I had my job interview today, and I'm uncertain I have the job but I'm very, very close. Now, all I have to do is sort through all of the NEGATIVES that the friend who asked me to apply for this job DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT that might make it a poor choice. Then, I'll know whether or not I'll say, "Yes," when they offer me the job next week (they had me fill out the paperwork to become an employee, but then said they hadn't made their final decision and will know by next Thursday, so who the fuck knows if I have the job or not?).
Negatives:
1) It is what is called "Temp-to-hire," which means a temporary agency gets paid to pay me to be there for the first three months, and this gives the employer the right to fire me if they think my shirt looked weird the day before. Since I have to quit my current job in order to take this position, do I want to risk it?
2) It's out in the middle of nowhere, which makes me wonder how much I'll spend getting food into my stomach during my HOUR LONG LUNCH. It's not long enough to GO anywhere to eat (at least, on the bus), even if I went with co-workers restaurants are a LOT more expensive than my current lunches are. Do I want to count on my morning foresight to make a decent lunch and take it with me?
3) The hours are not what I was told they would be, and are not conducive to taking a morning class OR an evening class. Not a big deal, but that was where I was hoping a chunk of my raise in pay would go.
4) Insurance. I must be able to afford my Pills, and this is a MESS. The temparary agency I will technically be working for apparently offers it for a WHOPPING price which would eat BEYOND the pay increase I would be getting. Even then, there are four months AFTER I'm hired on by the ACTUAL company I'm working for where I would not have any insurance. I COULD work part-time at my current job to keep the insurance, but I'd have to convince my boss to allow it, and I'd have to work seven days a week in order to accomplish it. For SEVEN MONTHS. There might be another way to swing it, but until I discuss things with my psychiatrist, I don't know how that will go.
Yeah, really there are just the four concerns. But, they're genuine concerns I was NOT under the impression I'd be facing. I'm a little ticked at a certain friend . . .
Still, he was trying to help me get the hell away from my current job. I guess I can't fault him for that too much.
Be well, kats and kittens. I gotta sleep on this. :)