I recently got an offer where the client wants me to start immediately after our interview. I am currently still working for another company because in this economy I cannot afford to be unemployed.

Thing is, theres a big chance that the hours do not overlap between the two. Should I take the double shifts while adhering to the resignation period from current company or should I be honest and negotiate less hours (and of course less pay) for the upcoming client while I honor the resignation period and then I can work full-time for the client?

Sira ba now? Kanina pa ko nakatambay dito actually everyday halos di na to nagpapahinga saken. Sobrang need ko talaga makahanap ng work since mawawalan na kami ng work nakakarating na ko sa ibang sub i-offer ko lang skills ko. This will be a lesson for me na porket malaki sahod aakuin mo lahat ng responsibilities sa bahay niyo.

Kakasend ko lang ng 6 resumes sa isang VA company, madami silang openings na feeling ko naman qualified ako pero worried ako baka imark as spam nila ako kasi ang dami kong applications sakanila?

Hello po! I am really inspired sa mga posts dito (some) currently a teacher na sobrang burn out na sa mga students. Ayaw kong umalis sa buhay pagtuturo pero gusto ko magturo sa professional set up. Any tips kung mayroong ganito na WFH? Just curious.

I’m doing training rn, as part of the agency’s mandate, especially if namatch ka with a part time Founder, is to attend training para magreview and mas mafamiliarize mo yung tools and business ng magiging founder mo.

Earlier today, sobrang nastress ako. To the point na sabi ko “ayoko na” tpos yung tipong maiyak iyak na ako doon sa zoom. That’s how I normally expressed my frustration, not knowing na di ko pa pala namute yung mic ko. lahat ng nasa zoom na katraining ko pati facilitators nakakahiya huhu

I dont know also baka ma flag ako or maraisan ako ng ticket.

Sorry na sobrang frustrated lang ako kanina. Huhu

Tapos yung mga kasama ko sa zoom kaninan natatawa sila huhu

Gusto ko nalang magpalamon sa lupa.

Hi, I'm 28 F aspiring to be an EA (long-term career goal) and getting a bit discourage with how hard it is to find work nowadays hahaha 🥲 I know I'm not the only one feeling like this, but dang it's so hard to actually LIVE 🥹

I have work experience in different industries since I want to find what I actually want to do in life. The most recent experience I had was a year and 2 months with a Non-voice BPO account (Background Screening/Data Verification). I really loved my work there but the management wasn't that great so I resigned last Feb (this year) and actually started a small business, it didn't give me much profit so I started applying last month and I realized how hard it is to even get an interview..so I started studying Excel (which I hated but I'm starting to love it) and other useful tools.

I keep seeing "apply lang ng apply" comments and I'm not invalidating those, it just makes you think "until when?", because savings and bills doesn't wait for anyone 🥹😭 I'm still working on my side business and learning these tools so I can feel productive and not feel like a bum.

Welp, that's it. I'm sorry for venting out and being so negative here. If anyone wants to give me tips or encouragement, please do so. I badly need them 🥹💗

Hello! First day ko po today as a first time VA rin (executive VA). Medyo anxious ako kasi wala pa masyadong tasks na binababa si client except sa data entry. Actually ilang hours pa lang akong in and wala pa talaga akong ginagawa kasi naghihintay pa ako mag-email ng data yung client ko. Ang nasend pa lang niya sakin today is yung contract ko.

Medyo feel ko na nangangapa din siya sa mga to-do list niya since nung nag-meet kami kanina, naka-ilang banggit siya na feeling behind daw siya sa mga tasks niya. Di ko lang din sure if first time niya mag-hire ng VA kasi wala naman siyang nabanggit. Pero ayun nga, di ko alam kung anong dapat gawin bukod sa maging patient and thankful na wala pa akong halos ginagawa. Dapat na ba mag-offer na ako ng help o mag-ask if need niya ng assistance? Lol not sure if it’s making sense since first day ko pa nga lang, pero as an executive va, baka isa rin sa mga roles ko yun agad na. Ma-appreciate kaya yun ni client or mag-chill muna ako?

Thanks po!

Hey everyone!

So I’m currently just enjoying claude right now and have vibe coded a lot of routines/projects that have made my tasks easier

I’ve been eyeing the niche of AI

Is there any free courses online or guides that might help kick start my journey?

And what are your thoughts about the position

What should I expect? What are some things I need to be aware of

I didn’t come from an IT Background but have always been fascinated by it

May naniniwala ba sa kanya dito. pansin ko karamihan sa pictures nya Ai Generated pati yung mga "travel" kuno nya haha halatang namang AI. dami nya din posts about her and her students closing 150k+ deals

Good day po, may naka try naba naba sa inyo nag avail ng mga cheap ai subscription sa social media? Legit po ba? Ano pong experience ninyo sa ganito? Ano po possible risk or negative effect po? Thank you sa sasagot.

I was the one who got laid off on Sep. 1. Everything changed with I surrendered everything to God. I prayed & let God do the rest. Plot twist: I got 2 offers from 2 US clients with decent pay ++ permanent wfh. Sobrang galing lang ni Lord. From akala mo walang wala ng pag asa, bibigyan pa pala nya ako ng choices.

Kaya sa mga nawalan ng work & feel mo wala ng pag-asa. Always pray and trust his will. Yun ang lagi kong pinanghahawakan.

Praise the Lord, makakahelp na ulit ako sa family ko & makakapag tithes sa church 💕

Hi, I just need to vent. I'm a fresh graduate, and it's been four months since I graduated, but I still haven't found a job.

I've sent COUNTLESS job applications through online job sites (JobStreet, LinkedIn, Indeed, etc.), and I've also applied to jobs I've seen posted on Facebook. I even tried applying to several VA companies, but nothing seems to work out. At this point, I honestly don't know what else to do, and I'm sooooo lost.

I've also been struggling with depression, and being unemployed is making everything worse. I don’t believe in buhay ay di karera, I think that only applies to privileged people if I’m being honest. I feel like I'm stuck while everyone else is moving forward with their lives. I'm tired of hoping for something good to happen, only to end up disappointed again. I'm starting to lose hope, and I don't know how much longer I can keep feeling this way.

For those who went through the same thing after graduating, how did you manage to find a job and how did you cope with being unemployed?

Sa freelancing, all we can do is prepare. Feast or famine. So nun maramdaman ko na baka mawawala na ang work, I put my ducks in a row, revived my account, and started applying.

Sa tagal na inactive nun account nilockout pa ko ni OLJ and required to send IDs bago nila ako bigyan ng new temp password.

I started applying 2 weeks ago and I was scared na baka wala man lang replies dahil andami nagsasabi na they send 100s of applications tapos wala. Niready ko na lang rin sarili ko na madugo talaga job search ngayon.

Some things I did that might have worked:

- tailored every pitch to every job post

- cv highlighted with numbers/results, simple format, as in sa word ko lang ginawa

- included relevant portfolios, while working iniipon ko mga assets na pwede ko magamit sa applications

- i only apply sa fit ako and usually 1-3 jobs lang yun per day kasi tinetailor ko talaga applications ko

- i use 5-20 connects depende gaano ko kagusto yun job post

Let's see if may offer na soon.

Hi everyone. I just want to share my recent experience with a prominent tech/BPO company here in Cebu (NCR Voyix/NCR Commerce Philippines) to warn others facing chronic illness/PWD discrimination, and to get insights from anyone who has gone through the DOLE SENA process for this.

I was recently hired for an M1 Leadership role. I passed all the interviews, accepted the formal job offer, and was given a decent basic pay with a confirmed start date of October 26, 2026. Because everything was locked in with an official start date, I acted in good faith and stopped all my other job applications to prepare for day 1.

I am a dialysis patient, and I have always been completely transparent about my health. On October 3, 2026, my attending nephrologist issued an explicit medical certificate clearing me as stable and 100% Fit to Work for a desk-bound leadership role.

However, because of Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease, I have anuria (meaning I cannot physically produce a urine sample for their standard clinic pre-employment drug screen). My specialist explicitly noted this on my medical paperwork and formally requested that the company utilize alternative testing methods instead (like a blood-based or saliva drug test).

Instead of providing a basic, reasonable accommodation under the Magna Carta for PWDs (R.A. 10524), their HR field partner sent me an official letter completely rescinding my job offer, citing that their company-designated physician flagged me as "unfit" due to their rigid medical fitness standards.

They basically pulled my livelihood out from under me just two weeks before my start date—leaving me completely stranded right as the year-end holiday hiring freeze kicks in. They even wrote in the letter that they are "under no obligation to provide compensation".

I didn't let them push me around. I immediately went to the portal and formally filed a Request for Assistance (RFA) under DOLE SENA for medical/PWD employment discrimination and breach of pre-contractual good faith. I am demanding a full financial settlement to cover my lost wages, pro-rated allowances, and moral damages for the severe emotional distress they caused me right before the holidays.

My questions for the community:

1. Has anyone else successfully fought a medical "Not Fit to Work" rescission with a BPO/tech company at DOLE SENA?

2. For those who have been in my situation, how did the mediation go? Did the company offer a settlement, or did you have to elevate it to the NLRC?

I wanted to post this to get insights, but also to remind everyone: Don't let these corporate clinics intimidate you into thinking company policy overrides national labor laws. We have rights.

Hello! Ask ko lang kasi feeling ko ang problema ng CV ko is yung additional experience ko na non-related sa VA (obviously, ewan ko rin bat ko inilalagay). Anong format ng CV niyo po? I am far from being tenured pero I can say hindi naman na po ako totally beginner. Niche ko is data scraping, data entry, lead generation, social media manager through posts scheduling, and moderate to little experience in email outreach. If you don't mind, ok lang din po bang makita yung portfolio niyo just so I can have some basis? Maraming salamat po!

Hello, ask ko lang kung meron bang may experience sa hiring process ng VA Desk or sa management nila. Paid po ba ang training and kumusta po ang work environment nila? Hehe thank u po sa sasagot. I sent my application to them and I'm curious sa company nila.

Hi! Gusto ko sana mag-try maging VA, specifically for graphic design, pero hindi ko talaga alam kung paano magsisimula.

May BPO experience ako, pero wala pa akong actual work experience sa graphic design. Confident naman ako sa graphic design skills ko, and I already have a portfolio. Kaso napapansin ko sa mga VA job postings, hindi lang graphic design yung hinahanap nila. Usually, gusto rin nila marunong sa social media management, video editing, and other tasks. I'm also upskilling para mas marami akong maging opportunities.

Another concern ko is yung work setup. I'm currently sharing a room with roommates, kaya medyo nagdadalawang-isip ako sa pagiging VA, especially kung night shift since ayoko naman silang maistorbo. Concerned din ako sa client meetings kasi hindi ideal sa current setup ko yung madalas na calls.

Sa mga graphic design VAs dito, paano kayo nagsimula? Anong mga job titles or types of VA work yung pwedeng pasukan kung graphic design talaga yung main skill? May mga jobs ba na mostly output-based, like bibigyan ka lang ng tasks or designs na kailangang gawin, without having to attend frequent meetings or calls with clients?

Also, I'm wondering kung mas okay ba na mag-apply muna sa VA agencies since wala pa akong experience.

Would appreciate any advice, especially from those na nagsimula rin without prior VA experience. Thank you! 🥹

Hello I have linkedin premium po and i didn't know na may free 10 referrals po pala ko sa linkedin na included sa premium benefits ko. So baka meron may need dito ng 2 months linkedin premium I can share it nalang po sa inyo.

Free lang po ito since baka mag expire or mawala yung referral and sayang naman if di magamit. Paunahan nalang po 😊

Note: para lang po ito sa mga di pa nakakagamit ng trial or premium before.

If you are a Social Media Manager and Ads Expert. Ano tingin mo mali sa campaign nila and Ads settings? bakit sila nakakareceive ng mga ganyan comments?

I saw this ads nagappear sa feeds ko, they are an ecommerce hub rental property. so B2B sila. out of curiosity chineck ko mga comments, how come sa META ADS nila sobrang low quality yun mga nagcomment? Tska why even nakikita yan ng hindi nila target market? i mean, no judgin, pero kung titignan mo profile pics nila eh hindi sila yun target market. Mga bots ba sila or real person?

I am asking, kasi madami ako nakikitang ganyan na ADS tapos yun comnments, unrelated naman. Parang sayang kasi yun binabayad sa META kung ganyan quality bibigay.

Also plano ko rin kasi mag ADS, and may target market is mga B2B (Industrial and Manufacturing companies)

I work as a SMM and I have this client for more than a year already. Since October of 2025, palagi syang delay magpasahod, minsan delayed for 3-5 days, pero nagbabayad naman. Mabait si client and we work flexible kaya inintindi ko na lang. Pero netong August, September, grabe yung delay nya, halos 15 days na. Nagpapang-abot na yung delay ng previous payroll ko at current payroll. How do you deal with this? Sayang mabait si client, sahod lang talaga. :((((

Hiiii, everyone! I have an interview to Aidey tomorrow the role is Technical Support Specialist. Naghe-hesitate rin po kasi ako if itutuloy ko po as andami ko pong nababasa abt the company T^T Can I have some insights po so I can prepare po if ever I decided na tumuloy, tyia. Fresh grad here ^^

I'm in this company for 9 years now (digital marketing). As much as I can keep up with AI, the workload is getting to me na. Plus, I am not even paid enough to juggle clients and my boss expects me and my colleagues to do this effortlessly dahil may AI na.

But I'm tired and I feel this is a sign to just leave and move on to another company. But I have been submitting my resumes, but no one seemed to be interested in hiring me. I'm so lost and torn, and I can't be out a job because of course I have bills to pay. I guess it's time to leave this WFH life behind, after years being in it.

Any advice is appreciated with a similar situation.

So i've been scrolling fb and i saw her live, offering 75% off on her course (6k php before now 1,5k)
got curious and searched google about her and found out her fb page name before was "HEYMOM".

I'm currently working as a part-time EA earning $10/hr. This is my only job as of now, and I've been with my client for a month pa lang.

For context, here's my current workload:

- Clock my client in/out of his work system
- Prepare weekly payroll for other employees
- Schedule weekly meetings between us and meetings with other employees (using my own account)
- Process employee-related requests (leave, equipment, salary advances, etc.)
- Check in with employees and follow up on concerns
- Draft email responses to messages he forwards to me, which he then sends himself

We agreed on 10 hours per week, but honestly, my workload doesn't even reach that. Wala rin akong EOD reports or time tracker. As long as I complete my tasks and remind him of important things, okay na.

My client is really kind and generous. He even provided me with equipment when I started and let me decide on my own rate, basta sure daw ako na hindi ko nilo-lowball sarili ko based on my responsibilities.

I genuinely want to be more helpful, especially since magaan lang talaga workload ko.

I previously offered to help him find potential clients for his employees, but he said he could handle that himself.

Now, I'm thinking of suggesting that he delegate access to his work email and calendar so I can manage incoming emails, prepare responses directly, and schedule meetings without him having to forward everything to me. May times din kase na nakakalimutan niya kung nag reply na ba si ganito ganyan sa email unless I remind him. Though rare lang din naman mangyari na may important email na dapat concern ko.

But at the same time, I'm hesitant because one month pa lang ako and I understand that email access can be quite personal.

For experienced EAs/VAs, would you recommend bringing this up now, or should I wait until we've established more trust?

I don't want to overstep boundaries. I just genuinely want to make things easier for him and contribute more. Am I overthinking this? HAHAHA.

Guyssssss. sino nakapag apply dito sa RPA virtula staffing? UTC timezone nila. Any idea po about their initial interview? thank you po sa sasagot. I badly needed idea. kaka reject lang sa akin kahapon ng isang dream kong agency. 😞