Overseas Filipino Workers- How Do They Do It?
I was dreaming to go out of the country. Ever, Since when I was inwards high school. Working inwards a province where at that topographic point are iv types of seasons, wherein you lot tin give notice taste the winter, jump in addition to so on.
That is my mindset earlier so until I graduated from college, detect a suitable chore inwards my country.
When salary comes, I ever give coin to my auntie, pay for the accommodation, electricity in addition to other miscellaneous kinds of stuff.
For iv years that I've been working inwards my country. I didn't come across whatsoever progress inwards myself. Career wise?
to position inwards a perspective. It's similar a snail: rattling slow all the same belatedly for something that is non worth to lead keep for.
I lead keep plans. Career-wise in addition to for my futurity endeavors.
Then i affair happened.
My Uncle asks me if I am interested to go inwards the Middle East.
Of course. I want! but how? I don't lead keep whatsoever resources at the moment. And I am financially unstable.
By all God Grace. I was able to go inwards the United Arab Emirates. My Uncle's Daughter aids me financially.
To arrive short. I am working at nowadays inwards The UAE - I go inwards a retail company.
I was so overwhelmed, the kickoff fourth dimension I mensuration to this country.
- From underpass to the stoplights- everything is beingness monitored past times CCTV.
- They telephone phone the comfort room every bit "washroom"
- Your grammer shouldn't live perfect every bit long every bit the idea counts (or you lot tin give notice create trunk linguistic communication so that you lot in addition to the soul tin give notice empathise each other)
- Luxury cars such every bit Lamborghini, Ferrari in addition to Mustang is simply so normal here
- You volition instruct easily intimidated past times the locals hither (If you lot are a kickoff timer).
- Every washroom regardless if its world or private. The tissue is good refilled.
- Instead of the elevator, they called it to get upwards (because of the British linguistic communication that they follow)
- You tin give notice boil an egg nether the scorching Sun peculiarly during summer
As a social media enthusiast, I'm ever updating my statuses on Facebook, Twitter, in addition to Instagram.
Why not? taking pictures of the scenic places that I'm visiting thru out the Emirates.
I was fascinated past times at that topographic point futuristic designs of the buildings. I cruel inwards dear alongside it.
I was so blessed that my relatives are here. So inwards example of whatsoever uncertain circumstances, I lead keep someone to telephone phone for help. But how close the others? Those people who are looking for a chore inwards this province without whatsoever relatives or connections? It is hard.
The kickoff fourth dimension I got separated from my cousin. It's difficult for me to arrange to simply about other environment. Culture daze indeed.
I'm non getting used to it. But I consider this every bit a challenge to myself.
It's my kickoff fourth dimension to remain inwards a apartment wherein a lot of my kabayans in addition to simply about other nationalities living inwards a unmarried flat. Paying 650 Dirhams for a bed-space double decker inwards a room total of 8 people. I was like, "for real"?
"How tin give notice I survive?"
But guess? I did it! I hold upwards from these circumstances. With the guidance of God in addition to prayers.
My Aunt was quest if how am I doing. Of course, I volition tell her that I am fine. Because I don't desire to bother her. But inwards reality, Its the other means around
Imagine that? People inwards my province mean value that OFW is enjoying their life here. Going to these places, buying branded clothes, expensive pieces of jewelry in addition to etcetera. For me, inwards my personal opinion. I mean value for simply about time, despite difficult project in addition to earnings, you lot should process yourself for somehow. Think it every bit a reward.
The fact that they don't know how its difficult to go for a living inwards this country.
I'm non proverb that all people volition justice this soul but somehow people volition mean value of it. Make sense.
I cannot tell all of Filipinos are having this province of affairs inwards this province but of course, the bulk of them happens similar that. I personally experienced it.
For the kickoff three months of working, I tin give notice tell that I'm a petty fleck lazy to produce these basic things that I never instruct used to it before. I demand to instruct upwards early on inwards the morning, educate my ain nutrient in addition to packed tiffin become to go in addition to past times the eventide educate nutrient for dinner.
People mean value that nosotros are eating so fancy foods here.
Reality check: I prefer to consume sardines alongside malungay for tiffin alongside rice.
Or volition consume kubos (Arabic Bread) or Roti (Flat Bread from India) because it is much cheaper (around 1 Dirham ) in addition to you lot volition instruct total easily. It is rattling economical.
Time flies so fast in addition to so does the salary.
In the Philippines, Normally people volition have their salary during 15th in addition to 30th or 31st of the month.
But inwards UAE, It is different. Salary volition live distributed later the terminate of the calendar month or simply about companies volition give it on the 28th.
So when salary comes, So does the expenses volition arise.
But for me, I lead keep my ain technique.
It should live Savings-Expenses-Miscellaneous= Allowance.
It's effective! So every fourth dimension my salary comes I deposit it inwards my banking concern immediately, pay the domicile rent in addition to mail coin to my country. Sometimes if I lead keep plenty coin apart from my allowance for the whole month, so I tin give notice consume at simply about restaurants that I never tried earlier or purchase inexpensive kinds of stuff. Treating my self i time inwards a while.
Work > Salary > Save > Send Money > Pay Miscellaneous Things > Allowance *Repeat 26 times inwards a month. (4 Days off *in retail)
Working Hours?
I'm getting used to it. I go for to a greater extent than than 8 hours if necessary in addition to if manpower needed.
The solely produce goodness from it is that for me, I tin give notice locomote to these places that I've never been.
But how close the others?
The longest fourth dimension that I homecoming was 17 hours on a unmarried nighttime shift. Imagine traveling at nighttime from Abu Dhabi to Dubai in addition to produce the nighttime go in addition to going domicile seeing the sunrise. (Instagramable..lol)
Here it's normal in addition to I instruct used to it. I can't complain. It's paid overtime. hehe.
Benefits?
Most of the companies hither are required to render a necessary produce goodness for the employees.
As for my Company, They are providing these benefits:
- Every 2wo Years: Yearly Plane Ticket
- Annual Salary Equivalent to One Month
- Free Medical Insurance
- Paid Annual Leave
- Paid Sick Leave
So, therefore?
If you lot are confident in addition to willing to convey challenges. Then seek to go abroad.
Why not? For the sake of helping your Family? Getting a improve career ? for greener pasture?
Go for it!
But if you lot are financially stable in addition to lead keep a proficient life. Then I mean value it is non necessary.
But every bit what I said, it depends on the people whether they similar it or not. Make feel right?
As for me, I taste working inwards this country. Getting the benefits that I couldn't instruct earlier in addition to at the same time-saving coin for my futurity endeavors.
That's it for now. Hope you lot taste reading my article.
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Have a proficient one! :)
-ceddy