Well, this last week has been a roller coaster of events. We waited almost a month for Mike to start his new job then he got let go on Friday. Both of us were kinda relieved because the job really sucked. He would go in at different times each day, sometimes less than 8 hours after he'd be getting back home, and would never know when he was getting off work. Some days he worked more than 13 hours. Then he got written up because he wasn't working fast enough for the other guys and because on his break he used an internet station at one of the hospitals he was working at, which apparently was a no-no (don't really understand that one if he paid for the internet usage and was on break).
Of course, I realize that Mike isn't the perfect employee because no one is perfect but I guess he didn't realize that the guys he was working with were in such a big hurry to get in and get the job done because he's used to working at the casinos where he had to make the work last his entire shift. He also didn't realize that the guys he worked with weren't there to make friends, so he couldn't get away with goofing off as much. But I'm done with talking about it...Missouri is another state that isn't a Right to Work state so reasons don't matter.
I haven't been getting much work lately, I've actually made less than $200 this month which is an all time low for this year. This precipitated a decision on our part for me to become an AVON rep. I've been thinking about it off and on for awhile but always was a bit scared of doing it because I'm not the best salesperson in the world. So I started 2 days ago and am more than a bit disappointed in my family and friends because I have repeatedly posted on Facebook links to my AVON site and no one has even looked at it.
I still have high hopes for once I get the brochures I ordered but who knows at this point. It's not like we can afford the money we are putting out to do this especially since there's a chance Mike might not be able to claim unemployment now but I had hoped at least a few people would order so that we'd break even or even make a few extra dollars a month.
We are also going to put off TTC for a few months. We don't have any insurance right now and without Mike working or getting an unemployment check there's no way we can afford to get pg. We are hoping Mike can get a job as a fence installer because it pays almost what we were both making when we were working at the casinos, has 401k and health/life insurance. It may be a long shot and he may hate it but it's a good job and doesn't require any experience. I really think this may be his chance to get into a new line of work. He only has experience in one type of work and needs to broaden his range of abilities.
