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2004-03-18 Big Decisions Ahh... Tomorrow is Friday. Oh, what a blissful day, especially after 5. I tend to get quite giddy over Friday evenings, even if I have nothing going on. Not that this week was especially bad. In fact, after the past 2 weeks, it was glorious. There were a few last-minute scramblings, of course, but it wasn't continuous as it was when I first started. Maybe I'm getting used to the new tasks, or maybe things were just calmer. Tomorrow should be good because one of the guys who gives me a lot of work won't be in at all, and if I heard correctly, the president (who also gives me a lot) won't be in very much. So, it should be a nice quiet day where I can actually get work done (knocking on wood). And I've now decided to come clean with all of you. I was keeping quiet about it for a reason that will become clear in just a moment, but I realized that the chances of word of this getting out are pretty slim, and even if it does, it's no biggee. The company I'm currently working for is that architectural millwork and cabinetry place I was working for right before Christmas. The one that had to lay me off because of some business/financial troubles. Hence the indefinite/temporary nature of my position. Things still aren't 100% cleared up. They had to lay off a couple of other people, which is why I'm suddenly the go-to girl, doing a lot of the tasks that were done by one of the others before. The reason I kept it quiet is because I originally got the job through the placement agency I was with. Technically speaking, if you're laid off by a company they placed you in, you're not supposed to go work for them again without going through the agency, at least not within a certain span of time. Due to their difficulties, the company didn't want to have to pay the agency x-amount of dollars to have an employee. So it's all hush-hush, but even if the agency finds out, the worst-case scenario is that neither myself nor the company will be able to deal with that particular agency again. I don't exactly feel bad about it. Just before going back to this place, my agent called me with an office job in a chemical plant. I told her to check into whether or not smoking (on breaks, obviously) would be allowed, and she learned that due to the nature of whatever chemicals they store, you can't smoke anywhere near the premises. Therefore, they were looking for someone who either didn't smoke at all, or could go an entire workday without one. Well, I obviously told her that that wasn't for me. I guess she wasn't happy because I haven't heard from her since. I realize that it must be really frustrating to find a job for someone who is as picky as I am, but COME ON. That's your job. Deal with it. Sorry if I'm not more sympathetic, but we all have stresses at work. That's what makes it work and not play. Anyway, suffice it to say that I don't care, because this particular agency sucks ass. * It may be clearer now why I'm facing such a dilemma, what with the job offer I wrote about in my weblog. When I went to the interviews to work at the Canadian Immigration Council, I was SO excited. It sounded perfect. And I was so incredibly disappointed when I learned that for whatever reasons, they had to put a freeze on hiring. During all the months in between when I wasn't working, I hoped and prayed they'd call me. And now that I have a job, they contact me. The problem is this: at my current job, I'm making $11.50 an hour. At the immigration place, I'd be making $9.00 an hour (plus commission, which is earned if you bring clients in through marketing procedures - but I'm not counting that because it's not steady). That's a big pay-cut. At the same time, though, my job at X Industries (so-called because I'd like there to be some anonymity) is uncertain. I'm pretty sure I have a job there for another month or two, but you never know. Come May, I may be unemployed again if business doesn't pick up. I'm also finding that at times I'm being spread pretty damn thin around that office, being pulled in several different directions at once because we're understaffed (and anything other people don't have time for lands on my desk). At the immigration place, I'd have (I think) a set list of tasks to perform and that's it. Sometimes the hustle and bustle of work is nice because the day zips by, but other times I want to tear my hair out. Also, even though I do find what X Industries does to be interesting, I don't find it nearly as interesting as immigration and other cultures. My studies in religion could possibly be put to some use (which is why I was chosen). Anyway, I have NO idea what to do about all this. I emailed the girl at the immigration place back to tell explain my situation, and to ask when they need to know. I'd like a bit of time to think about it, but I also know that now that the freeze has been lifted, they need someone asap. Gah. |
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