Let's meet Mommy Joan

Kweto ng isang matapang na single mom na lumaban sa hamon ng buhay para sa kanyang anak na si Kenjie.

Ito ang kanyang Kwento:

Hello everyone! It's Tuesday and as of 9:45am, i have just closed a 120k deal with a client from Nueva Ecija. First of all, isa po akong Sales Specialist and i have been working as Sales for 12 years now with respective companies. But nung November 2017, i decided to resign after working 1 year sa isang Petroleum Company sa Cubao. Nothing is really wrong. I love my job. My Boss is such a supportive one. My co-workers are like a family to me even until now. Nothing i could ask for more when it comes to comfortability inside the office. I was compensated with 25k basic Salary plus 5% commission everytime i reach my monthly target which was so easy for me. I was also entitled to travel around the Philippines and even provided me a service car with 150 liters monthly gas allowance. I can bring my car service at home and i am allowed to use it for personal purposes. To me it's a privilege to have been given a position that's more than i expected. As an additional blessing, i have found a good Boss, a supportive manager and fast and organized manpower. The reason why i wanted to resign is because of my Son whom i always leave alone at home. He is 12 years old and when he was still a toddler, i always hire a yaya for him until he turned 6 years old. Then my mom (already passed away last May 2017) took the responsibility of watching over my son. When my mom died, i felt my son's need for someone who will always be there for him. Tulog pa kase sya kapag papasok ako sa office at tulog na sya kapag darating ako sa bahay. On weekends, mas gusto nya magbabad sa computer. Busy naman ako sa paglalaba at paglilinis ng bahay. He's a hardcore homebody. Mas gusto nya magisa kesa makisama sa mga pinsan at kaklase nya. And i have observed that. Ayoko lumaki syang may sariling mundo at walang interes sa ibang bagay at sa mga tao sa paligid nya. Ayoko din na mismo sa akin ay naiilang sya magsabi ng mga gusto nya sabihin. Ayoko lumayo loob nya sa akin. To make the story short, this is how i get into home-based job. My Boss accepted my resignation becoz i reasoned out about family matter. But he wouldnt want to let me go kaya sabi niya i will be his freelance sales specialist nlang. Yung ginagawa ko sa office, sa bahay ko na gagawin. Nung una akala ko, malulugi ako pero hindi pala kase hindi naman kinuha sa akin ang mga account ko. At di ako tumitigil sa pag outsource ng new clients. At ang pinaka magandang compensation is yung makita mong masaya ang anak mo na lagi ka nya nakikita. Hindi yan matatapatan ng malaking sweldo. Yung makita mong masigla at masaya sya na nariyan lang ang mommy nya, we can go out together na. We eat together na. Mas maraming time na sa paguusap at mas naalalayan ko na sya ngayon lalo nagbibinata na. Kahit home-based na ang work ko, i still have to manage my time. Di pwedeng laging naka-fb. Di pwedeng mamaya mag update ng report. i I still wake up as early as 5am. Kailangan bago mag 8am , nkaluto na ako ng almusal. Nakalinis na ng bahay. Nakaligo na saka mag open ng pc at saka magko-cold/warm calling using either cellphone or landline. At 2pm, i will find time naman to do some other chores at home like sewing, cleaning jewelries, yung mga ganyan. At 4pm, will visit my plants outside. Magdidilig. Minsan may mga kapit-bahay na makakakwentuhan. Mas maramig oras sa mga bagay na mas masayang gawin hindi yung puro trabaho nalang. As home-based worker, every week ko nakukuha ang comm ko na tinatransfer mismo sa bank account ko. Pinaka-mababa na ang 5k weekly. Meaning, di ako masyado nagtrabaho nyan. Pero kapag nagfocus naman ako, i earn 35k to 50k naman. Hindi ka na namamasahe, net mo na yan. So there it goes, i hope may "something" akong nai-instill sa mind nyo why more and more mommies ang pinipili na mag home-based work ngayon. God bless everyone! Have a great day ahead!

------Mommy Joan Bonito from Cavite