19th May 2009

A Temp Gig

posted in Hurray for Geekdom, fathers, kid |

I’ve landed a temporary gig at a place in Beaverton, remaking their website. I’ll be working there at least 30 hours a week. It’ll be interesting; I haven’t had a daily “go to work” job in over two years; the last one was Interlink. Since then, it’s been a combination office/work from home or just plain work from home. I’m excited and nervous, wondering about the culture there; do people eat at their desks? Will they understand peanut butter and jelly, an apple and a juice box?

Thirty hours a week won’t keep me from my other engagements. It’s temporary, so I’ll be looking for more gigs. But the stress will be off for a little while.

On the other hand, Miss B will be out from school soon (about this time next month) and we’ll have to discuss if we send her to a sitter or trust her alone. Alone in quotes; the neighbors are awesome. What’s the age you at which you were left alone? I was alone in the house … uhm third grade?

There are currently 4 responses to “A Temp Gig”

Why not let us know what you think by adding your own comment! Your opinion is as valid as anyone elses, so come on... let us know what you think.

  1. 1 On May 19th, 2009, mom said:

    Yay for you! Personally, I think it’s a bad idea to leave a kid with so much unstructured time day after day. What other options? Day camp w/ Parks & Rec? Let’s talk!

    mom

  2. 2 On May 19th, 2009, Jeff said:

    She’s too young to be unsupervised especially in an emergency. What about day camp?

  3. 3 On May 19th, 2009, Rachel H said:

    Congratulations on the short term job! :) If they do eat at their desks, they are not looking at the food you’re eating – don’t worry that they’ll think your meals are “less than perfect”….

  4. 4 On May 22nd, 2009, Erin said:

    When I was in fifth grade, I was regularly left alone to care for my two younger sisters while our mom attended summer school. I’m sure her thoughts were “it was only for a couple of hours” while she was in class. Well, one day the toaster caught fire. I handled it well, but it could have had a tragic outcome. It doesn’t take long for a small fire to get out of control.

Leave a Reply

Bad Behavior has blocked 160 access attempts in the last 7 days.