And when we get to 35 we sell cosmetics and survive

[austin_dern]

And now for news from work which I'm trying very hard not to overreact to.

So there was a mass e-mail from the company's owner, and boss, explaining they had a problem. They had to delay payroll some. He explained it was a cash flow problem. This is the time of year where the company has huge outlays, mostly for mailing. They'll get the money back, but it'll trickle in over the course of months, and you can see where that's a problem. It's a delay of only a couple of days, but still, I don't remember this ever happening before, or hearing of it happening.

As a one-off freak event that's not even annoying for me. I haven't got my savings up to what I want right now, but they're not in bad shape. Having my pay delayed by a couple days, or a week, or even a couple weeks is no inconvenience. But it's never a good sign when your employer misses payroll.

I've long had loose plans about things to do for some extra income. Some are obvious and seem like they should be easy to put into place quickly, such as tutoring. Some would be fun but take a more time to get into a paying position, such as actually getting paid for writing something. I keep hearing where there's need for writers for mathematics and science topics; I just don't know where the need is. Or doing bits of tech work like what I do for my daily job, just with less worrisome notes from the boss.

And, well, thank you all for your notes of concern and worry. I appreciate them. (I know they're coming.) I'd appreciate, though, if you know anybody who needs a contour integral evaluated or explained by someone who knows on which end of the sentence the period typically goes.

Again, I'm trying not to overreact. But I would like a more defined lifeboat just now.

Trivia: In December 1867 the Credit Mobilier of America declared a dividend equal to its entire capital. Its stock rose to $260 a share. Source: Devil Take the Hindmost, Edward Chancellor.

Currently Reading: Machines and Morality: The 1850s, Robert Sobel.

PS: Some Cards Stuff, just something that ran across my Twitter feed and was interesting.

Comments

[resonant.livejournal.com]

http://resonant.livejournal.com/402823.html

[austin-dern.livejournal.com]

Thank you so. I appreciate the comfort.

[porsupah.livejournal.com]

Ook! Definitely not a comforting thing at all. But then, I've been more accustomed to the joys of at-will employment, so everything seems ferpectly normal up to the morning where everyone gets invited for a chat. Hopefully things become smooth sailing for the company hereon.

I'd certainly like to diversify my income. Of course, at the moment, that would mean gaining one, but you get the picture. I wonder if a Patreon supporting my photography could work? FSM knows, it's not a cheap pursuit - even aside from the equipment, just the travel adds up, especially at times like these.

[austin-dern.livejournal.com]

It's a very unsettling thing, although nobody's been contacting me for sad talks, so there's that. It did make me put off lobbying for a trip back east in the next couple months, though. Maybe in summer. There's legitimate reasons for me to spend a week or so around again, mind you. There's just not ones that can't be put off and I don't want to be too obvious just now.

I don't know what a Patreon supporting your photography would be like. More successful than one supporting my writing, I imagine, since I've got such a slight readership and photographs are always more popular. But that isn't saying much of anything. On the other hand, if it's expenses you'd be undertaking anyway you might as well have something defray any parts of it.

[c-eagle.livejournal.com]

Hang in there... in the meantime, tutoring is great ^v^ !

[austin-dern.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I should give it a go; how bad could it be?