Had a chat to my boss yesterday and I hate being left in the air like this. It’s July and my contract for my job ends on the 8th August and the lady I’m covering maternity for is meant to return on the 11th August. Yesterday, my boss put up some training information in the staff room and some of the dates are in September, November etc.. and I asked my boss if it was ok for me to put my name down for them dates or not…

My boss said she had been trying to sort it all out for me. Apparently they sent out a letter to the lady I’m covering for asking her to respond etc to let them know she is returning in August. She hasn’t replied. My boss has tried to contact her directly but no reply so now I think my boss is going to send her another letter.

The lady I’m covering for, from what I’ve heard, is a bit… odd. She’s one of them people who my colleagues have absolutely no idea if she is going to return in August or not, and if she does, they have no idea if she’s going to stay or leave. Apparently she wasn’t happy in her job and she has kept in very little contact with my colleagues and the boss. Actually, she hasn’t bought the baby in and she’s only in contact with one of my colleagues, the boss hasn’t heard from her since she went on maternity leave at the end of last year.

Knowing where I stand would be good, so I can plan things. At the moment it’s all up in the air and I hate it but I just need to wait and hopefully, by the end of next week, I should have some inkling of what’s happening…

Whatever happens, I know I’ll be offered casual work if she comes back. But I know I won’t be able to keep that casual job up for long due to the lack of hours. It’s just the waiting game.