Save me from myself

Career

After what happened between me and Andrea, I was so eager to succeed in the industry. Surprisingly, on my first month on the floor, I made history. First ever newbie to be number 1 across the program. I didn't expect it. I didn't know how it happened. I just did whatever I am instructed to do. I was so lucky to get this job. Be on the ranking or not, you get a base pay. Rank, then you'll have incentive. The highest you go the greater you'll have. I became consistent on it. Month over month you will see my name on top. I got overwhelmed with the salary I am getting. My tax is ridiculously high. My tax is even higher than my basic salary. I am getting triple, quadruple of my basic pay. I was able to buy things I want out of my own pocket. I started to invest my earnings to stock market. 50% of my net earnings monthly I buy stocks from the company and just leave it there. 10% goes to tithes. Still, I have so much in hand left. I confess to my family that I didn't really pursue my profession. They were really disappointed and they stopped communicating with me.

Six months later the management realized that I am too good to be on the phone. I got promoted as a coach. I coach newbies on how to be efficient and effective in sales and collections. Then I decided to move closer to the business district. I moved to a condominium near my office so I can save time from travelling and I can have more time to focus on my job. Few months later I got promoted as a supervisor and in a year time I became a Unit Manager. I was able to buy my own car. Provide for my parents. I pay for their medical maintenance, bills and hand them cash etc. Build up an excellent credit score. My family saw how I succeed from the path I choose so, they rest their case and we got reunited.

This isn't just a Job for me that provides food on my table, roof over my head but rather it is a career that helped me grow as an individual. I am 22 and I am the Boss. Being in this position has a lot of responsibilities. I am not just dealing with one or two people here. The success of my team is in my hand. Just like how I started, I become the top unit manager. None of the the tenured managers can beat my ass off. My people loved me. They've all become successful. My team rocks the production. There are over 40 teams competing in the program and we've been consistent to be number 1. Their success is my success. I have earned the respect and trust from everyone. Everbody just want to be in my team. People ask me how do I manage my performance?. Simple, you don't treat your people as numbers. You have to hear them. You don't tell them what to do. They know, they've been doing same things everyday. You don't deal will skill issues but deal with will issues rather. Listen to them, know each and everyone personally because all personal matters affects performance. Know what motivates them to work. Know their future plans. Connect with them genuinely.

Being a leader doesn't necessarily mean that you have to stand in front of the line and tell your subordinate what to do and to follow you. It is more of setting up the goals and stepping back at the end of the line to have a visual of everyone. To see if each and everyone are going on the right path and if one loose track then that's how you come in and redirect them back, lead them to achieve your common goal. You never tell them what to do. Give them an overview of the output and they'll work on it with their own strategies. You are not dealing with robots or machines, they are humans, they're adults. In this way you will be able to build respect not because you are the boss but because you are a person who I understand. A respect that you will not just get in the office when you are in front of them, but a respect that they will bring outside that even if you guys part ways, after 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 20 years they will still remember you and give you that respect you earned and be part of their lives.