Most people would probably don’t
understand why a degree holder and cum laude like me will consider being CALL
CENTER AGENT as her first job. While most of my peers and classmates will go
after the premiere banks and other large corporations as their target
workplace, I, on the other hand, took the liberty of walking through the
hallway of the BEST and LARGEST BPO in the Philippines.
Coming with the decision to walk
on a different path wasn’t easy. Of course I have considered what other people
might think of me. What will my former professors and instructors think upon
learning that the “once promising kid” they have in school is now going to work
as an agent?! Sure, some of them will have to raise their eyebrows while some
may cast me a questioning look. During my stint as a student, I always make it
a point to excel in every way that I can. I may not be the smartest kid in the
block during those times but I made sure that I got to be noticed. Yes, I was a
grade conscious student back then! For I know that there are so many people who
expects something big from me. My parents did not bluntly pressure me to
achieve big things. It’s just that I have kept in mind that it is MY
responsibility to give them the best that I can. Being an achiever in school is
somehow my way of giving back to them, for all the sacrifices and the hard work
they managed to put up all these years just to send the three of us to school.
Now that it is actually my turn
to bring food on our table and help my Mom in sending my siblings to school, I
am extremely pressured to find a job that would not just fit my chosen degree
but more importantly, I am keen to find a job that will provide me and my
family of what we really need. I wouldn’t lie, I wouldn’t be a hypocrite, the
reason why I declined the idea of working into large firms or in a bank is
because I know that these corporations will not be able to compensate me that
much. I need something that will help me sustain my family. We are all aware of
how much a BPO compensates their agent, and that is why I entertained the idea
of working for one. In case you’re a bit confused as to why I am so eager to
look for a job that will give me huge amount, this is because I am going to be
the bread winner for our family. My father passed away nearly three years ago,
my Mom lost her job a year ago. So I guess that explains everything.
I am not complaining about the
responsibility I am about to take in. I am afraid and nervous more than ever. I
know nothing in the world I am about to step in. I am afraid to fail. I am
afraid that I won’t do any better. This is the real world!!! Unlike in school,
where I almost pull everything off, I am afraid that I won’t be able to do that
once I step out into the real world. I am praying really hard for His guidance.
I am hoping I can still continue to achieve great things in the new world. I am
hoping I can be the daughter and the sister my family needs and can turn into
in times of trouble and happiness. I am hoping only for the BEST to happen.
For
now, my own ambitions and plans have to wait a little bit longer because I have
a more significant role to play. A big role actually not just a cameo! And I do
hope I’ll get an award for portraying the role that is if I play it with the
best of my ability :D
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