i just came from a job interview earlier which left me bugged with the question, "why am i single?" for the rest of the afternoon, and probably until i sleep tonight. i may have impressed the interviewers with my technical experience (finally, na defend ko ang pagka c++ programmer ko). however, i was not able to impress them with my long term goals.
it seems that my being "unattached" can possibly become a hindrance for me to get this new job. i had the same moment with jennifer aniston in her movie 'Picture Perfect' (1997) where she was passed up for a promotion because she is 'not stable enough', and is still single even if she was the right person for the job. however, i could not make up a story about being engaged with anyone because "ako nga ay single". and honestly, i wasn't aware that could be a problem til now.
i really thought that married career women would have a lesser edge against single, career driven women because they could not really give so much of their time to their work. we all know that family should come first. however, it seems that companies are also looking at how long can you possibly stay in a certain company, or in a certain place.
since i wasn't able to come up with convincing long term goals (wala naman din akong long term goals as of now), they probably got the hint that i would resign as soon as i get a better job outside the country which is a risk to the company. they do have a point actually. i'm single, i'm a free-spirit, and i'm a wanderer. where's the fault in that?
there was even a part in the interview where one of the interviewers suggested to the other if he knows anyone who is possibly available for me to date. aba! may free match-making pa! hire me already, please! hehehehe.
so there, napa-isip tuloy ako. good thing i didn't rant that it's not easy being single too, y'know. though the discussion would have turned out pretty interesting. i'm afraid they might offer me a tissue paper as i pour out my drama. OA! hehe.
but seriously, all i could think of then was ... i'm single and i'm loving it (parang mcdo)...til now. kainis!
it seems that my being "unattached" can possibly become a hindrance for me to get this new job. i had the same moment with jennifer aniston in her movie 'Picture Perfect' (1997) where she was passed up for a promotion because she is 'not stable enough', and is still single even if she was the right person for the job. however, i could not make up a story about being engaged with anyone because "ako nga ay single". and honestly, i wasn't aware that could be a problem til now.
i really thought that married career women would have a lesser edge against single, career driven women because they could not really give so much of their time to their work. we all know that family should come first. however, it seems that companies are also looking at how long can you possibly stay in a certain company, or in a certain place.
since i wasn't able to come up with convincing long term goals (wala naman din akong long term goals as of now), they probably got the hint that i would resign as soon as i get a better job outside the country which is a risk to the company. they do have a point actually. i'm single, i'm a free-spirit, and i'm a wanderer. where's the fault in that?
there was even a part in the interview where one of the interviewers suggested to the other if he knows anyone who is possibly available for me to date. aba! may free match-making pa! hire me already, please! hehehehe.
so there, napa-isip tuloy ako. good thing i didn't rant that it's not easy being single too, y'know. though the discussion would have turned out pretty interesting. i'm afraid they might offer me a tissue paper as i pour out my drama. OA! hehe.
but seriously, all i could think of then was ... i'm single and i'm loving it (parang mcdo)...til now. kainis!
3 comments:
wow i wish i could find a company like that here in japan. dito naman liability ang maging married. tsk tsk.
i didn't get in the company i wanted coz i'm married and they said i don't need to get a high salary coz my husbands working.. tsk tsk tsk
hmmm it's weird why we women have to be judged based on if we're married or not. di ba enough na we are competent enough technically? unfair lagi.. grrr
hay naku.. sinabi nyo pa. hehehe weird bitaw gyud. well, i guess it really depends on what the company is looking for. or maybe, they saw that in me that i'm not someone who's the type who would stay long in their company.
i think my being single really had nothing to do with it. but being married would surely give more assurance that you will be staying :)
or maybe they're just looking for an excuse not to hire me. whatever. hehe.
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