Comments on: In which her dream job disappears into the ether http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:55:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: liz http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/comment-page-1/#comment-106525 liz Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:32:39 +0000 http://danigirl.ca/blog/?p=3058#comment-106525 Still muttering imprecations at the fireplacing fireplacers who did this. Still muttering imprecations at the fireplacing fireplacers who did this.

]]> By: Jennyandtm http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/comment-page-1/#comment-106356 Jennyandtm Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:37:29 +0000 http://danigirl.ca/blog/?p=3058#comment-106356 Sorry to hear that. Hopefully things will improve enough with the budget enough to lift the hiring freeze and you will get the job again. Sorry to hear that. Hopefully things will improve enough with the budget enough to lift the hiring freeze and you will get the job again.

]]> By: Shan http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/comment-page-1/#comment-106242 Shan Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:50:09 +0000 http://danigirl.ca/blog/?p=3058#comment-106242 I'm sorry Dani. That truly sucks! I’m sorry Dani. That truly sucks!

]]> By: Jen http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/comment-page-1/#comment-106241 Jen Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:18:41 +0000 http://danigirl.ca/blog/?p=3058#comment-106241 oh that sucks so bad!! I'm sorry :-( oh that sucks so bad!! I’m sorry :-(

]]> By: Nat http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/comment-page-1/#comment-106158 Nat Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:31:59 +0000 http://danigirl.ca/blog/?p=3058#comment-106158 Oh I am so sorry... god the bureaucracy, kills me sometimes. Oh I am so sorry… god the bureaucracy, kills me sometimes.

]]> By: smothermother http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/comment-page-1/#comment-106101 smothermother Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:46:57 +0000 http://danigirl.ca/blog/?p=3058#comment-106101 oh man, that blows large chunks. so sorry to hear that. hopefully it all comes out in the wash when this stupid hiring freeze is over. oh man, that blows large chunks. so sorry to hear that. hopefully it all comes out in the wash when this stupid hiring freeze is over.

]]> By: Annika http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/comment-page-1/#comment-106042 Annika Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:51:56 +0000 http://danigirl.ca/blog/?p=3058#comment-106042 I am sooooooooooo sorry to hear this! I cannot believe how disappointed I am for you. What I was looking forward to most was hearing of life sans commuting. Hoping it will all come together at some point. You will likely look back on this at some point and say, "Oh, THAT's why it happened that way." I am sooooooooooo sorry to hear this! I cannot believe how disappointed I am for you. What I was looking forward to most was hearing of life sans commuting.

Hoping it will all come together at some point. You will likely look back on this at some point and say, “Oh, THAT’s why it happened that way.”

]]> By: trixie http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/comment-page-1/#comment-105931 trixie Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:48:07 +0000 http://danigirl.ca/blog/?p=3058#comment-105931 They've said it all. Sucks. Blows. Bites. Hard. So sorry to hear about this, and hoping you'll find your Zen footing. On the up side? Maybe we can actually start having regular chitchat coffee breaks like we've been meaning to. How's that for tipping the balance?? ;-) They’ve said it all. Sucks. Blows. Bites. Hard. So sorry to hear about this, and hoping you’ll find your Zen footing. On the up side? Maybe we can actually start having regular chitchat coffee breaks like we’ve been meaning to. How’s that for tipping the balance?? ;-)

]]> By: Chantal http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/comment-page-1/#comment-105917 Chantal Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:55:47 +0000 http://danigirl.ca/blog/?p=3058#comment-105917 NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Dani, I am so so sorry to hear this. Govt is such a strange place. I have never worked there myself but my sister and brother-in-law do and the stuff they have had to go through it just plain silly. Take Care. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Dani, I am so so sorry to hear this. Govt is such a strange place. I have never worked there myself but my sister and brother-in-law do and the stuff they have had to go through it just plain silly. Take Care.

]]> By: Jody http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/comment-page-1/#comment-105909 Jody Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:33:27 +0000 http://danigirl.ca/blog/?p=3058#comment-105909 oh NO. That's awful. And unbelievable! Damn the paperwork elves who delayed too long.... oh NO. That’s awful. And unbelievable! Damn the paperwork elves who delayed too long….

]]> By: andrea from the fishbowl http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/comment-page-1/#comment-105906 andrea from the fishbowl Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:19:36 +0000 http://danigirl.ca/blog/?p=3058#comment-105906 Good lord! That's unbelieveable! But the DND position is obviously one that will still need to be filled at some point (after the freeze?) so you'd be the first one they call, right?? Good lord! That’s unbelieveable! But the DND position is obviously one that will still need to be filled at some point (after the freeze?) so you’d be the first one they call, right??

]]> By: DaniGirl http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/comment-page-1/#comment-105903 DaniGirl Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:12:18 +0000 http://danigirl.ca/blog/?p=3058#comment-105903 Andrea, I was hired in principal on the spot, but then there were complications. First, I had to pay back my year-long maternity leave to my current department -- ironically, under rules that were struck down while I was on mat leave, but since I'd signed my agreement before they were struck down, I had to abide by them. DND was willing to work around the requirement by bringing me over on an assignment until the end of February, then permanently deploying me. We were waiting for the assignment agreement to be signed by DND management on Monday or Tuesday for a Wednesday start date -- and the hiring freeze kicked in Monday night. So, if it weren't for the union clause that no longer exists but I still had to abide by, I'd be in the job already. Gotta love the bureaucracy... Andrea, I was hired in principal on the spot, but then there were complications. First, I had to pay back my year-long maternity leave to my current department — ironically, under rules that were struck down while I was on mat leave, but since I’d signed my agreement before they were struck down, I had to abide by them. DND was willing to work around the requirement by bringing me over on an assignment until the end of February, then permanently deploying me. We were waiting for the assignment agreement to be signed by DND management on Monday or Tuesday for a Wednesday start date — and the hiring freeze kicked in Monday night. So, if it weren’t for the union clause that no longer exists but I still had to abide by, I’d be in the job already. Gotta love the bureaucracy…

]]> By: andrea from the fishbowl http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/comment-page-1/#comment-105901 andrea from the fishbowl Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:00:52 +0000 http://danigirl.ca/blog/?p=3058#comment-105901 Sad news indeed, but I don't get it... weren't you hired? How can there be a hiring freeze the day before you start work? Sad news indeed, but I don’t get it… weren’t you hired? How can there be a hiring freeze the day before you start work?

]]> By: BoBo http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/comment-page-1/#comment-105760 BoBo Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:40:08 +0000 http://danigirl.ca/blog/?p=3058#comment-105760 Really sorry to hear that. Really sorry to hear that.

]]> By: Ari http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/comment-page-1/#comment-105703 Ari Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:52:54 +0000 http://danigirl.ca/blog/?p=3058#comment-105703 Awww sorry to hear that!!! That bites. :( Awww sorry to hear that!!! That bites. :(

]]> By: Anonymous http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/comment-page-1/#comment-105701 Anonymous Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:17:10 +0000 http://danigirl.ca/blog/?p=3058#comment-105701 I can't tell you how much I sympathize with this suckage. It sounded so great - plus the extra 2 hours in your day. But, something will come of it - Hope the extra vocab cheers a little! (ReCAPTCHA = the whoa !) I can’t tell you how much I sympathize with this suckage. It sounded so great – plus the extra 2 hours in your day. But, something will come of it –
Hope the extra vocab cheers a little!
(ReCAPTCHA = the whoa !)

]]> By: Carly http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/comment-page-1/#comment-105699 Carly Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:40 +0000 http://danigirl.ca/blog/?p=3058#comment-105699 I'm so sorry Dani! Hiring freezes are the pits and if misery really does love company, then I'm right there with you. Days before I was accepted for a lateral move within the same company - hiring freeze. Grrr. Glad to hear you're taking it all in stride but I'm still keeping my fingers crossed for it all to work out! Cheers, Carly I’m so sorry Dani! Hiring freezes are the pits and if misery really does love company, then I’m right there with you. Days before I was accepted for a lateral move within the same company – hiring freeze. Grrr.

Glad to hear you’re taking it all in stride but I’m still keeping my fingers crossed for it all to work out!

Cheers,
Carly

]]> By: Batman http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/comment-page-1/#comment-105698 Batman Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:24:53 +0000 http://danigirl.ca/blog/?p=3058#comment-105698 That sucks. I hate when that happens. That sucks. I hate when that happens.

]]> By: Laura http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/comment-page-1/#comment-105697 Laura Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:21:40 +0000 http://danigirl.ca/blog/?p=3058#comment-105697 That totally sucks. My heart goes out to you. That totally sucks. My heart goes out to you.

]]> By: alison http://danigirl.ca/blog/2009/10/20/in-which-her-dream-job-disappears-into-the-ether/comment-page-1/#comment-105691 alison Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:49:51 +0000 http://danigirl.ca/blog/?p=3058#comment-105691 Count me among the sorry to hear, but also among the unsurprised. I once worked for two months on a staffing action to get another editor into our section, went right through to checking the references for those who did well on the exam and the interview. And then our division amalgamated with another and 'hiring priorities changed'. I'm sorry this has happened to you, and I'm hoping things look sunnier in the new fiscal year and that you get snapped up then. Count me among the sorry to hear, but also among the unsurprised. I once worked for two months on a staffing action to get another editor into our section, went right through to checking the references for those who did well on the exam and the interview. And then our division amalgamated with another and ‘hiring priorities changed’.

I’m sorry this has happened to you, and I’m hoping things look sunnier in the new fiscal year and that you get snapped up then.

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