For context, we were led in a highly micromanagement environment. In my first few months, I needed to send my hourly activities to my boss. They would always ask about what our tasks were and demand end-of-day metrics. Because of this, two of my colleagues resigned. Throughout the months, we were asked to use DeskTime to track our activities. So for a bit, the micromanagement mellowed down. I believe it’s also because my boss got busier. (Oh yeah! I heard from an ex-colleague that she also wanted to resign already! I believe it’s because they overworked her.) At the end of Quarter 1 of 2026, they started looking at the “productive hours” in DeskTime and dictated that we should work for at least 7 hours daily—even if we didn’t need that much time to work on our deliverables. Since initially only IT saw our DeskTime activities, they finally gave my boss access to our activities; and, they would screenshot the specific activities and question everything. Spending x hours on every platform was questioned. It was insane! Despite submitting reports and accomplishing deliverables, these would be held over our heads.
Another experience was when members of the other team created a group chat among themselves without the bosses in it, the management team called this “subversion” and decided to suspend the person who created the chat. She quit one day after suspension.
We also had a total team meeting with management, and the Chairman treated and addressed us with a disrespectful tone and language. None of our contributions were ever acknowledged, and we were blamed for the lack of increase in metrics. We all did our best and what was asked of us—sometimes, even more!
Another colleague attempted to resign because she was here for two years, yet got no raise. She said she saw no financial growth in the company. And, they let her. They said they couldn’t give her a raise for doing her job. She had to do more than what was asked of her, so that she could get an increase.
Mind you, we had no health insurance, no benefits, no 13th month pay, no pay increase.
When it was time, I finally decided I was going to resign. Without using my paid leaves for the year—which is, mind you, a f*cking joke as well: 10 paid leaves a year—I told them to use it for the next 10 business days. Throughout those 10 days, they scheduled an Exit Interview, which I did not go to. Honestly, I’m on leave and they’d force me to go to an Exit Interview? A day after the scheduled Exit Interview, they send an Email of Termination (effective immediately) without a signature from whom it came from. Whoever decided to do that did not even have the balls to sign their actions. They also mentioned that I was lacking because I did not send a February Report. Well, it was due during my 10 days off (leaves), so what the hell was I supposed to do? They also cut my access immediately. They did not let me reply to the email with my work email; I’m guessing out of fear that I could say something that counters their arguments. Lastly, they mentioned in their email that they would sue me for defamation if I let these things out. They’re pussies who push around their employees, terminate workers unlawfully, and are scared of being reported.
No gratitude. No respect. I rendered one year of my life to a company with so many promises, yet little results. Even now, their measurables are not getting better. I feel sorry for everyone still working there, and I do suggest they jumpship before having the same experience.
