It turns out that Jill’s job won’t exactly transfer.
Her company will let her transfer as an “intermittent” employee, meaning that she’ll be guaranteed 20 hours per week, with the possibility of more, and no benefits and no more company car. No one seems to know what the hourly wage for an intermittent employee is. Also, just to make it extra complicated, there is a decent chance but no certainty, that a full-time position will open up in Milwaukee in the first half of next year.
So we need to figure out the cost of COBRA on her plan vs my plan. And we need to figure out how much rent we can afford. We need to make plans to sell her cool car and find her new day to day wheels, but probably not buying because she might get the company car again.
There is a way in which it’s sort of perfect, except for the car thing. Working half time on a flexible schedule gives you a base income and plenty of time to look for a job. If I found an awesome job, it would give us great childcare flexibility.
(Of course, that would also mean that I will truly never be able to be alone again, which I view as a major downside. I realized this week that I have not actually been alone in the house since June. The closest I get is when Josie is asleep and Jill is picking Noah up from day care. Or when I lock the door to take a shower. If I don’t lock the door, there’s about a 1/4 chance that Noah will wander upstairs and find me. I believe that I will get to be alone on Monday morning.)
