peeling paints and feeling faint

Blog EntryO_o okay, na-shock ako dun...Jun 12, '08 12:02 PM
for everyone
had a job interview kanina, for this company in ortigas. graphic artist position daw. they pulled my resume from jobstreet and called me up late in the afternoon yesterday. i agreed to go to their office tonight (schedule for interview was between 7 to 8pm) for an interview.

okay naman yung kausap ko, she's the hr person/accountant. asked about my job experience, etc. she said she liked my portfolio and made me talk to the creative director guy. he's like the one guy in the manila office, which is kinda understandable because of the nature of the business. anyway, the talk with the creative director was very informal; he just asked about the stuff in my portfolio while we browsed through it and i asked about what kind of responsibilities the graphic artist position entails. oh, and we apparently have a few common acquaintances.

anyway, kaya pala super-late (for office hours) yung interview kasi the manila office has to follow the hours of their american boss, who's in new york. and since the other office (in peru) is also in the same timezone as the boss, they have to adjust and work following the eastern standard time O_o

so after the interview, the hr person talked to me again. she said they really liked my work and that they want to offer me the job na! O_o so i was kinda dumbfounded and asked for time to decide. so now i have until monday to think about this.

so, should i take the job? the pay is higher than my previous job, the job itself isn't that complexicated, i don't have to wake up early and the people seem nice. but on the other hand, i go home at midnight! there goes my social life, the little i have of it anyway... and how will i do freelance stuff now? O_o

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artistmonk wrote on Jun 12
Give it a go for a month and see if you'd like to stay. :)
necramirez wrote on Jun 12
Well, the off hours seems like a major consideration for you.. It is a pretty major lifestyle change..

Ask around some more is what I'd suggest.. :p
marcodelatorre wrote on Jun 12
I work the graveyard shift and my social life is doing just fine. Right guys? Guys? Hello? Pota...
lunatariel wrote on Jun 12
I work the graveyard shift and my social life is doing just fine. Right guys? Guys? Hello? Pota...
uh huh... *raises eyebrows*
sundialgirl wrote on Jun 12
lol. i think it sounds like a good opportunity for you. you can just shift your social life in the morning, and it's not like you have a major party life na you go out EVERY evening. right? right! ^_^
slangards wrote on Jun 12
"pota"?

Think of it this way. No crowds, no traffic, less noise, less heat.

You'll need to learn to drink your own blood since nothing else is open for lunch, though. This is probably how vampires started.
jmepilepsia wrote on Jun 12, edited on Jun 13
also BPO salaries allows you buy more shit. Marco has his gadgets, Dennis his toys and i have my car. Of course you'll have the social life of a loser but its only limited to weeknights.
slangards wrote on Jun 12
Think of how exciting it'll be going home at 12am! whoohoo!
marcodelatorre wrote on Jun 12
Yes. What JM said. "But more shit". (Working nights leads to dyslexia.)
chewychua77 wrote on Jun 12
i think you're more worried about saying goodbye to your sidelines than going home late hahahaha.

lunatariel wrote on Jun 12
i think you're more worried about saying goodbye to your sidelines than going home late hahahaha.

lol, slight lang. and for ortigas, midnight ain't that late so i'm not too worried about commuting home at that hour.
lunatariel wrote on Jun 12
Think of it this way. No crowds, no traffic, less noise, less heat.

You'll need to learn to drink your own blood since nothing else is open for lunch, though. This is probably how vampires started.
No traffic, except if any Ortigas mall decides to torture the rest of the metro with midnight sales!

LOL@ the "drinking your own blood" comment. Either that or start loving the food in Strata 2000, 7-11 and Ministop. Although vampirism works just as well, I guess XD
alcestrine wrote on Jun 12, edited on Jun 13
Why not? Seems like a good opportunity.

I know some people in the same type of job and time shift. No doubt that if you don't take care of yourself well, your health will fail you. When that starts to happen... quit na XD
speaknoenglish wrote on Jun 12
if you can adjust naman, why not. sayang naman kung palamapsin mo iyan. XD
pero kung ako iyan, di ko kukunin. I don't like working like an owl. hehehe i'm a morning person eh..
just be careful on your way home... ^____~
viridian wrote on Jun 13
I'm more concerned of your safety actually. But all around, having a night shift isn't bad. =D
crazytrayzee wrote on Jun 13
it may seem a bit difficult at first, but after a while... everything else will go with the flow of your schedule. take it from me. i work at random schedules, random shifts, random days off, and random time zones. now that isn't fun, is it?
jmepilepsia wrote on Jun 13
amended. spelling nazi.
eleven21 wrote on Jun 13
hiyas!! grats! :D kaso pano na pag freelance natin?! :)
lunatariel wrote on Jun 13
kaso pano na pag freelance natin?! :)
hindi matutulog, as usual XD
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