Title: Are you ready for GOOD news?!
Post by: donnap99 on April 23, 2004, 04:50:39 am
***I was finally offered the job today! YAY!!!***
After over 2 months of temping and seriously wondering if I was becoming a mushroom (as Oz said recently: kept in the dark and fed nice, rich horse manure) -- being led to believe that the hiring process would be wrapped up "any day" -- and after firmly deciding that tomorrow at 4:00, if I had not received an offer I would call the agency for another assignment and announce my move to the supervisor, it finally happened. Seems that the supervisor wasn't just yanking my chain!
It's about a 15% pay decrease and a lower grade position, but it's also a bird in hand and since I'm making it back to the university before 6 months since my last day of employment I will not lose any time - my years of service will still be since 1995 - which means things like I didn't lose any ground on how much vacation time I get per year!
I can't tell you how relieved I am. The most important thing is that I'll have my tuition benefits again for the kids - who are now in 12th, 11th, and 9th grades. It holds the potential of ~$13,000 college tuition paid PER child PER year. The university will pay half of any accredited university's tuition - the only caveat being that figure may not exceed the cost of half their tuition (half is approximately $13,000).
I was truly hitting depression, too. That should begin lifting!
Oz, I'm sending you some "get a job" vibes!!!
Donna
DonnaP99
After over 2 months of temping and seriously wondering if I was becoming a mushroom (as Oz said recently: kept in the dark and fed nice, rich horse manure) -- being led to believe that the hiring process would be wrapped up "any day" -- and after firmly deciding that tomorrow at 4:00, if I had not received an offer I would call the agency for another assignment and announce my move to the supervisor, it finally happened. Seems that the supervisor wasn't just yanking my chain!
It's about a 15% pay decrease and a lower grade position, but it's also a bird in hand and since I'm making it back to the university before 6 months since my last day of employment I will not lose any time - my years of service will still be since 1995 - which means things like I didn't lose any ground on how much vacation time I get per year!
I can't tell you how relieved I am. The most important thing is that I'll have my tuition benefits again for the kids - who are now in 12th, 11th, and 9th grades. It holds the potential of ~$13,000 college tuition paid PER child PER year. The university will pay half of any accredited university's tuition - the only caveat being that figure may not exceed the cost of half their tuition (half is approximately $13,000).
I was truly hitting depression, too. That should begin lifting!
Oz, I'm sending you some "get a job" vibes!!!
Donna
DonnaP99
Title: Re: Are you ready for GOOD news?!
Post by: peana on April 23, 2004, 11:11:25 am
That's great news - hope you have a brilliant weekend.
Title: Re: Are you ready for GOOD news?!
Post by: debby on April 23, 2004, 12:40:37 pm
That's wonderful news...CONGRATS!
Title: Re: Are you ready for GOOD news?!
Post by: raindance on April 23, 2004, 12:53:46 pm
Congratulations, Donna. That's wonderful news.
Raindance
Raindance
Title: Re: Are you ready for GOOD news?!
Post by: Cozwaz on April 23, 2004, 01:15:24 pm
Brilliant news Donna.
All the best
Coz
All the best
Coz
Title: Re: Are you ready for GOOD news?!
Post by: chris68 on April 23, 2004, 01:25:19 pm
Excellent news donna! Congratulations!
Chris68
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Chris68
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Title: Re: Are you ready for GOOD news?!
Post by: ozbound on April 23, 2004, 04:55:20 pm
Congrats and thanks for the good vibes! I'd love to work for a college or university myself--in fact, I just sent in an application to one. I figure, since I didn't get this job, there's gotta be something better out there.
Cheers!
Cheers!
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Post by: claudiamag on April 23, 2004, 07:50:55 pm
Congratulations, I am so happy for you!
Title: Re: Are you ready for GOOD news?!
Post by: supergirl on April 23, 2004, 09:33:51 pm
Three cheers for Donna! Go out and do something fun to celebrate this weekend!
Supergirl
Supergirl
Title: Re: Are you ready for GOOD news?!
Post by: Jackie G on April 24, 2004, 10:35:18 am
Donna
what a great start to your weekend. congrats!
Jackie
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what a great start to your weekend. congrats!
Jackie
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Title: Re: Are you ready for GOOD news?!
Post by: countrigal on April 26, 2004, 03:57:47 pm
Belated Congrats Donna!
CountriGal
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CountriGal
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Title: Re: Are you ready for GOOD news?!
Post by: gee4 on April 27, 2004, 10:25:34 am
See ... good things come to those who wait!
Well done.
G
Well done.
G