Posted by Angela2 on March 14, 2008, at 18:10:58
In reply to Oh No!, posted by LlurpsieNoodle on March 13, 2008, at 4:00:10
> I'm so worried about getting another job. Money is important like never before in our household. I haven't gotten any interviews yet. Everyday I check job postings and am getting freaked out that I'm not qualified or that nobody wants me.
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> I spoke with my supervisor and she encouraged me to shuffle my hours around and ask for a pay raise. I know that this job has the kind of flexible hours that allow me to do my post-doc position (which doesn't pay jack).
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> I'm SO torn. I need to talk to T about this (and I'm not just saying that because this is the /psycho/board. I genuinely need to talk to T. He's got a lot of experience in career counselling, believe it or not.
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> I'm worried that if I apply for a raise I will get more STUCK (psychologically speaking) than ever.
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> In the meanwhile, my job this past week was very nice and low stress. Maybe I even got some good work done, who knows?
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> **** <--- that's a four-letter word. unspecified.
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> I've been waking up in the middle of the night. poor me. waaaaahhhh. ****.
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> pathetic.
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> -LlI know it is hard but for me, knowing that good things will come with time, helps.
You should do what you're comfortable with at work. I hope all goes well for you!!
poster:Angela2
thread:816781
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/psycho/20080226/msgs/817965.html