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Update to the Update
Nov. 10th, 2021 08:50 amI'm sill working the oil & gas company contract through Nov 19. My RH "team" told them that since we're now within the 2-week notice date, they can't give me an answer on an extension until Friday, and they've already identified my next project to begin Nov 22, they are now going to have to stick with the Nov 19 end date.
I'm pretty sure my next project will be with my prior co-worker at her current place of employment. The oil and gas company did not renew her contract last Oct when her and my current supervisor were butting heads, and so she totally gave them the Peace Sign as she walked out, although it seemed like one of her fingers were broken, lol. Needless to say, she's been pushing me to leave this contract ever since, but I didn't have the issue with the new supervisor that she did, which was why I stayed around. She'd rather hire me directly, but what they're offering is less than I make now. This way I can go over there as a contractor and check them out instead of haggling for a better pay rate without knowing how the place feels. It also gives them a chance to see my capabilities and know I'm worth the higher pay rate in the event that I do decide to hire on there.
That's at least the beauty of contract work, not that I would have much experience seeing as how I'm still on my first contract since I started with RH in Mar 2020. I'm just that good (haha) that they've kept me through to the bitter bankruptcy end! The goal was originally to get a few different companies and experiences with various accounting systems under my belt over the course of a couple years. As it is, I feel like I've worked at 5 different companies with all the changes they've made over the past two years, but I'm also disappointed that all the work I've done cleaning up their accounting books just gets washed away in the company sale.
I'm still hopeful at a particular prospect that I have my eye on. Another coworker that jumped ship early on from the oil company went to an international investment company that sounds AMAZING, so she's helping me see about getting my foot in the door over there. I could picture that being my till-retirement home from her description of it.
I'm still working the plumbing company contract stuff in the background, typically getting calls every other day with more questions from their office manager about how to process things. I do enjoy it, but yeah, I just can't see myself going back into that industry as whole.
I'm pretty sure my next project will be with my prior co-worker at her current place of employment. The oil and gas company did not renew her contract last Oct when her and my current supervisor were butting heads, and so she totally gave them the Peace Sign as she walked out, although it seemed like one of her fingers were broken, lol. Needless to say, she's been pushing me to leave this contract ever since, but I didn't have the issue with the new supervisor that she did, which was why I stayed around. She'd rather hire me directly, but what they're offering is less than I make now. This way I can go over there as a contractor and check them out instead of haggling for a better pay rate without knowing how the place feels. It also gives them a chance to see my capabilities and know I'm worth the higher pay rate in the event that I do decide to hire on there.
That's at least the beauty of contract work, not that I would have much experience seeing as how I'm still on my first contract since I started with RH in Mar 2020. I'm just that good (haha) that they've kept me through to the bitter bankruptcy end! The goal was originally to get a few different companies and experiences with various accounting systems under my belt over the course of a couple years. As it is, I feel like I've worked at 5 different companies with all the changes they've made over the past two years, but I'm also disappointed that all the work I've done cleaning up their accounting books just gets washed away in the company sale.
I'm still hopeful at a particular prospect that I have my eye on. Another coworker that jumped ship early on from the oil company went to an international investment company that sounds AMAZING, so she's helping me see about getting my foot in the door over there. I could picture that being my till-retirement home from her description of it.
I'm still working the plumbing company contract stuff in the background, typically getting calls every other day with more questions from their office manager about how to process things. I do enjoy it, but yeah, I just can't see myself going back into that industry as whole.
