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Overhearing

I’m so ashamed. I just found out that my sister is working in a call center …in Cebu. Ugh. I think it’s a waste of skill.

Okay, I only overheard this (I’m not eavesdropping) so I’m not sure. My aunt is downstairs chatting with my mom.

While having my late lunch, they were talking about their future graves and cremation because two of my relatives died recently (should explain my previous post too).

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jploh

Yes, there's still the freedom of choice. I'm just airing my opinion. :)

vance

by the way, nasa tao din naman yun eh. If the person just wants to get an working experience pwede rin naman yan eh.

vance

its not an easy job.. you have to be strong physically and mentally. lalo na kung sa dsl company ka pmaggaply. kakayanin mo dapat ang mga mura ng customers like me haha.

di try it out for a year, by then if you last, may 100k kanang savings. pwede ka na magtayo ng business or apply for something different.

aside from this some of my classmates applied as clerks, the salary is the same as call center agents (20k) pero mas malayo naman sa course na tinake mo. mas walang sense yun.

until now I don't know what job to apply for. hmm i got couple of weeks to think about it.

jploh

Not exactly. Some call centers have a one year contract. I know one call center that has some sort of PhP100,000 penalty or bond that you have to pay if you leave or get terminated within one year.

It's just demeaning to actually get paid to sit down and barely do anything. Some see it as easy money/work. But IMNSHO, only people who are weak and don't have dreams take that path.

I'm wondering if there's a study that measured brain activity when a call center agent is on duty.

vance

actually i saw dell's requirement and one them is that you have to have 1 year experience as a technician or something like that. grrr... hehe.

it's a starting point for anyone. if you got bored doing the same thing over and over again, you can quit and look for something else.

Edwin

call center / call center agent rather

Edwin

If werent for them call center agents, we dont have any work. :)

tae talaga. They are not part of the it industry that I agree with you but they are the fuel.

being a call center is not that demeaning, its a temp job though not a career (not unless you want to be the ops man and above)

I just find their lifestyle is quite annoying. but where else can you get 12,000 pesos a month for just being a phone monkey? but then again that doesnt warrant their attitude that they think they are above or something.

jploh

Hehe! Ate Esther!!

It depends if you call people screaming and cursing you the whole day as a decent job. Even if it paid well, I wouldn't take it. I find it annoying that some people even consider it part of the local IT industry when only the technology is the pusher for IT (not BPO).

My sister shouldn't have bothered going to college if she was just going to end up as a trained monkey.

Esther Carlos

Hey Peter don't be ashamed. It's a decent a job and it pays well. I also work in a call center (I'm with Finance Dept though) and I see that it takes a lot of effort, courage and wit to be able to survive the pressure of dealing with the clients.

jploh

That's your choice. But I think this job will degrade you mentally and demoralize you. You'll be like a trained monkey asked to do the same thing over and over again, answering calls with a western accent.

There are better jobs out there.

vance

i might also try to apply as tsr but not for dsl support. hehe. I know its not that skillful job but it will do for now til i can find the right job for me. A soon to be computer engineer graduate like me working on a call center, wow.

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