Well, it seems that pods is now ending in mid-march. Ro has agreed to pay me until the end of march even so. Frankly, I’m relieved. This job has had benefits and detriments. It’s the longest running job I’ve had, and certainly my closest relationship with an employer. I had fun exercising some of the dusty math corners of my brain, and learning new stuff to do it. <\/p>\n
The programming made me sad at times. The loneliness of the workplace also not so good. And I definitely won’t miss working for the military.<\/p>\n
The last couple of weeks on Ro’s dime, I’ll be doing exercise bike stuff. So yay on that. And after that, unemployment may be possible. It won’t be what I was making, and thus way insufficient to afford my life, but it’d be something, which is always better than nothing. <\/p>\n
At this point, I’m thinking grad school is my best option. Let’s just hope I make it in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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