Well, that was a bit unexpected

[wendyzski]

I've been laid off!

Thinking back, I can see why they need to - the company is down to 3 properties and probably one more will be in receivership within 3 months. They can't afford me.

Sucks to be me though - I have 3 weeks severance and 2 weeks vacation (provided that I sign the release which on the first glance looks reasonable). I'll be eligible for the COBRA subsidy, and I have recent refills on all my meds. My transit pass is paid up for the end of the month.

COMB is going to flip his shit, though - he's out of town till tomorrow. I told HR that I'd be willing to do some personal-assistant stuff at a "mutually agreeable" rate p/t. I'm thinking 25% over my old hourly rate woudl be appropriate, if I get paid by personal check and not reportable income.

So tonight I whine, and then tomorrow I start crunching numbers.
I wonder if it's too late to get added to the Windycon Thursday banquet?

Comments

[wendyzski.livejournal.com]

Did and done. Yay free food.

You wouldn't happen to know anyone who might have crash space for that Thursday night? I really can't afford another hotel room night but I also really don't want to have to go all the way home and back in the morning.

[controuble.livejournal.com]

I need a second person to sleep in the art show room on Thurs night if you are interested.

[wendyzski.livejournal.com]

edited because I'm out of it - I meant that I would be delighted and that you can tell me where to go on Thursday when I get there.

Enjoy it - there are TONS of people who would love to tell me where to go....

[controuble.livejournal.com]

Wonderful - you just saved me some gopher hours that I had forgotten to budget for.

[sciffy-circo.livejournal.com]

How about 2 more, like Brice and I? Actually, I hear Art Show was being run by Logistics, and Taz wanted to make Brice staff. Only problem was that the position doesn't come with a Gopher Hole. I talked to a few people at chicago-sf.org and we should have crash space available though... I hope.

It's great that they'd like to promote him/ us, but it kinda sucks that we'd need to find our own place to crash. And Capricon? Those no-rollovers is killing me. I was forced to spend the check on something else, and now I don't know if I can afford to go.

And Wendy, yeah, the job situation sucks. :( Seriously, if I didn't have 2 cooking classes, I really would be starving. I'm really not doing well over here. Had a few job contacts this week, they want me to take a bus out to Schaumburg to start at 7:30am (not possible, already looked it up) or I'd have to do 40 hours a week (not possible, I'm a student). Unemployment doesn't exactly cover the storage, food, and a bus card, and/ or anything else I may need. Therapy, maybe? Doctor? Still waiting to hear back on my application for that.

I'm not even sure who to pray to anymore...

[controuble.livejournal.com]

Sorry, but we've all been put on a very strict gopher hours budget this year and I already have one Thurs sleep-in and am only allowed to use 2. I also have my regular sleep-ins for Fri and Sat nights.