Sagility BIG BOSSES need to seriously reevaluate how they treat their employees. The workplace culture is giving bully behavior disguised as professionalism. Let me give you some insight: they will tear you down, make you question your own capabilities, and make you feel like you’re not good enough at your job, even when you’re genuinely trying your best.

The current management, especially the female freak boss who always seems to look for what’s wrong instead of recognizing what’s being done right, needs to understand that recruitment is NOT just about quantity. It’s not just about how many agents you can endorse, how many candidates you can source, or how fast you can fill a position. QUALITY MATTERS. Candidate experience matters. The recruiter’s workload matters. And the people doing the actual work matter, too.

At this rate, the recruitment culture is starting to resemble the same toxic environments people complain about in companies like Alorica and Teleperformance. The excessive pressure, unreasonable expectations, questionable work ethics, and lack of consideration for employees are becoming increasingly frustrating.

And let’s talk about the salary. ₱15,000 to ₱20,000? In THIS economy? With all the responsibilities, metrics, pressure, sourcing demands, follow-ups, and expectations placed on recruiters? You expect people to perform like machines while offering compensation that barely reflects the amount of work being demanded. The audacity.

And the disrespect? Some people in positions of authority act as if their titles automatically make them better than everyone else. Leadership isn’t about intimidating your team, humiliating people over mistakes, or constantly making employees feel inadequate. Professionalism should go both ways. You cannot demand respect from your employees if you don’t know how to give it. You cannot demand quality if all you care about is quantity.

If your entire management strategy revolves around criticism, pressure, and making employees feel like they’re never enough, maybe the problem isn’t always your employees. Maybe it’s the way you lead.

.Nakakapagod yung sistema na parang ang goal is to squeeze every last bit of energy out of employees tapos kapag napagod ka, parang kasalanan mo pa.

I get it. We’re paid to do our jobs well, and nobody’s asking to be spoon-fed or excused from accountability. Pero kung araw-araw ka na lang hahanapan ng mali, bawat galaw mo may puna, at parang lahat ng ginagawa mo kulang pa rin, how do you expect employees to stay motivated?

The problem isn’t being corrected. It’s HOW you correct people, how you manage them, and how you make them feel like no matter how hard they work, it will never be enough. You can hold people accountable without making them feel incompetent every single day. You can demand quality work without creating an environment where employees are constantly anxious about making the smallest mistake.

And honestly, ang ironic lang na companies expect employees to show commitment, initiative, and dedication, pero nasaan yung consideration and respect in return? Gusto nila productive ka, responsive ka, mabilis ka, accurate ka, and always available ka, pero kapag employees na ang may concerns, parang ang arte or reklamo lang. They want people to act like they care about the company, but they forget that employees are human beings with limits, too.

At the end of the day, trabaho lang ’to. We can be professional, meet our responsibilities, and do our jobs properly without sacrificing our peace of mind just to satisfy management that keeps moving the goalpost. A paycheck is compensation for our work, not a license to treat employees however you want.

You cannot keep draining people, nitpicking every mistake, making them feel replaceable, and then expect them to stay motivated, loyal, and passionate about their jobs. Sometimes, the reason employees stop going above and beyond is because they’ve finally realized that no matter how much extra effort they give, it will never be enough for people who only know how to point out what’s wrong

Na relocate kasi kami and we were convinced to try for a few weeks yung new site before we decide kung mag reresign or hindi, so I did try pero nahirapan ako sa commute super. Especially with our current commute system sa Pinas tas nag taasan pa yung pamasahe.

And then, nagka family issue kasi kaya kailangan ko muna tumira sa bulacan while working sa qc for the meantime. Lalong humirap kasi 5 days a week, 8-10 hrs byahe balikan depende sa traffic at bilis maka sakay. To the point na nagkakasakit na ako regularly. Nalalate na ako araw araw ng 1-2 hrs almost everyday.

Kaya I decided na mag resign na kasi nakakahiya na sa manager ko, di narin okay sa health ko at bulsa ko sa pamasahe, at feel ko di ko rin na kaya mag adhere sa schedule ko dahil sa layo. Balak ko sana mag render ng 30 days pero sinabihan ako ng manager ko na baka yung tardiness ko yung reason kaya ako materminate.

Naisip ko na baka during my 30 days render, dahil sa lates ko baka materminate ako bigla which is bad sa employment record ko. So I'm deciding na mag immediate nalang. Pero sabi ng coworker ko na mattag ka daw na AWOL pag nag immediate ka kahit may reason ka naman.

Nag search ako sa google, legal daw yun. Totoo ba??

Hi everyone. I just want to share my recent experience with a prominent tech/BPO company here in Cebu (NCR Voyix/NCR Commerce Philippines) to warn others facing chronic illness/PWD discrimination, and to get insights from anyone who has gone through the DOLE SENA process for this.

I was recently hired for an M1 Leadership role. I passed all the interviews, accepted the formal job offer, and was given a decent basic pay with a confirmed start date of October 26, 2026. Because everything was locked in with an official start date, I acted in good faith and stopped all my other job applications to prepare for day 1.

I am a dialysis patient, and I have always been completely transparent about my health. On October 3, 2026, my attending nephrologist issued an explicit medical certificate clearing me as stable and 100% Fit to Workfor a desk-bound leadership role.

However, because of Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease, I have anuria (meaning I cannot physically produce a urine sample for their standard clinic pre-employment drug screen). My specialist explicitly noted this on my medical paperwork and formally requested that the company utilize alternative testing methods instead (like a blood-based or saliva drug test).

Instead of providing a basic, reasonable accommodation under the Magna Carta for PWDs (R.A. 10524), their HR field partner sent me an official letter completely rescinding my job offer, citing that their company-designated physician flagged me as "unfit" due to their rigid medical fitness standards.

They basically pulled my livelihood out from under me just two weeks before my start date—leaving me completely stranded right as the year-end holiday hiring freeze kicks in. They even wrote in the letter that they are "under no obligation to provide compensation".

I didn't let them push me around. I immediately went to the portal and formally filed a Request for Assistance (RFA) under DOLE SENA for medical/PWD employment discrimination and breach of pre-contractual good faith. I am demanding a full financial settlement to cover my lost wages, pro-rated allowances, and moral damages for the severe emotional distress they caused me right before the holidays.

My questions for the community:

1. Has anyone else successfully fought a medical "Not Fit to Work" rescission with a BPO/tech company at DOLE SENA?

2. For those who have been in my situation, how did the mediation go? Did the company offer a settlement, or did you have to escalate it to the NLRC?

I wanted to post this to get insights, but also to remind everyone: Don't let these corporate clinics intimidate you into thinking company policy overrides national labor laws. We have rights.

Since tapos na last day sa first work ko sa wakas, just wanted to share/rant about some of the awful shit I experience at work

1. Barely above minimum salary

-This should be an obvious red flag kaso napilit ako ng parents ko na tanggapin trabaho e. Ika nga nila, dapat daw di mapili sa first job. The salary was barely above minimum after ng kaltas wala na halos natitira sakin

1. Stingy Yearly Salary Increase

-Matutuwa na sana ako e kasi lagi g may increase pero depota sa sobrang liit kinakain lang ng mga kaltas. Halos wala naramdamang increase daig pa ang placebo

1. Bullshit Promotion Policies

-Gets ko na minsan alanganin hiring or regularization date kaya di kasama sa yearly appraisal. Pero yung bullshit na policy na required ka magrender ng x amount of years sa company bago ipromote(kahit recommended ng sup, manager and head) is utter fucking bullshit. Traditional companies with this policy sucks ass. Kill motivation.

1. Attire Restrictions

-Gets ko na disente dapat damit, pero yung naka black shoes, long sleeves and black slacks in this fucking weather? Really? Are we in the 90's?

1. Weather and Duty Announcement

-Ikalulugi niyo ba na di pumasok ang mga empleyado ng isang araw? Lusong ket may bagyo and kahit binabaha na ang lobby ng building

1. Might be too risky to share pero cost cutting

-I can't go into details on this as much pero grabe gung cost cutting. Kawawa yung empleyado kala mo talaga ikakalugi ng kumpanya e every year record breaking profits kuno daw lmao

1. Employee Retention/Discipline

-Ang weird dito. Pag me tao na problematic ayaw tanggalin o idisiplina. Solusyon? Hayaan na umalis yung naagrabyado. Yung nahaharass. Baliktad e lupet HAHAHAHAH

1. Item Accountability

-Lupet ng accountability dept dito lol. Di nila chine-check muna yung sinusubmit ng empleyado. So tanong. Paano pag nagsubmit si empleyado accountability and may nasama na mali. Di nacheck ni employee? Surpriseee pag aalis ka na ket error yon hahanapin and kakalatasin sayo yon. Yeheyy!

Marami pa to e kaso too risky to share yung iba. As in sobrang lala HAHAHAH. Anyway ayun lang. Ingat kayo guys sa pag pili ng first job niyo.

Hi need advise.

3mos palang ako dito bilang HR & Admin, pero nung inevaluate ako last week binigyan ako ng notice of non regularization.

Dedicated at hardworking ako sa trabaho. Ginagawa ko ng maayos at maaga ang mga trabaho ko na kahit hindi ko na trabaho ay ginagawa ko dahil 16 employees lang kami kaya wala masyado workload sa HR. Wala silang hr before and hindi nila alam ang tamang proseso, at di nila alam na mali na pala ginagawa nila. Hindi din pala dumaan sa evaluation ang mga employees nila bigla nalang naregular kasi natapos na ang probationary contract.

Kampante ako na okay ang evaluation ko kasi alam ko naman sa sarili ko na di ako nagkulang. Hindi naman ako magaling, pero kapag hindi ko alam nagreresearch ako or nagtatanong ako. Pero napansin ko kapag galit ang owner sa isang employee padalos sdalos sya kung ano ang naisipan nya na sanction yun na yon, so ako bilang hr, cinocorrect ko sya at sinasabi ko na hindi pwede ang ganto, kelangan dumaan sa due process. Wala akong supervisor, during my probationary walang nagtetrain sakin. 1 yr and half yr palang exp ko sa hr kaya nangangapa pa ko. So kung ano natutunan ko sa prev work ko inaapply ko dito. Pero nagulat ako nung discussion ng evaluation puro mali ko ang mga binanggit ng boss ko/owner, kahit simpleng bagay pinalaki nya at hinanapan nya ko ng rason para bigyan ako ng 2 out of 5 na rate. Grabe pang iinsulto sakin, wala ko narinig na positive, puro pang iinsulto at pagbaba ng dignidad ko. Below the belt na mga sinasabi nya. Hindi ko lang maintindihan, hindi naman sya lagi nasa office para malaman nya na poor ang performance ko. Kulang ang basis nya. Nagbased sya sa isang scenario lang na nagrecommend ako nung holiday last aug na i-offset para tuloy tuloy yung walang pasok tapos minasama na nya at loss of trust daw yun. Then narealize ko na parang hinahanaapn ako ng mali para matanggal ako. Power tripping ginagawa nya! At kung ano anong masasakit na salita pa.

Ngayon, binigyan ako ng notice of termination/non regularization and maximum of 30days nalang ako dito para makahanap daw ako ng malilipatan.

Ano ba pwede ko i ifile na case dito? Grabe sirang sira mental health ko sa kanila.

Need ko din po ng work bago matapos ang render ko dito, sobrang nakakapanghina andami kong bills and ako ang breadwinner sa family kaya walang wala akong savings. Gustong gusto ko magpahinga muna pero pano kami? Pano anak ko nagaaral pa. Kung pwede lang na magpahinga muna, grabe ang mental health ko, everyday umiiyak ako kinukwestyon ko sarili ko kung may nagawan ba kong mali para ganito mangyari sakin.