I've seen that before where people decide, say, to have b-day celebrations the weekend following because yadda yadda, but meanwhile the person goes through the actual birthday feeling forgotten.

This is why my grandmother's rule is to always tell someone Happy Birthday the day before the actual birthday.

Question for the hivemind:

I had an interview for a job that's internal to my Uni, (even the same school within) and speaking to the HR person, I said that my salary range was $XX-XY. I'm thinking, after hearing about the position that XX is a little too low, and I'd like to say something in my thank you email, like: "after our discussion of the position and all the responsibility it entails, I have considered my salary request and think it would need be closer to the XY side of the range."

Something like that? Help?

UGH! I *always* undersell myself and then slap myself for it right afterward.

This is still early in the process- first interview of several- and $XY is still smack in the middle of the salary range for this level.

Is this appropriate to bring up? Is there a better way to phrase it?

Nora, I think at this point, I'd wait until you've been offered the position, and you're in the negotiation phase. But, others might have different advice.

Hee. Jack Russells are fun. The neighbor dog is a Jack Russell, and he's been coming over to check on the progress of the house. If the door is open, he just runs in and checks out all the rooms. Makes sure things are going okay, checks to see if he's going to be fed scraps by the workers, then takes off. When we put him out because of the wet tile, he was mightily offended. Can't imagine what Seabiscuit's going to think when he gets to the house.

Man, Liese, I can't believe you threw out the superintendent!

I got to visit with Great Danes and an Australian Shepherd on Sunday. (Oh, yeah - there were people there too.) It was fun to see how very typey they were in personality. The Danes were rather reserved but then when they warmed up to you would calmly stand next to you to be petted. The Aussie was quite bossy and would bark if you weren't doing what she wanted. The Danes are pretty much non-barky and non-licky. Although, of course, they drool.

The Aussie was quite bossy and would bark if you weren't doing what she wanted.

Ha! So. Very. Aussie. (I love the herding breeds with a mad insane passion. But, yeah, a little opinionated.)

::crosses Jack Russells off the list of dogs to ever be considered in her house::

Nora, I agree with vw. Especially if you didn't put it in writing anywhere for them to refresh their memories. It's easy at that point to bump it up 2K or 5K, whatever you feel a more accurate range is.

Especially if you didn't put it in writing anywhere for them to refresh their memories.

Well, *she* wrote it down. I will just need to steel myself to not accept the offer immediately until thinking it over and figuring out if I should negotiate.

Absolutely negotiate. Especially if you have new information about what the job would entail.

I will just need to steel myself to not accept the offer immediately until thinking it over and figuring out if I should negotiate.

Definitely. And remember that you may be able to negotiate for things besides money -- benefits and perks.