|
August 26, 2008
some good news - and some bad news
Good news: I will be starting work bright and early tomorrow morning! My background check cleared today and my new colleagues are so eager to have me start (read: so desperately in need of help) that they called me up and asked me to start tomorrow. So I will be showing up at the school at 8:00am. My regular hours will be 7:30-4:00, meaning I'll be out of the house even before Brian! Crazy. But I think I'll love getting out at 4:00, as opposed to 6:30 or 7:00 as was the norm at my previous full-time gig.
Bad news: Portland Public School employees are paid monthly, and payday is the last teacher working day of each month. This means that I will not get my first paycheck until September 30th. Yes, September 30th.
Incidentally, September 30th is also Brian's and my one-year anniversary... so it will DEFINITELY be cause for celebration, for many reasons!
So, we'll be living like paupers for another month at least. Builds character I suppose. :)
Okay I think Brian has some news to share so I will let him take over:
So today I quit my job. that's correct! But don't worry because I had already secured a position at another place I had interviewed with after our my arrival here. Did you ask why? of course you did and I'll explain. It's simple.
It turns out that the company I was just with operated in ways that I didn't feel comfortable with. I know I should have inquired about it before but I didn't think about them since I have only known one way so far.
I contacted another place I interviewed with and asked them loads of questions that I couldn't think of before. I liked what they said a lot! I talked for about an hour with their main service tech and got a great deal of info from him. I knew I'd be more comfortable working with them so I made the switch and will start Thursday.
That is what happened and I feel better now because I was getting quite uneasy and feeling like I made a poor decision. I hope I'm right because if this doesn't work out like I think then AAAAAAH!. But I really feel this is a good decision on my part.
Good day or night, whenever it is you're reading. Or maybe good noon, afternoon, or possibly pre-noon time. Make sure to brush your teeth after every meal to help prevent cavities.
-karel & brian-
posted by karel at 7:24 PM
|
5 Comments:
Whoa, so soon! What am I going to do when I need to chat with you in the middle of the day? I guess be productive- there's a thought!
Best of luck to both of you with the new jobs!
Good for you Brian. From our phone conversation it sounded like Rose Heating was not well organized and was hosing the customers.
Karel, the best thing about getting paid once a month is you feel rich for the day, but then you pay the bills and its back to poverty.
Best wishes to you both.
Once a month paychecks, that's nuts. This will certainly make you become disciplined at budgeting (or you will just eat pb&j 3 weeks out of the month!!) Brian, I know you sometimes make rash decisions, but your job change sounds like it was a good one especially after talking with you last night. Enjoy the state fair this weekend!!
Brian, I'm proud of you to make the job change feeling the way you did about the way things were run. Good luck with your new job.
Karel, I hope that your first day on the job went well. I once had a job where I got paid the 1st of the month and you really have to learn to budget to get through the month. I'm sure you will be fine.
Karel, Crazy! once a month paychecks - it will probably take you a few months at least to get adjuted to that since you need money now and are still in a new life start up mode.
One thing i have always admired about you Brian is that you are not scared to just decide to quite something if you didn't think it was working out and go right on to something else. you are fearless about this.
Post a Comment
<< Home