Reminder about the 13th month

It’s October, so I’m giving you your yearly reminder to start preparing for your OFS’ 13th month. You don’t need to give the 13th month now, but ideally, you should give it before the year ends. We pay it at the beginning of December. Preparing for it now helps avoid...

On paying OFS for trials or test tasks

Jason found an amazing OFS. Then things went wrong. They worked together and everything was great for the first few weeks. Then, his work began to deteriorate. Eventually, the OFS stopped showing up. I advised Jason to ask the OFS what happened. Jason followed my...

Northern Luzon hit by super typhoon Julian

I’m bad at sending timely news. It just doesn’t work with my lifestyle or how I schedule my newsletters.  So…I’m a week late with this typhoon news. As the US deals with Helene and Milton, a massive typhoon (Typhoon is what they call a...

An OFS with healthcare experience

Having a child changes your life in so many ways. When you have a child, you want to give them stability, a good life, and a bright future. For Filipinos who aren’t financially stable, giving them all these things can be challenging. But when Mikel became a father, he...

Are you the CEO of your business?

My day-to-day work is looking at the big picture of our business. The decisions we’re making. The problems we’re facing and the solutions we’re coming up with to solve them. Are these taking us in the right direction? Then I point people in the right...