I've been itching to write about this since Friday afternoon but I've been way too lazy. Haha!

March 11, 2011. I resigned from NBS (refuses to disclose the whole name, Google can be a bitch sometimes! Haha!)

March 11, 2011

[Insert name of manager here]
AR Manager
[Insert name of company here]
[Insert address of company here]

Dear Sir:

It is with regret that I tender to you today, the decision I have made to leave my position as an accounts receivable associate effective April 11, 2011.

It has been my distinct pleasure to have been part of such an extraordinary organization such as [insert company name here]. My experience with this organization has been very rewarding and memorable.

I would like to express my sincerest appreciation to all of my bosses, as well as to
my many friends and colleagues at [insert company name here]. I truly enjoyed the two years and six months spent working with all of you. I am also grateful for the many learning and growth opportunities given to me over the term of my stay with the firm. With greatest
sincerity, I wish [insert company name here] and each one of you, continued success in the years to
come.

Yours sincerely,

[insert my name here]

cc: [insert immediate supervisor's name here]

3:00 PM. I submitted my resignation to my immediate supervisor. From then on we kept on glancing inside the manager's office to see if he's busy. At around 4:00 PM we saw him on the floor roaming, and we decided to talk to him already.

Sup: Sir, busy po kayo?
Sir: Medyo. Bakit?
Sup: Sir, magpapaalam lang po si Soc.
Sir: *gives me the flabbergasted look* Ha?! Sige usap tayo sa Sydney Room.

Sydney Room. Super kabado. Haha. Feeling ko first time kong magre-resign dahil hindi ko naman naramdaman ang impact sa buhay ko nung first job ko, in essence, I consider this my first job. Haha.

The Magic Question: Bakit ka nagresign?

This is the question that I would really, really, love to answer in detail. Like my previous post (10 things I hate about my job) I can really enumerate so many reasons and instances to support them. However, I don't want to burn bridges, as the corporate world is such a small world. And I don't want to mess up with him, considering he's a very powerful person. So the best option was to keep mum about ALL the reasons. So let the filtering begin. I only enumerated the "safe" ones.

1. I'm transferring to a company with a corporate set-up.
2. The benefits are better, especially the HMO (the salary concern, I believe -- and I also believe he got this one also -- is an underlying issue behind this one, just an indirect statement).
3. Corporate ladder. At least you know you're going somewhere.

I've been warned that the manager's got good skills in reasoning & speaking, but I haven't seen it in full force until that fateful day. True to what they've said, if you are not whole-hearted and fully decided with your resignation, after hearing his litany, you will definitely think twice. Good thing I've been warned, I've been ready, and I've reasons/questions inside my head to contradict every point that he's been saying.

And he does have a "contradiction" for every point that I say.

First reason. He says: "You know what, I've been in the corporate set-up for several years, and I've never been happier as compared to being in the shared services sector. If I have to repeat my life I'd still choose to work for shared services." Then he goes on with several instances to bash the corporate set-up. However, he's very supportive of former employees' decision to transfer to the corporate set-up's sister company.

First reason. I say: Even if you say that being in a company with a corporate set up sucks doesn't mean that it applies to each and everyone in this world. That is your opinion, and it is not a fact, and definitely not the bible truth. Yes, I've heard, the corporate world is a man-eat-man world, but I'd rather learn some lessons from this environment than continue being in a set up with no challenges, no room for growth, and a company that treats us like blue-collared workers.

Second and fourth reasons, he says: "Big salaries are luring; but you have to see the bigger picture. There's more to a job than a big salary. Besides, we are developing a job grade system wherein each level, for instance, for assoc level, the range will be from 14K - 25K and the offer will depend on the level of experience, yaddah, yaddah."

Second and third reasons, I say: FYI, the gross of my new salary is not quite far from my current gross salary, but the difference is that the bulk of the amount is on the basic salary and not the allowances. Yes, I know, the tax will be bigger, but see the bigger picture: the bonuses will be based on the basic salary (hence, if the basic salary is small, then the bonuses will be small too). Also, it is wise never to rely your cash flow on allowances because as per Philippine laws, (lawyer friends and friends who are currently taking up law, please correct me if I'm wrong) employers have the option to withdraw allowances of employees at any time they see fit (like what happened to Chevron Shared Services during the economical crisis circa 2009), however, employers cannot decrease the amount of the salary (even in the cases of "demotion").

Second point, he didn't bother to say anything against my attack on the company's HMO because deep inside he knows that their HMO benefits are crap.

Third point, don't consider having "job grades" as an edge because, FYI lang, ALL if not all of the companies have job grades/classifications and your company is one of those few (considering na malaking company pa naman) that doesn't have that yet. Some companies already had that since Adam. Also, what the hell are you talking about 14K to 25K range for associates? I have talked to several new hires and they said that the final interview hasn't been a final interview in essence but a "bargaining session" -- and your supervisors even disclosed that the highest that you can offer to employees, regardless of their experiences, is 19K. WTH.

So what did I do while he's taking his sweet time contradicting the points that I have mentioned? I just smiled and nodded.

Upon seeing that he hasn't been able to shatter my resolve, he decided to go with the "emotional attack".

"Paano na yan, mami-miss mo yung mga teammates mo. Iba ang samahan dito, parang pamilya...yaddah, yaddah". I really wanted to prevent those tears from falling but I was unsuccessful. I started to cry and he, upon seeing that he's found my waterloo, continued his tirade. Even my sooo non-emotional immediate supervisor was carried away with his words (hooray for his "speaking" talents LOL) and she's gotten teary-eyed too. I wasn't able to help myself and I uttered (to my horror) "Sir, tama na, hindi ko na mapigilan". Ayun. That's the only time that he stopped talking. So he went on with his "good luck" speech, thanked me for my contributions to the company, and left the room.

I talked to my supervisor and requested that we stay in the room for some minutes more to compose myself. In fairness, that time I really felt that she supported me and that somehow she's sad to see me leave. Hehe

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