back to the ol' grindstone
Today, after Danica's nap, we're going to go shopping. For work clothes.
Yup, i said work. I had a meeting there last week, and they made me a really good offer - they need someone a couple days a week starting right away to fill a position, and they figure i'd be perfect for the job. And given that my previous position no longer exists (the study I was working on is almost done), this is the position they figured would work for me when I come back.
They made it very clear that it was completely my choice, and that they would still have something for me in mid-July after my mat leave is done if I decided not to come back until then, but like I said, they made me a really good offer for now. I can start work 2 mornings a week now, then take more time off in summer (when it's really slow for them), and then start back with 3 full days a week closer to fall. Since i was hoping/thinking of taking more summer time off, this works out perfectly.
The position is working directly for one professor/doctor/researcher, he is the former Director of CCHSA where I work, and he is a very nice, kind, older man. It will be research projects, admin stuff, some transcription work for his dr. clinic, and helping manage his research grants. So basically what I did for Peter for 3 years....and more challenging/stimulating than the last position I held at CCHSA while I was pregnant.
The other nice thing is that they're a very family friendly environment, with quite a bit of flexibility in the job...they said if Danica is ever sick we can switch my work days around, and if I find after a bit that the 3 days a week is too much, we can revisit the plan and figure out something else. Even from my 6 months there before, I know that going to appointments, leaving earlier and making up time, etc. is rarely a problem. So that's a very nice feature to have in a job when there's now a kid in the picture. Oh, and I get a bit of a raise too!
I feel very excited about the position, and even about starting back to work a bit in the next week or so. Up to this point, I had been dreading the return to work, but I think the opportunity to ease into it 6 hours a week and build up to the 3 days per week (which will be the max) will help me with the transition. (Not to mention give me a bit of a break from a newly-moving baby who gets into EVERYTHING now...I must say "Danica, don't touch!" about a hundred times a day!)
Thankfully, my parents are able to care for Danica those mornings for the first bit, but I am now officially looking for p/t childcare, so if anyone has any leads, I'd really appreciate hearing about them!
Yup, i said work. I had a meeting there last week, and they made me a really good offer - they need someone a couple days a week starting right away to fill a position, and they figure i'd be perfect for the job. And given that my previous position no longer exists (the study I was working on is almost done), this is the position they figured would work for me when I come back.
They made it very clear that it was completely my choice, and that they would still have something for me in mid-July after my mat leave is done if I decided not to come back until then, but like I said, they made me a really good offer for now. I can start work 2 mornings a week now, then take more time off in summer (when it's really slow for them), and then start back with 3 full days a week closer to fall. Since i was hoping/thinking of taking more summer time off, this works out perfectly.
The position is working directly for one professor/doctor/researcher, he is the former Director of CCHSA where I work, and he is a very nice, kind, older man. It will be research projects, admin stuff, some transcription work for his dr. clinic, and helping manage his research grants. So basically what I did for Peter for 3 years....and more challenging/stimulating than the last position I held at CCHSA while I was pregnant.
The other nice thing is that they're a very family friendly environment, with quite a bit of flexibility in the job...they said if Danica is ever sick we can switch my work days around, and if I find after a bit that the 3 days a week is too much, we can revisit the plan and figure out something else. Even from my 6 months there before, I know that going to appointments, leaving earlier and making up time, etc. is rarely a problem. So that's a very nice feature to have in a job when there's now a kid in the picture. Oh, and I get a bit of a raise too!
I feel very excited about the position, and even about starting back to work a bit in the next week or so. Up to this point, I had been dreading the return to work, but I think the opportunity to ease into it 6 hours a week and build up to the 3 days per week (which will be the max) will help me with the transition. (Not to mention give me a bit of a break from a newly-moving baby who gets into EVERYTHING now...I must say "Danica, don't touch!" about a hundred times a day!)
Thankfully, my parents are able to care for Danica those mornings for the first bit, but I am now officially looking for p/t childcare, so if anyone has any leads, I'd really appreciate hearing about them!
posted by LJE at
10:11 a.m.
