Good And Bad News
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45651)
Philippines
August 15, 2017 3:35am CST
i texted my college classmate a few days back to tell her, hey, i just realized you've been at your company for a year now.
after a year of applying to many different companies, she finally nabbed one.
it was a struggle adjusting at first, but now, a year has passed and she's still there.
from the original batch of 24, there's only 12 of them left.
others were transfered, others resigned, others were let go off.
she was told when she was absorbed by the company that they prefer employees who are dependable.
she was the one who told me our classmate was here again for a visit and would like to have a reunion again.
however, she updated me that it's going to take a while because our classmate slipped while in the bathroom and had to have stitches on her head.
her kids were also sick.
we both felt sad for her because last year, she also had to extend her visit when she and her kids got sick.
have you ever had a job you eventually liked or eventually got good at?
or
did you ever got sick while on vacation?
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20 responses
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
ugh, what rotten timing. you weren't able to enjoy the holidays. i think only one of my siblings had an appendectomy. why weren't you allowed to recovery fully before going back to work?
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
@MALUSE but teaching meant you have to stand for long periods of time. plus there's driving/commuting, walking, stair climbing, carrying stuff...
@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
15 Aug 17
@hereandthere The Christmas holidays last for two weeks here (I was a teacher). Two weeks are the time given for the recovery after an appendix operation. So there was nothing doing! I was officially declared fit again.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
my being a clinical instructor is my longest job to date. i am able to stay here for 14 years now.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
have you always wanted to be a nurse? did you imagine you would become a teacher afterwards?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
17 Aug 17
@ridingbet but did you have to undergo training to be a teacher?
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
16 Aug 17
@hereandthere i always dreamed to be a nurse. now that i am in the academe, i still practice my profession in the hospital because i cannot let my students do their responsibilities completely. i still insert intravenous cannula, change consumed intravenous fluids, insert foley catheters, and prepare medicines, oral and parenteral.
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@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
15 Aug 17
Yes..especially when we travel for a vacation..I guess changes affects my body and gets sick a few days before I can go out and enjoy the place 
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
are you affected by the weather, or by the food and water?
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@m_audrey6788 (58485)
• Germany
15 Aug 17
@hereandthere ..I think by the weather change..I get headaches and a slight fever every after a flight 
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
@m_audrey6788 some people take vitamin c before a flight. do you drink lots of water during the flight?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
17 Aug 17
@sol_cee just a lucky guess. hehe. i figured from lack of sleep and adjusting to a different climate. what would be scary for me would be, say, food poisoning or breaking bones or needing stitches. 
@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
17 Aug 17
oh, no. you were doing well at that job. do you mean it was your internet connection that affected your work?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
17 Aug 17
@JustBhem can you go back to the same job once it's sorted out?
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
17 Aug 17
@hereandthere
Yes, I even post a discussion about it. Yes, PLDT ruined everything. Now I need to wait for them for some deliberation.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
hey, there. long time, no see. i'm glad you recovered quickly. if i remember correctly you're going to the netherlands?
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
@gilggg oh, i thought it would be later this month (august) and that you were just busy at other sites. oops! hehe. yes, i see it now in your profile.
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@gilggg (2538)
• Israel
15 Aug 17
@hereandthere Yes, I was...and now I'm back...I was sick there for a day but got over it and had so much fun there, I posted about it and I'll share more photos later...
It's also great to mylot with you again
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@averygirl72 (37716)
• Philippines
29 Aug 17
I encountered struggles in the work I had before. I like my jobs but I encounter difficulties and hassles.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
30 Aug 17
it's hard when that happens. it's like a love-hate relationship.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
Good news that she stayed but it's not good to have sickness in the family.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
i salute her perseverance.
we'll just wait until she and her kids are well. i mean it must be hard on the pocket, too.
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@Letranknight2015 (51523)
• Philippines
15 Aug 17
There's always another time. You can't blame them if they get sick or anything. My last reunion was I think back in 2010 or 2011 but there was no reunion after that. At least you still communicate with each other.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
16 Aug 17
true. there other lucky mylotters like you who don't even take any maintenance medicines.
@Hannihar (129470)
• Israel
18 Jun 18
@hereandthere
My last job in the States was working for Federal Deposit Insurance. I was the receptionist and created my job and talked to people on the phone that I never met and recognized their voices. The director liked me because I was very good at my job and was professional but my supervisor wanted to get rid of me but she could not. They closed down before I left for Israel.
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@almostoveryou (4189)
• Philippines
17 Aug 17
I'd like to think that all my jobs gave me plenty of room for learning and enjoyment. The last one was tough and demanding, and I had to resign because of chronic fatigue. I've never been employed since. :D
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@jaideemai (351)
• Thailand
18 Aug 17
I enjoyed most of my jobs once I got out of the "low income" ones when I was young.
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Aug 17
The summer after I graduated high school, I took on several jobs. I didn't get a good feel for any of them - not just with the work itself but the people there too - so I quit after only being there a week or 2 
. I finally got a job in an art store and loved meeting my artist co-workers . . . I finally fit in somewhere! I was there for maybe a year and a half - which back then it seemed like a long time 
. I've never gotten sick while on vacation, but I've never taken a super long vacation before.
. I finally got a job in an art store and loved meeting my artist co-workers . . . I finally fit in somewhere! I was there for maybe a year and a half - which back then it seemed like a long time . I've never gotten sick while on vacation, but I've never taken a super long vacation before.
@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
17 Aug 17
My very first job at the bank is what I liked most. I entered as a new accounts clerk. It was a challenge because I have lots of varied works to do, in addition to the pressure to always be gracious and smiling.
Until I became an officer, that I didn't like much so after 5 years of being an officer I finally resigned. I had more than 15 years in that bank.
@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
15 Aug 17
I am so sorry for your friend. I have been attacked by two robbers who stole my purse one year in Miami, it happened the day before Christmas and two days later it was our wedding anniversary. I had fallen and hurt my head badly, not our best vacation and celebration.
@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
15 Aug 17
A couple of times I had chest infections when on holiday which spoiled the holiday. I think the airconditioning on the plane has to be the culprit.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Aug 17
I have been sick while on vacation before and it isn't much fun.
