Today, I fired someone who started work for us in November. He spent a few hours on his first day of work, nag cash advance na. Almost every two days nag ca-cash advance. Na stress kami lahat, even the cashier at Ford Cainta. He would send her a barrage of text messages borrowing money on Christmas day, on New Year, and any day. He had no qualms about messaging several times a day to follow up on his cash advance. In the beginning I was trying to explain his side to the accounting staff “mahirap talaga sila, hindi kasya ang kita.” Then he brought his girlfriend and he wanted me to pay her salary too for making istambay in our facility. Ay naku dami kunsumisyon. He is a test of compassion and patience. I fired him. Syempre he is making an appeal. He likes his job daw and his salary. Nope, that’s it. There are trust issues, he is a stress carrier, and he is a bad influence to the other staff.
This afternoon, I hired a personal assistant. She graduated cum laude, and has had several work experiences. During the personal interview, I asked her kung tsismosa sya, her answer was a stern “hindi ho” unlike the other girl whom I interviewed last month. When I asked if she’s tsismosa, she answered with a question “Bakit? Kailangan ba tsismosa? Pwede rin akong Maritess.”
She was very happy with how much her starting salary would be.
The diploma, transcript of records, certificate of past employment, and other things do not guarantee that she’s the one. I will only know after she has started work. We’ll see.
