How Could I Be So... Jobless

Disclaimer: This was supposed to be posted last night, October 23. Meh.

Last August 24, I tendered my resignation to my last work because I received an employment offer from abroad. I was already feeling burnt out at the same on my job that's why when the opportunity came, I grab it right away. LOL.

Nah, of course I thought about my final decision prolly a hundred and one times and consulted with my boyfriend and some colleagues for their advices, too. TBH, boyfriend halfheartedly-agreed with this career move because according to him, I could already get that salary from where I'm currently working (which is not true IMO), and mainly because he wants me to be here in the Philippines once he returns from Jordan where he works now. Cheesy! I know.  - Trivia: Both of us are hoteliers. 🙂 -

Fast forward to September 23, my last day of duty (September 24 is my day off). I thought it's gonna be easy to leave but as they say, there's no easy way to say goodbye. I shed some tears while hugging my colleagues. *sniff sniff*

I thought after few days or weeks after my last day, I would already receive the documents I need including the flight details for me to be able to process on POEA and start my new job in another country. At first, I was feeling ok with it since I prefer to have at least some time off to take a breather. But after a while, I got weary. That's the time I keep on sending emails to follow-up with the HR Manager, my main contact person on the hotel, regarding the status of my deployment but as of 2 weeks ago, the employer said my visa is still being processed.

I became pretty obsessed with my email - I keep on checking them even on the wee hours of the morning hoping against hope the HR already sent the documents I've been dying to get hold of. But, nada! I grew tired of waiting and waiting as the day goes by. So what I did? I sent lots and lots of resumes and job applications to various companies, including call center companies. Yes, you read that right. Hashtag: Desperate. And I did received a lot of interview invites as well of which only few I entertained.

Fortunately, there's this 5-star hotel which invited me for an interview about 2 weeks ago. I decided to give it a try and to be honest, I didn't expect anything from it because I don't want to be disappointed. I thought, if I'm not gonna make it then at least, I still that job waiting for me in Qatar. But if I passed, then wow. I most probably will choose the local package. You might ask, WHY?! Well, because it's part of the largest hotel chain in the world and... ka-ching! 💰

Very good news: I did well (I suppose) because I was informed right after the interview that I'm for job offer already. Hooray! 🎉

But as of this writing, my employment status is still official: Jobless.

P.S. I'm scheduled tomorrow for the job offer and I'm feeling really good. And quite nervous. Update tomorrow, yeah?

Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.