I left my 9-5 job after 7 years and 6 months. The decision was months in the making, and I was not expecting to leave earlier than I initially planned. I planned to resign by end of the year - December and then start new and fresh by January 2023. Yet, our office was not ready in going full remote at this time and I was left with no choice but to leave. It's such a shame that after 7 years and when most companies have transitioned to hybrid if not remote work, our company hasn't. I left as I knew I am still able to deliver quality work 120% even at home. Amidst the anxiety about my chances of finding new work, I submitted my letter and I felt at peace with the decision.
Giving you a quick recap of how I landed this job and stayed for a good amount of my life. I was luckily chosen to move over to Cavite from Cebu by my then Shift Manager Dean to start a new LOB at Dasmarinas and after much deliberation and seeing how much I can earn compared to my current supervisor post, I jumped the gun and uprooted my life and moved over to Cavite. I left my 4-year-old supervisory post and started anew. It wasn't that hard to move, I moved along with my work friends and that helped in the transition.
While we were starting from the ground up, I was helping out with recruitment and conducted final interviews. I have hired those that have yet to become trainers for the account. Finally had my own team of 6 and boy were they a handful but fast forward to the future - 2 out of 6 became coaches themselves. The stress was getting to me and I was on the verge of a mental breakdown, I was very grateful for the mentors I had in my life as they literally save me from myself and moved me to the Training Department. And boy, did that spark a fire inside me!
I never for the life of me thought I would have a penchant for teaching! I never had the patience for anything and most especially teaching other people, turns out I did. I trained new hires and even converted folks from a different LOB and the team was even confident that I am even able to train newly hired managers which to this day marks as one of the biggest accomplishments of my career.
I enjoyed training so much that I was very comfortable with the role for six whole years! I dodge multiple opportunities to level up as I never really planned to be a manager. I applied once and used that as a learning experience and honestly, no one loves rejections. I also said to myself that when I do decide to move up, it will be the death of me.
I eventually landed a managerial role, but it was not the job that broke the camel's back. I survived transitioning from onsite work to full remote when the pandemic started and boy was that a stressful few months in itself. We were used to working in the office and needed to adapt fast - and we did! We had amazing leaders who empowered us to be who we are and decide what was best for our teams. That trust allowed us to shine and we were very happy with the workload amidst the pandemic. We were given work-at-home units and we were fully functional for the entirety of the pandemic.
Just like everyone during the pandemic, we have had our personal brush with Covid-19 and boy was that the turning point for me. I have had Covid twice in the span of 2.5 years! I have always been
melancholy and have
been seeking help for that but had to stop because the world stopped with the virus came and have developed a little anxiety in the mix - a bad combo! And this ultimately was the start of my demise.
Fast forward to finally getting professional help and being prescribed a new chill pill, I have felt better yet have adjustment issues most especially when the memo of going back onsite came. I was given a month to stay at home but as I checked with HR and Recruitment if we offer fully remote jobs - we, unfortunately, didn't. I was not surprised and I needed to plan this out. Most have left in the months coming to the return to work order.
I was very and still very anxious about not finding a new job and I am very grateful to still had good relations with my previous managers Josh hooked me up with a part-time job. I am very excited about how things will pan out for me but leaving my 9-5 (actually my 10-7) has been the biggest and scariest decision of my life!
I am truly grateful for the people that I have met in my life and have shaped my career with iQor: Jet, Josh, Nadine, Sasha, Shatel, Elisa, Ernest, Richard, and, Pao. I will cherish our funny and stressful times together with my sisters and brothers from the Training team. Love, Sam, Shei, CC, Syde, Ken, Red, Jay and those that have already left. To the trainees and leaders, I have trained in the past, and may you become a beacon of hope and maintain the culture we started.
Nara, thank you for the times you allowed me to rant and truly understood me when sometimes I do not even understand myself! Thank you F and Maki for everything! To my babies: Cess, Joyce, Kim, Hayl, Dex, Bern, Kath, Van, Marc, Jabe, Kriz, Ron, Kate, Rose, Jesse and Irene make me proud but make yourself prouder!
And lastly, as this is a full circle moment, thank you Dean and Josh for believing and seeing my potential when I applied in Qualfon. I have grown so from then and I owe it both to you for seeing what I rarely see in myself - capable.
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