u/GlitteringCandy7637

hiiii! it’s me a 23 yr old newbie in the workforce as a cpa and working for a little over four months already. i took the boards last oct 2025 and had five job offers from the big five in makati yet decided to stay in the province for work.

if you would ask why, the answer is that my professor-then and my boss at the moment, offered me a job in their firm with the same rate in the big five (around 26k) while in the comfort of being near to my family. i also teach in his review center earning around 10k a month and also teach in the university where i graduated as a part-time faculty earning 15k a month. so as a fresh grad, i am really really content of my gross salary.

but, my fight or flight dilemma isn’t about my salary. it’s about the pressure i have to conquer day by day, the anxiety of seeing ms teams messages day in and day out, the overthinking spirals whenever i make mistakes kasi grabe ang expectations sa akin ng boss ko bcs of being an overachiever in college (graduated as batch valedictorian & great cpale performance). every time na nagkakamali ako sa work until now, i couldn’t help but feel so bad about myself kasi my boss has high expectations in me when my boss first offered me the job/s. but every time i mess up like simple errors or oversights, passive aggressive na siya lagi and i feel so disappointed sa sarili ko. lahat ng trabaho ko ngayon connected sakanya.

hindi na kaya ng well-being ko at mental health ko. i am not afraid of failures or learning from my mistakes and has the love for learning pero pano if constantly pinagduduhan ko sarili ko kasi may expectations na sila kaagad sa akin?

i am thinking quitting and finding job/s somewhere no one knows me idk. kinakain na ako ng expectations and pressure 🥺 help

hiiii! it’s me a 23 yr old newbie in the workforce as a cpa and working for a little over four months already. i took the boards last oct 2025 and had five job offers from the big five in makati yet decided to stay in the province for work.

if you would ask why, the answer is that my professor-then and my boss at the moment, offered me a job in their firm with the same rate in the big five (around 26k) while in the comfort of being near to my family. i also teach in his review center earning around 10k a month and also teach in the university where i graduated as a part-time faculty earning 15k a month. so as a fresh grad, i am really really content of my gross salary.

but, my fight or flight dilemma isn’t about my salary. it’s about the pressure i have to conquer day by day, the anxiety of seeing ms teams messages day in and day out, the overthinking spirals whenever i make mistakes kasi grabe ang expectations sa akin ng boss ko bcs of being an overachiever in college (graduated as batch valedictorian & great cpale performance). every time na nagkakamali ako sa work until now, i couldn’t help but feel so bad about myself kasi my boss has high expectations in me when my boss first offered me the job/s. but every time i mess up like simple errors or oversights, passive aggressive na siya lagi and i feel so disappointed sa sarili ko. lahat ng trabaho ko ngayon connected sakanya.

hindi na kaya ng well-being ko at mental health ko. i am not afraid of failures or learning from my mistakes and has the love for learning pero pano if constantly pinagduduhan ko sarili ko kasi may expectations na sila kaagad sa akin?

i am thinking of finding a job somewhere no one knows me idk 🥺

hi! i'm a fresh grad and in the workforce for only four months, earning around 40k a month with 3 jobs. at first akala ko makakaipon ako dahil tatlo trabaho ko at above average salary for a fresh grad, kaso my mom (single mom) and tita (kapatid ni mama who stood as my guardian while mama is in abroad) ay humihingi lagi ng pambayad ng mga utang nila, 200k debt ni mama and 60k debt ni tita.

noong una, okay pa sa akin pero habang tumatagal sabay sabay na ang demands nila giving around 5k kay mama for her allowance, 10k monthly for her utang, and 5k rin kay tita. laging rason sa akin is hindi pa raw si mama sumasahod sa abroad kaya ako na muna. i was trying my best to understand kasi gusto ko mag give back sakanila pero dumadating na ako sa point na 1k nalang natitira sa sahod ko after all my personal expenses too such as rent, groceries, utilities, and necessities.

i tried communicating it to both of them na need ko rin mag-ipon pero ginagaslight pa ako na sino pa raw tutulong sakanila especially kay mama kundi ako. ginawa daw ni mama lahat at mag-utang para mapag-aral ako. pero bakit nasa akin ang pressure ngayon? ba't parang pasan pasan ko ang mundo? na dapat raw i-accept ko nalang 'yung fact na may mga utang at need bayaran.

but, i was working monday to sunday and until now ni wala akong ipon. i am just starting pero grabe na 'yung financial pressure sa akin. naiiyak na ako especially kanina na i was in the mall with my cousins pero ako pa 'tong nilibre nila kasi i worked during the whole busy season this april at sumahod kahapon pero 1k nalang tira because of all the utang na kailangan kong saluhin. di ko alam ano gagawin. gusto kong tumulong pero ako ang nauubos.