Sis Blooming and
Sis Clueless, thank you very much for the replies. I really appreciate it.
First and foremost, pasensya na if I sound offensive sa last post ko. Di ko naman actually mean na "bum" as in walang ginagawa. Employed nga so meaning may ginagawa. Expression ko lang yun.
Pasensya na kung iba yung dating.
What I meant was syempre I expect for a
good employer to want her future employees to do something for his/her personal development aside sa work including studies. Dun sa question na pinost ko above,
"Do you plan to do other activities like business, studies or any other business activity/ies while employed in (name of company you're applying for)?
kasali po yung studies sa tanong nila.
Hindi lang po all about business.
Basta yung main point ng question nila is kung may balak ka bang gawin na ibang bagay (examples nila ay yung mga bagay na makaka-eat ng malaking portion of your time like studies, business, etc.) habang employed ka sa amin?
Sabi nga ng butihin kong ama nung sinasabi ko sa kanya yung concern ko about this ay, "Sino namang matinong employer ang mag-e-expect na walang ibang gagawin yung employee (aside sa work nya) para sa kanyang personal development at sa kanyang kinabukasan??" Hindi man same words sa sinabi ng tatay ko pero same idea, and actually, I agree with him.
Oo nga naman. I actually know a handful of good employers na for their employees' personal deveoplment talaga. Case in point --- BSP. They even encourage their employees lalo na if you have good performance to take masters, phd, etc. and they even pay for their expenses. Yung iba pa nga, pinapaaral pa nila abroad nang libre! Tapos another example --- Chinabank. Nabasa ko sa kabilang forum na binibigyan nila ang kanilang employees ng personal leave for 30days, 60 days for CPA review, 90 days for Bar exams! O divah, bongga??!!
For their employees' personal development talaga.
Tapos w/ re sa business, to answer Sis Blooming's question na:
Regarding pag-b-business, sometimes it leaves the employer some questions like,bakit ka nag-aapply kung gusto mo mag business. Depende siguro sa position, if full ang load ng position na ina-apply-an mo and suddenly you will say nag-b-business ka, di kaya business mo ang atupagin mo while in the office kesa sa "real" work?
Most people I know na may business on the side (may it be traditional business or MLM) ay nag-a-apply ng trabaho kasi their business may not be earning that well as of the moment to compensate for their daily cost of living. Others I know ay habol yung training nung company for their own personal reasons. Dun sa naunang reason, I think valid naman po yun. Syempre a normal person won't allow himself/herself na magutom habang inaasikaso yung business nya (that may be a startup) kung hindi pa nga ito earning that much.
By the way, I like your answer with regards to "none at the moment" chorva. I think that's a good answer.
so if i were the interviewer and you referred to employed people like me who do not have a business on the side as bums, i also won't like your answer. actually, i'd hate it and i'd probably give you a hard time by asking lots of follow-up questions for you to defend your stand, depending on my mood.
(pero syempre hindi mo sasabihin yung bum thingy pati yung walang ka-plano-plano thingy sa interview).
Sis Clueless, pasensya na po if na-offend kita in one way or another. Kasi may sinabi ka sa post mo na "like me" so iniisip ko
baka na-offend kita. Sabi ko nga sa post ko na syempre hindi naman sasabihin sa interviews yun. Syempre hindi naman proper yun and wala sa lugar. As I said earlier, expression ko lang po yun at nasa isip ko lang yung expression na yun.
I'm
assuming you're aware naman po how some people (including young ones) use the word "bum" nowadays. I mean they just take it lightly, at yung iba pa nga "proud" na nilalagay sa friendster or facebook nila na ang occupation nila is "professional bum". Just like the expression addict (adik) --- "Ang adik mo!" May pinsan pa nga ako (take note taga-St. Scho pa ito from prep to 4th year High School) ang expression naman nya at ng mga friends nya ay squatter. Mahilig magsabi ng "Ang squatter mo!" pero I know she doesn't mean any harm. Pasensya na po sis if mahaba explanation ko. LOL.
Gusto ko lang po ma-explain clearly where I'm coming from, and that I didn't mean any harm or give offense to anyone.
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In summary, sa akin lang naman po, when it comes to postgraduate studies --- you have everything to gain and nothing to lose plus makakatulong pa nga ito sa professional and personal development mo. Sa business thing naman, para sa maraming tao na di sapat ang sweldo para maka-save at pagplanuhan at magawan ng paraan ang kanilang financial independence/freedom kaya marami sa kanila ang napapa-business on the side na rin. Kung magpapakatotoo lang tayo, syempre kailangan din nating isipin ang ating future especially our retirement days. Hindi naman forever nagwo-work tayo and kailangan din naman natin ma-enjoy ang fruits of our labor and life itself. Kung aasa naman tayo sa pension, ang masasabi ko lang ay good luck na lang. Maliban sa kadalasan ay maliit ang halaga at apektado pa ng inflation, pahirapan pa sa pagrelease depende kung saan mo kinukuha.
Paano kung 95 years old ka na at di ka pa kinukuha ni Lord? Saan ka pupulutin nyan? LOL.
All in all, sana all or at least almost all HR people won't treat taking up postgraduate studies or having a business on the side as a hindrance lalong-lalo na kung kaya naman nung tao na pagsabayin yung work at yung business/studies nya without sacrificing yung quality ng work nya sa company. Syempre iniisip din naman nung tao yung kinabukasan nya at ng kanyang pamilya.
Just my 25 cents.
