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I WFH in an American startup company
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Real-quick question: Normal lang ba for American companies na wala ka halos ginagawa each day?

I mean, downtime for me is normal, pero ilang weeks na eh. My manager does assign me some tasks din naman pero hindi palagi, and I just feel bothered kasi I am being paid decently by the company for basically doing anything most of the time. Buti nga eh kasi WFH kami; if it were on-site, hindi ko alam paano magpanggap na may ginagawa. Hahaha

May weekly 1:1 ako with my manager, pero always ko namang binabanggit na I am ready to fill in any tasks na gusto niya ipagawa, but parang wala talaga eh. I also don’t want to bug her din naman with questions kasi, correct me if I’m wrong, hassle din ‘yan sa manager’s POV na tanong nang tanong ‘yung direct report nila.

Pero to be fair, prior to these downtimes, may na-contribute naman akong notable to achieve one of our OKRs. Siguro, sanay lang ako sa PH corporate setting na dapat each hour, dapat may ginagawa ka? Or I’m delulu lang and the truth is they actually just see me as incompetent na hindi capable to handle some high-impact tasks?

Can you share your thoughts? I’m not afraid of getting laid off kasi normal naman siguro na may ganiyang possibility. Pero to tell you, halos twice performance eval namin and lately, I received a salary bump, so I don’t think my performance is too bad?

UPDATE: Katatapos lang ng 1:1 ko with my manager and mukhang na-jinx tuloy ‘yung pagiging chill ko sa role. Hahahaha. Ililipat niya ako into a new role na tatlo lang kami sa team kaya shuta, tatadtarin na ako neto ng sandamakmak na tasks. Lesson of the day: I-enjoy ang downtime; ‘wag mag-reklamo, ‘wag mag-post sa Reddit.

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I worked for an American startup dati. And ito mga natutunan ko sa startup.

For me, di masiyado maganda pag walang ginagawang trabaho. Cause possible walang kita ang company. Kaya happy kami noon pag may projects. Alam namin may kikitain kami

Kahit pa maganda evaluation mo, kung walang kita ang company. Possible ka malay-off. Business is business parin.

Yung ganitong mentality ko ngayon eh dala dala ko parin. Thankful pag may ginagawa kasi at least alam mong may trabaho ka at nakakapag add ka ng value. Thankful din pag wala minsan siyempre, give you some time to rest.

Hanap ka ng gagawin, magupskill ka or attend trainings. Malaki chance na ma layoff ka kapag underutilized ka

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