Permanent for the time being
I signed a new employment contract today. Until now I’ve been on a fixed-term contract and paid by the hour because it has allowed me to study freely; I haven’t had any obligation to work from 9 to 5. But most of the time I do.
Now I had the option of continuing the temporary contract, get a permanent part-time (80% of full-time) job for the next year or a permanent full-time job starting right away. I’ve missed so little work that I decided to opt for the full-time — with benefits. Full-time is quite flexible to everyone as it is, and my boss additionally said they accept the fact that I’ll go to lectures.
I feel at ease now. I know exactly how much I’ll get each month and I’ll have more money for living after the loan instalments. With the current pay it may’ve been quite a scrape — I can’t say because I have no idea how much it costs to live on my own. (I’ll know “soon.”)
Another congratulations! You’ll need that full-time job you home owner, you.
Comment by jafer — Jul 21 @ 14:35
Congratulations! As for living costs — I think living will cost all you have to spare…
Comment by Kimmo — Jul 22 @ 16:15
Yeah, I agree. When the loan discussions were under way, I kept thinking that it’s not a matter of how much I have to pay back the loan. It’s a matter of how much I have left for living after paying back the loan. Oh well, I suppose the bank just wants to be sure that I have enough money to buy food so that I’ll survive to pay back the loan…
I feel kind of bad for blogging about ‘yay I bought the house’ and ‘yay I’m permanently employed now’, but this is practically the only way I’ll remember the exact dates in the future. My blog is the first place I check when I have to find out, for example, when I bought my computer or cellphone…
Comment by Minna — Jul 22 @ 19:58