Nifty job and second-job news

[missroserose]

Yeah, I bet you all thought I'd given up on the second-job gig, hm? Not exactly - there was an ad for part-time work with the Juneau Empire, so I sent a resumé in with a cover letter telling them I'd be interested in something evening/weekendish, figuring that the worst that'd happen would be that I'd never hear from them again. Instead, I got an call from a very nice guy with their circulation department, who offered me a temporary job passing out flyers and whatnot to tourists once a week. Not bad pay, either - $9 an hour, plus a $100 bonus at the end if I can stick with it for two months. Doesn't seem like it'll be too hard - might be a bit miserable on especially rainy days, but I'll just make sure to wear good clothing. And I can darn sure use the extra cash - I'm going to need new tires for Kitty in a couple months, and it looks like a full set of all-season tires is going to set me back $800. (Downside to having a car with all the bells and whistles available - low-profile tires are more expensive to replace and don't last as long. D'oh.)

And in first-job news, I got another $1.50 an hour raise for all my efforts in reining in BD and keeping track of his billable time, as well as a very nice letter from Wade praising the job that I've done - he even called me an "asset to the company". Coming from Wade, this makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. :) I'm going to have to put it in my me-file along with the nice letter Nancy wrote for me when I got my three-month raise.

So here's to good job opportunities, generous supervisors and the ability to make ends meet with a little room to spare. *toasts*