22/05/2020
If you are still working today, either at the comfort of your home or onsite, be grateful. Do your best to survive your business with your employers -- do not abuse and learn to appreciate healthy compromise.
Per DOLE, almost 2.6M employees in the Philippines had been displaced or lost their jobs due to COVID19 pandemic. This is expected to increase up to 5M Filipinos -- actual workers! Tough Times.
If your employer now asks you to become effective, do more. Ask how you can be more productive.
If your boss asks you on your output, be more proactive and transparent. For sure, your boss' boss is also getting the efficiency pressure.
If your Manager requires more virtual meetings, attend and participate. Your Manager needs to ensure lines of communications are clear to achieve business goals.
If you are asked to login on-time, check in ahead of time, be more responsive. It is never easy to manage teams and processes remotely.
If you received a task, be proactive to complete the activity before the deadline. Never wait for your Manager to follow through on you.
If you are receiving subsidy on utilities, tools and internet expenses from your company, be thankful even more. The intention is loud and clear. You must collaborate.
If your Manager keeps an eye on you, never complain. Your Manager also wanted to keep his job.
If your employer asks you to take mandatory time off, be thankful, balancing business priorities are never easy as the market is non responsive.
If it is tempting to do personal things during your working hours, keep it at very minimum disruption to output. Output is always more important than input. Outcomes will always matter in business.
Non essential industries are impacted with market decline - expect the possible worst recession in our lifetime, economies and public health are in priority conflict globally.
If you tend to forget, you signed up as a professional worker in business, not on a charitable institution.
Be grateful. Appreciate what you have today. Not many people have the same choices and privilege as you.
CTTO