The Frenchies cut me off of my job today. That's it. Finished. Contract over. This would be fine if it weren't denying me another month of work, and thus another month of salary. The reason for the "suspension" was that there were a few administrative kinks that were never worked out, and of course I'm to blame. Heaven forbid it be ANYBODY ELSE'S FAULT. Seriously? The whole thing was a big mess. I made one mistake, they made many, and now it turns out I have been working illegally all year without really knowing it. Oh, I love French bureaucracy.
I'm trying to have a zen-like sense of humor about the whole thing, but in all honesty, it's really fucked up. I mean, they really screwed me over, and, on top of that, they're blaming me for their own stupidity.
But, as I said: zen.
I'll tell the story of how these people have so clearly been sucked of both intelligence and anything resembling a human soul when I have more time, but for now I just need to sleep.
sux... sorry to hear about the job situation. hope you get the paperwork situation straightened out. maybe there's some great opportunity around the corner and now you are freed up... i guess knowing it happens to everyone isn't must consolation. when i working at the uni in paris, some people didn't get their correct paperwork until the year was practically over. they tried to send some people back to the states but "fortunately" it was right after 9-11 so some people got it taken care of in france... well, keep ya head up :/
They (the school, the rectorat and the government) don't deserve you if they're aren't will to pull the paperwork together for you! Sounds like you are a good English teacher, go somewhere else where they will go up to bat for you. Don't let the bureaucrats win by getting you down and out, I'm sure you can get around them!