When I was a kid, "take backs" was a big deal. I could give someone something, but if I changed my mind, I could call a "take back" and it would be mine again. It was great. Sometimes, I was on the other end of the "take back" and it wasn't too great. We got smarter as kids and started calling "no take backs". You had to call it super fast after obtaining your new treasure or it could be taken back just as fast as it had been received.
This week Tim and I have been on both ends of the "take back". Tim was offered a new position at work a few weeks ago. We waited to hear what his salary would be for about a week, all the time hoping it would be enough for me to stay home. We found out the salary and it was enough! We decided that I would turn in my resignation at work. I gave more that the customary two weeks notice. This is our busiest time of year and this don't really start calming down until the middle of October. I wanted to give them enough time to find a replacement.
With three weeks left until my early retirement, I get a call from Tim telling me that his work had called "take backs" on his new position. Even though it sucked, we couldn't really do anything about it. Tim hadn't called "no take backs". Luckily, he still had his old position to go back to but without the new and improved salary his new position would have brought. This meant we really couldn't afford for me to quit. But I already had. Had my work called "no take backs" on my resignation? I hoped not. They opened my position internally last Thursday so it still hadn't closed. I hurred and talked to my boss to see if I could call "take backs". Thankfully, they let me.
With all the ups and downs and "take backs" the past couple of weeks, we really can't complain. Tim and I both have really good jobs and in this enconomy, not everyone can say that. Josh has a great teacher at school. Benjamin has an awesome friend watching him. Our goal is still for me to be able to stay at home. We'll just have to work a little harder and wait a little longer for it to happen.
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Good luck! I worked or was in school for the first 8 years of our marriage - I finally quit working full-time when Ben was in his last year of school, and worked from home a bit. Once he graduated... ta da! Here I am! Fortunately we don't have to worry about car payments or anything like so that we can afford it a whole lot easier than we could have before.
I am so sorry to hear that.... and I kind know how you feel. I was planning on my last week being my last week of work, too. Life doesn' always happen how we plan, but the Lord makes it bearable, anyway. I am so glad you can look on the bright side!!
That stinks! I hope that you can stay home soon. I'm glad that you have been blessed with good jobs though.
I'm glad things are working for you and I'm sure you'll get home as soon as possible.
Well, you and Tim obviously called "Kings X" on your old jobs...very very smart on each of your parts.
Bummer! I'm sorry, but I guess we always just count our blessings and hope for the best :)
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