First week at a new job

[sportygurl]

how was your first week as a new employee sa companya na pinagtatrabahunan nyo?  nahirapan ka ba makibagay sa mga bagong katrabaho mo? gumagawa ba sila ng paraan para kausapin ka, makilala ka, yayain ka na sumabay sa kanila pag breaktime?  ilan buwan bago ka nagkaroon ng mga matatawag na kaibigan sa companya na pinapasukan mo?

[purple.strawberry]

Usually friendly naman mga tao sa mga napasukan ko. Yung babatiin ka, gagawa ng small talk, etc.

Pansin ko lang pag meron ng mga established clique minsan need mo din mag-effort na makipagkaibigan, di lang hintay na merong lalapit sa'yo or somehow makakasama na magiging BFF sa office.

[hedonista]

how was your first week as a new employee sa companya na pinagtatrabahunan nyo?
nahirapan ka ba makibagay sa mga bagong katrabaho mo?

--- In my more than 10 years working, I learned that you can never ever please everyone. Ever. First week on my 4th job --- is way better. I learned to assert myself on what I need and walk up to my superior if anything needs his or her attention. I learned to be on my own. First week, I establish rapport, oo. pero not to the extent na BFF ako with employees. I still set boundaries.

gumagawa ba sila ng paraan para kausapin ka, makilala ka, yayain ka na sumabay sa kanila pag breaktime?  ilan buwan bago ka nagkaroon ng mga matatawag na kaibigan sa companya na pinapasukan mo?

--- I don't care really. If respect is there --- I am okay with that. I eat lunch alone, pag may nakasabay or naka-table sa pantry-- ok lang rin. little chit chat I minimize talaga, anything you say in a corporate setting can be taken against you.
---For the first time in history, I remove the notion that you can really find a true friend in a corporate setting. Aba,  Bonus na lang yan kung meron talaga. Isama sa 13th month pay lels

[purple.strawberry]

^I found a solid barkada in my first job. Three years after I left, we still keep in touch and hang out together. I agree though that bonus lang yun.. May mga officemates na magiging friends mo nga while you're in the company pero once nagkahiwa-hiwalay, wala na rin. Or when something bad happens at the office, diyan na magkakaalaman yan.

[raechubs]

This is my 1st job after graduating in college last year. Tama si sis Hedonista you can never please anyone sa office except kung yung company na pinasukan mo eh puro friends mo na din nung college. Mass hiring kasi yung company namin then yun mga friends ko ng refer sakin nauna kasi sila mtanggap pero iba iba kame ng department as in iba iba din yung boss although isang division lang kame. Merong time na dapat ikaw yung mag aadjust sa kanila. At hindi lahat FRIENDLY tulad ng inaakala mo. Pero ang importante lang naman ginagawa mo ng maayos yung work mo POSITIVITY!

[hedonista]

purple.strawberry --- sis tama ka yun sinabi mo magiging friend mo while in the company tapos waley na. Yung iba ninang pa ng anak ko pero nun lumipat na ko wala kahit kumustahan sa FB.

btw, I remember may isa akong TRUE friend na officemate ko nun 2006 pa. she is one of the persons who introduced me to GT sa petiks time sa office. We still get in touch here sa GT then sa Skype pag may pasok sya. Yup, ISA ITONG MALAKING BONUS! Salamat may isa juice colored

raechubs re-evaluate sis and self check ka. Anong purpose mo para mag trabaho? Bakit ka ba nandyan? Is it to make friends? What is your goal in the company?

Kasi Ive been in your shoe. Minsan nagsisi ako bakit ako nagresign because of one certain clique sa office na samahan ng matatagal nang empleyado. dumating ako fresh grad, naregular agad. special trainings etc. they somehow bullied me. nag resign ako. nagpadala ako sa EMOSYON. When Telco in the Philippines is doing well, nagsisi ako very light bat ako nagpadala, pero now thinking back --- I WOULD not have met my husband and the life I am living now wala, kung d nangyare un. THings in life you just have to find something to appreciate.

For every negative thing, there are 10 blessings you can think about. Yes true yan insert positivity DAILY!

[purple.strawberry]

^Same tayo sis. I was bullied din in my first job. Matatagal na kasi yung employees dun and nun lang nagkaroon ng new hires, so ayun andami sa kanila puro chismis sa mga bago, siguro feeling threatened din. I had friends then as I said pero I was still unhappy so I resigned. Altho I do not regret it naman kasi di rin okay yung ganung environment, and mas okay yung nalipatan kong company (where incidentally I met a guy who became my boyfriend).

[nocturnalnerd]

In my experience, okay naman ang first week ng job ko, mababait ang mga officemates ko and they were really friendly,  mejo kinailangan ko lang magadjust noon ng onti dahil nagiisa akong girl sa dept. Namin, but almost 3 years later tatlo na kami and all of them are my friends, I actually treat them as my third family already XD.

[mindiegirl]

I considered myself blessed sa first job ko dahil mababait lahat ng naging officemates ko. Yung boss medyo hindi ok pero totoo yung sinasabi na kahit medyo hindi OK ang boss, kung ok mga kasama mo magtatagal ka eh. Im going 10 years na sa work ko. Madami na nag resign sa mga original kasabay ko pero may communication pa din kami and they are all my friends and some are kumares pa.

If ever naman may new hires dito sa office, wala namang bully (atleast sa department namin). Spoiled nga ang mga new hires namin eh at talaga at home sila agad samin.

[yellowminion]

Okay naman yung first week ko. The people here are very nice minsan nag-iisip pa nga ako na they are too good to be true. Siguro kasi mostly mga nanay na pero kahit yung mga ka -age ko mababait din. Lagi nagyayaya pag lunch. Pag oorder sila ng food sasabihan ako. Pag may swimming sila kahit new pa lang ako yayayain or kahit punta ng mall lang. Sobrang bait talaga kaya I always thank God in my prayers. Siguro kaya di nag pan-out yung job application ko sa ibang company kasi para talaga ako dito kasama ng mga officemates na to. I'm happy and at peace right now:)

[yn061515]

1st job - It was okay. Everybody was friendly but of course there's competition, pero healthy competition naman. I became close with 2 batchmates but later on lost contact nadin atlhough friends naman kami sa FB. For years, walang hi hello man lang or kamustahan. Nito na lang, nung nag birthday, I sent a greeting tapos we both told each other na we are happy for each other kasi we are in a much better place than 6 years before.

2nd job - It was okay but politics was rampant kaya talaga may favoritism and it was very obvious. Although I didn't really care, of course naka apekto yun sa work kahit papaano. I stayed with this company for 1 year and 10 months. Gained some friends na FB friends pa din ngayon.

3rd job - My first in the Middle East. I was the one who reached out kasi I am the youngest Filipina tapos medyo mid to late 30's na yung mga nauna sa akin. Totoo kahit papaano na sa ibang bansa, minsan mga kabayan mo pa ang makakabangga mo. Madaming chismis pero masaya naman. We treated each other like family though alam mo naman na may nasasabi behind your back. Coming back to the topic, the first week was okay kasi there are alot of Filipinos and I was under a Filipina colleague din, na later on ni let go ng company.

4th job - My current job. I am the only flower in the office. Panay lalaki, panay arabic. So big adjustment talaga. With years of experience in the Middle east, somehow alam ko na kung paano pakisamahan bawat lahi. But it was still a big adjustment for me kasi I am not allowed to show my neck, or wear the usual plunging necklines that I usually wear. I can't wear skirts and dresses kasi it will show my legs na bawal na bawal dito. I stopped wearing heels kasi I can see from their eyes na naiingayan sila sa takong 'ko. Madami, madami naging adjustments dito pero tahimik kasi ako lang ang kabayan. Although miski ibang lahi naman, ramdam mo na may nasasabi sayo. Hindi mo ngalang alam kasi Arabic. Makikiramdam ka nalang kasi sa susunod na sasabihin or ipapagawa sayo, magegets mo na din. Been working here for a year now... and will have to stay even though I want to try other opportunities na kasi it's not easy to change jobs here. Thankful for work as it pays the bills, but if given the opportunity to move, I'd definitely take that. Kahit different department lang. 

[candacena]

eto ang problema ko. though, poproblemahin pa lang. haha We have a family business. and I really really want to work, kaso talagang iniisip ko kung may magiging kaibigan ba ko.. kaya I dont know if ipag papatuloy ko pa ang pag aapply, or sa family business namin na lang ako. sayang din tinapos ko. Im 32 na and sobrang nahihiya ako pag family gathering or may makikilala na guy, eh wala naman ako work. kaso yun nga pinoroblema ko 4 years na ko wala work. afaik nagresign ako sa mga jobs ko dahil, mayabang ang boss, hindi ako masaya, kaya I dont know what to do. gusto ko din naman may marating ayoko andito lang ako sa family business namin kaya pinagdadasal ko na lang sa Diyos na bigyan ako ng lakas ng loob or kung san man ako patungo sa career ko yung magiging masaya sana ako

sinasabi pa ng mama ko maswerte daw ako at meron na kami business, kami ang boss.

[missyuko]

Firstweek ko sa job ko ay ok naman yun nga lang sunud sunud na puyat, at anxiety . hindi dahil sa ka trabaho kundi dahil sa lessons na dapat ituro, na hired kase ako na prof sa isang university. iba ang inaapplyan kong work mga admin staff ganun pero need daw nila ng IT prof kaya kinagat ko na kesa kako matagalan pa bago ko magka work. ayun mababaet naman mga naging kasamahan ko sa trabaho may iba lang na harsh mag salita pero ignorance is a bliss eka nga. andun pa din yung puyat at pagod pero napapawi naman ng sweldo kahit parang dumadaan lang sa palad ko ang salary ko at mababaet na co faculty at dean.