Intrepid_Chef
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Now you see them ... now you don't. I am referring to a way out of my financial crisis through my semi-full-time job, of course ....
This morning, I checked my work e-mail and found a pleasant surprise ... the big boss had approved two of us getting some of our hours back. Not all of them, but 36 is better than 32. I crunched the numbers and discovered that I'd eventually be able to afford silly luxuries like food and utilities. Honestly, the only reason I'm not deeper in the hole is that gas prices dropped in half.
A few hours later, my boss e-mailed us. Seems our boss took back his promise and said we were in dire financial straits and couldn't afford to restore our hours after all.
In May, five of us (two part-time, three full-time) got our hours slashed by 8 each. One of the part-timers left, and a couple of months ago, they laid off the remaining full-timer and two part-timers. At that time, we were told that we would get at least some of our hours back when the full-timer was off the payroll.
Meanwhile, I am behind on everything, facing an unknown car repair bill, and facing an extended dry spell in my PC business. (I have shows coming up, but none before February.) And all 3 of my shows so far have been smaller than I anticipated. I was counting not only on Sell-a-thon, but on the corresponding paycheck.
Looking for jobs, but many of them seem to be outside my skill set ...
This morning, I checked my work e-mail and found a pleasant surprise ... the big boss had approved two of us getting some of our hours back. Not all of them, but 36 is better than 32. I crunched the numbers and discovered that I'd eventually be able to afford silly luxuries like food and utilities. Honestly, the only reason I'm not deeper in the hole is that gas prices dropped in half.
A few hours later, my boss e-mailed us. Seems our boss took back his promise and said we were in dire financial straits and couldn't afford to restore our hours after all.
In May, five of us (two part-time, three full-time) got our hours slashed by 8 each. One of the part-timers left, and a couple of months ago, they laid off the remaining full-timer and two part-timers. At that time, we were told that we would get at least some of our hours back when the full-timer was off the payroll.
Meanwhile, I am behind on everything, facing an unknown car repair bill, and facing an extended dry spell in my PC business. (I have shows coming up, but none before February.) And all 3 of my shows so far have been smaller than I anticipated. I was counting not only on Sell-a-thon, but on the corresponding paycheck.
Looking for jobs, but many of them seem to be outside my skill set ...