The Vent Thread

[Otohiko]

Well, I feel bad venting about my work after Ileia and a couple of other people I know, cause at the end of the day I'm pretty lucky...

HOWEVER, in the interests of disclosure... >__>

Blah, this summer is gonna kind of suck for me I'm basically unemployed since I have a term off teaching, and my second job is out of money for research, meaning the most I can expect out of them before fall is a few free lunches. At the same time I'm tied down with my own school obligations and can't even begin to start looking for short-term work of some sort. And worse, my scholarship money is lower than usual. So almost any travel is out of question for me at the moment...

Meaning that I'm probably gonna spend most of my summer whining about how I miss my friends ;______;
And bugging certain people to get their passports and come visit us in Canada >__>

[dj_ultima_the_great]

Weird things happening in life. I'm graduating soon, which is more terrifying than nice. According to my sister, the financial situation at home is not looking so good for my mother (who won't talk to me about this herself, even though I have to live with her for a while yet).

I came up with an idea that I think would be good, but getting Mom to agree to it will be like pulling teeth, and it will be a pretty big change for me. I want us to move. She can't afford our house - it would have been foreclosed upon last month had my sister not loaned Mom money. (I don't have any more details than that; my sister was "sworn to secrecy" by my mother.) There are a few main advantages to moving:

1. Bigger city means more opportunities for work. She's going to need me to start pitching in, but I don't feel like I'm going to find a job in my piddly 3200-population hometown. (The town in question has 65,000.)

2. Bigger city also means I don't necessarily need to buy a car because I can use public transportation or hoof it/bike. I'll be able to pitch in more and save up more in order to eventually get out on my own.

3. Mom works in that city. This would eliminate a one hour and twenty minute round trip each day. Cheaper on gas, easier on the car, closer to useful locales/resources.

4. I don't need much space. I have been living in a dorm room for six years (in just one corner, I might add, and I lived out of one suitcase during my semester abroad). I know I can function just fine with a single room of space. A small two bedroom apartment would be a simple transition.

5. Relating to number four, this would give Mom most of the other space, which would hopefully lean her towards something smaller and cheaper if I'm not taking up too much room and cramping her. (Doesn't seem as important, but making her feel like she still has the living space of a real house is all a part of making her receptive to the decision of moving in the first place. I need to make this look as appealing as possible.)

She's going to fight me tooth and nail on this, because she is very, very comfortable with living in a small town, but seriously... she - or rather, WE - are beyond fucked financially. I'm looking at being homeless if I can't get out of there or change the situation somehow. I'm sick of her indecision; I shouldn't have to be the parent here, but I'll be damned if she drags me down with her.


- Jen

EDIT: also, I am by nature a very unstressed person (though easily irritated), but I find that I am straining at the seams a little bit now. I'm currently just trying to enjoy my last week of school and look forward to ACen. This shit can wait at least that long.

[Kosmit]

Since everyone seems to be venting about their jobs, I'll join in on the 'fun'. According to the wrok schedule, I'm working 12h shifts for four months, then a month of 8h shifts and then back to the 12h. Recently, my boss decided to do something about the fact that we (IT helpdesk guys) keep gathering so much overtime. So, he forced a new system on us which means that, essentially, there will be weeks when we'll have to have overtime, but won't get paid for it - we'll get time off during our 8h shift months instead. So, we get random days off during a month, when we're supposed to act as substitues for the 12h shift guys in case someone goes on vacation or gets sick. Which leads to another point - the guy on 8h shifts will not be able to go anywhere despite having days off because he can be called in to work any day. Plus, in the new system, due to other reasons, it is entirely possible that those, that get less sick (that would be me), will work hell of a lot more hours than those that do and get absolutely nothing in return. Fuck.
Basically, this is precisely the opposite of what you should to do to motivate your employees. And the company claims they care for their employees. Yeah, right.

[CodeZTM]

Sigh... I lost my scholarship, and it's a bittersweet feeling.

I'm THRILLED because I still managed to get a C in my hardest class I'll take my entire life, which means that I'm still qualified for the CPA examination and I'm still one of the better students in the department [I'm behind about.... 4/5 other people in a class of about 50-60 in the accounting department]. I also got an A in my tax class, which is a BEAUTIFUL thing to have on a resume. I mean, I didn't do... BADLY.

But on the flipside, I'm wanting to kill myself because I lost my money train that was paying me 2 grand a year [NONTAXABLE 2 GRAND A YEAR]. ;____; I've still got the state scholarship that will pay for tuition, but I've essentially lost all my funding for books, fees and other BS that equals up to about a grand a semester AND I've got a summer class to pay for on top of it. Yeah, yeah, I know. I should be grateful that I've only got to take out a grand or two, but I'm still pissed off about it, because it means all my savings for moving out is about to get raped violently. Plus, I'm going to have to pay all that shit back with interest. >_>

EHHHHHHH.

[BasharOfTheAges]

Sigh... I lost my scholarship, and it's a bittersweet feeling.

I'm THRILLED because I still managed to get a C in my hardest class I'll take my entire life, which means that I'm still qualified for the CPA examination and I'm still one of the better students in the department [I'm behind about.... 4/5 other people in a class of about 50-60 in the accounting department]. I also got an A in my tax class, which is a BEAUTIFUL thing to have on a resume. I mean, I didn't do... BADLY.

But on the flipside, I'm wanting to kill myself because I lost my money train that was paying me 2 grand a year [NONTAXABLE 2 GRAND A YEAR]. ;____; I've still got the state scholarship that will pay for tuition, but I've essentially lost all my funding for books, fees and other BS that equals up to about a grand a semester AND I've got a summer class to pay for on top of it. Yeah, yeah, I know. I should be grateful that I've only got to take out a grand or two, but I'm still pissed off about it, because it means all my savings for moving out is about to get raped violently. Plus, I'm going to have to pay all that shit back with interest. >_>

EHHHHHHH.

I lost my full ride scholarship and ended up almost $40,000 in the hole by the time i was done with college. Look on the bright side though, all that student loan interest is tax deductible.

[CodeZTM]

Sigh... I lost my scholarship, and it's a bittersweet feeling.

I'm THRILLED because I still managed to get a C in my hardest class I'll take my entire life, which means that I'm still qualified for the CPA examination and I'm still one of the better students in the department [I'm behind about.... 4/5 other people in a class of about 50-60 in the accounting department]. I also got an A in my tax class, which is a BEAUTIFUL thing to have on a resume. I mean, I didn't do... BADLY.

But on the flipside, I'm wanting to kill myself because I lost my money train that was paying me 2 grand a year [NONTAXABLE 2 GRAND A YEAR]. ;____; I've still got the state scholarship that will pay for tuition, but I've essentially lost all my funding for books, fees and other BS that equals up to about a grand a semester AND I've got a summer class to pay for on top of it. Yeah, yeah, I know. I should be grateful that I've only got to take out a grand or two, but I'm still pissed off about it, because it means all my savings for moving out is about to get raped violently. Plus, I'm going to have to pay all that shit back with interest. >_>

EHHHHHHH.

I lost my full ride scholarship and ended up almost $40,000 in the hole by the time i was done with college. Look on the bright side though, all that student loan interest is tax deductible.

O_O DAMN.

Allow me to slap myself for complaining then.

#slap

[Otohiko]

/raises hand

$ 46,000 here.
Although it's currently down to ~40,000.

I envy people whose families help them financially with college. Or with anything after turning 18
Not that mine didn't help, but 'help' in their case absolutely precludes any money whatsoever being contributed.

[dreamawake]

HEY DOC
BROKEN KNUCKLE
IN MAD PAIN

OH, HURRS SOME IBUPROFEN

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[Jadecavy]

I'd have punched him with the other hand.

[dreamawake]

I'd have punched him with the other hand.

I might've if I'd known he was giving me ibuprofen until I picked up the script...