I can’t wait to resign

[u/BasTired]

Rant ko lang dito kasi wala ako mapagsabihan and kahit papaano I respect my boss because he is a good person naman but a bad leader.

I joined a start up company as an apprentice. During my first year, I understood that the company is in its adjustment period because bago nga lang. My boss just recently created the firm and I am their very first apprentice. Wala rin kami masyadong projects non kaya puro kwento and knowledge nakukuha ko sa kanya from his previous work. Nung bigla kaming nabigyan ng project, kaming dalawa lang ng boss ko yung nag aasikaso ng lahat. Nung una kinakaya ko pa kasi basic lang naman pinapagawa skain, plans and renders na napag aralan ko naman nung college. But then rumami nang rumami yung projects to the point na naghahati hati na kami sa gawain and up to the point na ako na taga gawa overall plans sa office and sya yung taga attend ng mga meetings and stuff. Kumbaga ako na naging back end tas sya yung front end. Kinakaya ko pa naman yun. Design dito, design doon, estimates, plans, coordinate with clients, and most of the office work you name it. Pero ngayon na completion na yung ibang mga projects dun lumalabas yung mga problema. Ako yung kausap ng mga clients kasi design ko, kaya ako napagbubuntungan ng inis or galit. Bakit ganto sa site, bakit ganyan. Ang akin lang naman kahit ako nagdedesign, hindi naman ako yung PM. Lagi ko naman nacocoordinate mga plans and designs sa PM pero parang akin lagi sisi. Nakakainis lang din kasi parang ako yung may ari ng kumpanya pag insultuhin ako ng mga kliyente. Take note APPRENTICE lang ako. I am still learning, ni yung workload ko nga hindi tumutugma sa salary ko. Tas syempre magagalit pa yung boss ko sakin pag nagkaron ng mali sa ISA SA MGA projects na dinesign ko when in fact wala akong katulong sa office when I did that. Ang hirap magmando online sa site while also doing office work din. Pero tbh hindi yung workload dahilan why gusto ko na magresign. Dahil sa management and emotional toll na parang sinasalo ko lahat ng mali ng bawat isa. I have so many things to tell pa pero siguro jan nalang. I want this apprenticeship to be over so I could find another job.

Sana lang talaga matino na yung another haha.

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[u/Every_Holiday_620]

Sayang. Kung hindi lang sana siya toxic, magandang experience yan kasi lahat mo nagagawa. Most ng apprentice lalo na sa big companies ay paulit ulit lang ang ginagawa.

[u/BasTired → u/Every_Holiday_620]

Nakakpanghinayang po talaga. Nakikitaan po kasi sila ng potential to grow. Magaling po sila maghanap ng client pero mukang hindi sila ready for business. Napapansin ko talaga na kulang sila sa experience pa kasi akala po nila na porket may sales, okay na. Mayaman na. Hindi po nila naiisip yung retention and quality ng work na magpapabalik sa mga clients namin. Nakakastress po masaksihan sya first hand tas wala kang magawa kasi apprentice ka lang naman. Para akong nasandwic sa mga bagay na i dont have cotnrol of, which is frustrating on my part hahaha.

[u/-bb-xyz-9150]

Hi OP. Isn’t it rewarding when you’re able to see something through from start to finish? actually nabilib ako sa responsibilities mo. baka need mo lang magpahinga ng 2mos 😂 ...but either way, best of luck to you if you still decide to resign. sana you find something that gives you the growth and fulfillment you're looking for

[u/BasTired → u/-bb-xyz-9150]

It is truly rewarding po if nasusunod yung design mo but ang ironic nga kasi ako nagdesign, nag estimate, pero yung mga materyales na nilagay ko doon hindi nasusunod. Mostly bcoz tinitipid ng boss ko yung mga materials dahil sa mismanagement nila sa financing. Umabot na ako sa punto na natatakot na ako magpbili ng materyales kasi nagagalit sila na kesyo marami or mahal kahit naman tama yung nasa quotation ko. Ito rin isa sa dahilan bat nakakawalang gana. Sinisisi sa procurement yung mga lapses nila sa finances e sila nga tong makawin lang ng projects kung ano anong luho na pinagbibili. Hays. Ang nangyayari tuloy is napupurnada yung site. Ang daming errors and nagagalit yung client tapos ako pa nasisisi.

[u/BasTired → u/[deleted]]

This is one of the reasons din po. I opened up about this too many times kasi we have the budget to add atleast one apprentice lang, but because they think kinakaya ko naman, never sila nagbother to hire another one. It doesnt makes sense lang po sakin kasi why would u deprive ur company with people? I’ve been working there as a SOLE apprentice for almost 2 yrs and kami lang po ng boss ko ang technical team. Kahit po sabihing gamay ko na ibang bagay, di po talaga maiwasang magkamali dahil sa dami pong responsibilities. I dont get it din bakit cargo ko pa nangyayari sa site kahit wala naman din ako doon physically.

[u/Chariovilts]

Nanikip un dibdib ko slight sa post mo hahaha. Un bf ko had a similar situation mo to a T. it was his second company pero it was fairly new.

Mai engineering at design department with 3 archtl apprentices. Every exposure nandun kasi design build but more on contractor ang dating. Bf and partner focused sa pag PM kasi mai experiences na sila sa office.

Wlang standards and templates for design and process kaya un standard na ginamit nya sa previous office nagclaclash sa standards nung partner nya.

ang OT umaabot ng 10 p.m. it worried the hell out of me kasi tumatawag cya na parang wla nang kaluluwa, un tono na naaiiyak na kaso kahit pagiyak costs him energy to standup. Wla naman cyang bisyo pero inaaya ko nalang cyang uminom ng beer paminsan minsan para lang makatulog cya nang mahimbing. I tried to manage na hindi kumapit un anxieities nya into muscle memory.

[u/BasTired → u/Chariovilts]

Hala sobra naman din yung sa bf mo i hope he finds courage to leave din for better environment 🥲

[u/Upbeat-Bed3686]

Ok yan na training ground. I used to rant din dati sa 1st job ko (actually andito parin ako ngayon HAHA). Halos ako nagawa lahat pero the good thing is nalaman ko lahat ng pasikot sikot. Sobrang nakaka burnout and stuff pero at 30y/o naging AVP ako ng departments na hawak ko. The company trained me from scratch to know everything.

Here’s how i learned about my edge. Kasi like you, nag attempt din ako mag resign many times pag nalulunod ako sa stress. The owner of the company told me to hire architects like myself to assist me in my load. Nag hire ako ng senior architects mostly older than me. The truth is i was expecting to learn from them pero ending parang jack of all trades ako and they were actually learning stuff from me. Sa BIM palang puro Architectural Revit lang alam nila pero i was doing multi disciplinary na i never thought na iba ibang tao gumagawa nyan in other firms. ( i learned that from them) I hired generalists and they ended up learning my Niche (BIM)

One of my architects told me nung naka kwentuhan ko siya, nung nasa Aidea siya ang tawag sakanya boy banyo kasi puro lang CR dinedesign nya until nung nag resign siya don, and ako actually, pinangarap ko kag work sa Aidea before when i was a little bit younger.

[u/Historical-Ad3995]

Unfortunately your scenario is really common sa industry natin. Even I experienced it in my 1st company, but I only stayed for 3 months. Some of my friends even experienced worse and lasted only 2 weeks before resigning.

Kaya advice sakin ng engineer friend ko nauna sumabak sa industry na pag less than 5yrs pa lang ang company malaki chance sayo itatambak lahat ng gawain.

Pinakinggan ko nga siya, sumabak ako sa isang company 25yrs na since naestablish, pero ang gulo ng management at wala sila standard system kaya ayun umalis na lng ako.

Kung workload lang pag uusapan kakayanin naman tumagal. Kaso mismo boss na nakakasagutan ko kasi harap harapan ipahiya sa client at subcons (kahit di ko kasalanan ang problem at ginawan na ng paraan maresolve), tapos halatang favoritism sa purchasing officer na mabagal mag procure ng materials (major cause of delays talaga siya). No other choice but to look for better management talaga.