HOLY SHIZNIT!
So, I went back to work today. When I left in the middle of June there were approximately 30 photo orders waiting to be filled - i.e. prints needed to be made from negatives on file to send these unhappy people photos they'd been waiting to publish, etc. for quite a while (several months in some cases). I return to find the original 30 orders still waiting and at least 30 more added to the pile. Yes, there was someone handling my job while I was gone and yes, she is competent. It's just that we have one photographer for the entire OI, she only works part-time, and in-house requests get first priority. And she apparently goes on vacation every month or so - and no, she's not a student.
As if that wasn't enough fun, my work-study paperwork for the summer was waiting for me in my office. When I left work at 3:30, I went to the work-study office to turn in the paperwork to be informed that work-study jobs are supposed to end on August 30 - this Saturday. They will not resume until September 29. I have no money. Oh god, oh god, oh god! So, I run back across campus to the OI looking for the financial officer, who is in a meeting. Then I run into my boss and explain the problem (quite calmly considering that I really, really have no money!) We go tripping off to find some of the other work-study students in the building and find out that for the month that we don't get paid through work-study, the OI picks up the tab. Or something like that. So, though I won't know for sure until tomorrow, I'm still gainfully employed, though I won't get paid until the 5th of September. But rent and parking and a few other bills are due on the 1st. Shiznit, I say. Shiznit!