Na-amaze si Chinkee Tan kung bakit maraming Pinoy ang employed sa Dubai, eto ang kanyang experience at nalaman: ARE YOU PROUD TO BE PINOY? As I am now visiting the great country of UAE here at Dubai. Today is Friday of Sept. 12, 2014, is considered as a weekend here. Many families locals and international are spending their time with their loved ones. The malls were full of shoppers and business is booming. I usually am not very fond of walking around a foreign country, risking of being lost and asking around for direction is not one of my strength. But not in Dubai, anywhere you go, whether it is a restaurant, hotel, convenient store, shopping centre, you will never miss seeing a Filipino. Majority of the employees here are Filipino. The hotel that I am staying has almost 60% Filipinos workers. We went to Dubai Ikea, to least of my surprise, Filipinos are serving at all areas, from security, to the cafeteria, to the stocking and warehousing. Now the question to be asked, why so many Filipinos? Why do they prefer to hire Filipinos? This is what I‘ve discovered when I asked the local employers here in Dubai: Pinoys are … EASY TO COMMUNICATE WITH (MABILIS KAUSAP) Since Dubai is represented by many people from different nationality. This is a plus for most Filipinos, we can easily use english as a medium of communication and express our ideas and feelings with other nationalities. When it comes to music and arts, we are undoubtedly the best choice, since most Filipino entertainers can sing and dance. We were born to entertain. The long nights of walang kamatayan na Karaoke Night paid really well. HARDWORKING (MASIPAG) Filipinos are hardworking, they do not complain a lot. Whatever work you give them, they will do it gladly without any question asked. They are willing to work long hours and even do overtime, even if others are unwilling. Name it and you will have it, ika nga, “Your wish is my command”, parang genie. Kaya nga tayo ang number one choice dito! PATIENCE (MATIYAGA) Many of our OFW kababayans have sleepless night being homesick; some of them were being bullied in their workplace; some do not even have a single relative and they have no one to turn to when they need emotional support. But despite of that, they took the risk and is willing to the price and do whatever it takes just to fulfil the great Filipino dream. Financial freedom and financial stability for family. Ika nga, malalim kasi ang pinaghuhugutan natin mga Pinoy. The reason why we are working is not only for money. We are working for our loved ones and our family. We are willing to travel thousands of miles in a foreign land to sacrifice oneself for the sake of others. SERVICE WITH A SMILE (SERBISYO NA MAY KASAMANG NGITI) When Filipinos work, they work with joy and gladness. I have gone through many countries and when some work, they work because they need to work. They do not have joy while they work, as a matter of fact, some of them are working with a bad attitude. I can recall when I walked into a shop in another Asian country, the salesperson ask, “What do you want to buy? If you are not buying, dont touch anything. Come back, when you want to buy.” But with Filipinos, you can ask them all day long, they would be glad to assist you anytime of the day. Just like one of the store specialist in Ikea named Ferdinand. My wife approached him and ask for directions, Ferdinand did not only gave the direction but accompanied my wife directly to the section. He even gave more of his time from what we asked for. Iba talaga ang serbisyo ng Pinoy! I am proud that I am Pinoy. I am proud when I see my kabayan is in a foreign land, working to the best of their abilities. I am proud that other nationalities look up at Filipinos as one of the best choice to run their company. I am proud that we are well respected here in Dubai because we are Pinoys.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 19:45:09 +0000
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