Back to work on Feb 1

[garnigal]

This is my second months long (this time seven months) stretch of unemployment in two years, but it is finally coming to an end. Unfortunately, my old work never did get funding back, but I found a job doing technical writing for a proposal and SR/ED company. They help businesses get tax breaks for R&D work and apply for other government grants. It isn't ideal, as they offer lower pay (7K less than I was making), the health insurance doesn't start for 6 months, and it's only 2 weeks vacation (I'd be up to 22 days/year at the University), but it is permanently work from home unless I have to go to a client site which is once or twice a month, and only after Covid. Hopefully I wow them, because I can renegotiate after the 6 month probation period.

In the meantime, I'm trying to get things organized for work. Vv is already quite independent with the online school (unless she has to write — how can my kid be so anti-writing?), but my desk is a bit of a shambles and I'd like to get some of the projects I've been poking at finished. I've got a baby sweater on the go for a friend, and I'm almost finished transcribing Grandpa's letters from 1942 (only 4 more years to go, yay). That would put me in a good mental place to start.

Covid-wise, Ontario is in a state of emergency, so we are in lockdown plus. The plus being.... the same as lockdown? Our provincial government hasn't done a great job of clearly communicating. In our house, we are doing our best to limit our trips to essential, but I've also done some porch pickups (trading things with other people in town) that I don't consider a risk. In fact, I need to go get some books from a friend.

Mostly, we hang at home, or the park. There is another family we meet at the park and the kids play together, which is good for everyone.

Comments

[brunettepet.livejournal.com]

I hope the new job is a good fit.

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

I hope so too. I'm still looking, but at least we'll have more money to do things with.

[murielle.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on the new job! And work from home, too! It sounds like a fit for you.

Also, great to hear from you (says me who only posts Idol entries.) :-)

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

I'm enjoying the stories about Great Aunt Bev, so don't stop!

[murielle.livejournal.com]

Bless your heart! Thank you so much! I hope I'm able to keep writing them. I'm fascinated with the whole issue of hoarding, actually, that should be the many issues of hoarding, and I really want to get into the characters some more. :-)

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

Good to know things are looking up. Someday this will all come to an end. We can hope so, anyway. *waves*

[garnigal.livejournal.com]

We figure we are about halfway there. 10 1/2 months of at home forever down, 8 1/2 to go (we are assuming Vv will be back in the school building for grade 3)