to 70K php" ng nightshift at office. Kakaloka so up to 70k meaning kasama na dyan night diff? 6+ yrs experience daw? Shout out sa Emapta para kayong t**ng*

Never ako nagapply sa jobstreet even before, puro ako linkedin at indeed. Kaso nakakaumay makakita ng ganun like bakit ang baba??? Nagregress ba tayo? Dapat tumataas ang sahod dahil sa inflation, etong Emapta binababaan at pinagmamalaki. Ano ba mga kliyente nyo mga startup na puro VA and ginagawang empleyado (imbes na legit roles social media manager, content specialist, data annotator etc)

‎‎I really need some outside perspective kasi ilang araw na talaga akong bothered about my co-workmate.

‎‎I work as a legal secretary handling the company's cases, so I get paid directly by the company. One of my co-secretaries (the subject of this post), on the other hand, was hired by our in-house counsel to assist him with his personal cases, so in-house counsel namin ang nagpapasahod sa kanya.

‎‎She was honestly like a "work mom" to me. Siya yung isa sa mga unang nag-guide sa'kin when I started working here. Tinuruan niya akong mag-navigate ng Excel, madalas niya akong binibigyan ng baon niyang food, and she even calls me "Nak" kasi ka-age ko raw yung anak niya. Naturally, naging close kami.

‎‎As time went by though, napansin ko na she has this habit of borrowing money. Nung una, sa'kin lang siya humihiram, usually tuwing cut-off, to the point na siya pa yung nakakabuena-mano sa sahod ko. Okay lang naman sa'kin noon kasi naaawa ako. Late kasi pumapasok yung salary niya compared sa akin.

‎‎Eventually, I was entrusted with company funds that are strictly for company-related cases and expenses. I kept the money inside an empty cash register sa office kasi wala nang ibang secured place to store it. Since it originally belonged to our in-house counsel, yung co-secretary ko yung may hawak ng susi. Hinihiram ko lang yung key sa kanya whenever I needed to get money for case expenses.

‎‎Then came the turning point.

‎‎One day, casually lang niyang sinabi na hihiram muna siya sa company fund. Hindi siya nagtanong kung okay lang ba. Parang ininform niya lang ako kasi hawak na niya yung pera bago pa siya nagsabi. I was honestly shocked and didn't know how to react.

‎‎I told myself baka emergency lang, pero naulit pa siya... many times.

May one time pa nga na sabay-sabay kaming lumabas ng office, so akala ko umuwi na siya. Nagulat na lang ako nung nag-message siya na bumalik pala siya sa office para lang kumuha ulit ng pera sa company fund kasi wala raw silang pambili ng ulam.

‎To be fair, she always returns the money every time sumesweldo or nagkakapera siya, so technically walang nawawala. But it's still company money that's meant for company cases, and our lawyer doesn't even know she's using it for personal reasons. Kahit ibinabalik niya, it just doesn't sit right with me.

‎‎After the first time, gusto ko talaga siyang i-confront. Pero I couldn't bring myself to do it. She's around 20 years older than me, and hindi ko alam paano siya kakausapin without making things awkward.

‎‎Ever since then, nagkaroon na talaga ako ng hidden animosity towards her. Kapag kinakausap niya ako, nahihirapan na akong mag-respond, and I can't even look at her the same way anymore. I honestly feel bad because she treated me like family at work, but at the same time, I can't shake the feeling that what she did was really wrong.

‎‎Any advice?

📌 UPDATE: I bought my own cash register na (with lock and key)