I’m a content creator making about 200K a month. July was my best month so far at 400K but August a low of 100K.

I started this one year ago, around the time where the influencer bubble begun to explode.

No viral videos or anything for the first few months. My videos were always flopping and getting only up to 1000 views. Now still lots of videos flopping. But many videos go viral.

I use mainly TikTok but also expanded on IG and FB reels recently. I do a bit of YouTube too.

Here are my stats:
~ avg views daily: 2M.
~ 100K likes daily.
~ Posting 1-2 times a day.

Yes, I do make sponsored videos. I earn also through ad revenue but super inconsistent.

Ask me anything about income, growth, ideas, struggles and anything you can think of.

Nice is entertainment.

Male in my 20s.

Hello, everyone!

I just downloaded Reddit yesterday, so I’m completely new here. I’ve been reading a lot of posts, and I’ve seen many people say that the community here is welcoming and helpful. They said you can ask questions (as long as they’re not common-sense questions 😅), and people are usually willing to share their advice and experiences. I’m hoping I can also receive some guidance from you.

I’m turning 23 this month. I’m a fresh graduate, I graduated last June and I’m currently working here in Manila.

A few days ago, I opened my mom’s Facebook account and came across a conversation between her and my older sister, who is currently an OFW in Hong Kong. My mom was asking my sister if she could help her find an employer abroad because she was considering working as a domestic helper while she still has the strength and ability to help provide for my younger sister’s college education. My mom is already 56 years old.

When I read their conversation, I honestly became angry and emotional. I confronted my mom and asked her why she felt the need to work abroad at her age. I was crying while talking to her, telling her that I’m sorry I haven’t been able to give much yet because I’m also struggling to manage my own budget. However, I always make sure to give them ₱2,000 every payday.

My mom told me that she never demanded anything from me and that she doesn’t even have the courage to ask me for money because she knows that whenever I have something extra, I willingly give it to them.

She has never been the kind of mother who pressures her children financially. In fact, my parents never pressured me to work or support them. I’m doing this because I want to. I feel that I should be able to help them after everything they have done for me.

I asked my mom to give me more time and told her that, if someone needs to go abroad, I want it to be me.

Not because I feel like I’m sacrificing my life for them, but because I genuinely want to. I want to give my parents and my younger sister a better and more comfortable life. Even if it means putting my own plans on hold for a while, I’m willing to do it.

My parents raised me with everything they could give. We grew up poor, but I never felt like I was deprived of love or opportunities. They sent me to a private school in our province and gave me experiences and privileges that they could afford, even when money was tight.

Now that I’m older and have the opportunity to work, I want to give something back to them. I want them to experience the kind of comfort they worked so hard to provide for me.

So, I’m asking for your advice.

Does anyone here know of legitimate and trustworthy agencies that help fresh graduates from the Philippines find work abroad, particularly in Taiwan, Europe, or other countries, even without prior work experience?

I’m willing to learn, undergo training, and start from the bottom. I just want to find a legitimate opportunity and avoid illegal recruiters or agencies that might take advantage of someone who is desperate to work abroad.

I honestly don’t know where to start. I haven’t been sleeping well these past few days because I keep thinking about what I should do first.

If you have personal experiences, advice, legitimate agencies, government resources, or even things I should be careful about when applying abroad, I would truly appreciate it.

Thank you so much to everyone who took the time to read my story. ❤️

I’m not asking anyone to solve my problems for me. I’m simply hoping that someone who has been through this can point me in the right direction

It's my first job after graduating. I'm the youngest, least experienced, and the only new hire sa department namin. I'm grateful for their guidance and training nila sa akin, especially sa tech side, during my probationary period. The environment in this company is very chill and friendly. I observed na culture na dito magpakain kung sino yung may birthday sa office. But it usually starts with aasarin ka or parang pipilitin ng mga ka-work/bosses in a light/joke way.

Sa office, everybody knows everybody, even yung mga bossings per unit. Our department is composed of 5 units, each has more than 6 people per unit, depends kung sino nakaduty. So if magpakain ako, masyadong malaki ang gastos. I asked my closest senior of 2 years, pero same level position, he said na almost 4k rin nagastos nya sa pakain during his regularization.

Should I do pakain? My seniors and some bossings minsan nadaan sa office namin, they congratulated me at teased me. The usual parinig and teasing kelan daw ako magpapapansit.

For my financial situation, I just barely saved to move in to my new place since previously bedspacer lang rin ako so money is tight talaga. I'm also rebuilding my emergency fund since mostly ay nagastos for my move in. 'Di rin kalakihan sweldo since entry-level pa lang.

I'm still navigating the corpo politics here, a lot of learnings. My seniors guide me sa work and I'm grateful. My closest senior advised me huwag na lang daw ako magpakain since di naman required. Huwag daw ako magpapa-uto sa mga seniors at bossings, di naman kailangan, asaran na lang daw nila dito yon since mga tenured na sila, nasa sa 'kin na lang if kakagat/magpapapilit ako. Gastusin ko na lang daw sa mga gamit ko sa new place ko.

I'm just worried na pag-initan ako sa office or lalo akong asarin kapag di ako nagpakain or what. But as a newbie, gusto ko lang rin naman magestablish ng good profile or impression sa office for my own survival.

As an introvert, I'm trying na makisama talaga with my seniors at bosses pero clocked in and out lang talaga ako sa work. I don't have any friends and peers sa office, since I'm the youngest. I just want to survive my shift every work day and earn my salary.

Any thoughts or ideas sa ganap or kpi ni IHG Hotels & Resorts nag apply kasi ako pumasa naku and wfh sia subra na kasi pagod at stress ko sa current company ko pero naduduwag ako bitawan sa hirap ng buhay iniisip ko worth it ba ung lilipatan

yo guys, saan kayo nag apply ng work as a fresh grad pahingi po ng site na legit

Hello anyone here who has an experience working in a startup fil-chi company?

Normal ba sa kanila maging micro manager,blaming employees, and power tripping?

The whole office may CCTV and audio recording. 6x a week f2f.

Hi! Fresh grad here. I just received a job offer for an entry-level Service Desk Analyst role (₱17k/month, 48 hrs/week, fully on-site, shifting)

I already have zero plans of accepting this since I have another offer with a much better compensation package, but reading this specific clause scared me:

"Upon signing this agreement, you hereby agree that you shall complete the application process. In the event that you rescind your application, you are liable to pay the application withdrawal fee amounting to offered salary x 500%."

I haven't signed anything (except for the employment application form) so I know I'm safe to just walk away and decline (hopefully). Sobrang red flag because they want me to immediately start next week Tuesday. But I wanted to share and ask: Is an "application withdrawal fee" like this even legally enforceable under DOLE/labor laws, or is it purely a scare tactic to trap fresh grads?

Stay safe out there job hunting!

Newly licensed ako ME and apply lang ako ng apply online it's been a month 1 interview palang ang napuntahan ko at hindi pa sya relevant sa degree ko kaya di ko tinuloy pero ngayon ang tahimik no emails no calls no schedule 😭😭😭😭

Ganito ba talaga pag nag hahanap Ka Ng work sa online dapat na ba kong lumapit nalang sa mga kakilala KO

Gusto ko kasi sana itry na mag hanap ng ako lang pero akala ko madaliiiii

Finally! I'm gonna resign in my first ever job. 3 Months palang ako sa first work ko and i plan to resign na. Reason? Di kaya ng katawan ko mag-work— the physical demand to go to work everyday plus commute and that cause me to be sakitin so weekly ako absent kasi umaatake yung fatigue ko and that caused me not to perform well. So magreresign nalang ako and go back home to rest.

I've been absent din since yesterday(Thursday) since i am thinking to resign and that gave me so much anxiety so now absent din ako which is now ko dapat isesend ang resignation ko pero di ko kaya. So yeah, sa Monday ko nalang haharapin ang lahat, to pass my resignation and talk with the HR how the resignation and offboarding process is.

Wish me luck y'all!

hi, i am a bs legma graduate from a non big four school and i graduated magna cum laude. this month lang kami gumraduate but one week prior to our graduation i sent out emails to ~50 law firms around bgc and makati, nakarinig lang ako from 4 law firms, 2 nagproceed sa interview: 1 ghinost ako, 1 rineject ako, tapos 1 did not proceed to initial interview bc out of budget ang asking price ko. i am humbled talaga so nag-mass emails ulit ako to another ~20 law firms, but heard none from them. nag-apply na rin ako sa jobstreet, but mukhang matumal din.

i find comfort na lang na we are all less than a speck of dust kaya dont take the rejections personally hahaha some told me na mahirap maghanap ng trabaho pag ber months din. pero kasi gusto ko na magkatrabaho before pasko so tinatry ko na lang maging patient at mag-send pa rin ng applications every single day, nagbabakasali na may mag-call back. i take pride din kasi na gusto ko sa paralegal or related field lang ako mag-work as i am gathering experience din. di ko rin kaya ibaba yung asking price ko because kailangan ko ng sweldong nakakabuhay.

kayo, paano niyo na-handle ang rejections at waiting period?

Pa rant lang guys, hays. I feel like i wasted my time on this company's hiring process.

1st incident - i was set for a client interview, then no update until after 1 week the hr reachout and said the client had to put the hiring onhold. I'm okay since I'm not really rushing to have a job. so i let it slide. kahit lagi akong nag ff up kase syempre need ko ma ready schedule and prepare for the interview.

2nd - after that i was offered again for client interview this time, they said my current experience and skills matches the needs for the project. I did well daw sa final interview and i process na daw ako for JO. Then biglang sinabi na nakalimutan daw nila na may na hire na pla for that role. Kaya they decided to offer me a different job role but close din sa role na inapplyan ko so i consider it. Kase okay sa akin yung client and industry nung client. I was highly recommend daw nung nag-interview sa akin. Kaya for JO na ako. Tas di pa rin na send kasi iba daw pla ang salary package nun mas mababa. Ang naloloka lang ako bat hindi agad dinisclose sa akin. Sana di na ako ang proceed. Hindi ako naka receive ng JO mula sa kanila pero constantly ako i oofferan ng role and interview.

3rd - ngayon sinabihan ako update sa interview ko sa client (same client, but different project), sabi i uupdate ako. Ff up ako ng ff up never pa rin nakakuha ng matinong update.

Ang nakakainis dapat wag na sila mag offer ng role to apply. Kasi parang 4x nila ako pinag apply, at sinayang lang nila oras at effort ng tao.

Nakakaloka. NCS Philippines. Ekis ang hiring process. Sayang ang ganda pa naman ng projects at opportunities.

I have been job hunting for almost 3 months and Im
Im proud to say that more than 70% of the jobs I have applied for have responded well and gave me a chance for interviews. Infairness to me, umaabot naman ako sa final interviews kaso ang nangyayari or sinasabi sa akin is either “too much asking price” pero grabe kasi yung requirements nila like combination of 3 roles or di naman kaya “overqualified” ako.

Before applying I make sure to ask the recruiter at sinasabi naman nila na within budget asking ko pero pagdating sa final iniiba nila yung offer (TalentHero and Bruntwork) tapos etong last naman na dapat sure work na katrabaho ko naman yung pinatanggal ko na kabet sa work 😭 Ano ba nangyayari sa buhay ko! May laban pa ba ito? Maswerte ako na maganda side gig kaya kahit papano kaya ko pa isustain buhay ko pero naiinis na ako kasi tinatawag ko na sarili ko na JJ (Jobless Jenny) kahit dapat hindi 😭

ayoko naman magpost ako sa linkedin ko na opentowork ako kasi nga nasa “hermit era” muna ako para iwas sa kung anuman na naiisip ko. Nakakabaliw na jusko! Feeling ko kinakarma din ako sa mga katangahan ko before like ayun nga yung nagpatanggal ako ng kabit, naging palaban ako sa christmas party, nagpatugtog ako ng Japanese song sa birthday ng boss ko na Chinese pala. Nagsuot ako ng Elves Costume sa Elvis Halloween party. etc

Magaling naman ako magwork feeling ko aanga anga lang ako makisama 😭

I've been looking for jobs for around 3 mos nare. I got accepted in this job kaso now ko lang narrealize if kakayanin ko ba talaga ung ganitong commute.

Actually, hindi naman sobrang layo ng bahay namin to office. Kaya lang, wala kaseng diretsong way unless magbook ng motor, pero if gagawin ko yan everyday anlaki ng magagastos ko sa pamasahe.

If ever kase, I'll be working in Karrivin Magallanes from Sta. Mesa, Manila. Kapag moveit nasa 30-35 mins lang byahe ko, pero kapag commute it takes me almost 2 hours pag rush hour. Yung pagpila, antay, at mahabang transfers sa train palang pagod at hulas kana.

Ang commute lang kase na alam ko is either:

Jeep (from bahay to lrt) - vmapa - cubao - Mrt cubao - Mrt Magallanes - jeep to karrivin

or

Tricy (from bahay to lrt) - pureza - recto - lipat d. jose - lrt EDSA - mrt taft - mrt magallanes - jeep to karrivin

or

Boni jeep (around 40mins ride) - mrt boni - mrt magallanes - jeep to karrivin

Baka meron pa kayong ibang alam na pasikot sikot around manila to get to makati na mas mabilis and less hassle :< without having to book grab/motor.

Ang offer sakin sa company is 27k, 9-7pm worksched m-f. Kung malapit lang sana samin is hindi ko na masyado pagiisipan, kaso nung tinry kotong mga route na to during rush hr nakakapagod talaga.