Oh Recession Why Do You Hate Me?
09/07/2009I have a part-time job. It’s two days per week at the Victoria & Albert Museum. I’ve been here a year so far, and while I rather not have a desk job, I really do love it. I work in an idyllic setting with very nice people. Here’s the hitch, my position is temporary. I have been filling a role that the museum could not afford to hire a full-time permanent person for due to the recession. After months of waiting they finally found the budget and got the approval to hire a full-time permanent person. Yippie?
However, because of the recession they can only afford to hire internally. Because I am temporary, I don’t count as internal. Therefore, I cannot apply for the job I have been doing for a year!
I am currently, as in right-freak’n-now, sitting at my desk while the person who has been hired to fill MY position is introduced to the Board of Trustees during their quarterly meeting. They will then watch the Powerpoint presentation I designed and read the End of Year report I worked on. In the meantime I am completely unable to find a new job because of the…say it with me now…RECESSION!!!