Sairan Sanguila
2021.12.29
"How Cyberbacker became an instrument in changing your life"
Cyberbacker has changed not just my life but also the life of the people I love, my family. Our lives changed 360 degrees if I can use the term. Many of you might think that it is an overstatement to use such term but it is the truth.
Let me tell you first how I learned about Cyberbacker. Back in December 2017, I came across with a post about Cyberbacker in one of the online freelancer groups on Facebook where, Craig Goodliffe, the CEO was tagged. I sent a message to him asking if I could apply. Immediately thereafter, Craig get back to me telling me to pass my application in the Cyberbacker's website. However, I was not able to send my application at that time because of family problem.
By that time, Cyberbacker was always on my mind thinking what opportunities and benefits I might get once employed by the company. Feeling a little bit disappointed for the opportunity lost, I told my sister, Ashri about the company and convinced her to send her application. Fortunately, she got hired! I told myself that it might be an opportunity lost for me but not to my sister.
April of 2018, my father-in-law had a stroke. By that time, we were living in the same house with them. After he got discharged from the hospital, he needed treatments and therapies to fully recover. At that time, my father-in-law was in a bad state. So, my sister-in-law decided to get him and traveled to Cebu City with him to monitor and to fully take care of him.
Me, my husband, and my 2 kids were left here in Mindanao. The struggle was both of us did not have a proper job with no proper income to fend for ourselves and to the kids. I had a part time job in an online teaching company at that time but what can a 3k to 4k salary can do? We had to transfer to smaller apartment, called pad, where only the bed can fit inside. We had to cook outside the room because there's no space inside enough to the four of us. Because of non-payment with our internet payment, our connection was many times cut-off by the provider. I mean, with all those expenses how can I even pay for it?
Fast forward, my sister, Ashri, sent me a message on January of 2019 telling me to send my application with Cyberbacker. I was hesitant at first because of the fear that I might not get in. But because of the state of my family at that time, I decided to conquer my fear and to take a risk. I sent my application and got hired. Craig interviewed me and thereafter told me that I got hired and can start working after New Year. I was speechless and overwhelmed when he said that. And of course, I did cry because of the thought that finally, my family can now have a better life for the reason that I now have a stable work with a stable income.
During my first year in Cyberbacker, I was able to invest a laptop, I was able to send my youngest child in a private school and most of all, I can now provide for the needs of my kids without worrying that much with the budget. A blessing came on August 2019, I got pregnant with my third child. But pandemic happened. The rates in the hospital spike but because of Cyberbacker, I was able to save money for my cesarean operation. And since we have additional member in the family, we decided to transfer to bigger place. But when life hits you hard, It really hit you so hard. My husband had to undergo an operation on his submandibular gland. Fortunately, because I have this work, money did not became an issue with my husband's operation.
What I want to say is that, a big thank you to Cyberbacker! Because of this company, my kids can now play and move freely in a bigger house, no internet disconnection because we can now afford for the internet bill and I can now give the things that my kids deserve. With this opportunity, our next goal is to have a house and lot of our own and to save money for our kids' education.