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I started our taxes last night, fearful my guestimations of our refund amount may be incorrect and that we’d be stuck with my student loan debt into eternity. Hubby and I worked as private contractors this year on all our side jobs and did not pay estimated taxes through the year for that income. We earned more than expected on the side work, which of course means, we owe a lot more in taxes than I thought. I typed the amount from side work and… the refund amount on the software window turned to a large, looming, red, negative number.
Great. Not only could we not polish off our debt…
We were going to accrue more.
Before I crumpled into a heap of tears, I decided to power through our deductions and let the cards fall where they may. I grabbed our mortgage interest statement and said, ‘Oh thank God! We paid a fortune!’
Just goes to show the level of my desperation when I’m thankful for Bank of America.
Forty-five minutes and a strong cup of tea later, the amount read…
More than $5,000…
In green.
Plus, I’m still waiting for my student loan interest statement so that number will only get better.
I ran down the hallway, slid across the living room floor in my socks Tom Cruise style, all while screaming ‘WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO!’ and throwing my arms in the air.
It’s over folks. We did it.
Well…
Nothing.
I was promised my salary would be adjusted by the end of the year but here we are three weeks into January and I haven’t seen anything.
Sure, it’d be no big deal if I hadn’t already started the work, but I have. I thought I knew better to agree to higher work responsibility without compensation, but I fell for the line, ‘We promise a new salary later.’
‘Later’ never came.
I’ve addressed the issue with the powers that be, and all I keep hearing is ‘soon’.
Somehow I went from having all the cards to having none.
What’s going on with the promotion? Ummm…
I don’t know. I’ve been told they will try to push through putting together an offer package before the end of the year. Hmm. Today is the 20th. It seems to be taking a long time.
I’ll be crossing my fingers for the next 11 days.
Last week was tough. It was my first week back full-time. Every night, either my husband was working or I was. On top of that, we had to squeeze in a Christmas photo and two Christmas shows with family. At most, I was getting 6 hours of newborn interrupted sleep each night.
By Wednesday afternoon, I began to wonder if anyone would notice me sleeping under my desk.
Before meetings, I’d stand outside the room, flip my head back and forth to poof my hair, tell myself “You OWN this”, and throw the door open with fake energy while praying, “Please don’t let anyone notice how exhausted I am.”
Friday mid-morning, I was called into my manager’s office. I thought I was being fired. I had failed yet again. I was about to launch into, “I’m sorry about this week. I’ll work harder to be better rested next week” when I was interrupted with…
“We’d like to offer you a promotion.”
And I choked on my caffeine-free tea.
Today is my first day back working full-time. My checkbook is happy but I am not. I didn’t think I would struggle this much. Working two days per week hasn’t been bad. I get to take a break from singing The Itsy Bitsy Spider to talk to adults for a few hours. But full-time? I’m dreading it.
Plus, work is a bit of a mess right now. They had to hire an additional person to cover my pre-promotion position. It’s frustrating to see them paying more than twice as much for the work I did easily on my own. You can bet that is coming up in the conversation with my boss’ boss.
And, some of the people I love working with most are interviewing for positions outside the company. They are irritated with the way things are going and are moving on.
It’d be easier if things weren’t such a mess but now I have a stressful work environment to add to missing my son.
Sigh.
I can do this. I can do this. I can do this.
Or I’ll just keep saying it until I can.
A few months ago, I was struggling with some salary issues. Many of you suggested I stand up for myself and I brought the issue up to my boss, who quickly swept it under the carpet. I left things as they were but was unsatisfied with his answer.
Today, my boss’ boss brought me into his office to chat. He wanted my opinion on some departmental issues then opened the door by saying, “Anything else you’d like to discuss?”
Here was my opportunity! Here was my chance to make things right!
…
“No Sir. All is well on the home front” and I saluted him.
Salute? What the heck? Am I in the military?
Whoa! And what were my feet doing? Leaving?!?!?
I screamed at my legs, “STOP YOU IDIOT!! TELL HIM!!”
I stared at my hands as they turned the heavy door handle, “Don’t go!!”
But they went.
There was no blaze of glory.
As I rode silently down the empty elevator, I stared numbly as the floor numbers lit in dissention.
*DING*
The doors opened for my floor.
As I trudged back to my office, I couldn’t help but feel as though I will never ascend to greatness if I can’t stand on my own feet.
I scheduled a meeting with him in a few weeks. Maybe I can muster some courage by then.
My husband’s employer had shared a few months ago, that he was due for a raise. My husband was ecstatic. A raise? Finally!
Months later and still no raise.
Turns out, the company hit a rough patch and there will be no raises this year. I’d be fine with that but…
layoffs started Friday.
It’d be nice to have one year, just ONE, where one of us wasn’t up for a layoff. We could survive his layoff fairly easily. I’d go back full-time and he has enough odd jobs to carry us for months, but it sure would be nice to have 12 whole months of no layoff fears.
Eh. Maybe next year.
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