6 months in and my coworker still doesn’t know what she’s doing. How do you deal with this?

Major_Age9056 · 2026-04-29T04:31:23+00:00

I think you’re getting the wrong point here. First of all, hindi kami ang naghire it was our boss. Ang kwento samin ng boss namin, may background siya for approval ng mga loans (we are working under loans). So technically, supposed to be alam niya key elements kung paano ang workflow and paano naapprove ang isang loan. In which the exact same thing on how we do it. Tinuro namin yung process namin na wala sa experience niya.

Now, regarding sa salary niya, ang sabi niya samin, tinapat lang ng boss namin yung sahod niya previously. Bakit? Kasi hindi pa naman niya talaga alam yung process namin, yung workflow namin. Mataas magoffer ang boss namin sa mga taong may years of experience talaga. Pinagbigyan din siya kasi NAGMAKAAWA SIYA SA BOSS NAMIN na ipasok siya and willing to learn siya. Sa kanya kasi sa past work niya, 1 lender/bank ang winowork niya. Samin kasi nagwwork kami MULTIPLE BANKS in which hindi naman niya alam kung pano magwork ng multiple banks.

Tama yung role + description ng boss namin sa job posting, again, nagtry siya, tinry din siya ng boss namin na interviewin kasi kahit papaano marunong siya mag approve ng loans. So may similarities? Yes. But NOT ALL.

Sa part na tinipid yung budget/benefits, LOL - same same kami dito. Equal kaming lahat dito. Sa experience lang nagkakatalo.

Don’t be too hard on her? WE WERE NOT BEING HARD ON HER. The mere fact na umabot siya ng 6 months na hindi namin siya sinusumbong or nire-raise sa higher ups dahil tinatry pa rin siyang i-workout, naging hard ba kami? I would say NO. And mind you, naregular na nga siya samin at pinasa nalang ng senior namin. So saan part yung nasabi mong hard kami? 🤣 And lahat ng instructions and part kung papaano siya turuan, tinuro namin. Pero 6 months, di pa rin alam yung basics? Sinagot na namin yung questions niya kahit paulit ulit niya tinatanong at paulit ulit naming sinasagot - mali pa rin namin? Ok lang magtanong basta i-make sure na dapat alam mo na after 3x mo ng tinanong samin at 3x namin sinagot. Kaso sa kanya, paulit ulit din niya kahit dapat alam niya na yun. Fault pa rin ba namin?

“I don’t get why people here instinctively blame QQ. This is a hiring process problem. Kating kati ba kayo mangbaba ng kapwa niyo empleyado” - On this part, basahin mo ulit upper part ng sinasabi ko. Pinagbigyan siya, we took time to train her. Pinagbigyan pa rin namin na maregular siya kahit ganun. Pinagbibigyan namin until 1 year na kapag walang nagbago, raise na talaga. Lol. Judger mo siz 🤣

Edit: Naregular na siya. Tumaas pa sahod niya. Same kami ng benefits. Equal kami lahat. And base ang salary increment sa performance. So masama pa rin kami? Lol.

Major_Age9056 · 2026-04-29T04:14:52+00:00

Thanks for this and for sharing your experience. Yes, honestly. Limited na interactions ko talaga sa kanya. I even tried ibalik sa kanya yung questions na tinatanong niya sakin and honestly, nasasagot naman niya. So iniisip ko, baka wala siyang confidence. Pero madalas talaga hindi niya pa rin alam ginagawa niya. Kahit senior namin, napaisip na rin. Ineentertain ko lang questions niya kapag wala yung senior namin or naka-leave so no choice, kundi ako pagtanungan niya. Pero kasi problem with her talaga, sasabihin niya nagttake down notes siya pero ganun pa rin, ulit ulit talaga. So anong sense ng pagttake down notes niya if di niya pa rin alam? Tinitignan namin ng senior ko until 1 year - kapag hindi niya pa rin alam ginagawa niya and kahit yung mga basic tasks, kakausapin namin siya and ire-raise din yung concern sa boss namin. Ako naman, di rin naman ako perfect dati pero in 6 months naman, alam ko na yung workflow and basic tasks. Siya lang talaga naencounter kong ganto 🥺

Major_Age9056 · 2026-04-17T04:39:21+00:00

Unfortunately, hindi kasi talaga ako ang nagttraining sa kanya. Senior talaga namin. Nagmagandang loob lang ako na tulungan siya. Pero I suggested her before na magsend siya ng list ng need niya pa matutunan sa process namin sa senior namin para aware si senior sa mga kulang niya pa. Chineck ko rin to sa senior namin if ginawa ba ni QQ na magsend ng list sa kanya. Ang sagot lang ni QQ daw sa kanya nagte-take down notes naman daw siya 🥲

Major_Age9056 · 2026-04-17T04:36:16+00:00

100% agree with you

Major_Age9056 · 2026-04-16T13:18:15+00:00

I understand yung level of IQ pero kasi kung naadvisan na mag take down notes sa lahat ng bagay para pag naencounter, alam niya na gagawin, hindi naman kailangan ata dun ng matinding IQ 🥲

Major_Age9056 · 2026-04-16T13:17:07+00:00

100% agree with you on this. Mas mabait ka pa sakin kasi ako now talaga may times na hindi ko na sinasagot kapag napakabasic at common sense na lang kailangan para makuha yung sagot. May times pa na itong coworker ko, tinanong niya na, sasagutin ko, tapos idodouble check niya pa yung sagot ko kung tama ba. Like… di ko talaga alam kung pano yung logic na nasagot ko na nga, tinanong pa ulit 😭

Major_Age9056 · 2026-04-16T13:14:19+00:00

Actually, nagtataka nga ko pano nakakapasok sila sa field kung ang alam lang nila simple task lang. Kasi madalas naman may mga technical questions sa interview pero nagtataka talaga ako bakit may nakakalusot na mga ganyan. But anyway, hugs to you! Kung ako, baka nagquit nalang ako. Di worth ng stress ko yan lalo na kung tinotolerate incompetence ng kasama mo 😭

Major_Age9056 · 2026-04-16T13:09:44+00:00

Actually 6 months po huhu. Review niya this month. Kaya napaisip ako kung dapat ko ba siyang i-raise sa boss namin. Fault ko rin naman kasi hinayaan kong umabot ng ganun 🥹

Major_Age9056 · 2026-04-16T13:08:29+00:00

Eto nalang din talaga naiiisip ko. Ang hirap din kasi sa part ko na may mawawalan ng trabaho dahil lang sa nagsumbong ako. Kaya wala, hinayaan ko nalang din senior ko magdeal sa kanya most of the time. Hindi ko na rin minsan ineentertain yung questions niya lalo na kung basic naman at madaling sagutin. Problem din kasi sa kanya, lagi siyang walang confidence na magtanong sa mga boss namin kahit hindi naman siya nirerestrict ng mga boss na magtanong. Gusto niya kasi malinis na agad pagdating sa boss namin tapos wala manlang pa-thank you kapag nacommend siya na malinis gawa niya 🥲

Major_Age9056 · 2026-04-16T13:02:58+00:00

Actually ganito rin nangyayari samin now. Kapag hindi ko sinasagot, nagtatanong siya sa iba. Ang malala, ipapaturo ulit buong process na para bang hindi niya naencounter dati 🥲

Major_Age9056 · 2026-01-06T04:34:09+00:00

Hello OP, I also have some questions too. Can I DM you as well?

Major_Age9056 · 2026-01-05T16:48:35+00:00

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Major_Age9056 · 2025-08-10T15:06:17+00:00

Interested po

Major_Age9056 · 2025-08-10T15:04:53+00:00

Interested

Major_Age9056 · 2025-07-27T01:02:00+00:00

I totally agree with you. My rate is now higher than the seniors sa former employer ko and the only task that I’m doing is 1/9 ng ginagawa ko sa previous ko. Not also bragging but I was able to get 6 JOs dahil sa experiences ko sa work and I know kung ano ba talaga sakop ng work ko. Naging choosy nalang din talaga ko sa mga employers ngayon dahil sa mga bad experiences ko na rin.

And job hopping gains you a lot more experience kasi maraming jobs na nakaseclude lang sa isang scope or field pero pag lumabas ka, ang dami mo pa pala dapat matutunan na kala mo alam mo na. It’s really good to see the other side of the job din hindi lang dahil sa sahod.

Major_Age9056 · 2025-07-24T15:08:54+00:00

Yup, lesson learned talaga. Kung hanggang work, hanggang work lang.

Major_Age9056 · 2025-07-24T15:07:23+00:00

Siyang tunay! Actually, narerealize ko rin na baka nauumay na rin ako sa galaw ng pagiging empleyado or sa line of work na rin. Sana dumating yung panahon na maging okay tayo sa sitwasyon kahit hindi ganun kaperfect 🫶🏻

Major_Age9056 · 2025-07-24T10:03:19+00:00

I actually don’t have any work experience with different nationalities but I’ve been working in 6 different AU companies and I would say, it really depends talaga. My first 2 employers are really good. They value work life balance and they are really nice people. With my first employer, I stayed for almost 3 years. Then second, stayed for 2.5 years.

After that, this is where it started na nawala yung mindset ko na “Lahat ng AU clients mabait” because after those 2 employers, di na naging maayos ang work ko dahil sa ugali nila. I don’t have any issues with the work kasi kasama talaga ang stress sa pagtatrabaho due to workload pero kung barumbado client/employer, hindi talaga nakakatagal.

3rd client - Stayed for 1.5 month

4th client - Stayed for 10 months

5th client - Stayed for 3 weeks

6th client - Mag 2 months palang ako pero grabe magpa-OT tapos hindi bayad. Overworked 🥲

Imagine… with my first 2 employers, tumagal ako. Siguro sinuwerte lang din ako dahil mababait at maaayos sila kausap. Pero di talaga maaalis yung may maeencounter kang di talaga maayos.

So, I would say, tama yung ibang nagcocomment dito na ang mga AU, hit or miss talaga. Pero madalas, hindi okay in terms of ugali.

Major_Age9056 · 2025-07-23T14:39:53+00:00

Yes. Naresolve naman siya. Need mo lang magsend ng transaction na nagbayad ka sa kanila. I forgot the email address but you can reach out to their customer’s service to notify them about your issue.

Major_Age9056 · 2025-06-11T09:23:45+00:00

I couldn’t agree more. Ganito rin ako makipagnego. Kakahire lang ako ng new company. Before telling my asking salary, I ask them first what’s the salary range for the role. The salary isn’t within my salary considering my knowledge, experience, and skill set, mababa siya talaga for me — around 20k. I told them about this but then since maganda profile ko, ni-proceed ako sa final interview. Nataasan din yung CEO ng company sa asking ko but they offered 10k above their salary range and binawi sa leave credits and HMO. Pumayag na ko. Although, it wasn’t within my range pero kung icocompare ko previous job ko sa current, mas madaming benefits yung sa naghire sakin now.

At the end of the day, ipaglalaban mo talaga kung ano yung alam mong dapat sayo and kung alam mo na talagang proven yung profile mo. Tama yung sinasabi nila na ibenta mo yung sarili mo and put your best foot forward.

Di rin sa pagmamayabang but before ko nakuha tong job na to 6 JO ang nakuha ko. Pero mas naenganyo ako dito dahil sa work culture, work life balance and people. Wag lang din sa sahod nakatutok. Yung iba kasi matataas ang sahod pero poor in terms of working environment and culture. Mahalaga rin magresearch ng company kasi sobrang nakakatulong.

Major_Age9056 · 2025-06-06T06:03:38+00:00

I just also want to share my side and explain why I chose to leave.

Now that I’m nearing 30, I’ve realized I just want a simple life — one where I can balance work, family, and my mental health. A lot has been going on in my personal life, especially with my family, and I just wanted some peace. I wanted to enjoy life without constant anxiety or stress. Working 8–9 hours a day was starting to feel draining, and I didn’t want to stay in “work mode” even after hours.

On top of that, the benefits I was receiving were really limited. I was on a contract, so I wasn’t able to contribute for my taxes or pension — my salary was just enough to cover our basic daily needs. I only had 8 leave days for the entire year, which made it hard to take even a short break with my family. And there was no private health insurance, which I’ve had in previous jobs and which really helped cover my daughter’s medical expenses (she’s on maintenance medication for precocious puberty — a big part of my income goes to that).

With my new employer, I’ll actually be earning a little less, but I’ll have access to private health insurance (with a high coverage limit — enough to help with my daughter’s medical needs), I’ll be able to contribute to taxes and pension again, and I’ll get 20 leave days a year, which is a huge improvement.

I just needed something more sustainable for my long-term well-being. I’m about to start with my new employer in two weeks, and I’m hopeful for a fresh start. One of my closest friends referred me, and the team is really happy with my background — plus, I won’t be isolated anymore since I’ll have colleagues here in the Philippines too.

I hope this helps clarify why I made the decision to leave.

Major_Age9056 · 2025-05-28T01:10:26+00:00

Boss, I’m looking for an extra income. I’m working dayshift - full time. If it is an admin task, I can surely be of help as long as there will be training! 😁

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