06-19-2013, 02:48 PM
IMHO, 20 hours / week is a significant amount of time to be donating. Two schools of thought.
1: Why buy the cow if you're getting the milk for free?
2: You're dealing with people who you believe are honorable and, when they can, they'll "do the right thing" and put you on the payroll.
Even if immediate supervisors are honorable, are the top people? All levels of government are severely strapped financially now (and for the foreseeable future). My 30+ years of experience as a Civil Servant, lead me to believe that, should funds become available to allow a new hire, said job will go to a "connected" prospect. The fact that you may be wildly more qualified will probably mean very little unless you happened to be extremely well connected. Sadly, I doubt that having performed this work will be likely to qualify you you as such.
All that said, I would be ready to walk away but, do so graciously. After you're absent for a few weeks / months, the powers that be might be forced to face reality, recognize the value of your work and, find a way to put you on the payroll. Have you considered setting yourself up as a "consultant". Strangely enough, they might be willing to pay you as an independent contractor when they would / could not take you on as an employee.
Finally, have to talked with a tax pro about claiming the value of your volunteer work as a legitimate deduction?
Good luck; keep us posted as to how this plays out.
1: Why buy the cow if you're getting the milk for free?
2: You're dealing with people who you believe are honorable and, when they can, they'll "do the right thing" and put you on the payroll.
Even if immediate supervisors are honorable, are the top people? All levels of government are severely strapped financially now (and for the foreseeable future). My 30+ years of experience as a Civil Servant, lead me to believe that, should funds become available to allow a new hire, said job will go to a "connected" prospect. The fact that you may be wildly more qualified will probably mean very little unless you happened to be extremely well connected. Sadly, I doubt that having performed this work will be likely to qualify you you as such.
All that said, I would be ready to walk away but, do so graciously. After you're absent for a few weeks / months, the powers that be might be forced to face reality, recognize the value of your work and, find a way to put you on the payroll. Have you considered setting yourself up as a "consultant". Strangely enough, they might be willing to pay you as an independent contractor when they would / could not take you on as an employee.
Finally, have to talked with a tax pro about claiming the value of your volunteer work as a legitimate deduction?
Good luck; keep us posted as to how this plays out.