Illusory Illusion Illness Illminks

Things aren't what they seem. You might have applied for a position and gone through 3 rounds of interviewing and observing. You might have gotten the job and thought that finally, you are moving and not just standing in a puddle with wet feet. You might have not even minded that it was part time, seasonal, and below your wage expectations (non-profits tend to do that...). You might have thought that your first day would be filled with new information, projects to do, deadlines to meet. Then you're told... the amount that you will get paid total will not cover even one month of rent in the area that you live in, and that there's a limited number of hours you'll be allowed to work because there's only so much money in the money pot, and worst of all... That you really don't have a lot to do (yet). So now you're wondering... what was that not-that-long-but-extensive hiring process for if you are barely going to be paid and you won't even have anything to do for at least a week???

Then you wonder... maybe the entire purpose of this position is to help facilitate the entrance of a youngster into the field, to introduce them. To gain experience, knowledge, wisdom. In that case, you might consider your boss a mentor instead. After all, you work in the education department. What better way to educate than to take young administrators under the wing of seasoned admins?