Weird but good situation
It suddenly turned into a busy afternoon. I got a call from the temp agency, and they told me that the place I used to work asked for me to come back for a short-term assignment, from 1/4-1/22/10. Not as much money as I'd like, but it's money right now. And it'll look good on the resume. Glad they wanted me back!
Anyway, that's the good news-- temp work. I know I said I didn't want anything less than 6-12 months' worth, but there it is.
Bad news: I have to get after school care for Drew again, and I may lose my tuition waiver for the courses. Well, I may have a solution for after-school care. I forgot that the babysitter he had over the summer is still home that week from school, so she can watch him those afternoons, but I have to check to see if she's available if EDP (after school program) won't take him at the last minute.
The tuition waiver is another thing altogether. I called up my contact at the re-employment office. Her feeling is that it's only for a few days so it shouldn't be that bad and that it should be waived, but it's not her determination. She asked someone in her office, and her office said it probably isn't good, but she's going to check with her supervisor, and see what she says, hopefully getting back to me tomorrow.
Damn.
If it's a "no" on the tuition waiver, it sucks, but then at least I can finally sign up for the courses on my own and not wait anymore. It also means that I have to decide whether to pay for one or two classes on my own as well. I can live without unemployment for a while, and hopefully I can re-apply as soon as this assignment is done. If I can't, well, I'll just continue not to spend too much of my saved up money and continue to look. We aren't hurting, but that's also because I was getting that small stipend from unemployment, and I haven't been spending the money (or at least not that much of it). It's frustrating that I still haven't found a full-time-- or even a part-time job for a while. I just wish the place that let me go would just bring me on, once and for all. Frustration big time.
But, at least I will have something to do as of Monday. And after that, I will definitely have to play it by ear. Life is just crazy.
Anyway, that's the good news-- temp work. I know I said I didn't want anything less than 6-12 months' worth, but there it is.
Bad news: I have to get after school care for Drew again, and I may lose my tuition waiver for the courses. Well, I may have a solution for after-school care. I forgot that the babysitter he had over the summer is still home that week from school, so she can watch him those afternoons, but I have to check to see if she's available if EDP (after school program) won't take him at the last minute.
The tuition waiver is another thing altogether. I called up my contact at the re-employment office. Her feeling is that it's only for a few days so it shouldn't be that bad and that it should be waived, but it's not her determination. She asked someone in her office, and her office said it probably isn't good, but she's going to check with her supervisor, and see what she says, hopefully getting back to me tomorrow.
Damn.
If it's a "no" on the tuition waiver, it sucks, but then at least I can finally sign up for the courses on my own and not wait anymore. It also means that I have to decide whether to pay for one or two classes on my own as well. I can live without unemployment for a while, and hopefully I can re-apply as soon as this assignment is done. If I can't, well, I'll just continue not to spend too much of my saved up money and continue to look. We aren't hurting, but that's also because I was getting that small stipend from unemployment, and I haven't been spending the money (or at least not that much of it). It's frustrating that I still haven't found a full-time-- or even a part-time job for a while. I just wish the place that let me go would just bring me on, once and for all. Frustration big time.
But, at least I will have something to do as of Monday. And after that, I will definitely have to play it by ear. Life is just crazy.