
Originally Posted by
Tamblot
This is a common scenario in the work environment. I agree with the idea that hiring new agents/employees is more costly than maintaining the regulars, especially on high earning projects/ accounts.
Say, you earn P900 a day and work 26 days a month. Then your gross pay would then be P23,400.00. Now, with semi annual evaluation for example, and lets say every six months the company provides max of 10% raise. Then for every year, it only spends P4,680.00 per agent just to keep the employee happy.
Now compare it with the expense of hiring a new one. Let's say starting pay is P700.00. Monthly would then be P18,200.00. Wage difference, P5,200.00 The company saves P31,200.00 in the next 6 months while the agent is under training and this 6 months is critical - trainee may not perform well, trainee may opt to quit, etc.
What I see as threat to call center jobs is that, the supply of agents is way high than the demand. More and more universities and training centers are now offering quality training courses and programs.