lisah, though I haven't seen them recently, there are the redshouldered hawks that nest in the ravine behind my work. Back when there was a parking lot south of us, I came up the steps to be halted by one of them with a squirrel he'd just caught, perched on the top landing with his wings spread . We had to wait until he'd hopped away from the landing far enough he could take off. And you can here their screes INSIDE the building . It's really cool.
I've got foxes around me. Hell, I probably have bears, since the railway is a conduit they use to get into town.
But yeah, anyone carping about raises right now in any position is really not grasping the real world, methinks.
I agree with this in principle, but not getting even a COLA this year IS going to hurt - food prices and utilities will going up whether my salary does or not. (And it's rare that the COLA ever matches the actual increase in COL, but it does help. Not getting one this year is an effective pay cut. By how much, it's too soon to tell.)
The worst car accident I ever saw involved three cars and two deer. We passed it on the road long after the ambulances had gone, but it was obvious how nasty it had been.
My ex totaled a police car hitting a deer. Deer do not grasp the concept of lights and sirens.
Not getting a COLA really sucks ass, Jess. Sorry to hear that.
In academia, we laugh at your COLA. Does not exist. You get your 2.75% annual "merit" raise and are supposed to be thankful.
ETA Except in years where we get no raise at all.
Yeah-- we never, ever get anything but COLA-- our "merit" raises are 3%!
I am lucky because a) I got a huge increase at my previous job at the uni and b) I was reclassifie709ooooooooooooooooo9999999999999999987pppppppppp
last year.
Also, I decided to leave the effectsof my cat on the keyboard.
In academia, we laugh at your COLA. Does not exist. You get your 2.75% annual "merit" raise and are supposed to be thankful.
ETA Except in years where we get no raise at all.
Hey, that's MY job! (And we're not even academia....)
Yeah, last year was the first in my career where I got a "standard" pay increase.
ION, I heard my grandmother say "fuck" this evening. I am traumatized. Granted, she was reporting someone else's conversation, but STILL.
Sophia, your cat has stretched the board.
I think I fixed it!
But now she is eating my chicken.
