coffee:

Oh Sail, I'm sorry to have to share the heartsick mom's couch with you. It is hard to explain, but knowing that somehow he will figure it out and do okay is still a comfort.

Even yesterday, he told me he still wants to go north with me. So I'll have a couple months to gently guide and present alternatives.

eta: the cynic in me feels that the reason he will stay with me for the summer in Otter Lake is that it is brutally hot in Florida.

Well, even if that is why, it still leaves you an opening.

Nora, much strength~ma for you and your family. Glad to hear your father is doing better. I hope he's stable and out of the ICU soon.

Laura, much strength~ma to you and yours as well. I hope #1 son finds his way.

I heard back from the radiology department: they offered me the job. They said I was welcome to take some time to think about it, so I told them I'd give them my decision on Monday. I'm mostly sure I'm going to take it, but I want to make a list of pros and cons and put some real thought into it before I take the leap of faith.

Awesome!

I saw your news, too, brenda! NYC! I know I'd be tempted, only I don't make the salary to afford living there.

congratulations, Sail!

Yay, SailAweigh! I hope the offer is a good one.

Congrats Sail!

No extra money, unfortunately, as it's what we call a permissive transfer within the same pay band and we're still stuck under the state pay-freeze we've been under for the past 8-10(!) years. They loosened things up enough a couple of years ago to where the university could give classified staff a 1% raise every year (yay 19 cents/hr), but no increases with lateral transfers. The new job would open up possibilities for a newly created position within that department further down the line that they would consider me for, so that is definitely a pro. One of the cons is that my current position, despite being in the same pay band because it's a supervisory position, straddles the line between classified (hourly) and academic (salaried) staff as I'm considered classified, but I'm exempt from overtime, so treated as salaried. We're going through an HR redesign and as of July 1, they have to decide which positions that currently straddle that line will be bumped up to academic staff. There are pros and cons attendant with that change, too. So lots to think about!

eta: Just spoke with the HR Dean and the HR rep, my current position wasn't recommended for upgrade to academic staff, so that helps make the pros/cons much clearer. I was sort of iffy on the prospect, because while more vacation earlier (but less later), also fewer sick hours (which are converted to health insurance upon retirement, so the more sick hours banked the better.)