Narration of Experience

Daily Experience

Day 1: February 14, 2023 (Tuesday)

On the first day of thinking about what job would be

waiting for me at D.A., my supervisor Ms. Lorraine the
assistant chief of accounting section, introduced me to the
people in the accounting section. She then oriented me on what
job I would be doing in this office and pointed out the four
rooms in the accounting section: the processing unit,
reporting unit, office of the section chief, and outgoing
unit. My first day was in the processing unit, and it was hard
at first because I had no idea what those huge numbers meant
in the Excel sheet. However, my adviser for the day, Ma’am
Sara, said that I just had to copy the amounts from every
month and organize them. She gave me the task of compiling the
Pag-IBIG remittances, and I wondered how an IT student like me
could adapt to this office. Despite my doubts, I finished my
partial task. In the afternoon, my supervisor told me that I
should have a schedule so that I could explore the whole
accounting office. I was also to report my findings to her the
next day. After that, I continued copying the Pag-IBIG
remittances in Excel. Also happy Valentine’s Day!

Day 2: February 15, 2023 (Wednesday)

On my second day, I decided that I would report to the

processing unit every Thursday and Friday, specifically to
assist Ma’am Sara. For the remaining three days, I would be
wherever I was needed in the section. My supervisor approved
of this setup. I now understand the remittances and why I have
to help Ma’am Sara. My supervisor said that she has so many
backlogs. I also understand why the remittances that I am
compiling are dated from January to December 2022, and I have
to compile them for every worker at D.A., which is a lot of
people. I am organizing the remittances by the workers'
surnames, from A to Z. It is a bit tedious for me, but with
the help of Excel tricks which I found on internet, I am doing
my task at a reasonable pace.

Day 3: February 16, 2023 (Thursday)

Today, I am still working on the letter B in the

remittances, and I realize that there are many surnames that
begin with B. Nevertheless, I continue to compile the
remittances. My supervisor sometimes asks me to scan documents
as well.

Today, Ma’am Sara asked for my assistance in fixing her

printer because it was not printing effectively and producing
blurry printouts. I cleaned it using the maintenance settings
of the printer and power cleaned it. After that, it worked
again. She then asked me to help her fix her hard drive and
save the spreadsheet there so that she can work on it even at
home, I told her that I found out that the USB cable of her
hard drive is not working she replace it and now she can use
it comfortably.

Day 4: February 17, 2023 (Friday)

Today, I continued working on the remittances and

realized why Ma’am Sara has so many backlogs. She tends to
leave her post even during office hours, which is why I
couldn't find her when I had a question about a person's data
that wasn't in the remittance. I decided to work on other
people's data and ask her about it later when she arrived. She
eventually arrived three hours before 5 pm. This situation was
new to me because I initially thought that she couldn't do her
job at a rapid pace because she wasn't into technology or
computers. However, I discovered one of the reasons why she
had so many backlogs.

Day 5: February 20, 2023 (Monday)

Today, I learned how to balance accounts using Excel

under the guidance of my supervisor. It was overwhelming at
first, but she patiently explained the steps, starting with
copying accounts to the accounting system from January to
December and using the pivot table to analyze the data. I
found it fascinating and even began to enjoy it with her
guidance. I realized the importance of this skill in
accounting and am grateful for the opportunity to learn and
excited to put it into practice.

Day 6: February 21, 2023 (Tuesday)

I was still assigned to the reporting unit, where I spent

my day balancing accounts. Additionally, I printed the AOM
from 2022 and as I read through it, I learned that AOM refers
to requirements that were not complied with, but the budget
was already released. Some of these AOMs date back to the
1990s. I wasn't being nosy; I was just printing the document
as instructed.

Day 7: February 22, 2023 (Wednesday)

I enjoy working in the reporting unit. Today, I balanced

accounts and realized that they were connected to the
remittances I processed in the processing unit. I also had to
multitask while balancing accounts, as I was printing and
compiling documents at the same time. Overall, it was a
productive day and I am looking forward to continuing to learn
and grow in my role.