It’s supposed to be simple. You sell items, customers buy them, you earn, rinse and repeat. Or so you wish. Unfortunately, that wasn’t always the case, especially for sellers with crowded niche. If you’re wondering why you aren’t seem to be getting that much sales, and you’d like to discover some tricks and tweaks on … Read more
If you ask a random person about what he/ she thinks are the advantages and disadvantages of working in a call center, the answer is likely going to be in the extreme negative. But as an outsider, have you ever wondered about the benefits other than its high salary? If you’re thinking about working in … Read more
Dear PisoPinoy, I am bored of my call center job. I know I should be thankful. As my friends would point out to me everyday, I’m lucky to even have a job— one that pays above minimum. But no matter how hard I hammer the point to my head and force myself to feel grateful, … Read more
“All supervisors are engaged in a call/ in a meeting.” This is every call center agent’s go-to excuse when deescalating a supervisor call. But if you’ve worked in the call center long enough, you know this script doesn’t work anymore.
To land a call center job, there’s no college degree to finish, no bar exam to take, and no license to show off. It doesn’t even matter if you dropped out from college or if you only got a high school diploma to show for it. But if you must know whether it’s a no-brainer … Read more
Lots of adjectives can describe a first day in the call center floor but “easy” is NOT one of them. Here’s how to survive your first day as a call center agent, what to expect, and what you should learn.
If you’re a call center agent, chances are, people around you think that you have no money issues. You receive way more than the minimum Philippine wage and all you have to do is wear a headset, listen to customers and talk. Or so they thought. Little did they know that this job is, by no … Read more
Back in my elementary days, the teachers used to decorate the classroom walls with handwritten quotes on cardboard saying, Honesty is the best policy. And wherever this infamous honesty quote popped up, so shall the other: Money is the root of all evil. I didn’t know why, but somehow, it was implied that honesty and money … Read more
Let’s face it. Earning money nowadays can become quite difficult and it may seem like no matter how much we work, the income we receive on a monthly basis isn’t enough, especially for those who have a family to support and those who are struggling to support their day-to-day living expenses. The good news? Today’s … Read more
Six years ago, when I was 18 and just started working in the city for the first time, my mom gave me a piece of advice that would later prove useful, “Soon, you’ll get tired of working for an office job. If you don’t want to work forever, you’ll need all coconuts that you can … Read more
With an estimated total population of 100,981,000 and an area of 136,606 square miles, one can easily say that our country is overpopulated. This might be a huge problem, but not for someone who is thinking of putting up a boarding house business. With most of its cities crowded with people either working or going to … Read more
If you’re thinking of building a business but you’re intimidated of the business preparations you need to familiarize of, Pisonet is perfect for you. Not only it has a huge demand among Filipinos, the business plan is simpler and less complicated than other business if you get one thing right- location. For the sake of … Read more
…because working in a call center can sure feel like working as an emotional punching bag. Here are 9 effective health tips for call center agents who want to live long lives.
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