Well, I got the offer. The salary is at the very low end of the range, as I expected, but I hope we can make a little progress. The negotiation is for tomorrow.

Unfortunately, while I was nervous and happy waiting for the offer, now I am really bummed. The kids don't want me to get a job, and it's definitely true that things will be much less relaxed for them. So, go me! I can make job offers depressing! Sigh.

The kids will adapt, flea. And good luck with the negotiations!

2 weeks of PTO is average to generous in Utah for the average worker. The usual method here is to earn your PTO as you go. PTO and sick time are all together. My company is a very good employer for Utah, and I now get 3 weeks PTO a year, with 40 hours able to be rolled over to the next year. Anything over 40 is lost, which is used to encourage people to actually take breaks. It's quietly considered a failing to actually take vacations. Some managers covertly encourage this. It's something that's taught in local business classes, the workers--as opposed to the delightsome manager class--need to be watched closely and distrusted, because "that sort" is always trying to "get away with something."

That was an April Fool's Day thing, right?

I presume so, yes.

Congrats on the offer, flea! I imagine you having the job will be better for the family overall, right? (Including your professional life as part of what's good for the family.)

That was an April Fool's Day thing, right?

D'oh! I feel dumb.

But in my defense, it's the sort of thing that's just stupid enough to be believable.

We get pretty decent vacation days, and they treat our sick days as "occasional absences", which means they don't give us a set amount, and they don't accumulate or roll over.

I decided I needed a mental health day today, so I am taking one of the two personal days we get a year. Pretty soon I am going to meander up to SF to get pedicures and eat oysters with Juliana.

\\o/

I realllly want to take a mental health day, but am hoping to have a job interview soon, so I'll take the day off for that.

Lee and Juliana are the luckiest.

But in my defense, it's the sort of thing that's just stupid enough to be believable.

Hey, it's why I asked. These days you never know.

Congrats Vortex and flea!

Something cute from this weekend. My daughter had a sleep over with three other girls. The twelve year old girl in the party happens to be in L's class even though L is ten. Apparently, they don't get along. Anyhow L was staying with grandparents that night be he said he wanted to go back home at 11:30 knowing the girls would be leaving at 12:00. At one point he was sitting in the living room pointedly looking away from the twelve year old girl. Meanwhile from the way she was beaming she was clearly enjoying his reaction. It's cute and funny the way they interact.