Our new chapter starts Monday!

[lucigo]

My husband was laid off in June. He was a teacher and the district laid off a bunch of teachers. Luckily he was paid through the summer, but when school started back up and he didn't have a job I really started to panic. Then just when things were starting to look bleak he got a job - at the post office. He starts Monday. I'm very excited for him, and excited to start paying off the bills we accumulated over the last couple of months, but, and I know this sounds silly...I'm gonna miss him!!

 

[Bribrittmom]

I'm very happy for you and your family.Good luck with the new job.

 

[usnuzuloose]

That is awesome news. Congratulations!

 

[Aliceacc]

Best of wishes to him as he begins this new chapter.

 

[QuickRewardsBecky]

Congrats on the new job! It looks like the old saying, "as one door closes, another one opens" is true! Post office jobs have great benefits, I've heard! And like with his teaching job, he'll get all the major holidays off. I think it's sweet that you say you'll miss him -- if my husband was underfoot for a couple of months, I'd be ready to kick his fanny out of the house asap!

Congrats again!

 

[Kay1]

You'll miss him during the day, but at least he won't have to grade papers when he gets home. I'm very happy for you both.

 

[lucigo]

Thanks everyone! These days the post office starts them out as temporary, but after 90 days they say as a disabled vet he can apply for permanent positions with benefits. In the meantime we have retired Navy ins. so its ok! He has done all kinds of projects this summer, mainly building us a "lido deck" around our above ground pool. He says he is ready to go to work so he can get some rest LOL

And yes, the main reason I'm excited about the post office job is that when he comes home in the evening he will be dad, and not have to grade papers and create lesson plans!

 

[arthur06]

My wife works for the USPS. She is a rural mail carrier and LOVES her job!

She goes to work, sorts her mail, delivers her mail and is out in the country side most of the day by herself. She loves that she sees her postmaster for a short time in the morning and a short time in the afternoon and that's all.

She does alot of books on tape and things like that to keep her mind occupied in the car.

Benefits are wonderful as well!

 

[momof1princess]

congratulations, OP! i started a new chapter myself last week-got my first substitute teaching gig! it was only for one day (friday) and it was the last day of the pay period, so i'll get a tiny check at the end of the month, lol, but it felt SO good to be useful again!

 

[fromscratchmom]

My husband was laid off in June. He was a teacher and the district laid off a bunch of teachers... Then just when things were starting to look bleak he got a job - at the post office. He starts Monday. I'm very excited for him, and excited to start paying off the bills we accumulated over the last couple of months, but, and I know this sounds silly...I'm gonna miss him!!

That's not silly at all. I understand it. But I'm so happy for you that there is a new job!

My wife works for the USPS. She is a rural mail carrier and LOVES her job!

She goes to work, sorts her mail, delivers her mail and is out in the country side most of the day by herself. She loves that she sees her postmaster for a short time in the morning and a short time in the afternoon and that's all.

She does alot of books on tape and things like that to keep her mind occupied in the car.

Benefits are wonderful as well!

That sounds fantastic!

congratulations, OP! i started a new chapter myself last week-got my first substitute teaching gig! it was only for one day (friday) and it was the last day of the pay period, so i'll get a tiny check at the end of the month, lol, but it felt SO good to be useful again!

Congrats!

 

[disprincessatheart]

OP that's great news! I have been out of work for a year, but home with my toddler. I completely get all the stuff you've mentioned. I'm ready to go back to work to rest too, lol, but I'll miss being home at the same time, and I know my DS and my dog will be sad. (hopefully I can find daycare DS will love so he won't mind as much)
I have worked at the post office a few times in my life - my mom was a career employee and that helped me get summer jobs there while in college. Its HARD work! Your DH may come home more exhausted than you'd think, especially until he gets used to it. I worked the overnight shift for a couple of summers, and one summer I was a fill in carrier when someone was on vacation. That was really hard work - people are not polite to a fill in carrier who brings their mail later than the regular carrier, sometimes you get lost on a route you don't know, the trucks take some getting used to, etc. Just prepare yourself that he may find it more challenging than he expects! I know people joke about the post office being a place where no one works much, and for some long timers that's true, but definitely not the temps! (and not most of the regulars either)

 

[lucigo]

My wife works for the USPS. She is a rural mail carrier and LOVES her job!

She goes to work, sorts her mail, delivers her mail and is out in the country side most of the day by herself. She loves that she sees her postmaster for a short time in the morning and a short time in the afternoon and that's all.

She does alot of books on tape and things like that to keep her mind occupied in the car.

Benefits are wonderful as well!

Sounds awesome! I know he will be working in an actual post office (a fairly big one I think), but have no idea yet what he will be doing or what kind of hours he will have. He says after 20 years in the Navy he can do anything LOL

congratulations, OP! i started a new chapter myself last week-got my first substitute teaching gig! it was only for one day (friday) and it was the last day of the pay period, so i'll get a tiny check at the end of the month, lol, but it felt SO good to be useful again!

Congrats!! My DH actually was subbing just last week while he was waiting for this job to start.

OP that's great news! I have been out of work for a year, but home with my toddler. I completely get all the stuff you've mentioned. I'm ready to go back to work to rest too, lol, but I'll miss being home at the same time, and I know my DS and my dog will be sad. (hopefully I can find daycare DS will love so he won't mind as much)
I have worked at the post office a few times in my life - my mom was a career employee and that helped me get summer jobs there while in college. Its HARD work! Your DH may come home more exhausted than you'd think, especially until he gets used to it. I worked the overnight shift for a couple of summers, and one summer I was a fill in carrier when someone was on vacation. That was really hard work - people are not polite to a fill in carrier who brings their mail later than the regular carrier, sometimes you get lost on a route you don't know, the trucks take some getting used to, etc. Just prepare yourself that he may find it more challenging than he expects! I know people joke about the post office being a place where no one works much, and for some long timers that's true, but definitely not the temps! (and not most of the regulars either)

I suspect you are right, that it will be hard work, but hopefully not so hard that he can't do it. He had to get a medical clearance. I would love to see him eventually move into some kind of training position (his degree is middle school math/science).

 

[swilshire]

Thanks everyone! These days the post office starts them out as temporary, but after 90 days they say as a disabled vet he can apply for permanent positions with benefits.

This will be a good thing for now, but I would encourage DH to keep looking for other options. If you've seen the news, you probably know that the PO is planning to cut 220,000 more jobs in the next five years. I wouldn't suggest counting on a future there.

Sheila

 

[Deb & Bill]

My husband was laid off in June. He was a teacher and the district laid off a bunch of teachers. Luckily he was paid through the summer, but when school started back up and he didn't have a job I really started to panic. Then just when things were starting to look bleak he got a job - at the post office. He starts Monday. I'm very excited for him, and excited to start paying off the bills we accumulated over the last couple of months, but, and I know this sounds silly...I'm gonna miss him!!

If he is a veteran, he might try the VA as well.

 

[lucigo]

This will be a good thing for now, but I would encourage DH to keep looking for other options. If you've seen the news, you probably know that the PO is planning to cut 220,000 more jobs in the next five years. I wouldn't suggest counting on a future there.

Sheila

At this point its no worse than the teaching profession in Florida. At least for now he has a job.