Saturday morning

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Saturday morning
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Sat, 06-17-2006 - 9:52am

So much is going on that I am just almost out of my mind.

I have been spending, and all was necessary, but it doesn't feel good to see that I can't get the debt total down. I am just maintaining it. At this point, I am not behind in paying for anything, but it is just that I can't get ahead.

The first thing on my mind is that I accepted a new job at my current company this week, and I wanted to be happy and excited about it, but I am not. When offered the job, they said it was strictly lateral move. That's it. No one had told me this was not a step up, and I thought it was based on the info I had. The only thing this job offers me is an out of the awful job I have now. Sadly, I have to take it because I do need that out. I was looking forward to hearing what my new salary would be, but now I feel like I'm just never going to get ahead jobwise and with finances........The new job will utilize my skills better, but I am leaving the career path I have loved to escape this current job in a deteriorating department. I hope I start to feel better about this soon. On the same day, I had to turn down an offer for a job paying $10,000 more because the medical plan was so low that if I got sick (and not in any major way) I would go broke. The extra $10,000 wouldn't mean anything. My health is high-maintenance, but I am very healthy. Oh, the things we have to balance our decisions on............

I don't have a start date for my new job. That dreaded negotiation of the start date has to take place,and I won't be easy for the current area to give up. I may not be able to escape until the end of the summer.

I was counting on a raise to help me drop the debt total down. I was disappointed with the raise I got earlier this year.

There was talk about raises being handed out again in October in the current area, but that was getting me depressed, too. Too late.

I hope everything works out with the new job. I feel like I am in limbo with work in so many ways. The new job will be using technical skill sets I was not allowed to use in my current job. I know that by my leaving there is a panic in the area, and I think they are starting to realize "what" I take with me when I leave.

But, no raise..............................................I did express disappointment tot eh HR guy when he said that. He was pushy about me taking the job.....he has to make his numbers, if you know what I mean.......

I think I get a bigger desk.

I think I'm also upset because I spent money to get this job, and I'm not getting it back.

Well, I know I will be going to an influential department in the company, and I will be on a pretty good team.

This is just one thing going on right now. There's more......................

Littlesbigs, who thinks her debt journey is taking place on a treadmill.........

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Sat, 06-17-2006 - 11:19am

Littlesbigs,


HUGS!

 

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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sun, 06-18-2006 - 7:26am
Hey Littlesbigs - I'm sorry to hear that they're being pushy about it being a lateral move.

All my best,
Danni