If you are an employer looking for a dependable, honest and affordable employee, you are better off hiring a Filipino. Not because Filipinos speak English quite well but they are known for their dependability and dedication to their work.
Of course there is a long list of qualities present in a Filipino worker. But most employers in Europe, America and Canada have noticed and observed some of the best qualities of a Filipino worker.
Here are some of the reasons why they prefer Filipino workers over other nationalities:
- Filipinos are generally known for their dependability and dedication to their work. If you treat him well, you can be sure that he will do his best to perform his job to your satisfaction. He will even work beyond the normal working hours without being compensated just to please his employer. If you employ a Filipino Driver or a Domestic Helper, you can wake him up in the middle of the night and you will not hear him complain. He will even be pleased to do something good for his employer especially if there is urgency in getting the job done or in an emergency situation.
- Filipinos are honest. Of course not all but generally they are. They will not take anything that do not belong them. This is particularly true with Filipino women who are employed as house maids or domestic workers. You may try leaving some of your valued possessions or even money in your household and you can be sure that they will not be touched.
- If you require the services of a health worker, you are better off hiring a Filipino. Health workers from the Philippines are some of the most dependable and sought-after professionals in the world. Aside from their skills in the healthcare sector, they are the most caring workers in the industry. A Filipino health worker will do everything to make you comfortable when you are sick. If you are an elderly who needs assistance, you can be sure of a “tender loving care” from a Filipino health worker. Filipino health workers like doctors, nurses, caregivers and other health professionals are trained and licensed to practice their profession. Most of these health workers are trained in topnotch schools using curriculum and methods that are mostly patterned after the American educational system.
- Most employers from developed countries in the world have lately shown their preference for skilled manpower from the Philippines. Aside from the known qualities of overseas Filipino workers, skilled workers from the Philippines are sought because of their ability to adapt to most difficult situations in the workplace. Filipino workers are present in almost all difficult jobs in the world like those in oil exploration, construction and engineering and even in farming. In almost all ships or tankers transporting oil to various locations in the world, you will be surprised to find out that a good numder of their shipping crew are Filipinos. More surprising is the fact that the world's most popular Cruise ships employ a good number of Filipino crew and seafarers. They are the ones that serve you breakfast in bed or dinner, clean your bedrooms and entertain you when you are sad and lonely. All these demanding tasks are done by these Filipino workers with utmost courtesy and sweetest smiles.
- One good reason why foreign employers prefer Filipino workers over other nationalities is perhaps their ability to communicate with any nationality that speaks the English language. Even if some of these workers do not speak the English language fluently, they always manage to communicate with the employer because they understand the language well.
Other than these known observations, the Filipinos in general are known for being particular about their personal hygiene. Filipinos especially the women were thought of the basics of cleanliness. They are thought to take a bath twice a day or at least once. They need to change clothes at least twice a day and they are thought not to use same clothes twice or after taking a bath.
In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, there are over a million overseas Filipino workers. You can find them in most construction sites, households, establishments and government institutions, doing just about every imaginable job there is in the Kingdom. Mohammad Al-Mograbi in an article written by Abdullah Al-Maglooth said: “there is no comparison between Filipinos and others. What would the Kingdom be like without Filipinos?” he
asked . Mr. Maglooth noted that about 20% of the world's seafarers are Filipinos. He asked: If the Philippines for whatever reasons halts exporting these seafarers or they themselves go on strike, then who would transport the world's petroleum, food and heavy equipment? You can imagine the disaster. The world will come into standstill if these ships stop”
These are some comments that point to the reliability and ability of overseas Filipino workers in their chosen field. Despite of all these encouraging words from foreign employers, Filipinos are oftentimes subjected to discrimination and abuse by some employers. Some of them are made to work without pay, with substandard accommodations, physical abuse and women being raped by their employers.
On the lighter side, Filipinos are generally happy people despite of adverse situations in their country like calamities, poverty, political instability and other uncertainties in life. Generally, Filipinos especially the young would turn to simple form of entertainment and group activities like singing, movies, outdoors, etc. To most of them, happiness is not about material things. It is about social and interpersonal relations that matter most.
