The Contingency Plan

This morning Luc woke me up with a cup of fresh, creamy coffee, took Hugo away to change his nappy, sorted out breakfast, changed Hugo's nappy again when he did a massive shizen (without complaint) and then took him for a shower.

Today's the closest day we get to an anniversary but that's not the reason Luc's being so good... Noooo.

Last night Luc came home around 11pm after being unreachable since midday. His mobile phone was turned off and after a few hours of absolute panic, I called his new boss at 10pm and heard the ruckus in the background. The bastard was drunk with new clients after eating a lavish meal at The Establishment. He didn't think to call. There was talk of the little green fairy and after being consumed with feelings of relief, I was absolutely livid!!

We had a brief, very passionate argument on the telephone, I aired my grievances and then went to bed.

Luc's been so random lately. For instance. He started a great job with company number one around a month ago. The package is less than what he previously made, but the company is filled with people he really admires and they're the best in the biz so the experience is invaluable. Plus, there's already talk of him moving into a director's position within a year or two.

A week into work at company number one, Luc received an offer from company number two. He went for a number of interviews with company number two, a large multinational organisation, before accepting a role with company number one, but they took so long to get back to him (well over six weeks) that he thought he should move on rather than wait indefinitely for an answer. The role with company number two is not as interesting as job number one and naturally involves more office politics, but it's offering $30,000 more a year (before tax) and in addition to four weeks of annual paid holiday leave, he'll be entitled to two weeks of paternity leave too. Hello.

So instead of making a decision between the two, Luc took two days off from company number one this week to start his position at company number two. Today's Thursday and he's still juggling between the two. I have no idea how he's doing it (and don't really want to know) but everyone seems to be ok, for now.

I only wonder how long he can keep up this ridiculous charade! This morning I asked when he'll be making a decision and he said either today or tomorrow. He's not sure. Still figuring it out.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

The money and vacation at company number 2 would seem like a no-brainer. But I suppose he's smart not to burn his bridges.

I'd naturally agree with you, that's what most people would go with, but even though job number 2 pays more money, it wouldn't be worth it if he was miserable there (as then he'd make my life miserable and that's not worth the extra cash!!)...