Checked the savings accounts ... $3.59 of interest on the house fund account. $25.30 of contribution plus interest on the EF account.
That takes us to $4548.07 on the house savings goal, and $1,513.18 on the medical EF.
It also takes us to $19,555.18 of big-picture progress!
AS got confirmation of her raise, which will take effect in September! It's going to be a great boost; I conservatively estimate another $250 per month in take-home pay. If we can keep things status quo from there, we could shave another 5 months off the time it takes to reach our goals.
I've heard a few rumblings about my main client's boss being displeased with the way people are using the guidelines that I enforce, so she's coming for the client meeting in July too. Everyone I've spoken to says it's nothing specifically negative about me, but since I'm the main conduit for enforcing the guidelines, I can't imagine I look great in their eyes. And since I'm getting all this information in oblique dribs and drabs, it's nerve-wracking. If only people in corporate America could just be straightforward and to the point for once -- it's always how I deal with people at work; I don't pull punches, and I don't avoid telling the truth, even though I'm an introvert and that would be the easy way out for me. If I, a shy awkward person, can be a straight-shooter in my business dealings, I just don't understand why more people can't be the same.
But, if it were really bad I assume I'd already be fired or called on the carpet by our president. So I have to assume that the blame is being equally placed with my client liaison, and with the people who are actually writing the turds that I try to help polish. I don't mind being told off; I just want to know what's wrong so I can help fix it. Ah well, I just have to try and relax and let things take their course; there's nothing I can think of to do except wait for that meeting and keep doing my job to the best of my ability.
If we were not saving for a home and/or move, I wouldn't even worry, what with the budget surplus we have. But that surplus is what's going to get us into a new home, either in Minneapolis or in England. So I really hope nothing happens to my job in the next couple years.
Sorry, I just have to get my worst fears out in writing! I know we'll be OK, and I don't think my job is actually in danger. But I know we'll be OK either way.
Small bits of progress, plus good news on AS's job, and more anxiety about mine
June 20th, 2013 at 12:01 am
June 20th, 2013 at 01:32 am 1371691937
I work in the newspaper business, and it's much more straightforward. We're always on deadlines and no one has time to waste playing games. It's also clear if you don't produce or if you produce inferior products. That isn't the case in most jobs, so people who don't produce and who just stay employed because they are good at the game run rampant.
My hubby deals with it as his job all the time, and it seems like bizarro world to me!
June 20th, 2013 at 02:10 am 1371694241
June 20th, 2013 at 02:43 am 1371696219
Great news for AS and how it affects long term plans.
June 20th, 2013 at 03:01 am 1371697285
June 20th, 2013 at 03:53 am 1371700414
I keep telling him it's probably nothing, but still....
June 20th, 2013 at 03:56 am 1371700583
I found that when times get tough at work, knowing I can manage 500K of my closest friends really helps.
June 20th, 2013 at 03:57 am 1371700640
Thriftorama's comments are interesting. I think my experience is similar in my job. (I always figured it was somewhat me, my personality, and mostly working for small business). But yeah, in a deadline/client environment if deadlines are done and clients are happy, is all that really matters. (I think my job is also the kind of job where it's clear if you are producing or not - same kind of thing).
That said, I have had to deal with several difficult personalities or weird situations on the administrative side of the things. I also hadn't really thought that much about it before. Thrift's comments give me a different perspective as to why that is. I could see that their work culture/experience is totally different, even in the same office.
June 20th, 2013 at 01:26 pm 1371734802
June 26th, 2013 at 08:29 pm 1372278574