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Engaging clutch to shift paradigms...
Dec. 27th, 2014 03:51 pmI mentoned this on Twitter and FA, but not here, so I'll summarize.
On Oct 24th, eight years since joining MTA, I was forced to leave MTA (Maryland Transit Administration) due to policy at Maryland Dept Of Transportation (who "owns" MTA, basically). In essence, I was eight years into a two year max temporary work contract and I should have ether been hired full-time or let go six years ago. They were unable to do so back then, and unable to do so now (even though everyone was clammoring for me to stay).
That said, on Dec 15th, I started a new job one block away at a cloud services provider. I'm still programming, yes. I'm basically doing the same thing I was doing at MTA, which is fix/support old software... just not as old as MTA, but just as quirky.
So I'm doing fine. First paycheck will be Jan 2nd, at a rate that will nearly double my existing pay. I should get benefits applying soon, although I may be paying for one last month under the old insurance. Credit cards will finally get paid off properly (although with how my plans are, I think I best get the Amex down first).
On Oct 24th, eight years since joining MTA, I was forced to leave MTA (Maryland Transit Administration) due to policy at Maryland Dept Of Transportation (who "owns" MTA, basically). In essence, I was eight years into a two year max temporary work contract and I should have ether been hired full-time or let go six years ago. They were unable to do so back then, and unable to do so now (even though everyone was clammoring for me to stay).
That said, on Dec 15th, I started a new job one block away at a cloud services provider. I'm still programming, yes. I'm basically doing the same thing I was doing at MTA, which is fix/support old software... just not as old as MTA, but just as quirky.
So I'm doing fine. First paycheck will be Jan 2nd, at a rate that will nearly double my existing pay. I should get benefits applying soon, although I may be paying for one last month under the old insurance. Credit cards will finally get paid off properly (although with how my plans are, I think I best get the Amex down first).
