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[purpletigron]

Whilst I was away, my paying project has gone from: "Very delayed, pending extensive input from overworked academic - and nothing agreed about paying me!" to "Top priority, final draft needed a week on Friday - and you're a 'casual staff member' at The University on an hourly rate." Just had a very productive telecon with the project lead.

So: Lunch, then two hours burning the phone lines to chase up some civil servants, then dinner and much permaculture natter with N :-)

Comments

[purplecthulhu.livejournal.com]

Cool!

Hmmmm.... Casual staff member... Might mean (a) the possibility of rejoining USS and UCU (AUT as was), and (b) some redeployment support from the university when the contract ends?

[purpletigron.livejournal.com]

I'm a 'casual researcher', and the aim is for the project to be fully signed off and sealed by the end of July. They expressly undertake no obligation to provide me with work! So I suspect you're in fantasy land :-)

[sammywol.livejournal.com]

well money is good. I hope the civil servants are project related rather than Mater related. *crosses fingers*

[purpletigron.livejournal.com]

Yep!