This assistant manager caught a fastfood crew attending online classes while on duty.
Instead of calling out the attention of the employee, he understood her situation.
Apparently, he was in the same situation when he was still a working student.
“Nararamdaman ko ‘yung nararandaman niya that time. Medyo naawa ako na halos pagsabayin niya ‘yung pag-aaral niya sa trabaho. Hindi siya maka focus sa pag-aaral niya,” uploader Alvin Asis told the Philippine STAR
“Nung oras po kasi na ‘yan, nag on floor po ako and then nagcheck po ako ng drive-thru, nakita ko po si Lyngel nag ce-cellphone that time. So pagsasabihan ko sana siya nung oras na ‘yun pero nung nakita kong nag o-online class pala siya, parang natigilan ako siyang pagsabihan,” Alvin said.
Alvin said that it was against their company policy for employees to use mobile phones while working. He added that at first glance, he thought Lyngel Fuertes was just casually using her mobile phone.
“Parang pagtingin ko sa kanya nang pangalawa na nag o-online class siya, na touch po ako kasi parang pinagsasabay niya yung pagt-trabaho niya habang nag-aaral. Kasi nung mga panahong estudyante din ako, nagt-trabaho din po kasi ako kaya naintindihan ko siya,” he said.
The 22-year-old working student admitted that at first, she was nervous about attending the emergency class while she was assigned at the drive-thru section of the fastfood store.
“Di rin po ako nakapagpaalam that time. ‘Yung tenga ko nasa kabilang phone tas ‘yung isa nasa customer. Pero finocus ko po muna ‘yung sa customer kasi po ako po ‘yung nasa drive thru nga po. After po ‘nun, binalikan ko na lang po ‘yung online class ko po,” Lyngel recalled.
Alvin said he could relate to Lyngel’s situation since he was also a working student before he was promoted as assistant manager.
“Actually, nung una ko siyang nakita, sabi ko sige ano tapusin mo muna ‘yan wag ka na muna mag net. Then sabi ko din sa kanya, gagawan ko ng paraan para kahit 30 minutes makapag break siya, makapag focus siya sa kanyang online class Pero sabi naman niya patapos naman na rin daw po ‘yung klase niya,” he said.
The uploaded video on social media has already garnered more than 2.4 million views. Netizens admire the dedication of Lyngel to attend class, while others commended Alvin’s understanding of the situation.
“Salute sa company na tumatanggap pa din ng mga working students!” a netizen said.
“I really admire them for their dedication and hardwork! Salamat sa pag intindi, manager!” another netizen commented.
Alvin described Lyngel as a responsible and punctual employee during their graveyard shift. She has been working in the fastfood chain for two years now.
Lyngel is an incoming fourth year BS Chemistry student at the Eulogio “Amang” Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology. She has been working since she was 17 years old to help her parents sustain the needs of their family.
“Mahirap po talaga. Puyat, pagod, malala talaga yung kalaban natin kapag nasa fast-food chain tayo. Pero kung sisipagan po natin, tsaka may tiyaga nga po, matatapos po tayo at makakaraos din po,” Lyngel stressed.
“Para po sa mga working students, kaya natin ‘to then makakatapos din tayo. At sa mga naman po yung mga pamilya kaysa sa pag-aaral, hindi naman po siya karera so kaya nating habulin at kaya nating pa mag-aral pa ulit kahit na nagwowork po tayo at tumutulong sa pamilya,” she said when asked about her message to working students.
Lyngel also expressed gratitude to her supervisor for understanding her situation during that time.
“Thank you, sir. Thank you po sa pag upload and syempre po thank you po sa pag-intindi, hindi lang po sa kanya eh, pati din po sa ibang managers po namin na nakakaintindi po sa mga working students. Sana po ‘di po sila magsawa sa amin at gagalingan pa po namin sa trabaho,” said Lyngel.
