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johnpalmer) wrote2007-11-08 09:31 pm
johnpalmer) wrote2007-11-08 09:31 pm
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So... if I want to, Monday I can start at OSU at about 56% of my last contracting salary, or about half of what I expected to be making by now. Tomorrow, I'm going to try to find out what that means in take home pay so I can figure out a budget, and decide if it's possible. If
In other news, Chibi has an aural hematoma that the doctor thinks should be drained. I can't afford it (but if I'd taken a contracting job, it'd be trivial), but because Chibi has had several infections, I don't want to take any chances that it's more than just blood.
Then, after that major expense, I get a trivial paycheck for December - Oregon State pays monthly - and a regular paycheck at the end of the year.
Oh, did I mention that I'm no longer under consideration for any of the other positions that I applied for? I can imagine that being the result of my taking a temp position (it would look like showing favoritism to one candidate), but I wish they'd said that this would happen.
So I guess, early on, I'll have to talk to them about the possibilities. What do they see as possible things that could happen going forward?
I don't like this... if I were to move now, I could get a contracting job in Seattle (or hell, Portland) before my money runs out. If I stay down here, I'm committed and likely stuck without going pretty deeply into debt.
But I guess it's time to just see what happens, and roll with the punches however they come.
In other news, Chibi has an aural hematoma that the doctor thinks should be drained. I can't afford it (but if I'd taken a contracting job, it'd be trivial), but because Chibi has had several infections, I don't want to take any chances that it's more than just blood.
Then, after that major expense, I get a trivial paycheck for December - Oregon State pays monthly - and a regular paycheck at the end of the year.
Oh, did I mention that I'm no longer under consideration for any of the other positions that I applied for? I can imagine that being the result of my taking a temp position (it would look like showing favoritism to one candidate), but I wish they'd said that this would happen.
So I guess, early on, I'll have to talk to them about the possibilities. What do they see as possible things that could happen going forward?
I don't like this... if I were to move now, I could get a contracting job in Seattle (or hell, Portland) before my money runs out. If I stay down here, I'm committed and likely stuck without going pretty deeply into debt.
But I guess it's time to just see what happens, and roll with the punches however they come.
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I wasn't 100% sure of that, but I learned it while filling out paperwork today.
So I've also e-mailed the guy I was talking with about this to find out how long I should expect to wait before there's any chance of a change. I know he can't say "we will review things in X months" but I'm asking him to say "we won't be able to review things for at least Y months". If Y is too large, I guess I'm going to have to give this a pass.