At least six more months

[threeplusfire]

One of the training supervisors asked to see me this afternoon. She explained that she hoped I would continue to peer train for them, and that the office has gotten last minute approval to hire seven additional peer trainers. that I didn't even get an interview for the current position because so many people with so much more seniority applied. They will be able to hire two people a quarter, starting in September.

I figured that I wasn't going to get the job. I'm a little stung that I didn't get an interview, though I understand the whys and whatnot.

This is hard. I am the only person that the scheduling matters so much to, because I am the only peer trainer who has to work outside of Monday-Friday hours. I am superbly good at my job, and I get these glowing evaluations that mean nothing because I've only been here two years, five months and eleven days. I'm in the process of applying for acting supervisor privileges. I can do everything here.

So I wait. I have my summer scheduled out, and I have several weekends off because I'll be working Mondays. I have to see if I can live in small increments as far as work goes, to see if maybe there's a chance to make this lateral move. Did I mention it is a totally lateral move? No promotion, no pay raise. While I understand, it is still sort of lame. In September, we will receive our great and generous gift from the Legislature, a 2% raise. Yes, that number is correct. No, you don't want to know how many years behind inflation our salaries are. My 2% raise, after taxes and deductions, will get me something like $30 more a month. Because that, my friends, is somehow going to convince people to stay in these jobs and make us feel valued. Oh yes indeed.

This entry probably sounds more angry than I really am. Mostly I'm sad.

Comments

[halfacork.livejournal.com]

[snugs]

Pay in these jobs suck, beyond suck, yet the stress evel and burn out rate is sooooo high. I'm not saying more pay woul change how hard the work is, but actually being able to make the cost of living would help with the outside stress.

--not angry, BITTER.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Seriously, they should at least pay us enough to stay soaked in booze for the month. ;)

[halfacork.livejournal.com]

...I started drinking at noon, but then, I'm on vacation=)

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I am full of envy. I really want a big glass with cocount rum.

[halfacork.livejournal.com]

Pina Colada wine coolers, which are even better mixed in vanilla stoli? But I'm waiting until at least 4 to break out the real liquor.

[brienze.livejournal.com]

Unrelated question, although yes, government personnel rules suck.

I apparently remembered the big, tapered cylindrical silver beads you first chose, and which we agreed were too big for the piece. I know they're too big because I sat down today to put them on... whoops. They also had little purely cylindrical ones that look very similar, only smaller. Is that what you'd gotten the first time? I also noticed flat discs (the traditional button shape) with an abstract sunburst pattern. Those would lay flat on the material... I'm kind of worried about even the stubby cylinders being too 3D and flopping, no matter how tightly I try to sew them in.

What's your preference, or should I try both? (There's a half off beads sale this week.) I've got BPAL to mail tomorrow morning so I'll hit up the Hobby Lobby then too.

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

I like the sound of the flat round ones actually. (I did pick out the big tapered ones first time.) half off beads!! Oh man. I think I might go nuts. The beads, they are addictive.

[gypsy-pie.livejournal.com]

Work makes me sad today. I'm sorry you didn't get the interview, even after all the reasons it still makes little sense.

I wish we had called during our vacation, but I was in a bit of a funk and didn't want to talk to people. Horrible use of hormones as an excuse, but there you go. So sorry!

I'm sorry, this sux

[abbismom.livejournal.com]

I'm glad Wendy (I assume its Wendy M.) took the time to look you up personally and explain why you didn't get an interview and to apply again. My understanding is the next couple are going to be hired in August, so maybe not "at least 6 months"? I asked my supervisor why they are doing it in this half-assed way (hire only one or two at a time until 8 chosen ones are in place) and if it was a funding decision. Wendy T. said no, it's a political decision, and one she fought hard against and doesn't agree with. Basically, the higher ups think that because this is a new program and we are getting so few of the FTE's we sought to get, the peer trainer program will "go over better" with the powers that be if the loss of 8 folks on the floor are felt less 2 at a time. Does it make sense, since 8 folks will be pulled anyway? No. Not at all. That's why it's called "political" which, as we all know, means, "must be done in the most expensive, most wasteful, idiotic way possible."

None of this eases the slap in the face that you didn't get an interview. But, there is hope, and hope that is in the near future.

While you are waiting to apply again, might I suggest mixing rum in your coke at work?

Oh, and I am buying you rubber cement. Not only to stick the bitches' stuff to her side of the pod, but to stick your stuff too so that she doesn't move it. Bitch. Pod ho.

She was not happy when I came by when she was there the other night and said, "oh, I have this cute Dronkey to give to Amanda, where should I put it?" (She didn't answer the way she probably would've liked to. I hope she left it there. But, as I put it down on your side, I said, "Yep, Amanda's my girl!" soon after, she went trotting off to her other junior high friend to bitch for a while.

Fiona's coming next. Though she's not as good as pressing the Dronkey's wing's together and hearing that creepy-sounding "mama," I think she does the karate chop "aiiiiiiiiiiii-ya!"

Mwahahahaha

Re: I'm sorry, this sux

[tsarina.livejournal.com]

Bwahahah, you are delightfully evil. I am deeply amused. Pod ho! That is the best name ever.

Yeah, the process of jobs in this agency makes me want to tear my hair out. I say six months so as not to completely die if I don't get in on the next round. I have to at least be in the top four, if not the top two.