There Goes Another Day's Pay
I have never, in all my life, seen an emergency school closing for religious reasons, but today the district did just that. Apparently, so many of the teachers and staff asked for personal days in observation of Good Friday, that the school had no choice but to cancel. Reeks of gross mismanagement to me. There must have been grumblings, resistance, bad decisions. With a little heads-up maybe working parents could have made alternate childcare arrangements, but this morning it's a little too late. In fact, I'm lucky my daughter is such an unrealistic child, because I never would have checked the school closings. It's sunny and the roads are completely clear. I argued with her for five minutes before finally going online and finding out she was right.
Yesterday, I offered to bring my daughter with me and go in to work for a few hours. They told me not to bother. We'll see what they say today.
Needless to say, the temp agency is not going to be eager to put me in any job where reliability is a must. I applied yesterday for a job waiting tables at a local restaurant/microbrewery. Hopefully the manager is there today so I can talk my way into an interview. They seem to be the only place in town looking for someone to cover lunch shifts. Everyone else wants nights and weekends, which for me makes no sense given what I'd have to pay a babysitter. On a slow night, I could end up spending more than I earned.
Anyway, I'm just thinking out loud here. And documenting I suppose. My struggles aren't unique, but I have a voice and vehicle to talk about them, so I do. At the same time, I realize how lucky I am to have the Cornell thing on the horizon. I haven't forgotten.
Addendum: HAHAHAHAHA!!!! "The extra day off means the end of the school year is now pushed back to Monday, June 18" (Nashua Telegraph). I lose my apartment on the 17th. Fabulous!
