graculus

Yes, it's finally happened, I've actually done some proper work with my new employers (rather than just going to meetings). \o/

To be honest, as time went on from leaving my previous job, even if they were rubbish to work for, I was wondering if I'd made the right decision. Not to leave there, that was definitely right, but to commit myself to working on a sessional basis with no guarantee how much work that would actually mean. And things just kept falling through - I got asked if I could do some cover work and that didn't happen, then I was offered a possible class from November through to February and that didn't happen either, due to lack of students (though it's still potentially on the table for next year, if they get the requisite bodies).

Anyway, finally my metaphorical ship has at last come in. Firstly, I got an email asking if I'd like to take over some classes from January through to the end of the academic year - one of the regular tutors has been unwell for a few weeks and initially they'd combined her classes with other ones running at the same time for slightly higher level students, hoping she'd be back soon, but that's not going to happen. So from January I will be teaching at least 3 evenings a week, guaranteed, which also takes me nicely through my probation period for this post.

Then I got a phone call on Wednesday afternoon asking if I could cover some classes Thursday and Friday... cue much scrambling around from me to get material prepared, but it all worked out really well. Phew!