damned if you do, damned if you don't

I just received my last paycheck from my previous employer. My clearance, exit interview and other employment forms were enclosed with it.

An exit interview is conducted everytime an employee leaves the company. But it was not really an interview because they just gave me a piece of paper with questions regarding my stay with the company. There was one question that was somewhat asking me on what aspect of the company needs improvement. As an encoder, I focused my answer on the program that we used, and my answer was: "The system. The program is so damn slow."

Based on my experience, the program that they are currently using is really slow. You can really test your patience while processing an account. One account would take more or less than 1 hour to complete the payment process, and that was just one step of the entire procedure. You can just imagine how boring it is to stare at the animated hourglass in your monitor, and wait for 48 years until it is done. That alone would really affect your work output and efficiency.

Upon reading my exit interview, the Human Resource Officer was not pleased with what she read. She had a problem with the word "DAMN" that I used to emphasize on how slow their program is, so that they could find ways on how to improve it and lessen the load of their pitiful employees. She encircled and underlined it twice and wrote a note that says: "This girl is rude in answering. Do not accept her if she re-applies."

Oh my God, I’m so scared! I have just lost the chance of re-applying to that poor excuse of a company. If she thinks she scared me to death, well I’m so sorry to disappoint her because I’m not. I am actually pleased as hell with what has happened because I know it affected her. It was just like a kick on her ass. Imagine an underpaid employee kicking the ass of the Human Resource Officer. Hilarious!

I thought the purpose of the exit interview is to know the flaws, the strengths and weaknesses of the company. I thought that that interview would serve as their basis to improve on the quality of their Human Resource and for the betterment of the company, or so I thought.

When I answered that question, I was just being honest. Damn it! I was just being true to myself.

Now, if she had a problem with my honesty, I think she should seek professional help. She acted like my Values Education teacher. Their only difference is that our teacher taught us to be true to ourselves and to be honest with what you feel. I understand that as an HR Officer, it is her job to discipline the employees, but I believe that controlling the employees’ views, decisions and feelings is not included in her job description.

Instead of acting like a pre-school teacher teaching little kids on how to answer questions in a manner that she prefer, she should busy herself with making plans for the employees additional benefits. On giving them seminars and letting them attend conferences that will provide them the career growth that they are continually seeking, that will enhance their skills, and will make them efficient and competitive employees. That’s one way of boosting their morale and would definitely motivate them to give their best at work and never say anything that would hit the ego of every Human Resource Officer, because a part of the employee’s satisfaction lies in the hand of that one person.

Reality bites. Truth really hurts. Peace and good riddance!


oh! and by the way, to mrs. HRO: never did it occured to me, even in my wildest dreams to come back to your office for a re-application. nope. not in a million years...