As our Job comes to a close.

I have been on short term disability since Oct. and I really haven't talked to much about the fact that Carl and I were losing our jobs 1/21/08. I did make a post back in Sept I think about it. I am really sad about it. I didn't think I would feel bad about not being able to do my job for GM anymore but I seem to be. I hate the fact that we do contract work and can lose it.

GM awarded the account to another carrier due to an underbid. We could have gone with the new company but Schneider offered a bonus to stay with them for the drivers. The bonus is $5000 which of coarse I am not eligible for! We really need this bonus because this year I didn't sign up for afflac and I am only getting 1/4 of my pay. The bonus is paid out 2weeks after the account ends and money every month until it is $5000 So we decided that staying would be a good idea for us right now.

Anyway, it has been difficult for Carl to find something else at Schneider to do and be home. He could have easily transferred to Ford in Winchester Va for the same pay and been home every night as well. However, there are things about working there that Carl didn't like. Him and another guy decided they were going to work as instructors in Carlisle PA. This is 90 miles away. 4 day work week. Carl and I did this from '00 to '02 when they decided to downsize the facility. Only a little later to reopen it again!! Anyway, the cost of driving there and the fact that the pay was less was bad. In the last week, however a new account opened for him, it runs out of Scanton Pa. and is for Sears. It doesn't get him home every night but it pays more and he can just bring home the truck. It does get him home every weekend. So now I am going to feel like a truckers wife again. This is why I learned to drive in the first place!! I didn't want to be away. I do hope that when I am ready to return to work that I can find something! Well, I will worry about that in May!!