A couple of days later Im still not too happy about having to go to another company for 2 days per week, but time will tell. Aside from the downsides, Im starting to see some positive things too in the whole situation.
First of all, Im glad that Ill still have a job. If you watch the news (yes, I watch the news) or read a newspaper (yes, I even read newspapers) you read a lot about company X having to fire hundreds of people to survive. The job market is horrible at the moment (lots of stiff competition), so if you can hold on to your job, its best to do it.
Secondly, it will be a nice learning experience. The other company is a completely different environment than my current workplace, with new features and new unique challenges to tame. It will be good for my personal development.
So yea... of course its a bit of a turn-off that my boss is decided to rent me out to another company, rather than look for other means to save money; but well see how it all evolves. Maybe Ill look differently at the situation after a few weeks. I just hope theyre as open minded about my gender issues as my current employee is. :S