The right job fit

Finding the right person for the right job is exhausting.  Talking with employees regarding their work is also  tiring.    Issues are not only limited to their duties here.  More often than not,  private problems are also involved.

Our assistant has been under the weather because she’s two months pregnant.  The minute she found out that she’s pregnant,  she started feeling the symptoms.  Feeling faint and nauseated, tummy ache, tiredness, etc.    Two days ago,  I spent so much time with her,  trying to make her realize that most of what she’s feeling is psychological.  She’s always holding her tummy.  Mas malaki pa ang puson ko, and yet she walks around the office holding her tummy para bang malapit ng manganak.    I explained to her that whatever she’s feeling is temporary.   Mukhang walang effect kasi she’s not here today.  I like her and I know she could be efficient and a big help to me, but I hope she changes her approach and attitude towards her situation.  She frowns and grins all the time and her aura makes me feel na para bang malapit na rin akong manganak.   Para rin akong maiiri.

I spent a few hours today dealing with employees who are at a loss whether they’re in the right place or not.  If the job fits just right.

Our new Finance Officer is having some culture shock.  Her first day here was last monday  and she was bothered by the amount of energy in the room.  Doors banging,  mga kalatog ng takong ng sapatos, phones ringing, people talking.   She probably had a big and quiet office where she came from.    Today, she came to my office and I must have spent an hour with her.   In summary,  I told her,  it’s easy to  know if a job is the right fit.  She  would feel good at night going to bed knowing that the next morning,  she is going to an office that welcomes her like family.

I felt aghast while talking to one guy who didn’t have a clue about his goals.  He wants to apply in Ford Edsa because he feels he was not given enough chance at Makati Ford to prove his mettle.  I asked him what makes him think that he would do well in Ford EDSA, eh it’s the same thing.

I had to tell him frankly that we wasted P200,000 in the past 10 months because I was so considerate.  We gave him too many “second” chances.  That amount represented his salary and his service car’s usage.  He was teary eyed but there’s a limit to my compassion.  It ends where business survival begins.

My being maawain is being abused by many.  They will piss me off, then beg and say “mam, alam ko naman na maawain kayo”.   Maawain nga ako pero hindi naman ako utu-uto.

The process of putting the right business processes never ends. We’re hiring more people and letting go of those who don’t fit in.

Young people now want a job that has no pressure.  Who wants pressure?  That word is synonymous to duties and responsibilities, at least here in our workplace.

Students looking for OJT also have skewed notion about their situations.  They demand regular pay, sabi daw ng parents.  Rudeness aside, they should pay us instead, for accommodating them here, patiently teaching them, and biting our lips every time they make mistakes.

A new manager is coming in on monday.   Someone supposed to be  with an extensive experience in parts and service.  He’s older than most people here.  I am keeping my fingers crossed that we will have the right job fit.   Or else,  the search continues.

I am re-interviewing those up for regularization to see if they’re really deserving.

Probationary #1

“I think the # 1 that I should do to make an asset to our company is to be a efficient employee & why? Because if you a efficient employee you are a productive”.

Amen.