Mula ng umalis siya, puro pangalan na lang niya maririnig mo. Bukang bibig nila puro siya. Alam mo kasi, magaling siya eh. Both academically and logically. Matalino, organized, matiyaga, friendly, role model. Wala ka talagang masabi. Evertime na nabbangit ang pangalan niya, sabay dighay at tingin sakin ang lahat na tila ba at the back of their mind, they imply that I am not worth even a pinch of what he is, what he does, and what he did for them and the company. Sa madaling sabi, wala akong pakinabang. Sabagay, meron nga ba?

Nung minsang nagkaroon ng meeting, sa kalagitnaan ng meeting, biglang sumulpot yung mga salitang, "Kung hindi na rin lang katulad niya o mas magaling pa sa kanya, wag na lang." Nakita ko yung sinseridad mga mga katagang yun. It made me realize one painful truth that I was hinding from for so long. Na para sa kanila, I wasn't worth anything here. Totally nothing.

Eto naman kasi ang point ko eh. Siya, for so you know, ay isang summa cumlaude. Yes. The summa cumlaude who's grades must not be lower than 2.00 and who's average must fall between 1.00 to 1.75. In short, ass kicking brainy na umaapaw na ang grades. Isipin mo na lang ha, kung isa kang magna cumlaude, naturally, mas maraming offers from different companies, hindi lang basta companies ang usapan dito, big companies pa ang babagsak sa doorstep mo. Sa ganun karaming offers, would you rather stick to the same company out of "friendly sila eh" reasoning or would you move to another company with a bigger offer or better yet, doubled offer? Naturally, your answer would be, "I'm moving."