Work Stuffs
All this time, we thought Ebonee would be leaving on June 1 to return to school (in fact, some of the coaches were literally counting down the days -- when they weren't going around asking everyone how she was still employed). I'd made mention to Maurice (when Ebonee was nowhere around) that if she did leave, I would apply for her position. A lot more responsibility, yes, but I'd make at least 12k a year more and I wouldn't have so many days where I'm literally in the office doing nothing.

Not to mention -- not having to deal with her anymore.

Now we're not so sure. She talked to me yesterday about us getting together in June to make sure we had everything updated for the women's basketball media guide. Then, when one of the volleyball players stopped by before going back home to Canada over the summer, she asked Ebonee if she'd still be here in August, and Ebonee's response was "I don't know."

Today, I overheard her on the phone talking about packing stuff up later this month, so I have no clue what's going on. I would ask her, but she's been relatively well-behaved this month and I don't wanna potentially ruin that. It's so rare when she's calm and in a good mood and responsible that I'm just gonna sit back and let it last however long it lasts.

I've said before she's the only problem I have with this job; I like HU as a school and most of the people around here are a pleasure to be around. It's not just me who feels this way about her, either; the aforementioned coaches don't like her, and even Maurice's student workers make comments about her attitude and general disposition. When the student workers who are rarely in the office notice, something's up.

Still, if she does stay, I'll try not to let it bother me. Sure, I could use the pay increase, and I would like the opportunity for professional advancement, but it's not like I'm in horrible shape right now. I can pay all my bills, my credit's actually okay, and I still have a little extra each month for whatever. I might even looking into getting a health insurance policy on my own, since I can't afford the one HU is offering me.

Having had a day to think on it all, I've decided to keep doing what I do. Come to work every day, be on time, stay until it's time to quit and show how responsible and hard-working I am. That way, if she does leave, I look good for the promotion. And if she doesn't? If I go after a gig somewhere else, Maurice might be more willing to give me a recommendation.

I'll keep my eyes open in case something else comes up, but I won't actively search. HU is too good a place, and I like the people far too much, for one person to ruin it all for me.

On a semi-related note, I have assignments from the newspaper again. I'm covering a high school soccer match tonight, and I'll be covering the races at Langley Speedway on a semi-regular basis starting this weekend. The extra cash will be nice, and even though newspapers are kind of dying, I still love writing for them.

Maybe I'll see if there's any sports writing gigs on the Internet. Can't hurt, right?