@#$%!

[verbicide]

I worry about hours all the time. At this time, I work exclusively for a small Midwestern company with the nicest people ever. While they haven't officially guaranteed me x hours a month, I know they work hard to make sure I can pay my rent.

Regardless, any hint of a slow down on our projects completely freaks me out. Maybe I should have taken a second job, not that they're easy to find these days, but maybe I should have looked. But, I'm easily distracted and I know it. My first priority here (beyond making enough to live on) is school (no matter how much I bitch about it).

I know I'm hyperventilating, and hopefully needlessly. But I can't help it.

The second part to this is: I'm trying to cram more hours per week for the first three weeks in March, because I haven't had a paid vacation in two years. And while this isn't technically a paid vacation, it would be nice to take time off without a paycut. I don't want to work while traveling again, because quite frankly that sucked rather a lot.

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[neojima.livejournal.com]

At this time, I work exclusively for a small Midwestern company with the nicest people ever.

Really! Sounds like a good gig. I thought you were in Seattle, though?

I'm trying to cram more hours per week for the first three weeks in March, because I haven't had a paid vacation in two years.

You might want to ask if you can take a paid vacation. I know I started out marking my time-off requests "unpaid," and after a while they told me that they were paying me anyway.

Of course, my time off is a day here or there, or a few hours. I haven't had more than four days off in a row since...uhh...October of 2001, when I went to DC. Before that, when I started working in November of '99 (although that was two jobs ago). Ouchie.

Of course, now I have to schedule a week off, for the move. Doh.

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

Really! Sounds like a good gig. I thought you were in Seattle, though?

I am a telecommuter :þ

I've been lucky enough to visit the company in question and even meet our amazing, life-saving, incredibly cool bafh. *wink*

You might want to ask if you can take a paid vacation.

You're on salary though, no? 8 hrs a day (sometimes 18), etc? I only work 3 days a week and am paid per hour.

Contract work is just different. I don't blame them at all.

But, I really am looking forward to having a regular job again. I miss having perks.

[neojima.livejournal.com]

I am a telecommuter :þ

I'd love to be able to do that.

I've been lucky enough to visit the company in question and even meet our amazing, life-saving, incredibly cool bafh. *wink*

Isn't that BOFH?

You're on salary though, no? 8 hrs a day (sometimes 18), etc? I only work 3 days a week and am paid per hour.

Not really. I'm paid per hour, I've just been advised to cap it at 8 hours a day. Evidently I'll be compensated for overtime other ways. I just take undeclared time off, personally, though.

Contract work is just different. I don't blame them at all.

Yeah, I wondered if that might be the monkey wrench. Didn't think it'd hurt to ask, though.

But, I really am looking forward to having a regular job again. I miss having perks.

Any plans?

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I'd love to be able to do that.

It has its good points. But it also has its bad points.

Isn't that BOFH?

I've heard both. And I thought you were an A not an O. Am I wrong?

Any plans?

None other than: Get certificate. Apply everywhere. Pray to stay in Seattle.

[neojima.livejournal.com]

It has its good points. But it also has its bad points.

*nods* True, true.

I've heard both. And I thought you were an A not an O. Am I wrong?

Technically I'm an admin, yes. However, the "Operator" in BOFH is a title from the mainframe days, for the people who did more or less what I do. :-)

None other than: Get certificate. Apply everywhere. Pray to stay in Seattle.

Sounds like a plan!

[devinshire.livejournal.com]

That's the same thing I worry about with interpreting. Ideally, I will be on several different businesses' lists of people who can interpret, then they call me when they need me. But what if they don't need me? *sob*

[verbicide.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you'll do fine! But, I'll admit that contract work is a scary, scary place to be :)

I couldn't do it long term. I'm too cowardly, neurotic and a complete benefits-slut.