Feast or Famine: the latest chapter of life in the union

[mizarchivist]

quiet_elegance got a call today: he starts tomorrow at the hospital in Waltham. For those not yet used to the system, yeah, it's that fast. I'm glad I'm home this week to help make the kid-care transition, considering how much he's been The Guy.  Also, no idea what type of work, what the project is, how long it'll last- sometimes the hours are spotty, sometimes it's balls-to-the-wall: either way a PITA, but WORK. It's been 2 months this time. 

Also, he got a call yesterday re: Vegas/training. He goes back for only one week this time in -- huh- another 2 months from now. I'll be curious to see if they maintain the every 4 months schedule at this rate. 

Teaching is likely to kick in again: they go by calendar year, so almost nothing in December, so safe bet OSHA or history will come around very soon. Then there's the notion of teaching cabinet-making in Boston, as their old guy was an idjit, said dumb stuff, and got shit-canned. There's been words said about them being interested in QE doing ... stuff, but it's all pie in the sky til they schedule him, IMO. 

My estimate is that within 2-3 weeks, he'll be so busy he'll be wistful for this down time he's had. It's damn hard, but I really do feel he'll be full time instructor within three years. Dammit. 

Comments

[catness.livejournal.com]

Crazy, but good.

[mizarchivist]

Pretty much.

[kebbykate.livejournal.com]

I've been meaning to tell you that I was reading Ken Gronbach's _The Age Curve_ about demographics and business/marketing decisions earlier this fall. (He was a keynote speaker at CLA this spring.) Anyhow, I was thinking of QE when I read it because Gronbach pointed out that not only is our generation small, but very few of our cohort went into the trades. So, QE represents a combination of experience and training that just isn't widely available.

I hope it works out sooner rather than later for all your sakes.

[mizarchivist]

Good point- I think this is something the higher ups see and QE's seen first hand. It's just getting to the tipping point to really make it worth his while. My mantra is to visualize us in a few years where we can sit back and laugh about The Hard Years, which are now so long ago.