So this Friday I was called into my boss's office. They started telling me what a great job I was doing, etc., and I am sitting there thinking they will hire me full-time and I will get health insurance. Instead, they told me I would be getting an hourly raise. I was very, very disappointed. They did tell me I can go far in this industry and mentioned something about potentially next steps, but then one of my supervisors mumbled something about October which is sooo far away. FYI I have been there 4 months.
Then they asked if there was anything they could do to make working there better, and I did say that I had just turned 26 and was looking at Affordable Care Act options but would prefer employer sponsored health insurance. One of my supervisors started saying I had to be f/t to get that, but the CEO interrupted her and said she would ask HR and look into it.
I was sooo disappointed when I left their office, and I think they could see it. On the one hand I know 4 months isn't a long time, but on the other hand I was told by HR they would hire me within 6 months if they liked me, which obviously they do.
I know I can get ACA insurance, but that won't cover my T, who is out of network. I should also wait and see what HR says in regards to health insurance, but it doesn't seem likely that I will have enough coverage to be able to pay my old T once I am out of the DBT study.
It is really a bummer because I honestly thought I would have coverage by April, and now it seems likely I won't. I don't really want to ask her to see me on a very reduced rate. I also still owe her money from this summer, which I am paying her in increments every month (I mail her a check). I have reduced what I owe her by a lot, but I don't feel comfortable asking her to see me again when I am unable to pay her even a fraction of her rate.
It sucks because she is the reason why I did this study and I have been thinking about her so much and missing her. I do think that eventually they will hire me permanently, but it seems it is going to take longer than expected.