I know many of you are dealing with this lousy economy and lost incomes due to layoffs and such. My job was on the chopping block sometime in April but I hadn't heard anything... until now. I just got off the phone with my (client) boss - I'm a software technical writer and tester, contracted out - that my job with the client is "safe" until the end of October. I've been extended and there's a small (very small) possibility that I can go beyond October 31st. But for now, I'll take October. Since my parent company doesn't have much work in the CT area, there was a very good chance that I would have been laid off had my contract with the client hadn't gotten approved and extended (i.e. they found money to keep me around).
I'm happy but I will say this... there was a small part of me that wanted the summer off. Is that bad?? My husband is snowmobiling in VT this weekend so I have to wait for him to call me so that I can give me the good news.
My thoughts are with those that are on the opposite end of the spectrum. I hope things turn around for you all!
Enjoy your day!
Jen
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Congratulations Jen! And no, it's not bad to wish for the summer off. I feel your pain. Everyday, I wish I were home sewing and then I just smack myself and realize how lucky I am to have a job. It's so hard to be pulled in both directions. {Very Big Sigh}
ReplyDeleteJust think of all the fabric you can buy with the steady income!
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Congrats....in today's environment, you're one of the lucky ones!
ReplyDeleteWhew - you dodged that one, eh? What a relief. But, no, it isn't bad for you to want the summer off. I would hate to give up my summers. My husband recently left a school principal position after 17 years in the system for a job with the department of education and now he works year round. It was tough for him to go to work over Christmas when both my daughter and I got to stay home every day!
ReplyDeleteI am very happy for you and congrats on your 100th post.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your job. I'm a technical writer, too, and recently went through the same thing. It was SUCH a relief to find out I wasn't being let go. Although, like you, I sometimes wish for a period of unemployment so I can spend my days doing the stuff I love. But then I come to my senses ... I need a paycheck :-)
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