To IT people: How's IT in the Philippines now?

[yesitsme_icicle]

Mga IT people: programmers, designers, engineers

How's the IT business back there in the Philippines, is there any positive outlook? no significant change, or worst than ever?

[sapatosh]

Well it depends on what industry an IT company is working on. For consulting companies catering to manufacturing firms, business is bad, so bad that my ex-company had to lay-off about half of its IT people. Parang US na din ano?

But for firms doing telecoms and banks, I think the business is picking up, especially those firms offering CRM, you'll be surprised how much money they are putting into new projects.

[makenzi]

worst than ever! i'm currently working in an IT company in Ortigas, and believe me...IT business is really, bad. If you're not backed up by big time investors, there is a big possibility that your company will go down the drain...tsk,tsk,tsk...

[sapatosh]

Hi Makenzi! :wave:

Nice to see you again! So you're from an IT firm also... east tower right? Yeah you're right, business is bad these days. May bonus kaya tayo? Hehehe!

[makenzi]

Originally posted by sapatosh
Hi Makenzi! :wave:

Nice to see you again! So you're from an IT firm also... east tower right? Yeah you're right, business is bad these days. May bonus kaya tayo? Hehehe!

di uso bonus! cost-cutting nga eh...:(

13th month pay na lang ako aasa:(

how are you? baka naman may alam kang job openings, IT marketing? :D

[sapatosh]

Actually I am looking for an Account Manager, hehehe. Care to send your resume to me? Only if you are interested....

[mpxcz]

hangang raket na lang nga ako e... mostly outsourced ang development sa company namin, but hangang 13th month na rin lang daw ngayon.

[yesitsme_icicle]

Originally posted by sapatosh
Hi Makenzi! :wave:

Nice to see you again! So you're from an IT firm also... east tower right? Yeah you're right, business is bad these days. May bonus kaya tayo? Hehehe!

r u referring to the tektite bldg? boy i used to work at the west tower..and damn i miss my room's nice overlooking view there :(
the last bits i heard were companies were moving out of that bldg coz they couldnt afford the high rent nomore. most have relocated to the fort. so i heard :)

btw, the recession period here in the states has just been formally acknowledged by the gov. officials yesterday, saw it on tv last nyt.

tsk tsk tsk..

[sapatosh]

Icicle! :wave:

Yes I'm referring to the Tektite Building. Many companies are moving out not because of the high rent. Actually rent here is relatively cheaper than other commercial spaces in Makati. I think it's because the economy is going so bad that some companies cannot even afford to rent a decent working area. Can you believe that? Hirap dito sa Pinas!

Anyway, there are also some talks that the Philippine Stock Exchange is moving out to another building also. I think they're the ones moving to The Fort.

Makenzi :wave:

I'm serious, my company is looking for an Account Manager. If you think you can do the job, you can send your resume to me and I'll have HR see if we can do anything, ok? ;)

[Krakista]

Originally posted by yesitsme_icicle
How's the IT business back there in the Philippines, is there any positive outlook? no significant change, or worst than ever? From where I sit, IT'S BOOMING! I'm talking about conventional desktop, client/server applications. Simply because it took a backseat during the dotcom years and now businesses need to get back to the basics. A lot of businesses still need to go beyond Microsoft Word and Excel. There's really a dearth of programmers to do the job here and I had already met two groups of Indians layed off from the States who set up shop here. PC sales have also remained steady and that's one major indicator.

[yesitsme_icicle]

Originally posted by Krakista
From where I sit, IT'S BOOMING! I'm talking about conventional desktop, client/server applications. Simply because it took a backseat during the dotcom years and now businesses need to get back to the basics. A lot of businesses still need to go beyond Microsoft Word and Excel. There's really a dearth of programmers to do the job here and I had already met two groups of Indians layed off from the States who set up shop here. PC sales have also remained steady and that's one major indicator.

ur into delphi programming stuff arent u?

[Krakista]

Originally posted by yesitsme_icicle
ur into delphi programming stuff arent u? Yep, that's right. :)

[floreno]

Originally posted by yesitsme_icicle

...the last bits i heard were companies were moving out of that bldg coz they couldnt afford the high rent nomore. most have relocated to the fort. so i heard :)
..

Hi Last year I was then working in an IT Firm in Tektite BLDG
and last year the company closed up because of the said ratings
of the Office Rentals: It cost 50,000 a month