Last Saturday Advance World Systems (AWS), a Japanese IT company with branches here in the Philippines came to Silliman to conduct a company presentation and job recruitment. All graduating IT students were required to attend the activity, so off we went. We took an IQ exam, wherein 11 of us passed (out of the 20+ who participated). They then interviewed us, and told us afterwards that if we passed that interview, we would be called up for another interview in Cebu.
Oh my. I hope I don't pass that interview. Why? Because I don't want to work in Cebu, or Japan for that matter.
One of the interviewers during the interview asked me if I'd like to stay in Japan again. I told them that I definitely want to visit the place again for a vacation, but gave them a somewhat vague answer when they asked if I wanted to live there again for another year or two.
A few months ago, I was willing to work in Cebu. But now, I've got my mind set on applying for a job at a call center company with a site here in Dumaguete. And when I say set, I mean set--I don't even want to apply to other companies not based in Dumaguete anymore. I got accepted in one company for a contact support position in Manila, but I turned it down, not only because the salary was too small, but because I don't want to work in Manila. Sometimes, I feel apprehensive though. What if I don't get accepted to this company I really want to work in? What if staying here won't be good for me, after all?
I don't wanna leave this place because I feel that there is no point in living in Cebu or Manila, or any other place in the Philippines, for that matter. I mean, what for? I don't have homes there, and I certainly won't be able to live comfortably there. Maybe I'll just be wasting the money I'll be spending on board, lodging, and transportation. I want to migrate, and that's what I wanna prepare for. And I know I can prepare for it better if I stay here. I want to live abroad, but if you say Philippines, there's no other place for me except Dumaguete.
So, theoretically, let's say I got accepted into AWS. Or let's just say I got accepted into a good and reputable company that wanted to assign me to Cebu, Manila, or Japan. Should I consider accepting the offer? Or should I go for what I really want?
What would you do?
