In the past month....
Jun. 29th, 2015 03:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
emma_in_dreamMy workplace has gone nuts, with the new manager announcing lower pay for everyone. I called the union and now it is just lower pay for some of us! I am now the union delegate, and so every single day consists of people telling me how these grim changes will affect them.
I note also that even after our new office is set up, there is no guarantee of a return to a state of not-being-nuts, as the new commissioner seems hell bent on a restructure that removes a lot of people. I can't really go for a new job now, as I am part-time looking to expand, so it is a matter of hanging on. God, what an endurance race.
Which would be easier if Centrelink had not overpaid me, so now I will be repaying them. It's yet to be settled but I would think realistically five years to pay it back. So, bright side, I live in a country with a safety net and when they overpay you don't get charged interest.
Once those things are sorted I will be able to tell if what hours I'll be working/what I will need to do for child care now that my Dad is about to begin dialysis. Living in this state of indecision is not very me.
I got a new washing machine for a good price. Then installing it turned out to be a nightmare, with the first guy 'installing' it without actually turning on the taps, leaving them jammed. Then the second guy came and did mammoth work and it has cost $900 to set up. Oh my God, why can nothing in my life ever be simple or straightforward?
Ruby was sick over the weekend. Then I was sick.
And I have taken today off work to go to Pearl's teacher interview, let the guys in to do mammoth plumbing works, and sleep.
I feel much better, though, frankly, a longer rest would be better. A less stressful life.
I note also that even after our new office is set up, there is no guarantee of a return to a state of not-being-nuts, as the new commissioner seems hell bent on a restructure that removes a lot of people. I can't really go for a new job now, as I am part-time looking to expand, so it is a matter of hanging on. God, what an endurance race.
Which would be easier if Centrelink had not overpaid me, so now I will be repaying them. It's yet to be settled but I would think realistically five years to pay it back. So, bright side, I live in a country with a safety net and when they overpay you don't get charged interest.
Once those things are sorted I will be able to tell if what hours I'll be working/what I will need to do for child care now that my Dad is about to begin dialysis. Living in this state of indecision is not very me.
I got a new washing machine for a good price. Then installing it turned out to be a nightmare, with the first guy 'installing' it without actually turning on the taps, leaving them jammed. Then the second guy came and did mammoth work and it has cost $900 to set up. Oh my God, why can nothing in my life ever be simple or straightforward?
Ruby was sick over the weekend. Then I was sick.
And I have taken today off work to go to Pearl's teacher interview, let the guys in to do mammoth plumbing works, and sleep.
I feel much better, though, frankly, a longer rest would be better. A less stressful life.
