Dear Readers -
Up until a few weeks ago, I was struggling to get any free time to work on my "revamp" of the site which none of you have previewed yet. But a couple of weeks ago, my full-time contract ended abruptly (Phase 2 of the project was indefinately postponed). Added to that lovely piece of news, all parties involved (the ole he said/she said) failed to give me a courteous 2 week notice (which would have been nice so I could have prepared a LITTLE!!!) On the positive side, I've been trying to finish all those "can't do right now" projects which have been floating just below the "critical" mark on our meter.
But this may also affect the site, temporarily. For one, I am postponing some of the revamp (due to cost) and may also cut out some things that indirectly have out of pocket costs.
Readers are welcome to donate to the site...and those donations will be SOLELY applied to the cost of the site, document updates and expansion costs (in that order). Your understanding is greatly appreciated!!!!
Posted by Kelly at June 3, 2006 06:26 AMHi, Kelly. Sorry to hear about your job situation!! Hang in there. I'm sure something will come along shortly!!
Cheri
Posted by: Cheri at June 3, 2006 12:41 PMKelly,
I know what you're going through. I'm a systems analyst with 25 years of experience. I adopted my son, Luke, from Guatemala last April. After being back at work since August 1st, the message at my office is loud and clear, "working mom's need not apply". The 7 years of unpaid, unrecognized overtime are all forgotten. When Luke is sick or is just tough to get going in the morning, the few minutes of coming in late have been blown into a major issue that I've been told I will be fired for, but right now they need my skills on a big project. Once I'm no longer the flavor of the day, I'm probably toast. Taking a shorter lunch or anything flexible is out of the question for the clock-watchers I work for. I wish I had more time to look for a new job. One thing I will be doing is registering with www.beyond9to5.com. I've looked at this web site, but haven't registered yet, just for lack of time in the evening. It's for people with professional skills who are looking for either jobs or projects with more flexible schedules than the traditional jobs. Check it out. Good luck. I know how tough it can be.