Overworked and Underpaid

I realized as I was channel surfing through multiple anniversary tributes this evening, I’ve only been in the United States for one other annivesary of September 11th (it was in 2003). Overseas, things were different.
In Germany, on September 11th, 2002, our entire group from Oregon was down at Lake Constance touring around the city of [...]

So, today Greg and I went to check out the apartment. It’s pretty badass, though kind of dirty and stinky ATM. Martin said that we can move in probably by Sept 15th. It does in fact have two living rooms, but there isn’t really much of an eating area so I think we will consider [...]

I have a number of things that I have to take care of at my job. I take care of them quickly and I do it right the first, or at least second time. Two of the things that I have to take care of are accounts payable and accounts receiveable. This is where I [...]

In the 503 area code, the exchange 666 covers a large part of east county (Eastern Multnomah County, that is).
I find this strangely appropriate, and I suspect others who know the area will as well.
-Greg

I checked with my boss (a first), and I’m allowed to talk in a slightly limited fashion about where I’m working and what I do. My new employer is the group Oregonians for Health Security. They advocate reforming the American health care system (which the system could benefit from, don’t you think?). When we eventually [...]

I handed in my notice at the restaurant today, much to the chagrin of the sous chef. Apparently, he had fired one of the daytime cooks over the weekend when Sam and I were camping, and one of our dishwashers is departing after the end of this week. Add to that another cook who is [...]

I got offered another job, one day after accepting the first.
Luckily, it was for a position that paid about the same and didn’t sound as interesting. But still, from begging and pleading for employment to having to tell people, “Sorry, I’ve accepted another offer” is a nice transition.
It’s like the inverse of the when-it-rains-it-pours concept.
-Greg

It took three months for me to a) actually post to this blog and b) find a real job.
Anyway, mission accomplished on both fronts. I start Monday, and will be working at my new job during the day and at the restaurant (which I haven’t told any of you about) in the evenings for at [...]

Sometimes my job is full of terrible and badness, but sometimes it’s full of joy and joyness. Today was a joyness.

It’s Cooper’s birthday! I bought a brownie and candle for him and he was so overjoyed that he took a picture to email to me. Yay birthdays!

Greg and I are still struggling along in this economy; I’m working full time to pay our bills and Greg’s part time job is covering play money/ soon to be saving for rent money. Every year we go camping with our friends in some random spot in the NW and this year is no exception. [...]