so....I might be going back to my old job...

I filled in for the director of communications last week while she was out of town. The week went really well, no emergencies (fortunately) and just had a chance to work on some projects.

It felt really different from the last time I was there as an employee. It even felt different from one of the last times I went up as a freelancer for meetings. Most of the negative people are gone, in fact only one negative person is left up there. There is a new team up there, and they seem like they work well together.

Now, I know what you are thinking....I left because how bad things were, how it was affecting me, my health, blah blah. Well, yes, that is all true. But there's also the hard-to-find-a-job factor. (But I promise I wouldn't even consider it if it felt the same up there).

So, I just happened to mention it to one of the marketing folks, and she jumped all over it. To the point where she actually called HR and found out they can essentially re-offer me the job, without me needing to apply or anything, I would need to go through required training again.

I called the director of communications to explain what happened, and she said she wanted to talk to me about some new opportunities anyway.

So, we'll see what happens, but it looks like I might be back there soon, which would be good for several reasons. Not the least of which is the fact that EVERY SINGLE MONTH I have to fight to get paid. My invoices won't get processed, or they don't go through, or some nonsense. Case in point, I submitted my january invoice on Feb. 2. I got my check today -- because they forgot to process it, and I had to call, and have the admin call and track it down. Then there's the fact that my freelancing work hasn't been steady, in fact February, I had hardly any billable hours. Not easy to pay bills on that. I would really like having a steady paycheck.