I’m in a crossroad. I have to choose between staying in my current job or taking a risk in real estate.

If I’ll stay in my current job, I’ll have a stable source of income. I’ll have the benefits that an average employee has – health card, Pag-ibig, SSS, and the like. I can expect moolah every 15th and 30th of the month. And if I’ll render over time during restdays, then I’ll have an additional thousand bucks per pay day.

For the past four years that I have been working in the Contact Center aka BPO Industry, I have seen one week millionaires. The contact center professionals are considered as one of the highest paid employees in the country today. Net pay of an agent can go as low as low as 15k and as high as 40k a month. However, a one week millionaire is a common scenario in the industry – people are so rich a day or two after the pay day and can barely eat a week before the next pay day. In bisaya, we call it as “tingbitay” in Tagalog others call it as “Naghihinalo”. I have also been into this cycle for years now.

And for years now, I have been from one great BPO company to a newer one. I love my previous company where I can plan ahead. They gave us fix skeds for a month and would tell us ahead of time before there would be some changes. With my new company? hmmmmm how shall I put this…..they suck when it comes to work sked! Big Time! Because of their schedules, we are literally slaves! We cant plan ahead of time. One of the reasons why I am frustrated because unlike with my previous company where I can handle my parttime business at the same time, with my current company…I cant! Another factor why I’m thinking of resigning to focus on my real estate business instead.

However, doing so is a risk. I’m confident that I would do well in real estate but the question is….would it be that soon? Coz the real estate business, like other businesses, would also go through phases of sowing and reaping. If I would resign, there’s no guarantee that I would have a sale the day after. But If I’ll do well in my real estate business, I would be able to earn my one year salary (in a call center) in just a month or two. I can manage my own time and would not be weary of schedules breaks and lunches :D .

I remember reading this book entitled “Attitude that attracts success”. One of the realizations that I had while reading the book is this; “Winners make the circumstances as stepping stones, while losers make them as stumbling blocks”. I think that’s what I need to do…I’m currently working so I gotta make that as my stepping stone……I’ll do my best to make a series of sales while working and when I’m halfway through my first million…if it’s worth it, then I’ll give up my job and make real estate as my full time passion.

 

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