sweet, work

So I just spoke to the big boss here, and he said that the chick I'm temping for requested even more time gone, that one of his options at the moment was to open the position to new hires, that he planned on doing this, and that he wanted me to apply. In other words, the short form of, "We'll hire you to do this if you want it, but we have to go through the formality of accepting applications."

Roxxor.

The only thing up in the air is how much it will pay. I'm okay with going lower than $13/hr if I get benefits, but I won't go below $9. And it will kind of suck to be making less as a real employee than as a temp (which is what I suspect will happen).

Oh, hrm, I guess that whole idea of the hospital having to pay the temp agency is also an issue. I wonder if there's a way to get around that. Just not tell the agency, and say that I found another job? I guess if the hospital has no problems with it, I don't. I just hope they don't decide to pay me less because then they can pay the agency less. :P (The agency is supposed to get 25% of my starting annual salary.)

But I think I will take it, because it's something secure that I can do while I figure out whether my next step is grad school or an airline.

sweet, work

So I just spoke to the big boss here, and he said that the chick I'm temping for requested even more time gone, that one of his options at the moment was to open the position to new hires, that he planned on doing this, and that he wanted me to apply. In other words, the short form of, "We'll hire you to do this if you want it, but we have to go through the formality of accepting applications."

Roxxor.

The only thing up in the air is how much it will pay. I'm okay with going lower than $13/hr if I get benefits, but I won't go below $9. And it will kind of suck to be making less as a real employee than as a temp (which is what I suspect will happen).

Oh, hrm, I guess that whole idea of the hospital having to pay the temp agency is also an issue. I wonder if there's a way to get around that. Just not tell the agency, and say that I found another job? I guess if the hospital has no problems with it, I don't. I just hope they don't decide to pay me less because then they can pay the agency less. :P (The agency is supposed to get 25% of my starting annual salary.)

But I think I will take it, because it's something secure that I can do while I figure out whether my next step is grad school or an airline.

Game of Thrones surprise

*blink* Wow.

I was warned that George R.R. Martin was the type of author who wasn't afraid to axe a character if the story called for it, but... damn. I didn't expect that character to die. That was just brutal.

Of course, I get to this part - that character has died and that other character has just been saved from death - and my lunch break ends and I have to come back to the office. Gah. Want to keep reading...!!

Game of Thrones surprise

*blink* Wow.

I was warned that George R.R. Martin was the type of author who wasn't afraid to axe a character if the story called for it, but... damn. I didn't expect that character to die. That was just brutal.

Of course, I get to this part - that character has died and that other character has just been saved from death - and my lunch break ends and I have to come back to the office. Gah. Want to keep reading...!!

two sites for your amusement

The funny internet cat pictures archive. There were some there I hadn't seen yet.

Flash paper-toss game. Pretty fun once you get the hang of the controls. Move the mouse to move the guy's arm, left-click-and-hold to grab the ball of paper from the air, and release to let go of the ball. Therefore to throw the ball you must release while moving the arm.

Whee!

two sites for your amusement

The funny internet cat pictures archive. There were some there I hadn't seen yet.

Flash paper-toss game. Pretty fun once you get the hang of the controls. Move the mouse to move the guy's arm, left-click-and-hold to grab the ball of paper from the air, and release to let go of the ball. Therefore to throw the ball you must release while moving the arm.

Whee!