It's July 1. Half way through the year.
Tax season has been over since April 15.. 5th year in a row of mediocre business.
We've had some customers since then but not enough to carry us through the rest of the year so the wife decided to work at a Greek restaurant 5 miles from our Charlotte office thinking she could make enough to pay rent for the CLT office and still be there to catch customers..
I warned her that was impossible to do cause the restaurant will run her ragged and she would be in no condition to work at the CLT office afterwards. I was right!
Yesterday was her first day (and last day it looks like); 7am - 4pm: She arrived late because of CLT traffic, then they never gave her any breaks nor a 30 minute lunch. She had me set the alarm at 5am to wake her up this morning then decided not to go and I couldn't go back to sleep

I gave her 2 weeks before she would give up but nope.. 1 day was it. She thought it be like working at her old restaurant she worked at with her brother and sister years ago (late 90s - early 2000s) but this place was much worse apparently..
I don't know why she wants to settle for restaurant work when she could find a bilingual job with good pay and less stress

I think it's a 'pride' thing and she's embarrassed to have customers see her working someplace instead of in our business

Me, I applied at the post office for 2 jobs back in January; a City Carrier Assistant and a Rural Carrier position. I had an interview for the City Carrier job back in April (told it would start out as a part time position) and have heard nothing since..
It shows on the USPS job site that I'm still on a hiring list for both jobs though I have never had an interview for the Rural Carrier position yet.
I know I can find something else but looking for something part time from now till December with decent pay will be difficult.. Most companies are looking for long term employees which would work next year, but we're trying to make it to our Goddaughter's 15 year party (Dec. 23) and we need to be there for it

So in the meantime, we're scraping by each month in the hopes of making it to December for the trip, then return in January, get the tax business resurrected and I find a long-term job that can carry me through to retirement
