Is This Finally Coming To Pass?

TOYH (RN) starts training at her new job on February 1st. She had been playing phone tag with the director of nursing at People Inc this week, and because it was phone tag and not an actual conversation, there was a question as to whether she would have a job at all. Wednesday night while I was at Book Club, TOYH texted me after listening to her phone messages. The message from People Inc made it sound like she wouldn't be able to start until March or April and there may be no full time employment for quite a while. Major depression. TOYH called them back on Thursday, left a message (of course), and later that day she got a message (naturally) saying that she could start soon, just not full time. All this miscommunication has been a bit nerve wracking. People Inc thought that TOYH wanted full time work right away, but they didn't have the budget for that now. They didn't know that TOYH wanted to start ASAP, full time or part time. TOYH heard the messages during this little saga and assumed the worst, specifically that she couldn't start work for a few months. She finally had a real live phone conversation with the Director of Nursing today and was told to report next Friday. Major relief.

I think part of the problem with this game of phone tag has been TOYH's cell phone. A few months back it was stolen from her desk at the Massage Parlour. She found it later after it had been dropped down the stairs in the building. It hasn't been the same since and it has been acting really funny lately. It powers down, resets itself and then powers back up multiple times a day. TOYH could very well have missed phone calls because the thing was on the fritz. She brought it into Verizon this week to replace it. You have to understand that this thing is a Palm Pilot and email device besides being a phone. Cost to replace: $400.00. But...it turns out that in 7 days our 20 month contract runs out and she can get a new one for half that price. Must....hold.... on.... must....delay....instant.....gratification. So if you're trying to reach her by phone for the next week or so, don't be disappointed if she doesn't get back to you right away. Blame it on the phone. I know she will. I'd really like to get iPhones, but I don't want to switch to AT&T's crappy service.

In the near term, particularly while she's working part time at People Inc, TOYH will continue to rub nekkid people at the Massage Parlour. It looks like our friend Jess will eventually take over the Massage Parlour space and TOYH will be able to rent back a few hours a week as needed. The best part of this change in employment(besides the money) - no more Saturdays. If I were to guess, I would say that between work and two schools (Aveda and St Kates) TOYH has had around 20 Saturdays off since 2002. This job at People Inc is M-F, days. Whew.