scott_summers Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 pssst, some side effects i see of peeps workin in CC are... the gain weight, they tend to over eat. my advice, change your body clock, most specially those in the gy shifts, sad but you have to lead a vampires life, that is, sleeping during daytime, waking in the afternoon for breakfast... unless of course, you have a 6 hour sleep regimen goin.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> it fits my nocturnal lifestyle... Quote Link to comment
orionpax Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 The CC industry is not a fad...it is just a variant of Customer Service & Business Outsourcing....It will evolve into another animal just like what the Dotcoms did....the companies died...but the employees who kept reinventing themselves, learned cross functional skills and accepted change...are successful....every industry has its life cycle...its dynamic..you have to adopt to the changes what the market & business envinronments require... to the CC agents...no offense but dont sit on your laurels yet...it may look good now..but be prepared to learn and absorb skills than just surf and chat....or else...better equipped people will eventually take your jobs (example...Online strategic business consulting, online feasibility or business planning interaction....these require other skills than just being able to speak english fluently)...learn as much as u can to other peeps employed in other industries...CC people are just the same like the rest...they work on the flow of the nature of their work...its just that its a new thing ( our parents were all in awe when Computer Science geeks are invading companies in the 60's & 70's, etc) its not in the industry... its in the individual... ) Quote Link to comment
duhspark Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 The CC industry is not a fad...it is just a variant of Customer Service & Business Outsourcing....It will evolve into another animal just like what the Dotcoms did....the companies died...but the employees who kept reinventing themselves, learned cross functional skills and accepted change...are successful....every industry has its life cycle...its dynamic..you have to adopt to the changes what the market & business envinronments require... to the CC agents...no offense but dont sit on your laurels yet...it may look good now..but be prepared to learn and absorb skills than just surf and chat....or else...better equipped people will eventually take your jobs (example...Online strategic business consulting, online feasibility or business planning interaction....these require other skills than just being able to speak english fluently)...learn as much as u can to other peeps employed in other industries...CC people are just the same like the rest...they work on the flow of the nature of their work...its just that its a new thing ( our parents were all in awe when Computer Science geeks are invading companies in the 60's & 70's, etc) its not in the industry... its in the individual... )<{POST_SNAPBACK}> slightly agree...the downfall i think for CC personnels is that there is not much to evolved to... if the industry goes down, there is not much of the experience to be marketed to other IT industries... Hopefully I am wrong about that and hopefully di naman mag-die down yun industry na yun. I just don't see working for a CC as a good long term investment. no offense to anyone, just a personal opinion. Quote Link to comment
mj.payne Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 i think the industry is here to stay, or atleast a lot longer that what others percieve. Even with the news of the CC industry going down, there are still a lot of new players coming in and growing too. Yes there is a downside especially for people working here but not only does it pays more but i think it helps in developing a lot of young people in boosting their confidence in themselves primarily in how they speak and converse with other people. And that is something they can market even if they should decide to switch jobs. Quote Link to comment
Flamingbullet® Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 creates zombies and insomniacs! Quote Link to comment
FrancisBrew Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 not being sure wat day it is Quote Link to comment
silentkilla Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 Marami ako naririnig na humihina ang resistensiya ng mga tao nagtatrabaho sa mg call centers... Quote Link to comment
mj.payne Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 sumasarap ang sex life Quote Link to comment
Saeki® Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 sumasarap ang sex life<{POST_SNAPBACK}>parang kabaliktaran! Quote Link to comment
Flamingbullet® Posted January 9, 2005 Share Posted January 9, 2005 dahil sa CC nagkakaroon nga ng sex life eh.... kaw saeki hows ur sex life? healthy ba? Quote Link to comment
gorgonite Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 i think the industry is here to stay, or atleast a lot longer that what others percieve. Even with the news of the CC industry going down, there are still a lot of new players coming in and growing too. Yes there is a downside especially for people working here but not only does it pays more but i think it helps in developing a lot of young people in boosting their confidence in themselves primarily in how they speak and converse with other people. And that is something they can market even if they should decide to switch jobs.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Correct. This industry will always be strong. Small players will come and go, but the industry will never die. The IT industry (which is, skill-wise, totally different from the call center industry) boomed years back and now there's an oversupply of IT graduates but the industry remains strong. Same with the call center industry. Interesting point on developing confidence, which the ordinary Filipino lacks. They say that an Indian job applicant (in other industries) will always beat out a Filipino applicant during job interviews because of the confidence factor. Quote Link to comment
kamui_ray Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 buti di ako nagtuloy sa call center Quote Link to comment
kamui_ray Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 Correct. This industry will always be strong. Small players will come and go, but the industry will never die. The IT industry (which is, skill-wise, totally different from the call center industry) boomed years back and now there's an oversupply of IT graduates but the industry remains strong. Same with the call center industry. Interesting point on developing confidence, which the ordinary Filipino lacks. They say that an Indian job applicant (in other industries) will always beat out a Filipino applicant during job interviews because of the confidence factor.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> korek! :headsetsmiley: Quote Link to comment
gen_g Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 the industry that may tend to burn if u let it or take away the sanity u have left in order to "survive" ur world..............what they don't know wont hurt them and yet they can hurt u real bad inside....at times i wonder what other thanks do u get from the job...except being appreciated for ur efforts?!... Quote Link to comment
mj.payne Posted January 13, 2005 Share Posted January 13, 2005 on a lighter note, work enviroment is cooler, beats traffic and its just sitting back and talking to people. all kinds of work has its side effects, i guess its how the person manage his/her resources and make the best of his time Quote Link to comment
NIKNOK Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 on a lighter note, work enviroment is cooler, beats traffic and its just sitting back and talking to people. all kinds of work has its side effects, i guess its how the person manage his/her resources and make the best of his time<{POST_SNAPBACK}> you got it, pal Quote Link to comment
WayneTruce Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 definitely true.. Quote Link to comment
tazmanic Posted January 18, 2005 Share Posted January 18, 2005 hey guys i need your help. are you familiar with apac customer services? it's a call center in alabang and i'm being considered for a managerial post. ano ba masasabi nyo dyan? paki pm naman po ng inyong feedback, thanks!! Quote Link to comment
Anne-Ton Posted January 19, 2005 Share Posted January 19, 2005 This one is funny Quote Link to comment
discount_card Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 hey guys i need your help. are you familiar with apac customer services? it's a call center in alabang and i'm being considered for a managerial post. ano ba masasabi nyo dyan? paki pm naman po ng inyong feedback, thanks!!<{POST_SNAPBACK}> try researching the company profile as a start... Quote Link to comment
GerBer Posted January 31, 2005 Share Posted January 31, 2005 Kahit sa panaginip sinasabi na PING the ROUTER!!!! EXCELLENT!!! and walang kataposan na 192.168.1.1 Quote Link to comment
super_polgas Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Here's some thoughts for you my friend.. I started as what people call an "answering machine" "human IVR" etc.. but I didn't get dissapointed though so here's what I am now.. just to encourage those agents who might be reading this -I'm just in my late 20's and my salary is almost the same as my dad's, he's 54.-I'm just 2 steps away from a director position.-I have "worldclass" training under my belt. And the training doesn't stop.-I'm getting tired of travelling to the US and and parts of the Phil.-Skills that I have learned from this industry can match that of a director of a local multinational company. -lastly, you get tired of shopping on paydays.. and this is with your own hard earned money.. hehe What buknoy have posted are all true. That's how "we" laugh it off as our way of releasing stress. If we don't do that our lives will be boring as hell..<{POST_SNAPBACK}> your right nine". those people who are saying bad things about being in a call center industry are those people who could not get into it. all jobs are basically the same. it would tend to be so boring especially when u do it everyday. but you just have to always look at the bright side of ur job. and as far as i know, this is the highest income generating industry of our country or maybe not the highest so we should be thankful to the guys who are sacrificing their health just to suffice the daily needs of their family. :headsetsmiley: Quote Link to comment
Shizuka Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 Hello every one First time here. Nice thread. Will back read some more. It got me to thinking of trying the call center again. I almost got into one before (a few years back) but the idea of working at nights was new to me then so I declined it. But I am rethinking this option. Quote Link to comment
dc_maker1009 Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 the upsides-- double the salary of my fellow elec. engineers employed in the elec. industry-- half the work (petix the whole shift including petix OT)-- plenty of time to study (work at night study by day .. pwede din online courses)-- no traffic, discounts in mall foodcourts -- lots of career ops... the downside-- mabobobo ka kung hindi ka marunong mag manage ng time mo-- di ka makasama sa mga out of town gimmicks or family occasions-- unhealthy lifestyle ( fastfood delivery, nakaupo ka lang buong shift, yosi, BEER-FAST -beer sa breakfast-), gimmick almost every rest day nasa tao yan kung kaya niyang sabayan ang buhay CC :headsetsmiley: BS peer support, kamote speaking :headsetsmiley: Quote Link to comment
igol ays Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 They say that an Indian job applicant (in other industries) will always beat out a Filipino applicant during job interviews because of the confidence factor.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Sorry, NOT TRUE. I'm a Technical Director for a large US telecom company. Quote Link to comment
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