There are rumors that ALL individuals that work for this company and live in company housing will be moved to a standard size apartment. YAY! If I was staying I would have finally been moved to an appropriate sized apartment for a professional. (Some members of staff are a bit upset as they see it as a downgrade.)
When I was chatting the the manager in charge of the school I said this is a positive development for those of us in the "ghetto" apartments.
The manager paled, looked uncomfortable and told me that those of us in the "ghetto" will stay in the "ghetto" as that is all we are entitled to because of our martial status.
I replied to the gentle man well, how come, if we have to be in the "ghetto" we don't all get moved to the "ghetto 2"? The "ghetto2" is also slated for this particular marital status and there is currently a member of staff, with the same marital status as those of us in "the ghetto", living there AND said member has had the "ghetto 2" written in to their contract.
Well, it seems that the "ghetto 2" is more expensive as it has no washing machines and there is an included housekeeping service. Females PREFER to do their own laundry and housework that is why the females are in the "ghetto", not "ghetto 2".
I told the gentleman that I was NEVER asked what I preferred.
He looked further pained and made an excuse to leave.
Just a bit of Gender discrimination going on.
In the same vein, a single female teacher who is also a local national has a 3 bedroom family sized apartment. I was told this is because she has children. To which I replied, yes GROWN children who do not live with her. Again, that pained express of "oh, oh I have been caught in my own deception, best pretend I don't understand what is being said to me."
Sunday, May 20, 2012
disbelief
So as most of you know I am off on a new adventure this summer. I plan on leaving directly from Korea as it will be easier with cats, luggage and books etc. AND under my current contract I have my apartment until the end of my contract which is the end of August. Sound plan.
2 weeks ago I was in the school office and the school secretary blurted out, "When are you leaving?"
I was understandably taken aback. I replied, " At the moment I don't have firm dates for travel/visa but I think it will be around mid August. Say the 15th or 18th."
"Oh, that won't work. The new teacher coming in is to get your apartment and she wants to come mid August, around the 15th and we need a week for the cleaners between the two of you."
"Well, I can't leave any sooner than I have my dates. When I know the dates, I will let you know." I turn to leave, stop at the door and sweetly say, " The cats and I will GLADLY move to a bigger apartment now if that will be of any help."
I received a blank, I am in pain grin in reply.
This week I was in the office picking up some supplies for the class and the self same secretary says,"Have you got your flights yet?"
I am less taken aback this time. I smile sweetly and say, "The dates have still not been confirmed." I take a few items out of the supply cabinet and turn back to the secretary and ask, very politely, "Have you found out how much I will be given for my flight? I can't book a ticket until I know how much, as per my contract, I will be given."
The secretary seemed to be put on the back foot by this. She hastily said, " I haven't looked yet, I am busy."
And so the latest round in the "Bum's rush shuffle" ends. Stay tuned for more - you know there will be more.
2 weeks ago I was in the school office and the school secretary blurted out, "When are you leaving?"
I was understandably taken aback. I replied, " At the moment I don't have firm dates for travel/visa but I think it will be around mid August. Say the 15th or 18th."
"Oh, that won't work. The new teacher coming in is to get your apartment and she wants to come mid August, around the 15th and we need a week for the cleaners between the two of you."
"Well, I can't leave any sooner than I have my dates. When I know the dates, I will let you know." I turn to leave, stop at the door and sweetly say, " The cats and I will GLADLY move to a bigger apartment now if that will be of any help."
I received a blank, I am in pain grin in reply.
This week I was in the office picking up some supplies for the class and the self same secretary says,"Have you got your flights yet?"
I am less taken aback this time. I smile sweetly and say, "The dates have still not been confirmed." I take a few items out of the supply cabinet and turn back to the secretary and ask, very politely, "Have you found out how much I will be given for my flight? I can't book a ticket until I know how much, as per my contract, I will be given."
The secretary seemed to be put on the back foot by this. She hastily said, " I haven't looked yet, I am busy."
And so the latest round in the "Bum's rush shuffle" ends. Stay tuned for more - you know there will be more.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
May 2
Well,
Today was my birthday. All in all an enjoyable day. A half day of contact time at work, and afternoon of easy, if time consuming, paperwork, pizza for dinner, and a bit of web surfing.
I decided that in honour of my B-day and because I worked my backside off yesterday (labour day holiday) on intellectual work I am in the middle of I would have a 'non-academic work' evening. Caught up on some emails, checked all the discussion boards for my studies, and updating my blog.
Waiting on my visa and apartment information for my new job. My current job seems to be 'rushing me out the door' or at least that is how it felt today when I was asked when I would be vacating my apartment. My contract runs to the end of August and I had planned on moving sometime in mid August. Seems my replacement wants to move in mid August and as there needs to be a 'semi professional clean' done between occupants it is looking like there many be a bit of a conflict. I did offer to move to better accommodations for the last few months of my contract - if it would be helpful. My offer was greeted with a blank, empty grin that sort of said " Yay, right, ain't gonna happen."
Today was my birthday. All in all an enjoyable day. A half day of contact time at work, and afternoon of easy, if time consuming, paperwork, pizza for dinner, and a bit of web surfing.
I decided that in honour of my B-day and because I worked my backside off yesterday (labour day holiday) on intellectual work I am in the middle of I would have a 'non-academic work' evening. Caught up on some emails, checked all the discussion boards for my studies, and updating my blog.
Waiting on my visa and apartment information for my new job. My current job seems to be 'rushing me out the door' or at least that is how it felt today when I was asked when I would be vacating my apartment. My contract runs to the end of August and I had planned on moving sometime in mid August. Seems my replacement wants to move in mid August and as there needs to be a 'semi professional clean' done between occupants it is looking like there many be a bit of a conflict. I did offer to move to better accommodations for the last few months of my contract - if it would be helpful. My offer was greeted with a blank, empty grin that sort of said " Yay, right, ain't gonna happen."
Monday, April 16, 2012
Updates
Well,
All my documents are back from the lawyers/governments/embassies, arranging to have them scanned (most are larger than a standard, personal use flatbed scanner).
Was at the vets today with Hooligan -- his liver enzymes are all back within the normal range!! YEAH!!!!! BUT, his bilirubin levels are still four times higher than they should be!?! He had an ultrasound - yeah, lots of fun trying to hold him still while he had his liver/gallbladder region scanned. Good news - the scan did not show any abnormalities (I'll take the vet's word on that as I couldn't make ANYTHING out on the scan). Hooligan is free from visits to the vet to draw blood for 4 more weeks (we had been going every two weeks) but, he is on powdered meds until the next visit.
Koshka will head off to the vet in a week's time to check her kidney functions but, will not have to have a complete blood work up this time as her anemia is under control (her haemoglobin levels were low, so I added B12 to her meds) although, her reticulocytes are still low.
I am trying to enjoy my two week break from teaching...
All my documents are back from the lawyers/governments/embassies, arranging to have them scanned (most are larger than a standard, personal use flatbed scanner).
Was at the vets today with Hooligan -- his liver enzymes are all back within the normal range!! YEAH!!!!! BUT, his bilirubin levels are still four times higher than they should be!?! He had an ultrasound - yeah, lots of fun trying to hold him still while he had his liver/gallbladder region scanned. Good news - the scan did not show any abnormalities (I'll take the vet's word on that as I couldn't make ANYTHING out on the scan). Hooligan is free from visits to the vet to draw blood for 4 more weeks (we had been going every two weeks) but, he is on powdered meds until the next visit.
Koshka will head off to the vet in a week's time to check her kidney functions but, will not have to have a complete blood work up this time as her anemia is under control (her haemoglobin levels were low, so I added B12 to her meds) although, her reticulocytes are still low.
I am trying to enjoy my two week break from teaching...
Monday, March 26, 2012
Changes
Well, life has been a tad busy. Every Monday to the vet with one of the cats for blood tests; sorting documents for Canadian notary, authentication, legalization; sorting documents for Australian notary, apostille, legalization....
Good news is that the Australian documents are in the final stages in Australia.
Koshka's blood tests are showing that the medicine for her CRF is having a positive effect.
Hooligan is not fighting his 'huge, horse sized' caplet to help his liver function.
Both cats are so full of energy that they seem to making up for all the mischief that they didn't get up to before their health issues were diagnosed and treatment was started. :-D
It is test week at work - so, tons of marking to try and stay on top of; feeling ZERO motivation to complete my MEd tasks - the motivation vampires certainly did a good job!
quite looking forward to the Easter break - a necessary battery recharge and butt kicked into high gear to catch up and (possibly) get ahead with my MEd tasks.
Good news is that the Australian documents are in the final stages in Australia.
Koshka's blood tests are showing that the medicine for her CRF is having a positive effect.
Hooligan is not fighting his 'huge, horse sized' caplet to help his liver function.
Both cats are so full of energy that they seem to making up for all the mischief that they didn't get up to before their health issues were diagnosed and treatment was started. :-D
It is test week at work - so, tons of marking to try and stay on top of; feeling ZERO motivation to complete my MEd tasks - the motivation vampires certainly did a good job!
quite looking forward to the Easter break - a necessary battery recharge and butt kicked into high gear to catch up and (possibly) get ahead with my MEd tasks.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Is the cyber world out to drive me insane today??
Trying to organize an email to request that my university transcripts be sent directly to an embassy (visa requirement) from the university. Email request keeps bouncing from the university's address - the BCC to myself works fine!
Time critical on this SO NOW, I am having to courier the request in!!
Then I tried to sign in to another site and the internet kept bouncing me out -- took 25 minutes to actually get in to the site!!!!
ALL this mucking about has taken 2 HOURS!!! all just to 1) download a form 2) fill in the form 3)scan the form 4) attach and email the form!!!!! somehow I thought, albeit foolishly, that this whole process should have taken a maximum of 30 minutes!!
In cyberspace no one can hear you scream!
Time critical on this SO NOW, I am having to courier the request in!!
Then I tried to sign in to another site and the internet kept bouncing me out -- took 25 minutes to actually get in to the site!!!!
ALL this mucking about has taken 2 HOURS!!! all just to 1) download a form 2) fill in the form 3)scan the form 4) attach and email the form!!!!! somehow I thought, albeit foolishly, that this whole process should have taken a maximum of 30 minutes!!
In cyberspace no one can hear you scream!
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Paperwork Dragons redux
SO, I have spent a small fortune but my Australian documents are well and truly in the process of dragon's fire! I hope they will be back to me in a few weeks (the sooner the better) but everything is out of my control so not worth thinking about for at least 2 weeks! ;-)
I am waiting on some documents from Canada - they were sent out through Canadapost International priority mail which meant, according to tracking information, they sat in the drop off post office for 24 hours; then left the country - no further information on the tracking site - BECAUSE they left the country (funny how international mail LEAVES the country). I am hoping that they will arrive in no more than 3 days, then I can verify that they meet all the government requirements and add a few documents I have here to send them all to the lawyer back in Canada! I should get those documents back in a approximately 5 weeks from now.
Nothing is ever easy! :-S
I am waiting on some documents from Canada - they were sent out through Canadapost International priority mail which meant, according to tracking information, they sat in the drop off post office for 24 hours; then left the country - no further information on the tracking site - BECAUSE they left the country (funny how international mail LEAVES the country). I am hoping that they will arrive in no more than 3 days, then I can verify that they meet all the government requirements and add a few documents I have here to send them all to the lawyer back in Canada! I should get those documents back in a approximately 5 weeks from now.
Nothing is ever easy! :-S
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