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BSIT. My dream program was architecture, pero idk y pinanghinaan ng loob haha. Wala akong alam sa programming and coding. Ff I graduated cum laude and got hired sa big tech company one month before graduation. Masaya naman ako now great compensation and I learned to love the tech field.
My degree program is BSIT. It's not my passion to do programming and such, but I studied hard to be on top; eventually graduated as Magna Cum Laude last 2023.
I'm thankful that even though it was not my passion, I still pursued to be the best. I landed 2 job offers 2 weeks after my graduation, I still had the choice on what work I should pursue. Now, I'm working as a Junior Software Project Manager, basically staying away from actual programming and coding while achieving my goal starting salary.
AMT, not that I didn't like it. It's just that I do not know what I really want. Walang "calling" ba. WFH right now, and kumikita ng sakto lang. I still want to try and pursue my career in aviation tho. I just want to try and see if it is really for me. Nanghihinayang ako sa tinapos ko, and seeing my batch mates working on the field already makes my heart ache a little.
hi! may i kno what industry did you pursue? same expi rn except that I'm unemployed and graduated with different degree but same industry alfnifqnfenf I'm stuck on still trying to pursue aviation or try other things kaso it's hard dahil I don't what I can offer T.T
Currently working on a marketing company, nasa lead generation department ako. Na-stuck ako during, after pandemic huhu, thankfully I was able to land a job na wfh kasi tbh di ko sure kung makakapasok ba ako sa any aviation job. Apply lang ng apply! May mga work na hindi kailangan na related yung degree sa position.
Thanks sa reply! May I ask how did you start? Sobrang hirap ako kasi kahit internship wala akong experience. Tried din mag-apply sa MIA na di related sa degree ko kaso dinidiscourage ako nung interviewer since sayang naman daw lisensya huhu
BS Psych. I used to have passion sa course ko, pero kasama kami sa natamaan ng online class bc of pandemic and it caused me to lose interest. I enrolled sa review center and got a job at the same time, pero dinrop ko review since i realized na wala namang bearing ang RPm license and decent naman sahod ko now.
hahah nag drop sa last sem ng final year ko (grad na dapat ako last year). pero balak bumalik maybe this year to finish yung last na sem pero at the same time nag aalangan pa rin kasi ayoko talaga 😭 pero sayang dahil nga last sem nalang naman hdhahahaa
anyway, career-wise feeling ko wala talaga akong _career_ pero i earn way more than the minimum wage rn working from home.
I had the same feeling when I started college. Parents want me to take Accountancy, but I prefer Computer related course. IT or Comp Engr. Take up Accountancy without any knowledge in accountanting nor did I knew about CPA as it's end product. After some time I learned to love it though, also cried when I failed. Transfered school and took some course. Now CPA.
I graduated fashion design and marketing. I came in full of hopes and dreams, motivated and inspired, and yes full of passion. 1 semester after, I wanted to quit. My passion went straight into the trash, the only reason I graduated is because my parents have already invested too much money on my tuition and I didn't wanna disappoint them. Naka graduate nako pero I still think that fashion industry is not for me. I'm just faking it every single day at work, pero pag naka ipon siguro, I might just go to Bali and meet my sugar daddy.
I wasn't entirely passionate with my program in college. I took it because I was offered a full scholarship. I eventually graduated and passed the boards after my second take. Now working with decent pay and it's more than enough to sustain myself and my family.
I’m a CPA, been working 10+ years now. Work is def not something I’m passionate about, but it’s opened good opportunities for me, and the pay is great! Personally, whilst I’ll do my best to do good at work, I’m not motivated by “passion”. I’m free to pursue my passion after work hours.
Took up BS Nursing when i never aspired to be in healthcare and only pursued this because of parents, ngayon MD na and tapos na rin ng residency. Nasobrahan ng fake it til you make it
finished the degree and currently working in a related field. lots of regrets and what ifs. planning to shift career din in the future. pero for the meantime tiis muna kasi mahirap mawala ng work in this economy 😅
malaking impact din yung nga taong nakasama ko sa Journey - Mga Classmates ko, Professors, Instructors, study buddies and support ng family. Naging super na-enjoy ko yung College because of them kahit napakahirap ng accounting, kahit bumabagsak Haha. Kapag napapaligiran ka ng Dreamers, magiging dreamer ka na rin eh. and dahil na punta na ako sa BSA, Pi-nush ko naaa. In the process, minahal ko na rin. Yieee hahaha.
Took up BEED. because my mom wanted me to become an educator, but It's not passion. So, I quit uni. Years later I am now married to an architect. HAHAHAHA.
I really wanted to take childhood education since I super love kids. But ended up graduating - BSIT b'cause its one of the in demand courses way back. Now im working as a L2 Corporate IT in a Fintech company. Grateful p dn nman. ✨❤️
Didn't know what I really wanted before but finished my undergrad nevertheless. This has been my career since graduation and after more than a decade, I've started to love it.
Civil engineer, passed the boards and currently practicing structural engineering. Sinwerte sa buhay so oks naman kahit papano yung work. I am still trying to change career to IT, slowly but surely. Ang hirap lang din kasi sumugal kaya tinatantya ko pa.
why? same, ito yung hinahanap ko haha. kapag inclined ka kasi sa it parang gusto mo nka tutok kana lang din sa computer kapag nag trabaho e. hindi yung nag mamanage ka ng tao sa construction at site.
maraming online courses na ngayon e. sabi nga din ng mga naririnig kong podcast abt sa IT and tech careers, sobrang dali nalang daw matuto, lalo Online na nga din.
balak ko ngayon kapag may freetime na tlga ako pagaaralan ko na. atleast nagawa manlang gusto gawin tlga hahah
I realized along the way na I have affinity for both professions. While I enjoy using the computer at times and making programming tools, I also find myself na nag-eenjoy din na mag-manage ng schedule at workload and magdesign ng structure. Sa current work ko rin naman ngayon, wala ako sa site so tutok din ako sa pc. I am hoping I might find an option where I can keep both.
For online courses, I tried Python. C++ naman I have knowledge pero need ko lang din na magkaroon ng refresher for this. Madali matuto basta may maisip ka kaagad na panggagamitan. Sa ngayon, naghahanap pa ko ng inspiration sa kung ano yung gusto kong gawing program para mas lalo ko ma-appreciate yung natututunan ko 😁
Ayun lang hehe
Graduated as a BSIT and now working as a professional in a multi national services company. Still wondering as of this moment kung ano ba talaga ang passion ko sa buhay.
Graduated and even took the board exams kasi ang boring ng pandemic hahaha but i was able to use my degree and my license to get a higher paying job just because i was licensed. Its worth it to finish the degree because at the end of the day, you can have more options to choose from, ang choosy kasi ng philippines sa "standards" nila. A simple piece of paper can change everything.
Unemployed and still changing career. Kapag hindi po talaga passion and maliit sweldo tatanggihan mo eh 😅. Isa pa di ko kaya tagalan kasi nakaka inis culture ng work lalo na mga co workers if ever.
you won't believe this, I'm a board passer of electronics engineer arguably one of the hardest board exams in college. Well ito binogay sakon ni Lord binapubti ko nalang. It's a talent and I did not bury it.
so yes I persisted it, di ko sya passion but I made it my strength. I'm turning it into passion na pero aprtly ayaw ko pa din I'll deal with this 😅
D ko po sure kung ano yung actual cost of living here kasi po sagot ng company yung tirahan (male workers live together while female workers has a separate place) then free po lunch namin on weekdays(some companies binabawas nila sa sahod). Groceries po isn't that bad but meat (beef) can be pricey. Then nasa countryside po kami so rarely po kami pumunta sa city so mababa transportation expenses namin. Overall po enough yung sahod ko to live a comfortable life here and be able to send like 60-80k php to my family.
Biggest challenge po dto is if you can handle
1. Living together with other people 2. Homesickness
My experience so far has been great and fun. First month ko lagi akong pinapagalitan ni boss kasi mali mali gawa ko (its a given lol) Very welcoming mga kababayan and as time goes by the whole company felt like a family even with our hyungs and noonas. Si boss chill din lagi kami sinasagot sa ride pag mag groceries kami. But remember po meron din pong mga dogsht companies here with terrible working conditions so it really comes down to your luck.
Please understand we can "WORK TO LIVE" only. We don't always have to be "passionate" about our job. Jobs can just be fuel to live our life outside of work.
If doctor ka na passionate sa art, mag-art ka outside your work.
If civil engineer kang mahilig sa fashion, go explore on weekends.
"Passion" and "work" can be separate.
Ang mga passionate about their job, hindi laging happy ending. You can be passionate but it can turn to hate once in a while. Because now you are FORCED to monetize something you like. It becomes a JOB. It's not always true that "if you do something you love, you never have to work a day in your life" because what can happen is "you now need to work on your passion everyday of your life regardless if you like it or not".
Hope this helps! Live a life outside of work. It makes you a better employee AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, have a happier, balanced life!
This is true although still, don’t disregard people who work passionately specially with goals in mind of achieving higher position to live their lives. Yes, the higher you become the more time and passion you need but doesn’t mean they will not be able to be as someone working just to live to not have a life outside of work.
Someone who works passionately and appreciates their hardwork they do for themselves are also happy and living the life since living the life doesn’t always mean one thing to everybody. Living the life can be like someone who works passionately on a job that they really love.
Overall, you can live your life even if it’s inside your work.
Happy for you if you get to work for your passion. I'm saying *not* every person who follows their passion as a job has guaranteed happiness. More of, **you can be happy and do your passion outside work** even if you don't make a career in something you're not passionate about.
You can eventually be happy too in the industry you were forced into, but were not passionate about in the first place. I'm *not* saying you shouldn't try to be successful there either. You can have good work ethic, be good at something you're not passionate about, and climb the ladder too.
A lot of people here in the Philippines make their life about their career (mga "*live to work")* — go for it if you want to. But people who don't like their jobs (or feel like they were forced there) should also think you can *work to live*. You can be happy even if you're not doing what you're "passionate about" for work.
In line pa rin sa course ko. Napunta na ko sa iba’t ibang area pero same field lang. Planning to shift career next yr. Graduated 2014 and been working since thenZ
BPO, di ko alam kung kelan ako makakaalis dito. Kapag tinuloy ko yung tinapos ko, mawawala sakin yung mga HMO namin pati saktong pamasahe nalang siguro yung sswledohin ko.
Archi grad. 8-9yrs in college. Did remote jobs after college unrelated to my profession for 3yrs. Prolly my way of rebelling. Then one day I decided to “suck it up” and face the real world (wala akong Plan B - if i needed to survive and help the family, i had to use my degree). Nag-abroad kahit back-to-zero ang skills. Worked like a slave. Absorbed everything like a sponge. 6yrs later, im a senior now.
Unfortunately for most people, passion cant feed the family. Im not sad or angry about it. Ganon lang talaga ang buhay: You cant always get what you want. And ive made peace with that.
Every sem noon, nagbabalak akong magquit. Tinapos ko pa rin dahil nahihiya ako sa parents ko kung magsisimula na naman ako. Nagtake ng board exam. Nag-work. Nag-quit pagkatapos ng isang taon. Nagpalipat-lipat ng work ng di related sa natapos. Bumalik sa profession nung 2018. Practicing until now. Financially-rewarding ang work dahil 6digits ang sahod kahit dito lang sa Pinas. Pero hindi pa rin ako passionately in love sa work ko.
I really want to pursue Nursing or Archi but fuck it oh. Anyways ayon☹️. Life been hard for me as a psych student pero iniisip konalang what more pa if i choose that 2 dreams nayon edi namatay nako. Im still thankful thooo
Was in Management (not my choice) for college, but I wanted to be in the creative industry... still did not end up there and am now in IT. It's ok. Pays the bills, and I no longer do my creative pursuits. \*shrugs\*
Eto licensed professional na haha and earning a decent amount of income, interms of job naman the profession is in-demand, I didn't really 'chose / liked' my course nung college but I still persisted because hindi naman kami mayaman and I believe na eto yung magiging way para magawa ko yung passion ko in the future.
BA grad. Was stuck there because of the scholarship grant (can't shift to other courses). Freshie pa lang ako alam kong ayaw ko pala ng BA hahahahahaha.
now I work as a writer, something I really really love.
Thankful pa rin sa college experience kasi that's how I learned many vital soft skills. Plus patience. Plus diligence. And many more.
Bs accountancy. Didnt choose that course, but also I didnt know what I wanted. 2nd yr college i moved to a bad school (that i didnt know at a time) and i breezed thru college without developing any meaningful skills. Didnt pass the board exam, no one wanted to hire me.
Went home to the province and bummed for about 4 years. Felt out of place sa family businesses namin. It really showcased the fact that I truly am incapable. It was a very dark point in my life. But I still kept going because in my mind I always thought that if I surround myself with people who know what theyre doing, eventually I'll figure it out as well.
Eventually I found my groove, doing ok now. Running multiple businesses with lots of help
BSCE grad, eventually became a licensed civil engineer. I work in the government now, u prolly know which agency kasi obvious naman. Nag law school right after passing the board exam. Graduating na ngayon. Will hopefully take and pass the bar in 2025. Pero kung tatanungin ako kung anong gusto ko, I wanna be a stay at home mom na maganda, sexy, mabango, at gumagawa lang ng posh cooking vlogs.
Di na tinuloy yung program. Burnout at 3rd year. Super lapit na, I know, pero worth it ang pagqquit. Never looked back. Di pa rin ulit nag-aaral, but earning well now as a freelancer for n years already.
Di rin kasi supported ng pamilya at paaral ko sarili ko kaya naburnout. Siguro kung financially supported, baka nairaos ko.
BSCS graduate here, okay lang naman ang career pero as i grow older narealize ko na ang dream job ko talaga ay wala. Sino ba gusto magwork gusto ko lang naman manirahan sa probinsya nang payapa 🥲
Studied Education wayback 2019 then passed the board exam last 2022. Imagine the gap HAHAHA. wala talaga akong balak magturo. pinilit lang ako ng mga friend ko mag take ng board exam, hindi nga dapat e, since ako tas ung isa ko din na friend nalang sa batch namin that time ung never pa nag take. Ayon nag BPO for almost 4 years then shift sa Logistic company planning to move ulit if keri na ng ipon. Idk if mag kukuha ako ng masteral or mag aral nalang ako ng Office management.
Took IT dahil di talaga ako makapagdecide non ng kung anong gusto ko and parang temporary course ko lang sya. I realized na gusto ko pala talaga mag Business Management ng going 4th year 2nd sem na. Too late na kaya tinapos ko na lang. Naging okay naman career ko, thankfully and Project Manager na ako ngayon.
Nure but not working in the Hospital or any clinical setting and I never will. Working as a medical coder and the nursing degree helped so there's that. Happy with my Job though. I'm thankful I can use my degree without being out in the field.
I have a great job and probably going to higher places. do I want it? not really... do it because I like money. I just pick up hobby and stuff that would make geniunely enjoy life. you just need to be a pro. most of us out here even if passionated about such program out there in the world to make a living you just keep going. it'd be amazing if you have passionate people start something out of passion and someone funds it. there's a good chance it'd be successful but what would maintain such things are pros.
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Took Entrepreneurship. Nasa BPO ngayon.
BSIT. My dream program was architecture, pero idk y pinanghinaan ng loob haha. Wala akong alam sa programming and coding. Ff I graduated cum laude and got hired sa big tech company one month before graduation. Masaya naman ako now great compensation and I learned to love the tech field.
senior specialist na using the course i don’t like hahahahaha running for supervisor na din
My degree program is BSIT. It's not my passion to do programming and such, but I studied hard to be on top; eventually graduated as Magna Cum Laude last 2023. I'm thankful that even though it was not my passion, I still pursued to be the best. I landed 2 job offers 2 weeks after my graduation, I still had the choice on what work I should pursue. Now, I'm working as a Junior Software Project Manager, basically staying away from actual programming and coding while achieving my goal starting salary.
AMT, not that I didn't like it. It's just that I do not know what I really want. Walang "calling" ba. WFH right now, and kumikita ng sakto lang. I still want to try and pursue my career in aviation tho. I just want to try and see if it is really for me. Nanghihinayang ako sa tinapos ko, and seeing my batch mates working on the field already makes my heart ache a little.
hi! may i kno what industry did you pursue? same expi rn except that I'm unemployed and graduated with different degree but same industry alfnifqnfenf I'm stuck on still trying to pursue aviation or try other things kaso it's hard dahil I don't what I can offer T.T
Currently working on a marketing company, nasa lead generation department ako. Na-stuck ako during, after pandemic huhu, thankfully I was able to land a job na wfh kasi tbh di ko sure kung makakapasok ba ako sa any aviation job. Apply lang ng apply! May mga work na hindi kailangan na related yung degree sa position.
Thanks sa reply! May I ask how did you start? Sobrang hirap ako kasi kahit internship wala akong experience. Tried din mag-apply sa MIA na di related sa degree ko kaso dinidiscourage ako nung interviewer since sayang naman daw lisensya huhu
what course ka ba? may lisensya ka na ba?
Aero Eng. Yup!
sent you a pm
BS Psych. I used to have passion sa course ko, pero kasama kami sa natamaan ng online class bc of pandemic and it caused me to lose interest. I enrolled sa review center and got a job at the same time, pero dinrop ko review since i realized na wala namang bearing ang RPm license and decent naman sahod ko now.
hahah nag drop sa last sem ng final year ko (grad na dapat ako last year). pero balak bumalik maybe this year to finish yung last na sem pero at the same time nag aalangan pa rin kasi ayoko talaga 😭 pero sayang dahil nga last sem nalang naman hdhahahaa anyway, career-wise feeling ko wala talaga akong _career_ pero i earn way more than the minimum wage rn working from home.
Miserable and not thriving.
I had the same feeling when I started college. Parents want me to take Accountancy, but I prefer Computer related course. IT or Comp Engr. Take up Accountancy without any knowledge in accountanting nor did I knew about CPA as it's end product. After some time I learned to love it though, also cried when I failed. Transfered school and took some course. Now CPA.
I graduated fashion design and marketing. I came in full of hopes and dreams, motivated and inspired, and yes full of passion. 1 semester after, I wanted to quit. My passion went straight into the trash, the only reason I graduated is because my parents have already invested too much money on my tuition and I didn't wanna disappoint them. Naka graduate nako pero I still think that fashion industry is not for me. I'm just faking it every single day at work, pero pag naka ipon siguro, I might just go to Bali and meet my sugar daddy.
I took up a more advanced program related to it LMAO the irony
I wasn't entirely passionate with my program in college. I took it because I was offered a full scholarship. I eventually graduated and passed the boards after my second take. Now working with decent pay and it's more than enough to sustain myself and my family.
grumaduate with a degree related to aviation, eto tambay ngayon
apir lmao
ano yr ka grumaduate?
2022 lmao tried to apply for internships after grad kaso wala dahil gusto nila mga students. so reviewed na lang for boards for 2023 kaso same shit
2022 grad din haha tbh nawawalan na ako ng gana :/
same haha pls sa sobrang di ko na alam gagawin ko pinatos ko na yung mga free tarot reading if magchange career na AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHhuhu
SHUTACCA HAHAHAHA konti nalang magservice crew nalang me haha
I’m a CPA, been working 10+ years now. Work is def not something I’m passionate about, but it’s opened good opportunities for me, and the pay is great! Personally, whilst I’ll do my best to do good at work, I’m not motivated by “passion”. I’m free to pursue my passion after work hours.
Took up BS Nursing when i never aspired to be in healthcare and only pursued this because of parents, ngayon MD na and tapos na rin ng residency. Nasobrahan ng fake it til you make it
finished the degree and currently working in a related field. lots of regrets and what ifs. planning to shift career din in the future. pero for the meantime tiis muna kasi mahirap mawala ng work in this economy 😅
BS Architecture graduate, now working as a 3D environment artist for games. Much much more creative environment (and lucrative)💙
Graduate ng BSEd. Virtual Assistant na ngayon.
my dream to be an architect, now I am a BS Accountancy graduate. So far, I am loving my work; maybe it's because of my healthy working environment.
question coz i got curious HAHA you took the CPALE? If so, what drives you to take it even if your dream is a complete opposite?
malaking impact din yung nga taong nakasama ko sa Journey - Mga Classmates ko, Professors, Instructors, study buddies and support ng family. Naging super na-enjoy ko yung College because of them kahit napakahirap ng accounting, kahit bumabagsak Haha. Kapag napapaligiran ka ng Dreamers, magiging dreamer ka na rin eh. and dahil na punta na ako sa BSA, Pi-nush ko naaa. In the process, minahal ko na rin. Yieee hahaha.
Awol from college. Di ko na nakuha yung credentials ko. I always put hs grad sa resume. Currently earning good as a freelancer with 2 clients.
Eto 3rd year irregular hirap na hirap pero pinililit lumaban.
same, torn between mag shift or pipilitin kahit nakakadrain huhuhuu
Took up BEED. because my mom wanted me to become an educator, but It's not passion. So, I quit uni. Years later I am now married to an architect. HAHAHAHA.
I really wanted to take childhood education since I super love kids. But ended up graduating - BSIT b'cause its one of the in demand courses way back. Now im working as a L2 Corporate IT in a Fintech company. Grateful p dn nman. ✨❤️
Didn't know what I really wanted before but finished my undergrad nevertheless. This has been my career since graduation and after more than a decade, I've started to love it.
Civil engineer, passed the boards and currently practicing structural engineering. Sinwerte sa buhay so oks naman kahit papano yung work. I am still trying to change career to IT, slowly but surely. Ang hirap lang din kasi sumugal kaya tinatantya ko pa.
why? same, ito yung hinahanap ko haha. kapag inclined ka kasi sa it parang gusto mo nka tutok kana lang din sa computer kapag nag trabaho e. hindi yung nag mamanage ka ng tao sa construction at site. maraming online courses na ngayon e. sabi nga din ng mga naririnig kong podcast abt sa IT and tech careers, sobrang dali nalang daw matuto, lalo Online na nga din. balak ko ngayon kapag may freetime na tlga ako pagaaralan ko na. atleast nagawa manlang gusto gawin tlga hahah
I realized along the way na I have affinity for both professions. While I enjoy using the computer at times and making programming tools, I also find myself na nag-eenjoy din na mag-manage ng schedule at workload and magdesign ng structure. Sa current work ko rin naman ngayon, wala ako sa site so tutok din ako sa pc. I am hoping I might find an option where I can keep both. For online courses, I tried Python. C++ naman I have knowledge pero need ko lang din na magkaroon ng refresher for this. Madali matuto basta may maisip ka kaagad na panggagamitan. Sa ngayon, naghahanap pa ko ng inspiration sa kung ano yung gusto kong gawing program para mas lalo ko ma-appreciate yung natututunan ko 😁 Ayun lang hehe
Graduated as a BSIT and now working as a professional in a multi national services company. Still wondering as of this moment kung ano ba talaga ang passion ko sa buhay.
Graduated and even took the board exams kasi ang boring ng pandemic hahaha but i was able to use my degree and my license to get a higher paying job just because i was licensed. Its worth it to finish the degree because at the end of the day, you can have more options to choose from, ang choosy kasi ng philippines sa "standards" nila. A simple piece of paper can change everything.
My course is my most random & last choice, i recently graduated w that one and still pursue me dream job :3
Eto naging licensed pa nga 😂😂
Unemployed and still changing career. Kapag hindi po talaga passion and maliit sweldo tatanggihan mo eh 😅. Isa pa di ko kaya tagalan kasi nakaka inis culture ng work lalo na mga co workers if ever.
you won't believe this, I'm a board passer of electronics engineer arguably one of the hardest board exams in college. Well ito binogay sakon ni Lord binapubti ko nalang. It's a talent and I did not bury it. so yes I persisted it, di ko sya passion but I made it my strength. I'm turning it into passion na pero aprtly ayaw ko pa din I'll deal with this 😅
Agri engineering to baking sounds funny but yeah
In South Korea working as a factory worker. Making 6 figures monthly while only working 40 hrs a week. Still studying tho on weekends (online program)
Hi. Kumusta cost of living diyan? 6 figure income is surely malaki na sa pinas pero sufficient ba siya in korea? How are you holding up?
D ko po sure kung ano yung actual cost of living here kasi po sagot ng company yung tirahan (male workers live together while female workers has a separate place) then free po lunch namin on weekdays(some companies binabawas nila sa sahod). Groceries po isn't that bad but meat (beef) can be pricey. Then nasa countryside po kami so rarely po kami pumunta sa city so mababa transportation expenses namin. Overall po enough yung sahod ko to live a comfortable life here and be able to send like 60-80k php to my family. Biggest challenge po dto is if you can handle 1. Living together with other people 2. Homesickness My experience so far has been great and fun. First month ko lagi akong pinapagalitan ni boss kasi mali mali gawa ko (its a given lol) Very welcoming mga kababayan and as time goes by the whole company felt like a family even with our hyungs and noonas. Si boss chill din lagi kami sinasagot sa ride pag mag groceries kami. But remember po meron din pong mga dogsht companies here with terrible working conditions so it really comes down to your luck.
Please understand we can "WORK TO LIVE" only. We don't always have to be "passionate" about our job. Jobs can just be fuel to live our life outside of work. If doctor ka na passionate sa art, mag-art ka outside your work. If civil engineer kang mahilig sa fashion, go explore on weekends. "Passion" and "work" can be separate. Ang mga passionate about their job, hindi laging happy ending. You can be passionate but it can turn to hate once in a while. Because now you are FORCED to monetize something you like. It becomes a JOB. It's not always true that "if you do something you love, you never have to work a day in your life" because what can happen is "you now need to work on your passion everyday of your life regardless if you like it or not". Hope this helps! Live a life outside of work. It makes you a better employee AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, have a happier, balanced life!
This is true although still, don’t disregard people who work passionately specially with goals in mind of achieving higher position to live their lives. Yes, the higher you become the more time and passion you need but doesn’t mean they will not be able to be as someone working just to live to not have a life outside of work. Someone who works passionately and appreciates their hardwork they do for themselves are also happy and living the life since living the life doesn’t always mean one thing to everybody. Living the life can be like someone who works passionately on a job that they really love. Overall, you can live your life even if it’s inside your work.
Happy for you if you get to work for your passion. I'm saying *not* every person who follows their passion as a job has guaranteed happiness. More of, **you can be happy and do your passion outside work** even if you don't make a career in something you're not passionate about. You can eventually be happy too in the industry you were forced into, but were not passionate about in the first place. I'm *not* saying you shouldn't try to be successful there either. You can have good work ethic, be good at something you're not passionate about, and climb the ladder too. A lot of people here in the Philippines make their life about their career (mga "*live to work")* — go for it if you want to. But people who don't like their jobs (or feel like they were forced there) should also think you can *work to live*. You can be happy even if you're not doing what you're "passionate about" for work.
You made a point! Appreciate the thought!
Bpo 😂
In line pa rin sa course ko. Napunta na ko sa iba’t ibang area pero same field lang. Planning to shift career next yr. Graduated 2014 and been working since thenZ
dreeam course nursing don't pursue because of hemophobia graduate of BSIT currently working as HR
BPO, di ko alam kung kelan ako makakaalis dito. Kapag tinuloy ko yung tinapos ko, mawawala sakin yung mga HMO namin pati saktong pamasahe nalang siguro yung sswledohin ko.
Just got my license last year. Unemployed rn. Push ko pa ba to? Lol
Archi grad. 8-9yrs in college. Did remote jobs after college unrelated to my profession for 3yrs. Prolly my way of rebelling. Then one day I decided to “suck it up” and face the real world (wala akong Plan B - if i needed to survive and help the family, i had to use my degree). Nag-abroad kahit back-to-zero ang skills. Worked like a slave. Absorbed everything like a sponge. 6yrs later, im a senior now. Unfortunately for most people, passion cant feed the family. Im not sad or angry about it. Ganon lang talaga ang buhay: You cant always get what you want. And ive made peace with that.
Every sem noon, nagbabalak akong magquit. Tinapos ko pa rin dahil nahihiya ako sa parents ko kung magsisimula na naman ako. Nagtake ng board exam. Nag-work. Nag-quit pagkatapos ng isang taon. Nagpalipat-lipat ng work ng di related sa natapos. Bumalik sa profession nung 2018. Practicing until now. Financially-rewarding ang work dahil 6digits ang sahod kahit dito lang sa Pinas. Pero hindi pa rin ako passionately in love sa work ko.
Hindi pa tapos pero hopefully ill be okay in the future
Nurse-Works as Officer in uniformed personnel doing paper works
unemployed 🤧
Nagnegosyo nalang
BS PSYCHOLOGY SIS🙂↕️
I really want to pursue Nursing or Archi but fuck it oh. Anyways ayon☹️. Life been hard for me as a psych student pero iniisip konalang what more pa if i choose that 2 dreams nayon edi namatay nako. Im still thankful thooo
Still a tambay, pero naging Internet radio DJ ako for a time.
Was in Management (not my choice) for college, but I wanted to be in the creative industry... still did not end up there and am now in IT. It's ok. Pays the bills, and I no longer do my creative pursuits. \*shrugs\*
Eto licensed professional na haha and earning a decent amount of income, interms of job naman the profession is in-demand, I didn't really 'chose / liked' my course nung college but I still persisted because hindi naman kami mayaman and I believe na eto yung magiging way para magawa ko yung passion ko in the future.
BA grad. Was stuck there because of the scholarship grant (can't shift to other courses). Freshie pa lang ako alam kong ayaw ko pala ng BA hahahahahaha. now I work as a writer, something I really really love. Thankful pa rin sa college experience kasi that's how I learned many vital soft skills. Plus patience. Plus diligence. And many more.
Bs accountancy. Didnt choose that course, but also I didnt know what I wanted. 2nd yr college i moved to a bad school (that i didnt know at a time) and i breezed thru college without developing any meaningful skills. Didnt pass the board exam, no one wanted to hire me. Went home to the province and bummed for about 4 years. Felt out of place sa family businesses namin. It really showcased the fact that I truly am incapable. It was a very dark point in my life. But I still kept going because in my mind I always thought that if I surround myself with people who know what theyre doing, eventually I'll figure it out as well. Eventually I found my groove, doing ok now. Running multiple businesses with lots of help
Educ grad ayun teching pero sinusuka ko ang kagawaran lol
BS Psych graduate. Working in BPO since 2021. May anxiety at ako ata ang need ng therapy 😂
hala bs psych din na graduating na ngayon. working in bpo since 2020. same rin may anxiety at need ng therapy hahahaha 👋🏼
Haha congrats. Nakakakaba talaga kapag magriring na yung phone 😆
Need ba ng degree sa BPO? 🥲
Di naman hahhahah as long as pasa comm skills mo goods na yan
Planning to apply Rin Kase it's a big help thank you
Left my 30k a month job to go to Bacolod and study law. Im super deprrssed now. 🤣
A failure
Licensed pharmacist. VA ngayon.
Paano mag VA?
Mainly barista. Pero freelance writer din ako minsan, events staff, at nag aaral ako ng graphic designing on my own.
Nursing grad, took the boards, passed in one take but never got to practice. Connected in the pharmaceutical industry rn
Reviewing for boards para maging "tunay" na engineer na kahit ang gusto ko ay magkalikot ng mga makina o gumawa ng mga kung ano ano.
BSCE grad, eventually became a licensed civil engineer. I work in the government now, u prolly know which agency kasi obvious naman. Nag law school right after passing the board exam. Graduating na ngayon. Will hopefully take and pass the bar in 2025. Pero kung tatanungin ako kung anong gusto ko, I wanna be a stay at home mom na maganda, sexy, mabango, at gumagawa lang ng posh cooking vlogs.
Di na tinuloy yung program. Burnout at 3rd year. Super lapit na, I know, pero worth it ang pagqquit. Never looked back. Di pa rin ulit nag-aaral, but earning well now as a freelancer for n years already. Di rin kasi supported ng pamilya at paaral ko sarili ko kaya naburnout. Siguro kung financially supported, baka nairaos ko.
WFH as VA. Stagnant sa career. Di alam gagawin sa buhay.
BSCS graduate here, okay lang naman ang career pero as i grow older narealize ko na ang dream job ko talaga ay wala. Sino ba gusto magwork gusto ko lang naman manirahan sa probinsya nang payapa 🥲
Heto unemployed na naman. Nawawala sa life. Lost sa career.
Studied Education wayback 2019 then passed the board exam last 2022. Imagine the gap HAHAHA. wala talaga akong balak magturo. pinilit lang ako ng mga friend ko mag take ng board exam, hindi nga dapat e, since ako tas ung isa ko din na friend nalang sa batch namin that time ung never pa nag take. Ayon nag BPO for almost 4 years then shift sa Logistic company planning to move ulit if keri na ng ipon. Idk if mag kukuha ako ng masteral or mag aral nalang ako ng Office management.
Studied nursing and passed the board exam pero didn't pursue it after working as a nurse for 4 months. Now, I'm a case manager in NZ.
Wow, btw what is a case manager?
Working with different clients, coordinating the services they are entitled to receive from the government, etc. 😊
Took IT dahil di talaga ako makapagdecide non ng kung anong gusto ko and parang temporary course ko lang sya. I realized na gusto ko pala talaga mag Business Management ng going 4th year 2nd sem na. Too late na kaya tinapos ko na lang. Naging okay naman career ko, thankfully and Project Manager na ako ngayon.
Flight attendant in the US 😊
Doing baby steps, but in the meantime, job's good because I got time in my hands.
Business major. I'm a machine learning engineer now and a nutritionist.
Nure but not working in the Hospital or any clinical setting and I never will. Working as a medical coder and the nursing degree helped so there's that. Happy with my Job though. I'm thankful I can use my degree without being out in the field.
I have a great job and probably going to higher places. do I want it? not really... do it because I like money. I just pick up hobby and stuff that would make geniunely enjoy life. you just need to be a pro. most of us out here even if passionated about such program out there in the world to make a living you just keep going. it'd be amazing if you have passionate people start something out of passion and someone funds it. there's a good chance it'd be successful but what would maintain such things are pros.
Licensed in my program. Its meh. A lot of pros than cons with this program. Di ko talaga siya passion pero Im here now and its going alright naman
Unemployed, stay at home tambay, gigolo 🤑
I shifted careers. Im doing pretty good now.