Good luck MN for your interview!
BD how strange about the other interview, but yay for another one today.
What are you stressing about?
WW, how scary with DS, hope you are enjoying your holiday.
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Good luck MN for your interview!
BD how strange about the other interview, but yay for another one today.
What are you stressing about?
WW, how scary with DS, hope you are enjoying your holiday.
Money. Always about money.
God only knows what happened
Thanks for the welcome.
Good luck with your interview BD.
It's completely crazy but at the moment I'm actually looking forward to when the baby comes as I think I will actually be less busy and maybe even get more sleep. I know I'm probably delusional/not remembering it well enough but still. Really looking forward to some calmer times whenever they come
Nyigi welcome, how many days are you currently working? Will you have a break when bubs arrives?
Good luck with the PhD!
MN, I think you'll be ace as a BA. Remember what I said - all about communication!
Wysiwyg, enjoy your time away! I missed what happened with DS, I'll have to go back and find out.
BD, I know the stress :( My pay seems to evaporate as soon as it arrives and we are making no headway. Returning to work was supposed to fix everything... But DH is still quiet... No money coming in... Creditors ringing..!!!! :wall:
Hi girls,
Jumping in. I'm back at work first week of august and ds2 starts daycare next week. Thankfully we got a spot at the same centre my older son is at. I love the centre and very happy with them so not worried about that but ds2 (6mnths) is still not good with a bottle. I've got a soft spouted sippy cup we use and the most I've gotten into him so far is. 40mls. I'm hoping knowing that atleast he can get milk from the bottle he will eventually start taking full feeds from it.
I'll be working 4 days Monday to thurs 730-5 and hubby picks kids up when he finished work at 2.
Life is about to get busy I think!
So I got that first job. I am not excited at all. After all the stuffing around and waiting I don't even want it. I'm hoping that I get the other one so I can this first one to ram it after al the time it's taken. I still have no idea on the pay rate and after me telling him I can work mon or fri they tell me they want me to work mon and tues.
And now I've got the second one too
Oh wow BD. congrats! Which one will you take?
Prob the second one. The first has left a bad taste in my mouth with their disorganisation and just lack of courtesy. The second guy has been in touch a few times just since i interviewed on wed and I think there will be better career growth at the second one
Congrats BD! And yes sounds like the second one would be much nicer.
Welcome AlligatorsMum, yes sounds like life is going to get busy. I'm sure your DS will cope with the bottle. He's used it a bit and once he works out that's the only option at childcare he'll probably be fine. Good luck with it all!
Thanks OP. Well I'm currently working 18 hours a week for the paid job but I do it from home and the timing is flexible so I do 3 hours after DS has gone to bed most nights of the week. Then I'm working on my thesis during the day 5-6 days a week either while DS is at childcare (school holidays now) or with DH. So I guess working 6 full days a week. The paid job should stop a month or so before the baby comes and I'm hoping I can hand my thesis in to my supervisors before the baby arrives (my current plan is to hand it in a week before my due date so hopefully I can manage that and he's not early!)
Congrats BD, and I agree, sounds like #2 is more promising and #1 doesn't quite suit - hope it all works out how you want :)
Welcome AM - Hope the transition back to work next week goes smoothly for you all ....
OP - DOH re DH being quiet, sucks when your return to work was supposed to take the pressure off financially a bit. I really hope things pick up for him soon
Nyigi - hope bubs doesn't surprise you early and all goes to plan with the thesis
Interview tomorrow. It was initially today via video link but the hiring manager is now visiting (he is located in another state) so I am pleased that I had an extra day to prepare and that its face to face, much easier to communicate and present myself that way. Have prepared thoroughly (thanks OP for your great input too) so feel I am ready. Its not till 230pm though, would have been nice to get it done and dusted early. Good thing is I have a relatively busy morning so that will be a nice distraction from the nerves building etc.
Will report back. On another note I have arranged a week off next week. With all the redundancy stuff about to gain momentum (we get our redundancy dates Aug 18) its about to get hectic leading up until November so thought I'd recharge. Its been a stressful few months and I am rundown and really need a break so it will be good to have some time off to do - well nothing in particular but have plenty of things I want to do (some decorating, set up DDs big girls bed, register at some recruitment agencies if this role doesn't pan out etc etc), just a bit of 'catching up, organising my life' kinda stuff LOL
Thinking of you today MN!!
I feel more nervous after the interview - I really want it. Did a solid interview. Waffled a smidge. Nailed a few questions, completely stuffed one, and did well in the rest
Is it enough? Will find out friday
Fingers crossed for you MN! At least it's a pretty short wait
Didn't get it
So sorry MN, big hugs :hug:
Oh no, so sorry MN :(
Teeki, I was just thinking about you lovely, how has the transition back to work gone this time around?
Thanks sahbear :) It's been weird. Last week was a bit of a novelty - ooh let's be organised at night, and let's go somewhere different for the day! But this week, Sunday night I was really sad. It was like oh. This is my life now :(
DD suddenly hates daycare and used to love it. 5 days is just too much. DS has settled on well but picked up a virus - he's been home since Wed arvo which is hard because I don't yet have work at home access, there's been a lot of juggling and I borrowed an access card from a colleague for a bit. DH took today off and stayed home with both kids which was great.
Job-wise though, so far I'm smashing it and feeling good!
Oh no sorry to hear that MN
Sorry to hear, MN. That's no good. But I hope it's because something even better is en route :)
Work this week has been *bonkers*. Beyond bonkers. And some days it's been really hard to get motivated, which is really a double whammy!
Got to do all the things next week ... And see the kids more. And we've got people staying with us, from out of town ... help!
MN I'm so sorry!! Any feedback? How are you feeling?
Teeki that's tough with DD - is she just having issues with the extra days in care?
PN no good on bonkers weeks!! Fx things calm down for you?
Afm; am sick, don't know how much work is going to be happening this week. I've had a cracker weekend at a conference for my volunteer work so I am all pumped for that now and can't be bothered with the paid work LOL. Ah well. Will find some motivation some how.
Get well soon!!
Busy week ahead here. I have two interstate bouts coming up this month (3 days, and then 5 days) and then overseas (with family, this time) for 5 weeks.
5 weeks??! Awesome!
This is what I struggle with the most, it isn't the working, it isn't not being at home with the children, it is the "This is my life now", no more children for us so the years ahead seem somewhat 'unmarked' - just stretching out ahead of me (we have now lived in this flat longer than anywhere else in our lives, maybe I have a bit of wanderlust still). Doing something different to what I do now isn't a possibility till 2017 when DS is in school - but I don't even know what I would want to do (just don't want to float from contract to contract).:
OP - glad the conference was good - I have heard alot of good things about it.
MN - sorry you didn't get the job - something good will come up I am sure.
I am frustrated with work, my contract is up at the end of August, not entirely sure what I want to do - the next two weeks they really should have me working full-time due to stuff going on and I am prepared to do that but I just can't get an answer out of them - DH needs to confirm holiday for the 4 days he will need to cover - but I have asked in person weeks ago, and also on Monday and also emailed but still no answer. I need more 'get up and go' from them, the pace is frustrating me (seems I get 3 months in with everyone and something annoys me :-)) - I want to drive things forward but I am not really in that position and I haven't got the impression they want me to.
Work sounds tough at the moment wysiwyg! When you're just waiting on them to hurry up and tell you, so you can make plans and know what you're doing, that sucks. Fingers crossed you get it all sorted soon!
PN 5 weeks holiday sounds amazing! Enjoy your family time!
OP glad you enjoyed the weekend, hope you're feeling better soon.
Afm, DD is ok the first 2-3 days of daycare. She has her friends there those days, and when the other kids are sleeping she visits DS. Thursday and Friday though, not a single one of her friends are there, and she wants to do something different. She just wants to go to the library, play group, even shopping, then come home and watch Frozen like we used to. I wish we could.
Work is very up and down. Yesterday was a very down day, today was an up day. I think when my relief manager returns on Monday and takes the messy files he was working on things will get better because I'll be starting fresh. It's damn hard coming into a customer interaction half way through, not knowing the deal, and having them frustrated already because things have been taking so long.
Hugs all round.
I'm off on work cover at the mo after stuffing my ankle last Tuesday after a work meeting.
Work are being really supportive and they even offered me a personal care attendant to help me wash which I declined.
A maid would be good though to cook and clean and put the washing away.
Work only want me three days next week - they confirmed yesterday - I am a little annoyed about the lack of notice, but more annoyed that they just don't want me the five days - I have done all the prep work and I know how it will go - I will still be expected to know the stuff they discuss on the days I am not there. I don't think is a good sign about whether they will renew my contract (I have three weeks left) - so am a bit annoyed as I haven't really got what I wanted out of it and the money was rubbish and I don't think they have really made the most of it either - I hate wasting time on non useful stuff. Will start looking for something else and go through the can I get a part-time (and do I want one if is not optimal) drama again.
FN - hope all is ok, I just came out of camboot (like you was left foot so at least could drive) - the break didn't heal but the foot is ok, the boot was just more irritating than anything else.
Oh and tonight I have to go to body corp grievance committee meeting as neighbors have made official complaint about accusations around unattended children etc. (there is a thread in platinum) - it isn't anything to worry about as body corp think they are bonkers but is just annoying waste of time and also if the meeting goes for more than 30 mins we will be charged by the body corp managing agent!
5 weeks at an NGO I go to every couple of years (either with work or with DH). This is the first time with kids out-of-utero! Help!
Work this week was bonkers. Missed the last train home a couple of times, scarcely saw the kids, took them to Healesville Sanctuary today to make up for it (on two hours sleep...) checked my work email (on the work phone) while in the queue, after taking a photo, and BAM - dropped it from maybe 2 feet off the ground, screen COMPLETELY shattered. I've had the thing for maybe a week. Feel awful, because I'm pretty certain that it won't be covered under warranty or Applecare (though possibly insurance) and it means that either work will have to pay for it to be fixed urgently (as I'm off for an interstate case from Monday night until Thursday night, and MUST have a phone with me) (though I have found somewhere I can get to Monday, which will do it on the spot for $100) or people are going to have to madly run around getting all my email contacts etc set up on another phone, between my meetings and flight time.
:redface:
2 kindy bags ready and clothes out. My lunch is packed and clothes ready. First day back to work tomorrow. Wish me luck
Ohh good luck BD!
Good luck BD!
Lots of luck to you BD!
Good luck BD!
Good luck, lovely!! I hope it goes really, really well.
Enjoy the solo bathroom trips, and the hot hot coffee. :D
And of course today is the day the kids DONT get up at the buttend of dawn lol
Thanks all
How'd it go BD?
Job hunting sucks - that is all
Was great. Very relaxed which was nice. Back again today. I'm still tired from our trop so makes it hard.
Couldn't agree more on the job hunting front - I am looking too, again! - contract up end of Aug.:
Monday is official Redundancy Day. The 95% chance of it happening is now 100%. Meeting rooms are booked. Senior managers and HR all coming to facilitate the discussions and I have a list of everyone's discussion and impact date. I feel sick. Monday is going to be horrible. My poor team, they have been amazing and I will miss being their leader. I feel so sorry for my boss too. He's gone too and he is just amazing. Three internal interviews and no redeployment support whatsoever for me. Heart Broken and completely lost faith in a company I've given 14 years to. And it comes to this!! Sad sad times
:hug: MummyNaomi. It's going to be one of those days where you just have to keep putting one foot in front of the other, until it's done. And hug, hug as many people as you can. :hug: