She had more time because they were allowed to WFH. At one point, while she prepared for work, her son hugged her.
“Mommy, masaya ako,” he said.
“Wala naman rason. Bigla lang niya sinabi. Naiyak na ako,” she told me.
“Kasi hindi tayo nagkikita dati ngayon nakikita na kita.”
I talked to Aubrey after the briefing. She’s been in the industry since 2007. Her kids are now 10 and 11 yo.
Before the pandemic, she said she didn’t have time for her kids since was often too tired after commute and her night shift.
“Sobrang naguilty ako,” she said.
“Allowing [us] to choose to work from home means the government is seeing us and acknowledging us as human beings, with several roles in the society, and not just a number that brings tax contributions,” said Aubrey Lopez, a 35yo solo parent of two young kids, during the presscon
At the end of the day, while the reasons for working from home may be rooted in business, the effect is still personal.
In April, a volunteer group of BPO workers in favor of VP Leni Robredo and Senator Kiko Pangilinan held a press con to voice their opposition to the RTO order
A 🧵 on the country’s largest BPO, and why it decided not to follow the government’s return-to-office (RTO) order, even if that means losing its tax breaks for now.
This is also about how the future of WFH policies in the industry will depend on who wins this year’s election.
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