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[halfshellvenus]

There was an "8 Days of Wincest" celebration last week, but since I never got around to reading the 'instructions,' I didn't realize until Day 4 that each day represented a season of the show! S4 was where the show got problematic for me, and I didn't like S5 and beyond. I haven't even seen S7 or S8. So, I managed only a single drabble and it wound

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[cislyn]

*hugs* Work sounds absolutely awful. I'm sorry. Are you open at all to relocating? I don't know of any positions in your specific field off the top of my head in this area, but I could ask around - I know a lot of techy people, who do a lot of different things.

[halfshellvenus]

Thanks for the kind thoughts!

No-- I don't want to move our kids at all (that would be just awful for them).

I really like my specialized field, but there have always been few jobs for it (most are in the Bay Area, or back East). If I had to, I could go into another tech area. There are lots of jobs there! But I hate to leave something I love.

The denial stage, it dies hard.

[cislyn]

*hugs*

I totally get not wanting to move (ohhhh how I hate moving). It seems like what you do would be perfectly well suited to working at a distance, but so many places are reluctant to do that. It's dumb. Programming is programming is programming, and you don't need to be in a cubicle farm or an office to get it done. I'm wishing you all kinds of luck in finding a job doing what you enjoy.

[halfshellvenus]

This would be so much easier if my husband were still employed. It's the 'being responsible for the well-being of our whole family' that has me feeling so trapped, and risk-averse. Understandable, but still uncomfortable!

[tsuki_no_bara]

changes you don't love in a job you do always suck. :( i hope you can figure something out, either with your current employer or in a shiny new job.

at least you have the whale for amusement....

[halfshellvenus]

It's just sad, given how wonderful this place used to be. :(

The Whale is such a bizarre and entertaining animal. I do wish he talked less (curse that 50% Siamese heritage!), but he is never boring. :D