Bum No More?

For the last couple of weeks, I did everything in my power in order to ensure that I, Mike the Invincible Man would have a job waiting for me by the time I finally graduate from the god forsaken hell hole that is the Ateneo. For the last couple of weeks, I;

Went to three Job fairs (Ateneo, U.P. and a job fair sponsored by the PLDT group of companies in Megamall).

Applied for jobs in about 10 or so companies (Accenture, AdTx, BitMicro, Panasonic, Samsung, HP, Fujitsu, PLDT, etc.)

Took two employment exams so far (Accenture and AdTx)

Went to 1 interview (BitMicro)

Phew…

So, what do I have to show for it?

Accenture
I arrived late for this test (thanx to JM being super late), so we had to go to another venue for the test (no big). The exam was ok. Standard stuff. Nakakaasar lang ung proctor! Sobra Bitch!

Mike: Excuse me, what if I’m not interested in the technical support job (aka call center); do I need to fill up this form?

Proctor: Kung di ka interested e di wag mo sagutan.

Whoa… what the hell did she have up her huge butt!? Stupid hag.

Tapos humihingi pa sha ng resume and transcript, kahit sinabi ko na nag pass na ko ng resume and transcript nung job fair. The stupid bitch still adamantly insisted that I pass a resume and transcript or fax it to some number later. What the hell for!? Fuck it! Hindi na ko magpapasa!!

After the test, which took forever (dami test ampota), JM and I went to Glorietta to catch a movie with IC. We didn’t know it at the time but we were about to watch the sorriest excuse for a motion picture created in recent memory: Blood Rayne (buti nalng linibre kami ni IC sa movie). I’d tell you how much it sucked, but I’d be straying from the theme of my post.

Anyways, my current status with accenture is unknown. Di pa nila ko tinatawagan. Di namn cguro ako bumagsak sa test, baka kasi di ako nag pass uli ng resume. Stupid.

AdTx
Muntik nanaman ako ma late for another employment exam (again thanks to the very slow and tardy JM Lukban). Good thing we made it on time. The test was ok (parang ung accenture test pero mas mahirap ng onti).

But unlike Accenture, tinawagan na ko ng AdTx. I passed!!! Woohooo!!! I have an interview next Monday. Sana Ok (still don’t know the base pay, benefits etc.)!!

BitMicro
This company didn’t even bother with an employment test. They went straight to the interviews. I went through 3 interviews; 1 with HR, 1 with the Head of Engineering and 1 with the CEO of the company. The interviews went ok. Sort of.

They offered me a job.

Wtf!? I was so excited! I was being offered a job for the very first time! Okay, it was more like “we are considering you for the job, call us back if you’re interested” but still! The CEO gave me two days to think about it. It was a good thing he did, the moment I left their office, all the down sides of the offer dawned on me. Here’s the down side;

-The contract is for 4 freakin’ years
-Work hours are from 7am to 7pm!?

Can anyone say Legalized Slavery!?

So wanna know what happened? I called after 3 days instead of 2 (para defiant ung dating ko haha). I told them I was interested. Hey, I figured they’d give me at least a week before they informed me of my status (in that week I would explore my other options). Did they give me a week? Nope. They gave me 3 hours. After three hours, someone from HR called me and asked me when I was available for the final talk and “most probably sign the contract”. Shit. I was being backed into a corner here. I told them I’d drop by Thursday next week… Oh God.

Come on Globe, come on Smart, HP, PLDT anyone!!! Call me dammit!! Give me something else!!!

I don’t wanna work for 12 hours a day, 5 days a week for 4 years!!! Save Me!!!

After everything that’s happened, you know what? Being a bum’s looking pretty good right about now.

P.S. I have another employment test on Saturday (Fujitsu).

Hmm, what else? Oh yeah… Last Friday I won a cell phone in a raffle (Smart SWEEP sa Megamall), but since I wasn’t there to claim my prize, they gave it to some on else… sad.