Work

I have been working here, at in the Occupational Health Department of the Western Infirmary Hospital since mid-October. I only work part-time, which is great. I love have most afternoons off and Thurdays. Unfortunately, the position is being filled and I will only have the job until at the lastest, the beginning of December. But, then hopefully I will be able to work some where else and met new people. It will be a bit sad since I really like the women that I work with.

As some of you have heard, my first week of work is still on "volunteer" basis. Because I am not a student here, I have had to jump through HUGE hoops to get my name put on our bank account. We can get checks direct deposited, but at the time of my first assignment, we still didn't have our bank account information (you have to wait up to 2 weeks to get a bank account if you are foreign -- something about money laundering...). SO... they gave me what is known as a "draft slip." I'm still not really clear on what it is exactly but it boils down to the fact that I cannot cash it, and I cannot put it into the bank because my name is not on an account. Our marriage liscence is not good enough, neither is our rental agreement, nor a payslip with my name and address on it. I have to have something from the city council. So.. last week Friday I made my way down to the City Council and registered with them. I explained that my name had to be put on the letter so that I could get my name on the bank account. The letter came today... my name was not on there at all, just Mike's. So... another trip down to the City Council. Now they are trying to get us to pay the City Council tax, but they are willing to put a letter out with my name on it. Mike is exempt for paying the City Council tax because he is a student, and I should be too because I am 'student dependant.' But, Glasgow's City Council likes to try to make you pay it. So.. that prompt a visit to the International Student Office so we could get their help. They are willing to help us fight it as soon as we get our bill, thank goodness. But, after all that, I still have a paycheck and no bank account to put it in. At least all the others have gone through the direct deposit system with no problems...