It's about a month now that I've been living with this kind of routine. I was struggling with this job like everybody else when they entered this job in their first time. To be abe to adapt the lifestyle and adjust your body clock while taking up classes during the day is quite challenging to manage, it's exhausting.
Initially, I've never wanted a job like this because I somehow know how it's like and I didn't think I could handle it well. I have a fragile health that is something I worry the most. Just a little drizzle of rain, then I'll be catching a fever. A little cold, then I'll be sneezing and coughing. A little hot, then I'll be suffocating from it. If I can't have enough sleep, I'll have a headache on the next day. For sure, I know well that my mind can keep up with the job but my health can not.
This is often the scene outside the office everytime I clock off.
Pink, red and orange hues occupying the skies as the sun rises every minute as daytime begins.
At this point in my journey, I finally gave in and applied despite my hesitations. I got to have a job before the year ends. The financial crisis that my family and me are experiencing are getting worst and it hurts me everytime I see my family struggling to make ends meet. That urged me to look for a job and submitted my Resume and Application letter to different job openings that I thought would be flexible for students like myself. Unfortunately, I never had a chance to be accepted at fast food chains which is the one popular with students since they offer at least 4 hrs of work only daily with adjustable schedules. It was either I couldn't receive a call back or there were no slots available anymore.
It prompted me to apply in a BPO company instead. Ever since I handed in my Resume, had the interviews and took the assessments, my life changed that day when I got accepted in this company. I would be forever grateful that life honed me to have a strong will which me a lot to survive in this job. Those assessments I had to reach this far discouraged me a bit but thankfully, I passed all of them. Two weeks more from now, I'll be a tenured agent.
Usually, that is my face everytime when I got out of the building, exhausted but grateful everytime. A month of training from then have passed, and I have been loving my job despite the challenges now. For this type of job, it's your colleagues that will make your every shift more enjoyable than your job itself. Even if you got bad calls, you'll be at ease knowing everyone is also experiencing your struggles and everyone is helping each other.
I'm thankful for this company for giving me my first job though I'm inexperienced. That one chance helped me a lot surviving the crisis I'm having in my life and I'm learning new skills which can helped me a lot in the future.
They say that every BPO job is full of toxicity and that's why people leave in that job and don't stay for long. On the other hand, I can say that it depends on the management of every company like how every offices function. It doesn't matter if it is a corporate office or government office. If the working environment is toxic, then it will be toxic.
Because of my job right now, I came to love and appreciate every daylight that I have been seeing every morning. The morning breeze, peaceful highways with less people walking and few vehicles. In about a month, I have almost adjusted myself with the setup and that might be because I'm a night owl even before I applied. Staying up at night is my thing though it give me headaches in the next morning.
If I could keep my good records here, I would be willing to stay in my work. This is another blessing that I'm often thankful for. Aside from that, it's surely hard to find a job with a good management like this.
Anyway, that's just a glimpse of my working life currently. Thank you for reaching this far and reading my blogs!