aide | Doom

Teachers won't be paid on schedule. They say "scheduled for the 19th" but that's probably not going to happen. This supposed "cash injection" is supposed to happen on the 24th, but I wouldn't hold my breath for a miracle. The time to move is now. Figuratively and metaphorically. I walk past a real estate agent everyday on my way to the station so I actually stopped to check and what the listings looked like. They had one that was only 30,000Y and needed 1 month deposit, no key money, and only a 2000Y cleaning fee. If I'm reading things right. It's only a 1 bedroom place, which suits me fine, but I don't know about appliances or any of that. I asked Sachiyo to play translator for me. I wonder when I should do that? Probably as soon as possible. I'm thinking that if we haven't been paid, that means our rent for November also hasn't been paid. So the landlord will come in short order to kick us out. I haven't heard about this ALT position in Kashiwa yet, nor from GEOS who fucked up their dates with my interview. I have an interview with Gaba on Tuesday, which albeit isn't the most fantastic company to work for, but if i get it - work is work. Money is money. It will keep me afloat until something better comes along. Or maybe I'll rock at it and make tons of money. They operate on popularity - if you suck, you don't get picked, therefore you don't make money. I also have another interview for an ALT position in Funabashi on the 24th, but that job doesn't start until January.

So it comes down to this: do I just keep working until something better comes along, even though I am 99% sure I won't get paid for it, or do I call Cerie and call it quits (or toppatsu [emergency leave] until I see some money) which she fully expects. Better now than later, and give the J-staff time to organize and reorganize the schedule. I wouldn't mind going to work, but its not a happy environment. Teachers are depressed and the students know. And its getting harder and harder not to talk about the Nova situation. Some of them are ignorant as fuck and have no idea about the severity of the situation. Others, its all they can talk about, and we aren't supposed to talk shop with students. But how can you not when your entire livelihood is at stake? What do they expect us to do?