domestic goddess
4-21-11, 8:52pm
Maybe this belongs in the Workplace forum, but it feels more like a family matter to me, so I put it here. Don't hesitate to move it, if it seems best.
DD has been talking about getting a job for some time, but hasn't made a move. In some ways, she still hasn't, as this job just fell into her lap.
DSIL has been doing some work on the home of a couple in a 'burb not too far from where they live. He found out from the homeowner's wife, who owns a tanning salon, that her manager had quit, and she is going to have to find someone to fill that position. So, of course, he pipes up and tells her that DD managed a tanning salon for several years, and the woman said "She's hired! Have her call me." DD hemmed and hawed about calling for awhile, then she did it. Met with the woman early this week, and took the job. She just wanted part-time at first, until she got all the things iwth the girls figured out, and it turns out they only wanted to hire part time at first. They were willing to accomodate all of DD's requests, so she ran out of excuses to take it.
I think it will really be good for DD to take this job. She is a person who really needs a lot of stimulation and contact with other people. She must have gotten that from me, because I don't have any of that. But, anyway, I think it will be good for her, since most of her friends work, and that leaves her with too much alone time. She also needs to understand that she can work and parent, and do both well, because I've seen her do it. She also needs to feel that she has some options, as life with DSIL gets very challenging at times.
So, I'm happy to see this event in her life. And there's more: The couple has hired DSIL to do more work for them, and some work at their salon. A painter is also needed, so DSIL called the painter who lives across the street and who hasn't had enough work during the winter due to economic woes. He bid on the job, and got it! So 3 people on this block now have jobs with the same people.
Things have worked out pretty well, I think.
DD has been talking about getting a job for some time, but hasn't made a move. In some ways, she still hasn't, as this job just fell into her lap.
DSIL has been doing some work on the home of a couple in a 'burb not too far from where they live. He found out from the homeowner's wife, who owns a tanning salon, that her manager had quit, and she is going to have to find someone to fill that position. So, of course, he pipes up and tells her that DD managed a tanning salon for several years, and the woman said "She's hired! Have her call me." DD hemmed and hawed about calling for awhile, then she did it. Met with the woman early this week, and took the job. She just wanted part-time at first, until she got all the things iwth the girls figured out, and it turns out they only wanted to hire part time at first. They were willing to accomodate all of DD's requests, so she ran out of excuses to take it.
I think it will really be good for DD to take this job. She is a person who really needs a lot of stimulation and contact with other people. She must have gotten that from me, because I don't have any of that. But, anyway, I think it will be good for her, since most of her friends work, and that leaves her with too much alone time. She also needs to understand that she can work and parent, and do both well, because I've seen her do it. She also needs to feel that she has some options, as life with DSIL gets very challenging at times.
So, I'm happy to see this event in her life. And there's more: The couple has hired DSIL to do more work for them, and some work at their salon. A painter is also needed, so DSIL called the painter who lives across the street and who hasn't had enough work during the winter due to economic woes. He bid on the job, and got it! So 3 people on this block now have jobs with the same people.
Things have worked out pretty well, I think.