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So, today I've been worrying about employment.
Here's the history: I quit my job teaching at the end of last school year in Philly. I liked it, but I was commuting 4 hours a day, sleeping less than that, and the prospect of having to continue graduate studies and manage that miserable schedule, as well as the bullshit involved with living with my asswipe father made me need to get out.
So, without a real plan, I came "home" to pittsburgh to live with my mom, which has been OK. She bothers me some, but not as much as feeling like a stranger in my dad's house.
The problem (well, the big one) is that I didn't have a plan for finding work at the time. I just up and left. So I applied to a bunch of jobs. The school district still paid me until the last payday when they finally stopped.
Now, I have been on probably thirteen interviews. I'm either over qualified or not what they're looking for or something. So finally, after looking with varying degrees of effort for like three months, I got a job offer this week working in a day care. It looks like such a perfect job, me in charge of 5 one year olds... wonderful! The problem is that I have a plane ticket to England on December 15th to the 5th. I have to go see his parents, cause I think there's going to be a party for us and some wedding planning to do... plus, i really want to go.
I also had a job offer today from Target, which pays less, but which i could quit without feeling guilty or like I had abandoned some 1 year olds when the time comes.
I also have an interview at the Body Shop on Saturday, and they already know about the trip and are OK with it. And, it's for an assistant manager position, and will probably therefore pay decent. (at the very least it's a 40% discount on all the stuff I love!)
I'm stumped. I haven't told either of the first two employers about the trip yet, and I think what I will do is go to Tender Care on monday to do the paper work and tell her about the trip. If it's a major problem, I can ask her to hold off on offering me a specific position until after the new year and go work for Target or Body shop and just not tell them anything about the trip until I'm ready to go.
Such a dilemma. I know. Drama galore.
Hehe. If only I had been more responsible when I was still getting paid and saved up, I could wait until I get back to get a job, but no, I spend like nobody's business. It's like I'm physically incapable of saving money. Bah.
So. There's the thing. Any thoughts?
So, today I've been worrying about employment.
Here's the history: I quit my job teaching at the end of last school year in Philly. I liked it, but I was commuting 4 hours a day, sleeping less than that, and the prospect of having to continue graduate studies and manage that miserable schedule, as well as the bullshit involved with living with my asswipe father made me need to get out.
So, without a real plan, I came "home" to pittsburgh to live with my mom, which has been OK. She bothers me some, but not as much as feeling like a stranger in my dad's house.
The problem (well, the big one) is that I didn't have a plan for finding work at the time. I just up and left. So I applied to a bunch of jobs. The school district still paid me until the last payday when they finally stopped.
Now, I have been on probably thirteen interviews. I'm either over qualified or not what they're looking for or something. So finally, after looking with varying degrees of effort for like three months, I got a job offer this week working in a day care. It looks like such a perfect job, me in charge of 5 one year olds... wonderful! The problem is that I have a plane ticket to England on December 15th to the 5th. I have to go see his parents, cause I think there's going to be a party for us and some wedding planning to do... plus, i really want to go.
I also had a job offer today from Target, which pays less, but which i could quit without feeling guilty or like I had abandoned some 1 year olds when the time comes.
I also have an interview at the Body Shop on Saturday, and they already know about the trip and are OK with it. And, it's for an assistant manager position, and will probably therefore pay decent. (at the very least it's a 40% discount on all the stuff I love!)
I'm stumped. I haven't told either of the first two employers about the trip yet, and I think what I will do is go to Tender Care on monday to do the paper work and tell her about the trip. If it's a major problem, I can ask her to hold off on offering me a specific position until after the new year and go work for Target or Body shop and just not tell them anything about the trip until I'm ready to go.
Such a dilemma. I know. Drama galore.
Hehe. If only I had been more responsible when I was still getting paid and saved up, I could wait until I get back to get a job, but no, I spend like nobody's business. It's like I'm physically incapable of saving money. Bah.
So. There's the thing. Any thoughts?