H's manager told him this morning that HR is finalizing things and she thinks we will know for sure by the end of the week.
Meanwhile, I contacted a few people I know about the possibility of working remote. An old manager said that she might be able to hire me on as an FTE, working remote come January. If I can come on as an FTE then it's 40+ hours a week with a 9% USD pay raise. Worse case scenario she said that she can hire me on as a consultant for 20+ hours a week at an 8% pay cut.
Either way, I would be thrilled with the results for my job. She said she'll know more once the 2013 budgets are final next week and she said she's going to talk to HR to see how she can work out this arrangement for me.
Blindly I imagined I could keep you under glass Now I understand to hold you I must open up my hands And watch you rise Spread your wings and prepare to fly For you have become a butterfly Fly abandonedly into the sun