r/CareerAdvicePH

Kakabigay lang ng head ko ng feedback and sa scale ay meets expectations lang ang nakuha ko. Walang problem sa skills, more on sa team behavior daw. Sa 5th month daw sasabihin kung ano final decision. Should I pack up, and find another job? I need advice. Ayoko kasi magpagod for nothing tapos di rin ako ireregular.

Thank you.

Hey guys, need some career advice.

I just graduated from a Big 4 university with Latin Honors (won't specify para anonymous, but let's just say my toga had extra spice).

I just got an offer for ₱100,000 per month. Sounds okay, I guess? But here’s the catch... it’s ON-SITE. :(

Like, they actually expect me to wake up early, put on pants, and commute? In this economy? Do they not know that the sun damages my pristine, cum-laude skin? The thought of interacting with people in 3D space is giving me major existential dread

Honestly, I was hoping to find a Permanent WFH role that pays around ₱150k where my main responsibilities include:

• Moving my mouse every 10 minutes so Teams says I'm "Available."
• Attending daily standups on mute while I finish my iced matcha latte.
• Taking 3-hour lunches.
• Existential crying whenever i feel like it or if feel ko victimized ako for actually working.

Is it worth turning down this 100k peasant offer to look for my dream job? Or should I humble myself and accept the corporate slavery of working in an actual office? Plus factor, di management trainee tong role, one of the biggest gripes ko talaga.

Please validate me. Serious replies only, no bashers.

EDIT: To the people saying 100k is high for a fresh grad, my tuition was expensive? Plus, Starbucks is like ₱250 now. Do the math.

....and yes this is a shitpost

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I've been seeing almost everyone here say that it's become much harder to get internships especially lately, and I want to understand why this is the case?

Is it because there are more applicants, fewer openings, higher expectations, or something else? The economy? (excuse my ignorant ahh brain)

Or has it always been like this?

For context, I'll have to start applying for a Finance Internship starting September because we have our required OJT on January.

I really don't want to apply right now, but, would you advice me to start applying as soon as now?

hello! incoming fresh grad here and currently an intern in ABS. asking lang po what’s the salary range in abs and gma? im a communication student so i can honestly apply in a variety of field from digital content prod, news staff, pr etc.

what’s the best department po kaya to apply to? it feels odd po kasi to ask my supervisor about the pay. and some staff here are so secretive about it or outright say na walang pera sa media which is true and i get.

balak ko rin naman talaga magsabay ng iba pang work dito. or completely magapply sa ibang company. baka may makatulong po. thank you :)

ang panget ng environment sa company na to but it’s not common to get a voluntary internship pag second year ka pa lang sa program ko, and to be so involved with the company’s operations

tiisin ko na lang ba since four weeks to go na lang naman

Help. Ano po pinagkaiba ng initial and final interview? Maliban sa una at huli HAHAHA, ano difference nila in terms of questions and discussions? Please give me tips pano makapasa huhu kinakabahan ako malalaa first time ko lang umabot sa final interview. Salamatt

so im a fresh grad and i recently graduated last month. way back before, i was always excited about graduating. always anticipating it mula 1st year college. naiimagine ko na sasahod ako at i would be able to have my own money and give back to my family. sabi ko pa kaya ko kahit anong trabaho, kakayanin ko para sa mga goals at dreams ko at sana magfast forward na ang time.

now, nandito na ko sa moment na to. sa time na finally, graduated na ko at makakahanap na ng trabaho.

but now idk what im feeling. i cant understand myself. kapag naghahanap ako ng trabaho and naiisip ko na yung mga kabatchmates ko is meron na, naiiyak ako. like nauuwi sa pagbbreakdown. gustong gusto ko magtrabaho at hanggat wala akong trabaho, pakiramdam ko malulubog lang ako sa lungkot. but then kapag nagkakaron naman ako ng offer, natatakot ako. kumakabog yung dibdib ko na hindi ko maintindihan. its like if walang trabaho and im just stuck, i feel so depressed tapos if something is coming naman, i feel so anxious. hirap na hirap na rin ko intindihin yung sarili ko right now. di ko alam ano bang problema ko hahaha ready ba ko o ano.

Here's what I realized from my journey, my other friends, and success stories here.

If you're a fresh graduate and goal mo magkaroon ng high-paying job or umakyat sa career ladder, pagdadaanan mo talaga maging alipin.

Alipin in this context means heavy workload and mababa sahod. It will always be like that.

Regardless kung may latin honors ka? Still baguhan parin tingin sayo.
Regardless kung big 4 pa pinanggalingan mo? Still baguhan parin tingin sayo.

Perhaps may advantages minsan if may honor ka and nasa big 4 ka but most of the time, you need to start from the bottom. (Kaya wag mag-inarte)

The thing you need to remember while you're in that stage is your resume. Always have that mindset na pag-alis mo sa alipin stage, kailangan marami na nakalagay sa resume mo.

Basically, you need to upskill by gaining more experiences. Maging motivation mo na yes alipin ka ngayon but it's all about for your learning. Kailangan marami kang matutunan so you can build a resume with lots of work experiences and lots of soft skills na pwede mo maging leverage if a new task will be given to you.

If you already built a competitive resume? Then you can apply for a ebtter paying job or negotiate yourself because marami ka nang experiences. Do that cycle until ma-reach ang isang high paying job.

Maraming nata-trap sa alipin stage if naging comfortable na sila sa position nila. And let me tell you this, comfort is the hindrance of growth.

If you think complacent ka na sa function mo and matagal ka na dyan and wala paring learnings masyado, you can ask your supervisor for career growth (don't mention promotion).

IF wala then perhaps you need to look for a new employer na mayjob description na pasok sa upskilling mo.

But here's the catch, reality is, mahirap makahanap ng trabaho ngayon.

Never leave your job without an assurance na may lilipatan ka na. Mahirap maging unemployed ngayon sa Pinas.

Now what if hindi afford ng alipin stage mo ang pagiging breadwinner and paying the bills? Then that's when you can look for another path like going to BPOs with higher pay for fresh grads or go to the hustle route. It will also apply, work hard to gain experience so you can built a competitive resume.

Kahit career shift? You need to restart most of the time as alipin again dahil need mo matutunan yung new work (my personal journey)

There is always a way to grow yourself, tulungan mo sarilii mo. Diskartehan mo.

No matter what your decision is, always remember this quote from the movie 3 Idiots:

Never study to be successful, study for self efficiency. Don’t run behind success. Follow behind excellence, success will come all way behind you.

Yun langssss. Happy Monday!

Ok hear me out ako lang ba pero ayoko ng naging course ko nung college bukod sa sobrang gastos ng course ko wala dn akong motivation na e pursue yong mga possible jobs nya, naghahanap nalang ng work para hindi sabihing tambay hahaha. I'm f 22 fresh graduate.

Na realized ko nung 3rd year na ko, I wanted to be a teacher pala at mag ibang bansa. Nakakapansisi though pwed ko panaman sya e pursue but iba parin yong may experience ka na at knowledge about don.

Ayon nga sad lang.

Hello! This is my first time posting here and sana ma notice.

Graduate ako ng college 2025 as an IT and my first work is BPO and sa ngayon BPO uli kinuha ko kasi need ko mag provide sa fam ko (breadwinner ba). Previous experience ko is chat support and magiging chat support uli ata ako sa next job ko and I ma planning to stay here habang nag uupskill.

Medyo nalulungkot lang ako sa part na graduate ako ng IT pero nasa BPO industry ako for some reason and ang hirap din makahanap ng IT. I have tried accenture before pero di nakaabot ng interview kase nagbabawas ata sila that time, kaso sa ngayon kahit gustuhin ko man hindi na sya possible pa kasi may dapat akong unahin.

Sa mga galing sa BPO bago mapursue dream career nila or anything relevant. Can you please share your experience, insights, progression, salary progression as well if possible, kahit ano gusto ko lang ma inspire galing mismo sa inyo.

I think hinahumble talaga ako ng buhay ngayon kase parang hindi naayon ang mga plano at gusto ko especially sa career. At this point ang mindset ko muna take any job that I need to put food on the table before getting my dream job. Thank you!

Hi! I’m already 1 year in my job and I want to job hop. How much is the increase that companies are likely to provide if you have 1 year of experience? Thank you!

Recently graduated college(may month) I’m working at this startup for over a year now as a software engineering intern they pay 20k. The startup said they can’t give full time offer so I have to continue internship or leave. But the testing role is not my domain and I don’t wanna end up being stuck in manual testing for rest of career. Idk what to do? Any suggestions ?

Nainvite ako for exam and interview for Engineer IV position under this specific government agency and department (that I will not mention for personal reasons). Nag apply ako dito last January I think, then got the email for the interview/exam schedule last week. Sa email, nakalagay din name ng ibang shortlisted applicants. 22 kami lahat, for one position lang to. Upon checking yung email recipient list, 3 dun ang internal (yung email nila is under the agency din hehe you get what i mean). Sinearch ko sa google yung mga internal, one of them, Engineer III na siya dun, i presume for quite a number of years because I saw may award din siyang natanggap.

Now I know getting shortlisted sa plantilla position sa govt is a rare opportunity, but I'm kind of contemplating kung itutuloy ko pa kasi if close to zero naman yung chance na makuha ako. Nasasayangan ako sa time, effort, energy, money, na gugugulin ko just to attend half a day of interview for a job na alam ko namang wala akong chance makuha. I would gladly do my best if I have kahit 50% chance but with this situation, do I even have a 10% chance? Ituloy ko ba? Gusto ko may magvavalidate sa nararamdaman ko pero at the same time, kung may pupukpok naman sakin dito para sabihin na i-go ko, I'd gladly acknowledge the comments. Or if i need a reality check, pwede niyo rin ibigay sakin yun. 🥲

Guys, guato ko sana ireklamo ang planta namin. Pero natatakot ako kasi nasa disadvantage ako, at private company to, big shot mga boss namin

. 3 sahod na kasi di ko nakukuha sa kanila, ive been doing job worth of 2 peeson kasi, i am forced to take extra hours sa work kasi may hinahabol . Ano ba pros and cons. I badly need your help. Wala akong kakampi. Pero guato ko maging fair ang batas sa akin

Hello, I am a fresh grad and I'll start my work na this week. Wala pa namang contract na nangyayari. They just ask me to provide ung mga medical and gov't documents.

Naooverwhelm ako kasi parang hindi ko pa alam ang nangyayari. Like yung mga magiging kontrata. Paano ung salary, paano ung mga vacation + sick leaves, ung mga mandatories huhu

Yung philhealth ko di ko pa naasikaso kasi by appointment siya

Baka may tips or advice kayo na mashe-share huhu

So hi! Nag install pa ako ng reddit for this.

Ask lang po sana ako ng advice sainyo. Nag resign po kasi ako sa work and diba po 30 days lang ang render bago ka mag exit. Pero ako po kasi nag render na ako ng more than 60 days dahil wala pa daw ako kuno kapalit. Tapos po nung last day ko na sana, mga hapon may pinahanap sila saakin pero diko nahanap so napilitan ako pumasok ulit ng monday (since last day ko is sabado) tapos diko po nahanap ulit, bumalik po ulit pero gulat ako nadagdagan po pinapahanap saakin. Tapos po pag diko daw po nahanap, di daw po pipirmahan clearance ko.

Tapos ngayon, sabi po ng HR sakin pag di nakumpleto clearance. Di daw po mapaprocess final pay ko.

Ask ko lang po if pwede yun?

Ang dami kong araw non to comply sa mga need nila sakin pero saka lang sila nagpacomply nung last day ko na.

In fact nadelay pa byahe ko dahil sakanila and di ako naka attend ng interview ko sana. Nasstress napo kasi ako, byti sana kung maliit na halaga lang final pay ko pero di eh almost 2 years po ako don.

Salamat po sa sasagot.

Bakit ganun mostly ng mga recruiters ng company mapa-multinational or startup companies, madalas hindi na nag-uupdate sa mga applicants after the Final Interview, though bagsak man dapat nag-uupdate parin sayang kase yung effort, time at pera. Mas ok nga kung hindi talaga pasado sabihin na agad after interview.

Naawa lang ako sa sarili ko haha Mas masakit pag nakikita mong posted parin yung position. 🤣

Fresh grad here. Sobrang hirap maghanap ng trabaho. May nag-offer but 6 days a week and 2 yrs ang contract bond. Is it worth it? Over naman sa workaholic. Need your insights! :(

Feeling stuck in my career. Promotion got derailed due to constant manager changes. Looking for advice.

I'm feeling lost and demotivated. Lately, it feels like no matter how much effort I put in, nothing changes.

I'm currently an Software Engineer  in India, and my goal has been to get promoted internally. Over the last two years, I've had three manager changes, and I feel the lack of continuity has completely derailed my growth.

Here's how it played out:

• Year 1: Worked under Manager A for about a year. My annual review was average - not bad, not great. He gave me clear growth areas.
• I took that feedback seriously, improved on every point, took on more ownership, and documented my impact throughout the year.
• Next 6 months: Moved to Manager B after Manager A got promoted.
• Final 3 months before appraisal: Due to another reorg, I ended up reporting back to Manager A.

The appraisal was the most disappointing part. Despite all the improvements I'd made, my manager had essentially reused the previous year's feedback with a GPT rephrase. It barely reflected the work I'd done over the past year. When I brought it up, he gave a vague explanation and later edited the review. Four months after the appraisal, he left for another company. Looking back, I can't help but feel he had already checked out, and my growth simply wasn't a priority.

To make things worse, no one on my team got promoted this cycle, so I still don't know whether it was an organizational decision or something else.

My biggest frustration is that my work had very little visibility. Every time I built momentum, a manager change reset everything. It has made me question my own ability, even though I know I delivered good work.

After that, I decided to test the external market, hoping it would value my experience more than my current organization did. I applied for senior roles, reached out to hiring managers on LinkedIn, and got a few interviews, but no offers. One hiring manager (who previously worked at my current company) told me they typically expect candidates to already be one level higher in their current organization before considering them for similar roles. That was a tough pill to swallow.

It feels like a catch-22:

• I can't get promoted internally because of circumstances largely outside my control.
• I can't move externally because I don't already have that promotion.

There haven't been many positive changes in my personal life either, so overall it feels like life has been stagnant.

I know patience is important, but this phase has really tested me. I'm trying not to let these experiences define my self-worth, but it's difficult when years of effort don't seem to translate into progress.

For those who've been in a similar situation:

• What would you do differently?
• Would you keep pushing for an internal promotion or focus entirely on switching companies?
• How do you stay motivated when your work goes unnoticed?

I'd really appreciate hearing from people who've been through something similar and eventually turned things around.