genius programme design

the genius assistant programme design involves 2 types of contracts.

a 7-month one and a 9-month one.

the former starts officially from the 1 oct, ends 30 apr.

the latter finishes on the 30 jun.

now that things are coming to an end, you'd be getting ready to wrap things up and leave.

so i was trying to be very organised and started packing up and sorting my stuff out.

but then it came the 2-week spring holidays.

you see, the absurdity here is having a 2-week break in the middle of the calendar month.

this means that you'll work for 4 days or for some lucky people 2.

and then off you go on holidays, after spending 2 happy weeks getting tanned, you'll be back for 3 more days at work.

then that's it, the programme officially finishes.

i don't mind getting paid while i'm lying on the grass enjoying the great weather.

but wouldn't it make more sense to have one single form of a 9-month contract?

then people don't have to worry about sorting stuff out right after their return from holiday yet right before their departure for home.

you won't be able to close your bank account until you've got your very last payment, which, as you've now guessed correctly, is done at the end of every month.

for most people their contracts with the landlords finishes on the very last day of the calendar month, too.

if you're lucky enough to have made some local friends, you could just sleep on their floors for a couple of more days till you get things sorted out.

unfortunately i haven't made one single local friend here in france during my stay.

things have to be done before my departure.

the woman at my bank who always treated me like i was retarded told me that i should try not use my card to make any payments 2 weeks prior to closing my account.

i didn't listen, i mean hello, how is it possible to pay for everything in cash anyway.

especially when you need to make some payments online and didn't have another credit card?

i don't know how things would turn out to be, yet.

as much as i love france in general, i hate all the paperwork involved you could ever imagine and their seemingly "flexible" but rather rigid systems.

i know that i complain a lot about sheepland, but at this moment, i miss it.