back and forth across the atlantic.

I’ve just handed my boss draft one of a proposal to be made full time in January.  He wants me to be full time as we are trying to expand opportunities for our students and this requires someone having the time to find said opportunities.

I outlined the areas where we are lacking, why it’s important to grow these areas and some ideas of how we could do it… given that someone can be dedicated to that area.

One important thing I left out… compensation expectations.  We had a brief (one minute) chat and it involved my boss saying what he thought I should be paid and then running to catch his bus.  I was a bit shocked by his suggestion, it was much lower than I’d expected.  You see, I’m currently doing a full time maternity cover position in the office and what he said was a few hundred euro less than what I’m currently making.  I will get housing provided for me in the new/modified old position… but with this I am on call to our students 24/7 (if they come during dinner, my dinner is halted… if they ring when I’m sleeping, my sleep is halted) and living adjacent to them (so their parties wake me up) and also having to move into temporary housing when I become unemployed each summer.

Is it unreasonable of me not to be happy with the pay when housing is provided?  Should I accept lesser pay than what I currently earn with full weekends off just because I get housing and thus no real weekend?

Or should I fight for the same pay as I’m doing the same hours of work with additional responsibilities at the weekends and in the middle of the night?

GGGAAAAAAAHHHHH!  I don’t know what to do.