LJ, it's likely this new position offers less benefits or pays less. A friend worked for a company which "downsized" him and hired someone to do his exact same job a week later only at a much lower salary, since they had way less experience.
Prepare to uncouple -- uncouple.
Oz ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Spike's Bitches 24: I'm Very Seldom Naughty.
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Scrappy - Jun 10, 2005 5:45:36 am PDT #3857 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Lyra Jane - Jun 10, 2005 5:46:19 am PDT #3858 of 10001
Up with the sun
How long has the position been open? Maybe they un-eliminated it.
They just posted the job today; I left on May 23. BUT -- even if they really did change their minds in the last three weeks, they have my phone number, you know? They could have called me and let me know they had an opening and asked if I wanted to reapply. Especially since when I was leaving, I said to give me a call if they had any openings at my level.
They had some issue with me. I wish they had just told me what it was.
(I left a message with them asking WTF. I figure they owe me an answer, at least.)
Scrappy - Jun 10, 2005 5:46:52 am PDT #3859 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Oh, Hooray Cashmere. Lucky baby-on-the-way to have such a terrific family to be born into!
Lyra Jane - Jun 10, 2005 5:50:08 am PDT #3860 of 10001
Up with the sun
it's likely this new position offers less benefits or pays less.
No. I was in the posted salary range -- I had taken a pay cut to work there. I probably would have asked for a raise at my one-year review, but they could have said no, and I'm not sure how much difference it will really make to pay a recent grad $26K vs. paying me $29K anyhow. And I didn't really have any benefits, I was never on their health insurance and had only been eligible for the 401(k) (no employer matching) for three weeks.
Like I said, this is all just extremely fishy and depressing.
Lee - Jun 10, 2005 5:51:16 am PDT #3861 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Congratulations, Cashmere, DH, and big brother Owen!
askye - Jun 10, 2005 5:59:35 am PDT #3862 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
lyra that really really sucks.
askye - Jun 10, 2005 6:00:01 am PDT #3863 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
IS it just me or is yahoo.com now a big advertisement for GoDaddy.com?
Polter-Cow - Jun 10, 2005 6:00:27 am PDT #3864 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hey, Polter, how goeth the job search?
It bloweth. I can't even find any damn jobs to apply for, let alone get hired.
Lyra Jane - Jun 10, 2005 6:00:40 am PDT #3865 of 10001
Up with the sun
I get the regular yahoo screen, askye.
Lyra Jane - Jun 10, 2005 6:01:32 am PDT #3866 of 10001
Up with the sun
P-C, what exactly are you looking for? What area?