Rant mode lang:

Not too long ago, I was hired to be the head of social media and communications ng isang company who’s in the business of saving lives for free. The owner warned me that my direct approach and frankness will not sit well with the more tenured employees. A good chunk of my job experience came from the BPO industry in the early 2000s and English is my first language. Talagang Englishero ako ever since I was a child. I didnt think this would be a problem kasi WFH ako mostly unless the owner needs me.

Anyhoo, I noticed first week on the job, even if people were aware what my position was, I couldn’t make utos. I couldn’t ask anybody what I needed from them. Kailangan kong dumaan sa may-ari ng company if I needed anything done. Siya nag magrerequest sa kanila. It was such an odd working dynamic. It wasn’t long before nagkaroon ako ng conflict sa mga employees na napaka antipatika sumagot as in susungalngalin mo yung ngala-ngala sa pagka bastos. Dinaan ko sa HR but no action was ever taken. Mind you, dinaan ko sa HR. Hindi ko pinatulan.

Less than three months into my job, despite hitting all my targets and exceeding my boss’ expectations on the social media front, she unceremoniously let me go. Nagdahilan siya that the business development head needs someone who can work with her side by side pero talagang pinersonal ako eh. Kahit ok kami ng may-ari, she probably thought it best to let me go than her having to deal with complaints from other employees na feeling naaapakan or nasisilip yung trabaho nila kasi kahit yung marketing team, almost two years na, they couldn’t accomplish what I accomplished in three days.

While I’m relieved that the employment early kaysa masayang yung oras ko if I stayed, I can’t help but feel betrayed and enraged sa naging decision nung may-ari especially since I made the effort to make pakisama sa mga tao and work wise, nobody can say they have done a better job. Ayun. Rant over.