Exciting News - sorry for the long post

[mountanddo]

I have some exciting news that I was going to wait until bkforum was back up so I could continue it in my thread but since that seems like it might be some time before that happens I can't stand it any longer. This post is probably longer than it would of been on bkforum as the previous information isn't available.  I hope you all make it to the end because that is where the exciting news is, LOL.

 

About a year and a half ago I lost my permanant fulltime job due to medical issues and I ran out of FMLA so I was terminated.  I have fibromyalgia and though some people believe that it is a imaginary illness for those of us who have it, I assure you it is not.  Along with losing my job I also lost my health insurance as well.

 

Since I lost my job I have been jumping from one temporary job to another because even though I probably sent out 500 resumes in that time it was hard even finding a temp job.  Last October I landed a temp job in a call center for a non-profit company.  It was a great position and I was hoping that they would hire me permanantly.  Since they didn't have the budget for that I really needed something with benefits so I finally got a job in July of this year that was permanant and I left the temp position.  Well, that job ended up being a nightmare for a number of reasons and I left it after only 2 weeks.  I was lucky enough to find another temp job pretty quickly which is where I am working now. 

 

After I lost my fulltime job I was unable to pay even the minimum balance on my credits cards and stopped paying them last August.  The inevitable happend and Capital one is now suing me with the other cards quickly getting to that point.  I decided to file C-13 and luckily I am able to do that only working temporarily.  I met with my attorney last week and it looks like my payment is going to be about $100/month for 36 months.  Thanks to Ladyinred who told me that I could file without having all the information.  My bank accounts are on the verge of getting seized and the C-13 filing stopped that.

 

About a week and a half ago, the director of the non-profit company where I temped at called me and asked me if I would consider coming back.  She proposed that I go through a temp service and have them place me there.  I told her that I really hesitate to go from one temp job to another and that I really needed benefits and that is why I left in the first place....so I went out on a limb and told her I would love to come back but I really needed something permanant with benefits.  GUESS WHAT? and this kind of stuff NEVER happens to me so I am still shocked days later!

 

They offered me a permanant position!  What makes all this great is that their benefits are at no cost to me (health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance) and in addition the put in 10% of your annual salary into a pension.  Along with that I get 17 days of PTO to start with and now I will get paid for holidays. My C-13 payment is going to stay the same because they hired me at my same hourly wage as what I was making temp.

 

You have no idea what this does to my stress level.  2 months ago I was on the verge of being kicked out of my apartment and contemplating having to live in my car.  I am on cloud 9 and had to share with peole that would understand just how lucky I am to have this opportunity.

 

For those of you that managed to read all the way to here :) I have one question.  They have a mandatory overtime rule of working 16 hours a pay period through their busy season which is November through January.  Do you think this will affect anything when I go to my 341 meeting? I am guessing that will happen around Thanksgiving and I had to show my paystubs and with 16 hours of overtime a pay period on my check it will make a huge difference but only through January.  It would be great if I would be able to keep that money as it is only for 2 months but it sure would help in establishing a emergency fund.

 

Sorry again for such a long post!

[oregonpilot]

SORRY? SORRY? how can you be sorry for all that great news.
cant answer your q at the end but am soooo happy for you.

[oregonpilot]

EDIT!!!! that should have been WITH all that great new (insert smiley
face)

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[kar...@gmail.com]

I too had a couple per diem jobs, when its dry its dry so i took full
time last jan. CONGRADULATIONS!!!!!!!!!

[tobee43]

first SOOOOOOOOOOOOO many congrat to you!!!! i couldn't be happier for
you!!!

i would check with your atty with the overtime rule. if you are making
more money during that time and you have your 341, it may be brought
up. hopefully Lady will be here soon..:((((( i hope i hope.

also, i really do understand fibromyalgia, as i have it also, and it's
so difficult to explain to people...they just don't get it. i have to
tell you i went to a "support" group and they were selling snake oil!!
and the sad thing was, people were believing it.

best of luck with this new old job!!! things are just going to just
keep getting better!

On Oct 15, 3:13 pm, mountanddo <kmahoney...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Iamold]

AWSOME mountando!!!!! Look re your 341 - take your stuff but give to
them if and only if you are asked. Your overtime is TEMPORARY - so if
you're asked if anything changed, just tell them that the SAME job you
had as a temp is now permanent - SAME salary therefore NO change.
And yes, there MAY be/was/is some MANDATORY TEMPORARY overtime. But
depending on what they ask!!!

[oregonpilot]

As was so often heard on Family Feud ...Good answer!! LOL

[mountanddo]

UGH, I see my real name ended up on this post instead of my username
and I haven't changed anything. Not that I'm that worried about it. If
someone wants to put money in my bank account they are welcome as
there is none in there to take! It is a "little" concerning though :(

On Oct 15, 4:37 pm, Kathleen Mahoney <kmahoney...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks everyone! Going from being on the verge of homelessness to having a
> full fledged job with benefits that are better than I've ever had before.  I
> have to believe that some higher power is out there looking out for me.  The
> funny thing about it is that half of the people that work there now HATE the
> job and are out looking for another one.  I will be the first to tell them
> that the grass is NOT greener on the other side and they should appreciate
> what they have.  Maybe by the time my 36 months are up the economy will pick
> up a bit.  I'll hopefully be in a very good financial state by then.

[tobee43]

it's ok...i forgot your name already. mine showed up as well when i
set up this group...oh well....what can we do.

*******pufffffff********everyone's memory is erased!!!


did it work???

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[tobee43]

i haven't a clue!!! do you???

[AngelinaCatHub]

What a wonderful story. About the glitch in names, who cares. Every
person here is anonymous. We love you anyway. LOL.

If I could I would give you the Hamsters. Errr, maybe we can 'fake
it'.

Here you gooooooo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9aA_fba_To

'Hub

[AngelinaCat]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! Thanks 'Hub for the Hamsters....

[tobee43]

we really needed those cute hampsters!!! it linked perfectly :)

On Oct 16, 10:50 am, Kathleen Mahoney <kmahoney...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you, thank you for the Hamsters. You watch them in a whole different
> light when they are for you :)

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