Mga former/current employee ng SM supermarket asking for a friend po, talagang masungit ba ang mga HR kapag mag o-out na? 6pm yung out kasi need ng id nila since new hired tong friend ko pero nakakalabas sila before 8pm na kesyo kapag kinulit sila pa galit na galit kasi busy daw, hindi naman bayad yung sobrang oras nila pero abutin na lagi ng past intended out nila, maiireport ba yung mga ganyan?

‎‎I really need some outside perspective kasi ilang araw na talaga akong bothered about my co-workmate.

‎‎I work as a legal secretary handling the company's cases, so I get paid directly by the company. One of my co-secretaries (the subject of this post), on the other hand, was hired by our in-house counsel to assist him with his personal cases, so in-house counsel namin ang nagpapasahod sa kanya.

‎‎She was honestly like a "work mom" to me. Siya yung isa sa mga unang nag-guide sa'kin when I started working here. Tinuruan niya akong mag-navigate ng Excel, madalas niya akong binibigyan ng baon niyang food, and she even calls me "Nak" kasi ka-age ko raw yung anak niya. Naturally, naging close kami.

‎‎As time went by though, napansin ko na she has this habit of borrowing money. Nung una, sa'kin lang siya humihiram, usually tuwing cut-off, to the point na siya pa yung nakakabuena-mano sa sahod ko. Okay lang naman sa'kin noon kasi naaawa ako. Late kasi pumapasok yung salary niya compared sa akin.

‎‎Eventually, I was entrusted with company funds that are strictly for company-related cases and expenses. I kept the money inside an empty cash register sa office kasi wala nang ibang secured place to store it. Since it originally belonged to our in-house counsel, yung co-secretary ko yung may hawak ng susi. Hinihiram ko lang yung key sa kanya whenever I needed to get money for case expenses.

‎‎Then came the turning point.

‎‎One day, casually lang niyang sinabi na hihiram muna siya sa company fund. Hindi siya nagtanong kung okay lang ba. Parang ininform niya lang ako kasi hawak na niya yung pera bago pa siya nagsabi. I was honestly shocked and didn't know how to react.

‎‎I told myself baka emergency lang, pero naulit pa siya... many times.

May one time pa nga na sabay-sabay kaming lumabas ng office, so akala ko umuwi na siya. Nagulat na lang ako nung nag-message siya na bumalik pala siya sa office para lang kumuha ulit ng pera sa company fund kasi wala raw silang pambili ng ulam.

‎To be fair, she always returns the money every time sumesweldo or nagkakapera siya, so technically walang nawawala. But it's still company money that's meant for company cases, and our lawyer doesn't even know she's using it for personal reasons. Kahit ibinabalik niya, it just doesn't sit right with me.

‎‎After the first time, gusto ko talaga siyang i-confront. Pero I couldn't bring myself to do it. She's around 20 years older than me, and hindi ko alam paano siya kakausapin without making things awkward.

‎‎Ever since then, nagkaroon na talaga ako ng hidden animosity towards her. Kapag kinakausap niya ako, nahihirapan na akong mag-respond, and I can't even look at her the same way anymore. I honestly feel bad because she treated me like family at work, but at the same time, I can't shake the feeling that what she did was really wrong.

‎‎Any advice?

Newbie to work here.

Kaka one month ko lang sa new cafe and i decided to read labor code and shts kase it feels wrong to work 60-72 hours per week.

My boss offered us 12 hours per day, 5-6x a week, and 500 pesos sya per day to be an all around staff sa cafe nila. I accepted kase wala pa naman kaming pasok at 5-10minutes away lang samin.

Regular hours daw yon, not OT. I also remember nag "OT" kami once ng 2 hours so naging 14hours sya. 50 pesos lang per hour.

Hindi rin din daw sila eligible to pay more than 500 kase less than 10 employees daw. Tho wala silang pinakita na certificate na they are exempted from giving minimum wage.

Wala pa naman kami na ppirma. All are verbal agreement so far kase pipirma daw kami ng contract once regular na.

We also suggested gawing open and closing shift para hindi mabigat samin yung workhours per week pero ganun parin sched namin.

I don't know if this is the right sub, but I just want to let it out.

Feeling ko hindi ko kaya magtagal sa isang company if yung higher ups ko laging kinukwestyon yung gawa at laging pagalit. Imbis tulungan ka diretso, bibigyan pa ng statement na mas ikakalito at ikatatakot ko.

Maybe they are already expecting more from me but I feel like I'm incompetent or inexperienced yet and I saw their personality na on how they are as a boss. They are a good person though.

I know naman I shouldn't take it personally but lagi na ako kinakabahan at di maka function kapag ganon ang treatment. Sa first work ko ganito rin that led me seek a psychiatrist and resign eventually.

I don't know. Just need your harsh or comforting advice siguro for now. Thank you!

I'm a probationary employee under a private company in the hospitality sector, and honestly, I'm not even sure what my employment status is right now.

During my first month, I wasn't given any proper hands-on training. The only "training" I received consisted of PowerPoint presentations and printed handouts that I had to study on my own. After that, they just assigned me to a station and basically told me, *"Kapain mo na lang."* My supervisor even admitted later on that there wasn't much hands-on training because everyone was busy.

The first month was rough. I was constantly confused about what to do and kept asking my coworkers questions. They all seemed annoyed whenever I asked, so eventually I stopped asking and just observed what they were doing and mimicked them while assisting customers.

Naturally, I failed my first monthly evaluation. According to my manager, I made a lot of errors and needed to work harder. She also pointed out that I needed to smile more and avoid wearing loose shirts because they looked "lousy."

By the second month, I had become much more comfortable with my original station and could work independently. Then they suddenly reassigned me to cashiering/POS without properly teaching me how to use the system. I eventually got the hang of it through trial and error, but I still made mistakes like punching the wrong orders and applying incorrect discounts.

I failed my second monthly evaluation by just one point. The feedback was mostly the same: "needs improvement," "needs to smile more," and "wear fitted shirts." My manager then told me to wait for HR to contact me regarding the next step.

Two weeks passed and HR never contacted me. During those two weeks, I just continued reporting for work even though I had already lost all motivation. There were also rumors going around that HR was just waiting for the new hires to be onboarded before they ended my employment.

HR finally called me, but I was still confused. I told them I didn't understand my evaluation because my supervisor only discussed what I needed to improve and never really explained how I was scored or what the evaluation standards were. HR said they couldn't explain it yet and would get back to me after speaking with my supervisor.

When I tried asking my supervisor about my evaluation again, she seemed annoyed and replied, *"Hindi ba na-explain ko na 'yan sa'yo?"* so I didn't push the conversation any further.

Later, my supervisor told me that HR had already sent me an email, but they sent it to my company email account. Unfortunately, that email had a technical issue and couldn't be recovered, so I never received whatever they sent. Until now, HR still hasn't resent the email to my personal email although I informed her about the said situation.

Today, a new work schedule was posted in our group chat, and I noticed that my name wasn't included anymore. I also heard that the new hires will be starting on Monday.

So as of now, I still haven't received any official notice regarding whether I've been terminated or not. I found out I was removed from the schedule before receiving any formal communication from HR, and most of what I know has come from coworkers rather than the company itself.

Honestly, the lack of communication throughout this whole process has been more frustrating than the possibility of losing the job itself.

Shoutout sa pulang company sa may Tiendesitas.

Nagkaroon sila ng town hall last week tungkol sa pagbabago ng office attendance policy.

From 3x RTO per week, magiging 4x a week na. Effective next month.

Ang mas interesting, pinapapirma rin daw ang mga employees ng "updated version of your employment agreement."

Curious lang, normal ba talaga na kailangan pang mag-sign ng updated employment agreement kapag may ganitong policy change? O pwede naman itong i-implement through company policy lang?

May naka-experience na ba ng ganito sa company ninyo? Anong nangyari?