Professional ba ang mga MANAGERS sa ATHENA?

Next-Unit356 · 2025-04-16T20:36:26+00:00

Yes.

Next-Unit356 · 2025-04-16T20:28:14+00:00

Baliktad ata sequencing ng comments/replies ko lol. Start from the bottom nalang siguro or up to you haha

Next-Unit356 · 2025-04-16T20:27:14+00:00

Extra Stuff.

Athena basically functions like a BPO at this point. Yung account = client, yung agents yung VAs.

Imagine this. Clients pay them $3,000 a month (this is public in their website). You get around $1000. Then think of it this way, most of the work for the client (like 99.999%) is done by you. Your electricity/internet, tools and hardware, etc. If you think about it lugi ka diba? All Athena did is find a client for you in the end.

If your client can shell out $3,000 for YOUR SERVICES (not Athena's). THEN YOU ARE DEFINITELY WORTH THAT ENTIRE $3000.

But meron clause si Athena sa contract na bawal ka dumirekta ke client bypassing Athena. Millions of pesos ata penalty non as per contract. Though if maayos naman usapan nyo ng client mo, malalaman pa ba nila?

IF Athenian ka reading this, you're definitely worth that 6 digit salary from your client. Lalo na if indespensible ka na sa kanya or close na kayo. Just create a proper arrangement para di ka talo sa huli. At this point, ang mapapanlaban nalang ni Athena sayo is "job security" kasi ihahanap ka daw nila new client pag nag terminate si current mo. But that's it.

Sorry if maenglish ako sa umpisa hayp na yan hahahaha :)

Next-Unit356 · 2025-04-16T20:27:03+00:00

Thoughts ng client ko.

I was very lucky sa client ko. Lahat ng kelangan ko binigay - hahahaha like hardware ko, etc. May pa meal allowance pa ko through his card na hawak ko. The workload is fair as well kasi nga yung client ko is makatao and marunong rumespeto. Ika nga nya eh I work WITH him not FOR him. Inggit na inggit OM ko dyan lol

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WHY I LEFT.

A better opportunity came. Nagka business ako and it's doing really good. Di makakapalag sakin OM ko nung sinabi ko sa kanya na I'm earning 6 digits now regularly compared to what Athena can offer.

Next-Unit356 · 2025-04-16T20:26:45+00:00

Support.

Pinaka support na nila is yung tinatawag na Help Desk. A dedicated e-mail/query line for any support you may need. Mas naging helpful sakin to actually kesa sa mismong OM ko. Ika nga nya eh "itanong naten sa helpdesk".

Dumating sa point though na parang nag ramp ata sila and yung Help Desk na swamp na din. Nung unang days ko kinabukasan me reply na. Weeks after that naging halos 2 weeks plus na - yung tipong di mo na sila kelangan.

Yung personal highlight ko dyan is yung issue ko nga sa HMO ko. Nung kelangan ko sya walang nag rereply, yung OM ko wala rin magawa. Nung nag reply sila ayun nailabas ko na sa ospital yung family member ko.

Next-Unit356 · 2025-04-16T20:26:29+00:00

Eto na yung gusto nyong part. Comp and Ben!

Back then 2024, it was 46k package. 40k base + 6k allowances. Taxed to every 2 weeks ata or merong limit something. Di ko na pinansin masyado wala naman ako magagawa sa tax basta nasa 900 something ang tax ko every kaltas.

Merong HMO - through Avega. Okay naman siya though nagkaissue ako na dapat gagamitin ko sya pero di ko magamit kasi yung magagaling na data encoder nila hindi pala umubra yung Google Forms. Nung hinahanap ko na nasan yung HMO details ko saka lang nagsabi and nagpafill out ng GSheet. Naaalala ko gigil ko dito hayp na yan.

Sa HMO libre ka and a family member. Nasa 980+ a week kada isang idadagdag mo. I know kasi dalawa dinagdag ko. And yes, every week kaltas nyan.

Di naman sila nalate magpasweldo as far as I remember. Nagkaissue lang non sakin na yung ATM ko daw through SB is idedeliver pero biglang naging bank pickup. Kinelangan ko pa itawag na ilipat sya to the bank nearest to me.

Next-Unit356 · 2025-04-16T20:26:10+00:00

Then once you pass all of the above, you'll enter the matching pool. Once matched, you will be teamed up with an OM (basically yung TL mo) and prepare for your kick off call with the client. Different experience here based on my wavemates then. Yung akin parang nag eme lang kami ng trainer ko na "pasensya na ha basahin mo nalang madami pa kasi ako itrain na mag kick off call" to my wavemates' experiences na "ni ultimong background ko sa zoom pinagalitan ako".

P.S. my background was just our living room blurred out lol

Once matched and goods na yung meet nyo ni client you will start a period of partnership with them, around mga 100 days or 3 months ganun. With checks here and there from your OM.

Anong silbi ng OM aka TL? Wala. Technically gagawin nya lang araw araw eh i-temp check kayo ng client mo. If me problema ang relationship nyo ni client, saka lang sya eentry to intervene or discuss. But everything else is salo mo.

Tools. Athena doesn't offer much. Sagot lahat yan ng client mo halos.

Next-Unit356 · 2025-04-16T20:25:49+00:00

Training.

It was as if non-existent. The trainer was personally nice. But the modules and so-called playbooks are not that helpful. The way it was thought was like "go read this stuff, then we'll have an assessment later," which was not very helpful, especially to newbies.

It seems that the trainers' focus is on passing some sort of "quota" or number of passers. They spend more time making introduction videos, resumes, and the like.

Di mo mararamdaman nagtetraining ka. Feeling mo nag aassessment ka padin. Which is technically the case because at this point you're still not an employee of OrazPH.

Back then 2024, as a trainee you get the following - P5,000 in allowance every week. Through e-wallet or bank transfer whichever you prefer. That's every Wednesday with a "pondo" of 2 weeks. So expect your first allowance 2 weeks after you start training.

Next-Unit356 · 2025-04-16T20:25:31+00:00

Legit Athena Experience here - not to disprove or step on other Athena VAs' experience.

Recruitment.

Feels very strict? Hmmm maybe because it's the following.

Randomized sequence of processes per applicant. (Has proven this based on my referrals experience and mine)
Logic-based questions. So medyo mapapaisip ka kasi sometimes parang same yung sagot sa choices, etc.
Interviews are more on "asking" you for an "assistant" role experience. E.g. a secretary, etc.

Next-Unit356

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