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last night I took an urgent call from the boss during class.
My class is one of two at this level with the smallest numbers. They are dissolving both of these small classes.
Boss realizes this is my only class so will prioritize me for cover work. She has things for the last two weeks of September, which means that...the first two weeks I'll be purely available for doing dissertation work? And, you know, not have any source of income. Also, cover teachers are self-employed, which I think isn't going to work if I need to get a work visa (which I will at the end of October). I need to talk to her in person to ask her about that and other things.
In my life-philosophy, this is just somethin' out there moving my feet towards the next step, but dammit, I don't want to do any stepping just now. Abbey's taking the recession really seriously which means I'm sure no new classes are opening AND it's going to be difficult to get a new job anywhere. However, I am still employed by them so I can tell any other schools (or other employments?) that I still work for them and I'm looking for a second, rather than a next, job.
In other news, my boyfriend is amazingly supportive, I probably don't deserve him, and MY GRANDPARENTS ARE IN TOWN TODAY! J and I are trying the "working next to each other" thing this morning under the philosophy that someone else doing work across the table from you makes you be more productive.
My class is one of two at this level with the smallest numbers. They are dissolving both of these small classes.
Boss realizes this is my only class so will prioritize me for cover work. She has things for the last two weeks of September, which means that...the first two weeks I'll be purely available for doing dissertation work? And, you know, not have any source of income. Also, cover teachers are self-employed, which I think isn't going to work if I need to get a work visa (which I will at the end of October). I need to talk to her in person to ask her about that and other things.
In my life-philosophy, this is just somethin' out there moving my feet towards the next step, but dammit, I don't want to do any stepping just now. Abbey's taking the recession really seriously which means I'm sure no new classes are opening AND it's going to be difficult to get a new job anywhere. However, I am still employed by them so I can tell any other schools (or other employments?) that I still work for them and I'm looking for a second, rather than a next, job.
In other news, my boyfriend is amazingly supportive, I probably don't deserve him, and MY GRANDPARENTS ARE IN TOWN TODAY! J and I are trying the "working next to each other" thing this morning under the philosophy that someone else doing work across the table from you makes you be more productive.