HUSBAND. FATHER. DISCIPLE OF JESUS CHRIST.
ENTREPRENEUR. MEDIOCRE GOLFER.
I’m John Jonas. I live in Utah and I founded OnlineJobs.ph. My life is better because of my Filipino OFS (Online Filipino Specialist). My team.
I had a normal “job” for 8 months after college and my biggest goal at that time was to be able to quit that job. I managed to quit back in 2004 and worked from home for myself ever since then.
When I first hired someone from the Philippines in January of 2006, I knew I was onto something special. Since then I’ve learned that for most people, life is definitely better with Filipino workers on your team.
Yes, because of my Filipino workers I get to play a lot of golf, spend a lot of time with my wife and kids, and get out backpacking in the middle of the week. I work for about 17 hours a week because of the amazing work they do. However it’s not just better for us; it’s better for them too.
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How to part ways with a Filipino worker
We climbed up into a whiteout today.
It was too cold and windy to take a pic.
The day started out nice at the trailhead.
3.5 miles in we got to an old mine.
But the higher we went the stronger the wind blew and the more it snowed.
To the point where something was telling me “Turn around!”
Maybe it was the mountains yelling.
Maybe it was fear.
Sometimes with your Filipino workers something tells you to “Turn Around!”
Maybe it’s red flags.
Maybe it’s a gut feeling.
Maybe things aren’t going right.
Maybe they’re doing things wrong time after time after time.
Whatever it is, sometimes it’s ok to part ways.
Here are some tips.
1. Try to make it work out. If you did a good job recruiting, you don’t want to fire a good recruit when you could solve the problem.
2. Recognize they’re probably frustrated too.
3. If they haven’t been with you long (< 3 months) It’s probably fine to say “Hey, this just isn’t working out. I’ll pay you for the work you’ve done, but this is a 2 week notice.”
Or
“Hey, this isn’t working out. I’ll pay you for the next 2 weeks, but you don’t need to continue to work. Use the next 2 weeks to find another job.”
4. If they’ve been with you a while (6+ months) consider some sort of severance.
Chances aren’t high they’ll try to hurt you unless you don’t pay them.
Also, your portion of the 13th month is still a good idea to pay.
The last time we let someone go we said:
“Hey, this isn’t working out. Both of us are frustrated with each other.
I’d like you to finish up the task you’re working on, but then you can be done working.
We’ll pay you for the next 30 days and we’ll pay what we owe you for the 13th month.
Use the next 30 days to try and find another job.”
It’s never fun letting someone go, but sometimes it leads to someone better.
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John
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