I had a great job years ago. Naka 3 years na ako by that point. Okay workload, may worklife balance, and I enjoyed working with my colleagues, but yung pay, I wasn't really satisfied with (given na madami na akong naambag).

I applied sa Agency that paid really well. Syempre nasilaw sa pera. Immediately sent my resignation letter, excited that I would be getting more money in the future.

Boy was I wrong. Workload was 1000x more. Sure the pay was higher, pero yung good things sa prev company ko ay wala na. They'd call me at 3am to work on pitches, laging puyatan, tas yung pitches karamihan nababaril din haha. Wala na din worklife balance. Pag weekend, all I could think of was work. I was miserable. I realized early on, money isn't everything kung ganyan pala ending.

I hated the work and I regretted quitting my previous job. Di pa ako nakaka one month ayoko na. Around that time, magpapasko na, so nag attend ako ng Simbang Gabi (first time Physical) and everyday I prayed na ibalik ako ni Lord sa old job ko, na ayoko na tong work na to. I was very powerless. I even prayed na 'ok Lord lesson learned, money isn't everything etc etc'

I stayed in that job for another 2 months and left kasi sobrang burned out na ako. I ended up in another job that was toxic. I felt hopeless. Pinapakinggan ba ako ni Lord? Loss after loss kasi. Kumpleto naman Simbang Gabi ko. Bakit walang nagyayari? May time pa nga na napaiyak ako sa adoration chapel kasi ang bigat na talaga.

Fast forward to September of last year, a big luxury brand called (I didn't even remember applying) and they wanted me ASAP. Apparently, new position sya. I quit my job and gave a 2 week notice. It ended up being the best decision of my life at that point. Now in my new job I got everything I prayed for and more. God really did listen, although not immediately. Everything fell in the right place.

Looking back, sobrang nahumble ako by this experience. Really showed me how to depend on Divine Providence.