Things to do before you can start your new job at your new company..

Every company required you to complete some requirements before you can start your new job like Medical Check-up, NBI, Police Clearance etc, etc…

I would usually start with the medical check-up, go to some clinic that they, the company asked you to go to, I had to be early so I could be the one of the first to be there and finish the check-up early/fast… not!!! It’ll take you a whole day most of the time, even if you are the first one on the line/list… You had to undergo a lot like drug test, blood sample, urine sample etc. etc… I think you’ll be lucky enough if you had your check up at some clinic ‘cause it’ll be much faster but… If you where told to go to at some hospital, I think it would take you a lot of wasted time especially if that hospital is a government one. You had to do this and that first, get lost somewhere ‘cause the laboratory is at some other floor and when you finally able to find that laboratory, you had to wait some couple of minutes, and another couple of minutes ‘cause the attendant/doctor is still not there or still having his breakfast and chatting a bit with his/her co-workers, laughing and laughing and when he/she finally attend to you as if he/she was a bit not in the mood ‘and a bit harsh talking to you cause you are there and are interrupting their conversation or something, now… What the fuck is that? Aren’t they supposed to be there working? As if they only wanted to hang in there and do nothing for the rest of the day… They would ask you this and that… and your done! Finish in 3-5mins, and the time you waited??? 30 minutes or more… damn it! Then after finishing that, you’ll be asked to go somewhere for the next stage of the medical check-up, and where’s that located? Oh’ it’s on the first floor… And where is that on the first floor? Oh’ just ask someone you see down where it is… ah’ ok, thanks…

And so, you go down the stairs to the first floor, it’s for the drug test and urine sample, a lot of people are already there now ‘cause it’s almost been an hour since you first came in, you had to fall in line now, they’ll give you some papers to fill up for that test… and fall in line after finishing filling it up, waiting… and waiting… for a couple of minutes, and another couple of minutes… it seems like the line hasn’t move for some minutes now… already 30 minutes had past once again… and you look at the window, you see only one attendant attending at all this long line of clients and it keeps on getting longer and noisy ‘cause the others are really getting restless now… and you look at the other corner of the room and you can see the other employees sitting at some table next to the divider of the room, they seems to be laughing, they seems to be having fun with their works… but what are they doing? It looks like they are only sitting and having some conversation there with a cup of coffee in their hands… ah’ finally it’s my turn … This guy gave me a bottle and was being told to fill it up with my urine and after doing that returned it to him and I was asked to return a couple of hours for I still needed to have my picture taken, and I told him if it’s ok if I just gave him a picture I had with me? And he said “no, ‘cause it will be taken from the computer camera”, I see, well do I still need to do something after this drug test, he’ replied, “It’s already finished, we only need to take a picture of you”… WHAT? Return here after a couple of hours just so, I can have my picture taken? And I ask this “why can’t I have my picture taken right now?” And he replied “‘cause no one will take your picture now!”… Now, I was beginning to loose my temper now and I think he noticed that and went to the computer and asked me some questions and finally had my picture taken with the camera attached to the computer and It only took a minute or less than that… It was really a quick one… damn those attendant, they would let me wait a couple of hours when it would only be that quick to do… and so, to the next stage of the medical check-up… uhm… usually it’s the same scenario all over again… before you knew it, you’re already done with the medical and just go home after that ‘cause you won’t be able to finish the other requirements ‘cause it’s already past 2 in the afternoon. It’s much better to do next one in the following day, wake up early and be the first on the line ^_^;

The next one you would probably do is get your NBI or Police clearance… So the next day you wake up early and be at some municipality before it opens up at 8a.m. and “again” be the first one on the line… this is just a breeze, it’ll only take you an hour or so, if you are early… all you need to do is fill up some papers and pass it, had your picture taken… uhm… yes, it’s just a quick one… you just had to wait for this government employee to finish his breakfast at his table while chatting with another co-worker… déjà vu… It feels like I’d seen this one before but I couldn’t seem to remember where? ^_^; Anyway, after having done all the fillings-up of the form and the pictures taking while you hold a number in a small blackboard as if you where some sort of a criminal having your picture taken before you went inside to jail, you had to pay at the cashier, and get the stub from the form and you’ll be asked to return in a week to get your NBI or Police clearance (this apply for the new and renewal)… that would be same day, next week… I see… but wait, don’t just leave yet… there’s a rumor going on about that if you want to get your NBI or Police clearance on that same day, you might want to bribe these so-called government employee working at the municipality, maybe a hundred peso bill or two hundred peso bill? I haven’t done this sort of thing so, I’ll just have to wait for next week before I can get my result… but… I’ve seen some do this kind of thing and it works like magic… They’ve got their NBI or Police Clearance that same day, and all they have to do is pay some extra cash and wait some 15 minutes less or so. Now… It makes me wonder, if they can do that, why do we still need or have to wait for a week? When they can process it immediately? This government employee seems to be bored with their works… and usually they don’t smile, most of the time you can see these so-called government employee somewhat rude as if they are mad at you or something when attending to you… it seems or looks like they are acting like a very uneducated individuals ^_^; like they’ve just been hired ‘cause they’ve got some backers whose very big inside that even if they didn’t finished up their high school or haven’t even finished up their elementary ^_^; oh’ well, maybe it’s just my imagination…

SHOW ME THE MONEY!!! I just remember this Jerry Maguire movie… not related to this subject… ^_^

So, What’s next? Give something or thank the person who helped you gets hired in that company once you start your new job, ‘cause without him/her… I think you won’t even have a slightest chance of being hired in there, especially if you didn’t graduate from the some well-known school… Good luck on your new job! Oh’ it’s only for five months? Well, Good luck anyway! ^_^;