Gtalk conversation with my boyfriend, all in jest:

Boyfriend: welsh stink like sheep. :p
Me:
Boyfriend: being english is the way to go. :p
Me: english are unintelligent because the only insult they can think of involves sheep
Boyfriend: we have steven hawking… who do you have?
Me: *holds up a banner saying YOU’RE LAME
Boyfriend: I’m MALE, I know. :p
Me: shirley bassey
Boyfriend: that’s nothing to be proud of. :p
Me: pfft

Ok well it’s all back in the air again! Yesterday I met the woman I’m covering maternity for. People have said she’s off the wall and they’re not far wrong - I only spent 5 minutes with her and I couldn’t keep up. Totally crazy. She is coming back in August but would like to cut down her hours and only work the morning shifts, and the boss asked if I’d like to jobshare and work the afternoon shifts - that would mean working 2 days one week then 3 days the next week, any other shifts that come up I can cover too and I said I’d like that, it would also mean I’d be permanent and not temporary. The boss said she’d try and arrange that and when I told my colleagues they were super happy.

Anyhoo today she pulls me into the office and she said she’s contacted the council and they were dead set against the jobshare. If it goes ahead it’ll only go ahead for 6 months, then the other girl will have to go back to her normal hours (mornings AND afternoons) and I’d go to casual, or she’ll have to leave and I’d have to APPLY to cover the morning shifts. Even though it is currently one position, if the jobshare goes ahead then they’ll split the position. It’ll also mean I’ll remain temporary for them 6 months and when we change over to the new housing scheme (which is meant to happen early ‘09) the council may not carry me over - which is why my boss is trying to push me to permanent.

To be fair my boss is trying her hardest to keep me in the job. Just the waiting game.. again!

A friend offered to talk to the nursing agency he is a part of to ask about jobs etc but I really like my job, the people I work with and the tenants. Everything about it and I would be thrilled to stay there.