Well, my part-time position is about to become full-time. Obviously I can't work full-time (they offered it to me), so it looks like I may not be coming back after the wedding, assuming they fill the position by then.
I'm fine with it. It's a little weird... what is this? up-sizing? But I'm actually kind of happy. I wanted to quit anyway, and my paycheck isn't exactly big. We won't be missing much.
FI is really stressing over it, though. He didn't want me to quit even though he does make enough money for us to manage (he just bought a $50 board game last week, seriously. It's like the 5th one!). He is putting in his resume at some other companies because he hasn't been promoted as quickly as he'd like (his company is stable, but not exactly growing right now). I called him at lunch today and he's at home stressing over applications.
I told him I'll get another part-time job. It's no big deal. I have retail management experience and glowing recommendations. I could start at Wal-Mart tomorrow if I wanted to. Several retail places here are hiring. It's NOT a big deal.
Heck, I even qualify for work-study through my university if all else fails. It's not much money AT ALL, but it's something to fall back on if for some odd reason I don't find a better opportunity.
Poor FI, though. Things like this (money things, job things) just seem like the world crumbling around him. I've tried comforting him... but when I wished him luck on the resume-sending, he said "There's no 'luck' about it. It's just if I happen to be the one guy they actually notice."
After a pause he admitted that's luck, and I told him stop being such a big jerk-- I was trying to be supportive!
I rock at writing resumes, and have never had to "search" for a job. If I get an interview, I get hired. End of story. Every time. I have no reason to believe otherwise now (and I don't want to-- I like being an optimist!). But FI has always had a hard time standing out from the crowd. After he graduated it took him almost 6 months to find this job. I mean, he HAS a stable job. Now is a GREAT time for him to scope out better opportunities if that's what he wants to do. Why the crap is he so negative?
That's a little rhetorical, because I know him well enough to know he's a glass-half-empty kind of guy sometimes. But it's just frustrating because no amount of optimism and support from me can alter his view. And me "losing" my job (or, working so hard and taking on so much responsibility that they want to make it full-time now) is weighing on him when it really shouldn't.
Blah.
