Working Mummies Support Group #2

**Teeki** · January 27th, 2015, 12:10 PM

Oh no BD, how awful

Big hugs to your DH.Do you think he'll find something else easy enough?

I just realised I made a mistake with my work. Because my weekly pay is now so low, I'll be under the tax-free threshold. So since I started there in November, I haven't been paying PAYG. But, my pay for the entire financial year will be around $50k with payouts and everything, and my old work would have already considered the tax-free threshold. So I need to be paying tax now and then change it after July 30. Bugger!

**Beautiful Disaster** · January 27th, 2015, 12:12 PM

Oh no BD, how awful

Big hugs to your DH.Do you think he'll find something else easy enough?

Not sure I hope not.

**Ladylove** · January 29th, 2015, 06:42 PM

MummaT and BD I'm sorry news hasn't been great in your courts.

Leckert I know a few teachers who were on contract, now jobless. It's crazy how we need more teachers, yet work is so hard to nail down.

W how are you doing? Is DH away yet?

So, any ideas on how to respond to 'desirable' (I.e. Not essential) selection criteria for which I have no experience? I have lots of experience in the essential criteria but none in the desirable.

**Mum2SweetCs** · January 30th, 2015, 03:27 AM

MummaT and BD I'm sorry news hasn't been great in your courts.

Leckert I know a few teachers who were on contract, now jobless. It's crazy how we need more teachers, yet work is so hard to nail down.

W how are you doing? Is DH away yet?

So, any ideas on how to respond to 'desirable' (I.e. Not essential) selection criteria for which I have no experience? I have lots of experience in the essential criteria but none in the desirable.

Show them how passionately you want the job and also how you are a super fast learner.

**krysalyss** · January 30th, 2015, 04:50 AM

BD - that sucks!

So sorry to hear for your DH. I hope he is able to find something again really soon!

Ladylove - what are the desirable criteria?

Not much news from me. I put in a grant application. Its just the outline stage (although still 8 pages long) and I find out in March if I am through to the full stage. Not many jobs coming up in my field although I did see one yesterday that is quite close to what I do so will probably apply but with little expectation. My current work is so full on it is hard to make time to look for the next one but I only have 5 months left. Eek!

Anyway hope you guys are all good. Its snowing here which is nice, but I am a bit homesick at the moment.

**Mumma T** · January 30th, 2015, 05:26 AM

Thats ordinairy BD, I hope he finds something bigger and better quickly.

Krys i am on the phone so cant see if you have a ticker, whats in 5 months? keeping everything crossed youbget through to the next round.

LL good like with the criteria.

Well I got a call from the perm position i went for last thursday, I was thinking i had missed out but they asked me to come in for a coffee today and a relaxed chat with my potential boss (again) & another team member. Keep everything crossed for me as its a great company and a good role for me with plenty of future possibility

**Beautiful Disaster** · January 30th, 2015, 05:36 AM

Thanks babes

He has a few things lined up thank goodness. Now to just choose one lol

Good luck today mama t

Week 2 almost over and I can't help feel like it's all for nothing

I'm pretty much just working to pay daycare fees. Feels pointless

**wysiwyg** · January 30th, 2015, 06:31 AM

Good luck Mumma T.

LL - DH goes away tomorrow morning for a week then back for a weekend before the long stint away. OHSC messed me around a bit with sorting out care for DD next week but that is all sorted now. My biggest concern is how DD will cope with the tiredness everyone tells me is inevitable when school starts - doesn't help when hear other parents saying how they will be having tea at 16:30 and bed at 18:00 and I will only just be home from work at 18:00! She is used to the long days at daycare though and does get plenty of sleep (at least 10 hours a night), so am fairly sure she will be fine - is just a niggling doubt.

BD - it is really hard when you have two in daycare - I know the feeling from previous years - this year as only have one in daycare (OHSC is extremely cheap in comparison) - it certainly makes working seem worthwhile.

**Mumma T** · January 30th, 2015, 10:17 AM

If i dont get the job it will be a cruel and unusual punishment. We were talking how quick they can get me a contract, start dates, what they need to organise for me to start down to where i would sit. They are checking references and i should hear today or Monday

**krysalyss** · January 30th, 2015, 11:46 AM

That sounds very promising Mumma T. Fingers crossed!
Oh, and regarding the 5 month thing - no there isn't a baby on the way

I just have a fixed term contract and it finishes at the start of June. So the hunt is on for a new job!

**Mumma T** · January 30th, 2015, 01:20 PM

The jobs mine! I start Monday week woohoo!

**beansbeans!** · January 30th, 2015, 01:53 PM

Congratulations mumma T!! Great way to end the week

**leckert** · January 30th, 2015, 04:43 PM

Yay mummaT.
Finished visiting 50+ schools to drop relief teaching details in the past 2 weeks. Hoping the phone starts ringing in the morning next week

**nyigi** · January 30th, 2015, 06:46 PM

Woohoo Mumma T that's awesome news! Congratulations and I hope the job is fantastic for you.
Good luck with the grant application krysalyss! I totally understand re the homesickness. I just spent the last hour thinking about applying to a department that I already knew was completely wrong for me just because it would get me close to family and back in Aus.
Good luck leckert, I hope you get lots of calls soon! My son has had a relief teacher for the last year. Hope you get a similar long term relief job.

AFM I started trying to work this month (not actually employed at the moment but trying to finish my thesis and apply for jobs) but have had very little success. I'm still taking DS2 with me everywhere so I'm not always very productive and he spent 2 weeks in and out of hospital and is only just fully recovered. I guess I give it another week and see if I can manage to be a bit more productive now that things are back to 'normal', but I'm going to start looking into childcare possibilities. I really don't want to (both due to cost and cause I'd like to stay with him) but I'm also going to need to get some work done...

**peanutter** · January 30th, 2015, 07:34 PM

That's great, MummaT!!

I've got work to do this weekend

Wish me luck

**Beautiful Disaster** · January 31st, 2015, 06:46 AM

Woohooo go mama t

Wysiwyg that's good to know. My oldest goes to prep next year so I just have to get through this year I guess mind you he is going to a private school but it's still ALOT cheaper than daycare

**Doing my best** · January 31st, 2015, 06:38 PM

Woohooo go mama t

Wysiwyg that's good to know. My oldest goes to prep next year so I just have to get through this year I guess mind you he is going to a private school but it's still ALOT cheaper than daycare

My 2 kids go to a private school, and the money I paid for 2 days child care a week, is covering both sets of school fees this year. So yes, a lot cheaper for sure.

**Beautiful Disaster** · February 1st, 2015, 06:50 AM

My 2 kids go to a private school, and the money I paid for 2 days child care a week, is covering both sets of school fees this year. So yes, a lot cheaper for sure.

That's good to know