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12 years ago
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Ah yes, the inevitable is so... inevitable.
While I've stayed very busy at work, everyone else has been light on project work. To the point that we had an unofficial meeting today declaring overhead spending/budgeting dead, and we're not allowed to work OT anymore. Period. Hell hath to have frozen over kinda no. All across the board I'm hearing other offices are coming up short on work and as a production group company wide we're 25% behind our projections for project work on the year which isn't good, at all. Basically if this keeps up I would expect they're going to start to cull the herd a bit. I'm about as close to untouchable as it gets though on that front because I'm cheaper than most of the senior staff and I can work on more projects. I'm also about the only source they have for modelling structural elements at the moment so no worries there. I hit my 2 year anniversary in a couple of days which also frees me from the obligation to pay back my hiring bonus, so if things turn grim I can always explore options because I know of a couple places that would take me if I asked.
I spent the "holiday" stripping the bathroom floor in the house and cutting/hanging all the baseboards and door trim in the kitchen and dining room. That among other fixes mom had lined up anyway.
Kicking around the idea of Furfright or MFF. I should be able to do one or the other, but the work situation leaves me wondering if it's even safe to try it. At this point I'm feeling pretty well broken. My holidays are spent working on the house and battling with mom while she doesn't seem to understand how much she's financially handicapping me while I push towards 40 wondering if I'll ever have real retirement savings or even the ability to spend/save my money how I want to spend it without having to carry her plans along the way. I'm battling depression and lack of purpose outside of work while I'm devoid of a social life and spending my "free" time working on other people's (mom) projects. This isn't where I thought I'd be at this point, but it's what it is and I deal with it. *shrugs* I make it work, I wholly believe it's going to push me into an early grave, but I make it work...
While I've stayed very busy at work, everyone else has been light on project work. To the point that we had an unofficial meeting today declaring overhead spending/budgeting dead, and we're not allowed to work OT anymore. Period. Hell hath to have frozen over kinda no. All across the board I'm hearing other offices are coming up short on work and as a production group company wide we're 25% behind our projections for project work on the year which isn't good, at all. Basically if this keeps up I would expect they're going to start to cull the herd a bit. I'm about as close to untouchable as it gets though on that front because I'm cheaper than most of the senior staff and I can work on more projects. I'm also about the only source they have for modelling structural elements at the moment so no worries there. I hit my 2 year anniversary in a couple of days which also frees me from the obligation to pay back my hiring bonus, so if things turn grim I can always explore options because I know of a couple places that would take me if I asked.
I spent the "holiday" stripping the bathroom floor in the house and cutting/hanging all the baseboards and door trim in the kitchen and dining room. That among other fixes mom had lined up anyway.
Kicking around the idea of Furfright or MFF. I should be able to do one or the other, but the work situation leaves me wondering if it's even safe to try it. At this point I'm feeling pretty well broken. My holidays are spent working on the house and battling with mom while she doesn't seem to understand how much she's financially handicapping me while I push towards 40 wondering if I'll ever have real retirement savings or even the ability to spend/save my money how I want to spend it without having to carry her plans along the way. I'm battling depression and lack of purpose outside of work while I'm devoid of a social life and spending my "free" time working on other people's (mom) projects. This isn't where I thought I'd be at this point, but it's what it is and I deal with it. *shrugs* I make it work, I wholly believe it's going to push me into an early grave, but I make it work...
Really wish that house also wasn't in such a status that you HAVE to keep fixing it up as you are, more less with work being the way it is...Thought no more OT means perhaps a little bit more time in general for other things? Maybe not as much cash to work with, but perhaps just time to clear your head and plan things out?
Sadly I might be in agreement with you though about the cons. Perhaps for now, best to play it safe, not add more possible stress when not needed?
Past that hoping you are able to bare with it, and not end up in an early grave. ^^;;;