SBF2 Reboot Boogaloo...June 9

Hi pebbs,

I'm trying to re-focus on positivity and action today. I have to make a million phone calls to some offices on campus and try to get to the bottom of what all of my bursaries, tuition waiver and rebates on fees will cover, and what I actually owe the university after all of that is taken into account. They charge the full balance of everything, have a payment deadline and then credit your account whatever is owed to you, so I always end up paying late fees on money I really don't owe. I also called my union rep last night, and he's checking with the lawyers to see if the university is doing something illegal or just tacky to me. I may file a grievance. So, they've succeeded in radicalizing me. I just can't imagine any other environment where you would be expected to start work without knowing the terms of your contract, especially when my wink-and-a-handshake terms changed four times in three hours yesterday, and I ended up teaching for three hours (a course I was scheduled to teach that they gave away as I was teaching it) that I now have no real clear picture of how I'll get paid for. Oof. I'm ranting.

So, on the upside. . .the schedule change means I can go back to my old workout schedule (I'm making lemonade. . .) so it's Bikram at noon today. (I didn't workout yesterday other than my walk, due to pouting, going out to dinner, and my skill at making the perfect lemonade vodka martini(s) )

And that's enough of a novel for today.

Take care of yourselves, and I promise to do the same.

Fair treatment boogaloo!:flowerforyou:

Oh, and Wandering. . .I've got my DVR set to tape the Canadian premiere (I think. . .I couldn't figure out if it was a new episode) of Whale Wars tomorrow night. (I hope it really is the new season, as sometimes we have to wait longer than those South of the border for the new seasons. . .)

prayers to you Viv! :flowerforyou: I hope it all works out.

I got in a quick run this morning and have been cleaning since. Taking Ian to a minor league game tonight since this is my only day off until next tues. Guy at the restaurant quit so I picked up all his shifts (need the $$) and may end up as day-manager as a result. Not bad for being there only 6-months. Really I'm the 3rd eldest person waiting tables, so not many other choices for the owners

I'll check in when I can; have to see how my doubles work out and if I get home at a reasonable hour. Good thing is I don't have to be in till 11, so no excuses to not workout first!

Have a great day!
Arianne

Sometimes, I feel that employers know when they have someone in a tight spot, and they exploit it.

I have definitely felt this to be true sometimes... although, sometimes it is just genuinely bad (but not malicious) management.

In this case, it's a little bit of both. Coupled with an organization that cares about the bottom line more than the education the undergrads are paying for. Oh, and by the way. . .today my schedule changed. Again. I have a meeting scheduled with a grievance officer in the Faculty of Grad Studies, as well as my union rep. (Just to air my legitimate concerns, and to go on record.) Also, I discovered today through a little research with Human Resources that the figures they're basing my contract cut on are, in fact, incorrect. . .

Plot thickening boogaloo.:ohwell: