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When Karma Strikes
Posted on February 6, 2012 12:00AM
Naturally, I talked to Logan about it, who--thank God--kept an open mind and didn't turn against me when he heard that I fired someone on Thanksgiving Day within my first month at my new job.
"It had to be done," I reasoned, sadly. "We can't just keep letting him get away with things. And we lost our biggest advertiser!"
"Do they know you lost your biggest advertiser?" Logan asked.
"Who?"
"Your officemates," Logan answered.
"Day shift or night shift?"
"Er, same thing?"
I sighed and answered, "No." I took a sip of my coffee at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf in McKinley Hill. "They don't have to know that. I don't want them to worry that we lost a client. It might affect their morale." -
Gossip Girls Rewind
Posted on February 5, 2012 12:00AM
I had been warned even before I signed the contract: I was told I'd have a problem with this one male artist when it comes to work deadlines. I told myself to keep an open mind but, unfortunately, I didn't know just how big the problem was.
The guy's good, to be perfectly honest. His design skills are amazing. But he's always missing work, failing to meet deadlines, and refusing to follow directions. One time, he just left the office without a word to anyone--no text, no calls, no heads-up--in the middle of a deadline for one of our biggest advertisers.
At first, I was scared he committed suicide or something. No one knew where he went and, because his phone was dead, no one could contact him. The following day, he showed up at the office and acted as if nothing happened, like he didn't owe anyone an explanation, not even his supervisor. That's when I first started to see the problem. -
A Fresh Start
Posted on February 4, 2012 12:00AM
They say time flies when you're having fun. Well, time flies super fast when you're chasing a deadline. At my new job, every day feels like a deadline, and when you're traveling from Quezon City to Bonifacio Global City at 9 o'clock in the morning, passing through the daily heavy traffic at C5, every morning feels like a missed deadline.
But, there's something about this city, something that makes my blood tingle with excitement; I've haven't felt this excited about a job since I first started working in Makati City, the so-called concrete jungle. Walking to the bus shuttle every night reminds me of those long walks along Ayala Avenue when I was 24. Of course, this time, I wasn't thinking of Matt anymore. No, I'm not always thinking of Logan either. Most of the time, I find myself thinking of work, my career, and the magazine. -
Weighing My Options
Posted on January 23, 2012 12:00AM
The moment I opened my mouth during my second interview, they knew I'm a Cosmo girl, through and through.
They told me I was the perfect candidate for the position in a website about the lifestyle of Filipino women. It was a dream position for me, but there's a catch: There would be no writing involved. My main task would be to scout for features (ready-made articles) for the website. That was it.
I found it too...simple. -
Interviews And Catch-Up Lunches
Posted on January 21, 2012 12:00AM
It was something I've never done before--do two interviews in the span of two hours for two companies based in two buildings right across each other. If you think about it, what happened to me that day was like something from a recent Hollywood movie where the leading lady had to run from one office to another for job interviews that could very well define her future.
I arrived in Bonifacio Global City wearing the best corporate attire I could find in my wardrobe (I badly need new ones). The first interview was with the international publishing company at an office near Burgos Circle. I got there on time, went through the interview, and was finally offered a dream job: managing editor of a travel and lifestyle magazine.
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