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A fast-food chain service crew worker from Cebu shows how aspirations are not a palm away when mixed with determination.
Joyce Baluran, a 20-year-old student, was able to attend to her classes while on duty, with permission to the manager of the fastfood chain she works in.
In an interview with CDN Digital, Baluran said that there were only a few customers at that moment, one reason why she was given the time to attend besides her manager's understanding of her situation which she is most thankful of.
“I am so thankful that the manager understands my situation and to the other working students in our branch, they prioritize our needs and in return, we do the best we can to serve our customers as well,” she said.
Her eagerness to graduate roots to her determination to help her mother and 'kargador' father that has broke a sweat for her, as well as to her two siblings.
“My mother is a housewife and my father works as a driver or a “kargador” in Tabo-an and I am so proud of him, and this is my way of thanking him by studying hard,” she added in the same interview.
Joyce is currently in her 3rd year in college taking up Bachelor of Early Childhood Education and aspires to become a teacher one day, to give the life that her family deserves.
Photos of her wearing her service crew attire while on classes circulated in Facebook last November 4, 2020, after one of her classmates, Joressa Therese Rabusa, posted it showing her appreciation to Baluran's will-power in balancing her academic and personal pursuits.
Rabusa wrote in her post, "Flexing my classmate who is super hardworking. Attending class while working."
Her post has garnered 500 reactions and 169 shares as of writing.
Photo from Joressa Therese Rabusa's Facebook Account
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