Originally Posted by kurtov

Don't deal with Filipinos unless you or another westerner is managing them personally. I'm Canadian and lived in the PH for a year managing 10 Filipinos, my friend managing around 30 in the same building.

You always have to keep your foot on their neck to make them work. They like money & despise work,(the most retarded calling in sick excuse i got was "it was my first time drinking powerade last night and it made me sick") you're 100% right when you say "an entire country with a work ethic below mine".

In terms of holidays, they have one every 5 minutes, it got so ridiculous when I was there that I had to go by American holidays only. I hope you didn't pay him much, your best bet would be to cut your losses and fire him right away (his excuses are most likely the beginning of a never ending string).

If you're interested in cheap and managed Filipino labor hit me up and I will see if my buddy can sort something out.