Call Boy From Davao: Call Boy No More?

Call Boy From Davao: Call Boy No More?

Three days ago I was repremanded by my supervisor as well as my manager because of my absensces. They have been fed up because for the past few months my attendance was, should I say, not in good standing. The usual trend for my attendance is this: out of 5 working days, I'm present on 3 and nowhere to be found on 2.

These absences, however, were not absences due to laziness nor any nonchalant reasons. I was absent on those days because of my health condition. You see I am hypertensive. My blood pressure plays around the range of 150/100 to 170/110. At worst times, I really get dizzy to the point that standing up might cause my demise both physically and emotionally. Physically because if I stand, I might fall down and hit my head which may lead to a much worse condition. Emotionally because if I stand and fall down, it would cause so much embarrassment that I would be scarred emotionally for the rest of my life

One of the communications analyst, after knowing about my condition, even said, "Dude, your condition is one of this job's best antagonists." And I strongly agree with her. The stress of the job and most especially the graveyard shifts can easily elevate a person's blood pressure. Not to mention the unhealthy eating habits and vices that come along with the job description. But what can a boy do? Having a degree does not necessarily mean you can land a good job or a decent paying one. Call centers however can give you more for less. Even without a degree, for as long as you know how to speak in English, you are paid well... at least compared to other normal-eight-hour-day-job-that-requires-a-college-degree. If not for this reason, I would have resigned a long time ago and looked for a different job.

Going back to my supervisor and manager, they were supposed to speak with me to discuss my future in the company but it has always been put off for some reason. We were supposed to discuss it four days ago but the meeting never happened. I was expecting that it will push through earlier this morning but it was delayed again. The anxiety is killing me! This may make my blood pressure shoot up too! I just want this to get done and over with.

Hopefully, tomorrow we will be able to successfully discuss everything we need to discuss. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Que Se Ra Se Ra.