For Saipan Ice & Water Co. employees Dolorisa Lisua and Lito Dizon, the office is their second home, which makes management and their co-workers their extended family.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey allowed me to work part time here when I was still studying. The boss [Milagros P. Pellegrino] had been encouraging me to apply, so I tried to apply full-time and now I\u2019m still here,\u201d said Lisua, who has been with Saipan Ice for six years now.<\/p>\n
\u201cI feel comfortable working here. This is my second home and everyone is pretty much family to me,\u201d added Lisua, who had to stop her studies at Northern Marianas College to work full time in order to provide for her soon-to-be 2-year-old son.<\/p>\n
Dizon said management has also been kind to them that aside from getting their paychecks on time, they usually hold gatherings.<\/p>\n
\u201cManagement treats employees like one of their own. They usually order food or have it catered then we eat like a one big family. It is a good team building exercise since it strengthens friendships and our relationship in the work place,\u201d added Dizon, who has been with Saipan Ice for 13 years now where he is the current sales manager.<\/p>\n
That family atmosphere has made Lisua, Dizon, and their co-workers more productive at work. It has also increased the company\u2019s sales and revenues and Saipan Ice has never missed providing their employees\u2019 salaries on time.<\/p>\n
\u201cEver since I worked here we always get paid on time, sometimes it is one day in advance. Salary is one of the most important things for employees. You can\u2019t tell your family to not eat or to your landlord that \u2018I can\u2019t pay rent today because my salary is delayed.\u2019 So far, it has been a rewarding experience and we are well compensated,\u201d said Dizon.<\/p>\n
For Lisua, providing for her family, helping her with school stuff when she was still studying, and getting herself a brand new car are the rewards she got from working in the island\u2019s first drinking water company.<\/p>\n
\u201cWorking here helped me provide for my family. I can buy my son what he wants and at the same time, I used my salary to pay for my tuition and other school stuff when I was still studying at NMC. It also helped me get a new car,\u201d Lisua said with a smile.<\/p>\n
\u201cI gained a lot of knowledge and experience here. My co-workers have been a big help to me by sharing what they know. Now, I\u2019m planning to go back to school and take two more semesters. I have to fix my schedule so I won\u2019t have any problems with work,\u201d said Lisua, who was taking Liberal Arts at Northern Marianas College.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re planning to relocate to the U.S. My family is in Denver, Colorado so I will again look for a job there and continue my studies.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dizon, who has more than 30 years of work experience including 12 years in the Middle East, said Saipan Ice has continuously reached out to the community especially after Typhoon Soudelor last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had our equipment here so we managed to provide water to our customers. Our water was always sold out after the typhoon. We also gave free water to families in Koblerville, Dandan and other areas of the island.\u201d<\/p>\n
Saipan Ice can produce 700 to 800 5-gallon bottles of water in an hour with their automatic bottling machine. They also have their own laboratory and chemists that do daily sampling and sanitation checks to make sure the product is safe. Their water tanks also has a filling capacity of 96,000 gallons. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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