[Shawnee123]

Thanks Bri...I always enjoy your opinions because you do seem to have gone through a lot of the same things.

ON the other hand, knowing how short-staffed we are, there is NO WAY I could be off for an extended period of time without them making some arrangements. We are WAY understaffed as it is, and that loyalty kicks back in that I don't want to make everyone else miserable. Of course, I've been on the receiving end of this many times. It's funny when I hear of schools who have one person doing verifications, one person pulling in and analyzing and comparing FAFSA information, one person administering scholarships, others who counsel, someone who reports disbursements to the Dept of Ed (and reconciles those to the penny...millions of doleros.) Someone to determine state awards. I do all those things and more. My coworkers have as much on their plates. They turned down our proposal for a new staff person (bad budget, bad bad budget, they all lament.) Never mind that the number of students processed increases in leaps and bounds each year.

Anyway, here I go again. I would like to stay in the public employee sector (the bennies are pretty good) and work for the state or city. I need to really look into options.

But, if I don't get some relief soon, I may be taking medical leave without pre-planning it.

By the way, Bri...you rock, but you don't post enough! :p