BAD NEWS first:

PRC spoils my day

FOR THE nth time now, the staff of the (un)Professional Regulatory Board Regulation Commision pissed me off. This time, it happened during the Oathtaking Ceremonies pulled off for new professional teachers at the Notre Dame of Dadiangas University.

For entrants into the world of work, the day of making a promise to abide by the laws and to do?their duties well must be inspiring and worth remembering. But in our case, it is one dreadful experience.

The process of filing for a license, which was held at a public school in General Santos City, was very chaotic:

1. There was no proper infomation system; no instructions or flow charts to guide the applicants. The applicants who came while the registration process was going on ended up asking those who have gone through the process. But of course, they wouldn’t tell you about how the forms were to be filled out.

2. What we heard instead?were the unnecessary raising of voices, not to mention insults, that the PRC staff afforded the poor, uninformed applicants. I believe that shouting at an applicant who was told what to do is an act of disrespect. I believe that if only we are properly guided, we wouldn’t not neet further assistance from the staff at the table, which would mean lesser effort on their part. Thus, their energies would be saved until the last applicant for they day completes the process. But with the intermittent flare of emotions, the staff would be tired to?serve the next applicant in line. In activities like this, having a good skill in dealing with people is very important. Apparently the staff sent by the PRC lacked in that aspect.

3. Positioning of the tables in the small area was very prone to overcrowding. There was not any attempt to do something to avoid crowding and the inconveniences it entails. I wonder why the staff hadn’t realized after several days of doing the same process and faing the same problems. Or, they could have chosen a bigger venue.

Not only the application process but the Oathtaking ceremonies itself was chaotic:

1. There were not enough seats at the venue. Other teachers were left with no choice but to stand outside and watch as though they were not the main stars of the event. Did the organizers ever realize that events like this should be solemn? The less patient ones, in fact, left the venue even before the program started.

2. They promised to distribute the reports of rating but they didn’t keep their promise. After distributing to some teachers, they were suddenly gone without formally informing those who were there what will happen next. They made everyone feel stupid.

My conclusion is: they don’t have respect for us.

These stuff and other sensitive information were detailed in the letter I addressed to the PRC director. I just hope they could do something about this.