brewing thoughts

my contract with them is already extended for two years (well, he said before that it’s AT LEAST 2 years). though the contract that i signed last january was for 1 year only, since i’m talking with japanese, i knew that i’d be staying longer.

last night, shacho (company president) talked to me. he just came from the philippines for a business trip, and he said that he talked with my boss in my company about my status here. he said that he wants me to stay here longer. no surprise there. i knew that was coming. but the next thing that he told me, well, surprised me a bit. he said that he’s planning to hire directly from the Philippines. i already knew that he’s planning something like that. but when he told me that i’d be “managing” them in the future, i thought, “woah! ‘managing’. that’s a pretty big word. i wonder if i could really do that.” he said that since i am the only foreigner who stayed in his company for more than 2 years, i already have a good idea about their business and how they do things around here. well.. sort of.

i felt flattered by the offer. though one of the things that entered my mind was my personal life. i still have some things that i want to try, and how about settling down? would i meet someone here, or my special someone is in the philippines? i know that these questions are a bit too far ahead, and the only thing that i could do is pray to God about these things. and besides, shacho said that there’s an opportunity to bring some work in the philippines, so i’d probably stay there.

another thing that bothered me is money. if i will be given bigger responsibilities, i think it is also fair that i would be given fair compensations. but with the current setup, it’s unlikely that it would happen. my salary is in the philippines, and what i’m getting here is a fixed allowance for my meals and living expenses. and based from our experiences here, though our annual appraisal are based from our performance in the client, the increase in our salary is still not enough. i mean, our compensations are not proportional to the weight of our jobs. it’s not fair.

if i’m not satisfied, why not quit? i thought about it, and i’d probably consider it in the future. but right now, i’d still stay here, because i still like what i’m doing. and as my friend told me, i should just charge it to experience. but as much as i want to stay longer in my current company, their policies are somewhat pushing me away. *sigh*too much thinking…

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