(MERGED) XLIBRIS Discussions

[bella morte]

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Xlib can be heaven or hell, depending on your perspective. If you're someone who's just in for the goods--one who is willing to strong-arm aspiring authors in purchasing publicity kits for their books--working there would be like cloud 9. Especially if you're a sales agent. We're talking six figures in commission alone, if you have the "powers of persuasion." If you're unwilling to work at night, copy editors and copywriters are well-compensated as well. I'm not particularly sure about illustrators because this is a relatively new position in the company.

However, if you're someone who values your rights as an employee--excuse me, as a human being, who knows the Philippine labor code by heart, you'll definitely get burned. As all of you may know, this company is not popular when it comes to employee satisfaction. Lack of consultation with employees on new policies, transfer of responsibilities from one job level to another without added compensation, no overtime and holiday premium, no allowances, no transpo/hazard pay (considering that the office is located in the middle of nowhere), miscalculated taxation, what else? If you're an Xlib employee with dignity and critical thinking, you'll have no trouble agreeing with this. I could go on and on on with the specifics, but murag taas naman.

Money or dignity lang. Pili.

if you like:

-working on weekends in short notices
-HR who does not know how to handle ITRs
-less benefits
-no overtime/hazard pay
-holidays swapped with more saturday work
-learning new tasks which are way different from your job description (surely, with all the money they have, can't they hire new personnel for added/new tasks)
-with the added tasks totally not related to your job, no salary increase pa jud...
-working hard without being appreciated


then come and apply at XLIBRIS.

[o0ella0o]

Hmm...I've heard so much about Xlib..Most them really get big Money when it comes to commissions.

Thanks to you @netunes..

I got this other side of the story..

[o0ella0o]

Btw,Now that I've read the pages,I was OMG...If ingana ka bati ilang management that they would kick @ss off,then why didn't just anybody complained to someone like lawyer or something? They're private sector and mao jud an ang pinaka ganahan sa mga lawyer.Ang kontrahon ang usa ka private nga business. I mean, kung regular ka, then no copy of your contract? or terminated (dayon)? Dili tingae ingana ka sayon bsta regular employee.I have a friend nga nag work sa usa ka call center before, she admits, she overbreaked for 2 minutes on that day.She was called for termination the night after that,she eventually used her brain and talked to a lawyer and bottom line is that she stayed and have the OM fired.

Magpa party paman gani ang uban diha kung ma regular sila sa usa ka company.

Employees and employers should follow labor laws here! Sanctions for termination is always there, cyempre. But different sanction if you are still probationary,differnt sad if you're regular.

[bella morte]

taya. nganong bsta mgpost ug negatives, m-delete man!!!!
unfair.

[MRchurchill]

Why not organize a union? Labor laws favor workers heavily and makakwarta pa mo og ayo. Pag union nalang mo.

[SpiritBreaker]

Kung ing ana ka grabe ang management sa XLIBRIS, dili na lang ko mangaply. And to those employees nga nka experience ug bati from the management try to go to PAO (Public Attorneys Office) sa Cebu Capitol for a free consultation, nakadaog na mi sa among kaso from our previous company. Mao ra na amung gbuhat. PAO then if muingon ang lawyer na pwede mukiha iadvice ra mo nila nga muadto sa NLRC para mu file na ug kaso. Ana kadali... Im sure makabayad jud na sila sa mga damages! ayaw lag kahadlok kay walay mawala ninyo kung mu try mo... Amen

[pet]

i have been with xlib for 10 months...pag resign nako, wala nahatag ang akoang 2316 kay g process pa...nya lately, g pangayoan ko sa akong current employer dayon nangayo sa xlib, only to find out na naa koy bayranan na 9k kay wala ma deduct sa akong last pay ang 9k (nadawat nako ankong last pay may pa-SO NAHANAW na ron-wala nay nahabilin)...hahahhahaha... at first, i thought of filing a complaint to the xlibris peeps, as to like this, like that.. but i realized, nonsense na xa... as i have read, " i think" all posts in this thread, murag naa toy ni ingon na no company is perfect... naa jud na mistakes usahay.. so akoa nalang ning ikatawa...hahahaha....ala DW pa, "stop whining" pet.. tsk...tsk....

so katong sa mang resign, be sure jud to ask if nadeduct ang withholding..kay dako jud mo bayranan ni BIR...heheheheheh....

[mikell909]

xlibris is in mandaue man

[mikell909]

i've two friends working there. 1 is in the call center dept. his starting is 10K. my other friend is in the marketing dept. her starting is arnd 25K. their callers are authors. schedule is shifting (more on the graveyard shift).

company environment? according to them it's ok.

its okay man.. it's nice there

[charles]

if you like:

-working on weekends in short notices
-HR who does not know how to handle ITRs
-less benefits
-no overtime/hazard pay
-holidays swapped with more saturday work
-learning new tasks which are way different from your job description (surely, with all the money they have, can't they hire new personnel for added/new tasks)
-with the added tasks totally not related to your job, no salary increase pa jud...
-working hard without being appreciated


then come and apply at XLIBRIS.

Any idea whats the possible questions/exams? coz i was scheduled for an interview next week..hehehe