Totally typed up a long comment and then accidentally closed the window out. Ugh.
Anyway, I'm super excited about Saturday, too! Do you know if anyone else (besides us 4) signed up for the class? B likes one of the paintings, but it's not one I would sign up for. I think we should plan a private party after the work stuff settles. There are enough people interested to get one scheduled.
Keeping my fingers crossed that your civil duty doesn't interfere with the testing and stuff. I'm heartbroken that so many of my friends are stressing out over it all. Good luck, friend! ♥
Maybe Laila, I will talk to her at some point this week and find out if she's got a reservation or what. Difficult to get that girl to go out sometimes. D didn't get a reservation afterall, because he doesn't want to cancel in case A's wedding runs late. Totally understandable
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Yeah, I'm glad I didn't stay awake hoping to do it at midnight. And luckily I got a couple texts telling me it was quite a long process. So I'll mess with it when I get kicked out of work today. Y'know...in a couple hours.
My testing range is even later than that! My e-mail says 22nd-25th. I'm actually VERY happy that it's not next week. I can stop cramming now because I don't feel like I'm making as much progress trying to retain all the information I need.
All of my friends who were converted from PTF (part time flex) to FTR (full time regular) were working buttcrack of dawn shifts. They weren't being bounced between tours, just different start times that were 15-45 minutes apart. I don't know where/when they'll NEED careers this time, so...who knows what will happen. But I get what you're saying. It would be difficult to deal with daycare.
It's true that PSE's will have set schedules. Those schedules will ONLY be Tour 3 or Tour 1, though. And most likely upwards of 30 hours. There will be no such thing as "part time" anymore since they're cutting staff by a couple hundred people.
I was going through my bookmarks and ran across your LiveJournal page that I marked a century ago! This is the first time I've been back since I first found it. God is working on me and comforting me to a degree I didn't think possible in this situation with work. If you believe in Him, now's a good time for prayer! I haven't been stressing out since the first week I found out that we were going to have to test again, as if we weren't already working there. I've come to terms with the situation and am going to do my best. Like you, I'm studying and preparing, and that's all I can do. I know that whatever happens, it will all work out. If this door closes, God will open another. I hope you lean on Him too, so that you will not be so stressed. It is a hard situation, and it is not fair, but there are times when there's nothing we can do but accept poopy things and move on, and I don't know why I'm still talking b/c I think I'm just repeating what you said in different words. LOL! I wish you the best of luck and hope that both of us
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Re: Good luck!stolenstarzJune 22 2011, 00:43:44 UTC
When we last spoke of the subject we were both quite frazzled. Since then (I guess it has been a couple of weeks!) I've had some ups and downs. The thing I struggle with most is the unknown. Being afraid of it is what has been dragging me down the past month. I've had many conversations with people of all different attitudes when it comes to this subject. I gravitate more toward the ones like yourself. I won't even try to bundle up a description, but I'm sure you catch my drift. I'm a little ashamed of myself for not checking in sooner, and I'm glad you came by this entry. I REALLY need to update again but haven't sat down to do so. I'm in a different place than I was when this was written. I'm as prepared as I can be, I think. My appointment to take the test is Thursday, at noon. Whenever yours is, I wish you the best of luck as well
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Re: Good luck!ext_676716June 22 2011, 01:02:48 UTC
I'm glad you're doing better--I think preparation makes a HUGE difference. My testing date is Saturday at noon. I'm sure as the time draws nearer, my current state of zen will start to frazzle at the edges and dissipate, but thankfully I have lost no sleep since that first week! I was just doing some math problems today (my weak area) and duuuude. I so suck. I know how to do the type of problems that will be on the test (thank goodness there's no algebra or calculus--I've completely forgotten that!), but I'm too slow. Way too slow. So I'm inventing problems and solving them, trying to do them as quickly as possible. I think I can I think I can I think I can. lol :)
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Anyway, I'm super excited about Saturday, too! Do you know if anyone else (besides us 4) signed up for the class? B likes one of the paintings, but it's not one I would sign up for. I think we should plan a private party after the work stuff settles. There are enough people interested to get one scheduled.
Keeping my fingers crossed that your civil duty doesn't interfere with the testing and stuff. I'm heartbroken that so many of my friends are stressing out over it all. Good luck, friend! ♥
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It's true that PSE's will have set schedules. Those schedules will ONLY be Tour 3 or Tour 1, though. And most likely upwards of 30 hours. There will be no such thing as "part time" anymore since they're cutting staff by a couple hundred people.
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I am going for the career position even though I'll technically be a higher paid pee-on.
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