snakeblitz33
Well-Known Member
Hey all,
As some of you know, I'm a taxidermist by trade. Well, deer season has sucked this year,... really bad. Either the deer aren't moving because of the weather or people just aren't going and killing them because they can't afford to go hunt. (yes, it's expensive to kill deer worthy of getting mounted.) Or, they kill a big deer and get it skull mounted because they can't afford to get a shoulder mount. In any case, deer season is done in one month and I only have 52 deer in the freezer to mount this year. I would normally have about 120-140. With that said, I'm looking at being laid off for about four months this year during Summer.
With bills, rent, and my saltwater addiction, and not to mention a wife and kid - I can't afford to give up all of my savings this year and still be short for a month or two till the new season starts back up. I mentioned this to my father and he said he knows, and that he is also worried. He said that he can make it on his own if he needs to, but he won't be able to pay me through the Summer, and he understands my concerns. Good.
Well, I mentioned this all to my father in law and he said that his boss is looking for a full time maintenance man to work at the new hotel that he just built. I will be taking a paycut per hour, but I will be working 40+ hours a week... and it's full time employment so I have the potential to get insurance and other benefits. I'll be making relatively the same amount of money per week at either job. He said if I wanted the job, it's basically mine. I would just have to decide by Friday. No brainer, right?
I have all of these thoughts like I'm abandoning my father's taxidermy shop at the busiest time of year and leaving him stranded to do all the work - after he just had open heart surgery. BUT - I have to make money! I have to think about me and my family now. It's not just me and my wife anymore that I have to worry about. My mom is trying to talk me into staying at the shop too... she says that if I don't work, she will have to pick up the slack. Makes me feel even more guilty. UGH!!!
Sorry for the rant, ya'll, but I have to vent somehow. I would really like everyone's opinion on what I should do and if you do say to take the maintenance job, is there anything that I can do to feel less guilty????
As some of you know, I'm a taxidermist by trade. Well, deer season has sucked this year,... really bad. Either the deer aren't moving because of the weather or people just aren't going and killing them because they can't afford to go hunt. (yes, it's expensive to kill deer worthy of getting mounted.) Or, they kill a big deer and get it skull mounted because they can't afford to get a shoulder mount. In any case, deer season is done in one month and I only have 52 deer in the freezer to mount this year. I would normally have about 120-140. With that said, I'm looking at being laid off for about four months this year during Summer.
With bills, rent, and my saltwater addiction, and not to mention a wife and kid - I can't afford to give up all of my savings this year and still be short for a month or two till the new season starts back up. I mentioned this to my father and he said he knows, and that he is also worried. He said that he can make it on his own if he needs to, but he won't be able to pay me through the Summer, and he understands my concerns. Good.
Well, I mentioned this all to my father in law and he said that his boss is looking for a full time maintenance man to work at the new hotel that he just built. I will be taking a paycut per hour, but I will be working 40+ hours a week... and it's full time employment so I have the potential to get insurance and other benefits. I'll be making relatively the same amount of money per week at either job. He said if I wanted the job, it's basically mine. I would just have to decide by Friday. No brainer, right?
I have all of these thoughts like I'm abandoning my father's taxidermy shop at the busiest time of year and leaving him stranded to do all the work - after he just had open heart surgery. BUT - I have to make money! I have to think about me and my family now. It's not just me and my wife anymore that I have to worry about. My mom is trying to talk me into staying at the shop too... she says that if I don't work, she will have to pick up the slack. Makes me feel even more guilty. UGH!!!
Sorry for the rant, ya'll, but I have to vent somehow. I would really like everyone's opinion on what I should do and if you do say to take the maintenance job, is there anything that I can do to feel less guilty????
