You know, if you had been able to make some money betting on your advisor...you might not need a job
I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.
Fred ,'A Hole in the World'
Spike's Bitches 45: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
beth b - Feb 17, 2010 6:45:04 pm PST #10243 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
meara - Feb 17, 2010 8:11:17 pm PST #10244 of 30000
Heh. Cash, you should've thrown a temper tantrum at him. Play it exactly like the worst one one of the kids has ever done. And then be all "...what, you can dish it but you can't take it??"
omnis_audis - Feb 17, 2010 8:39:06 pm PST #10245 of 30000
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Math Question. HR gal at prospective job gave 3 dollar amounts. Starting salary, "Midpoint", and "25th percentile". Starting is the lowest, and, ironically, 25th percentile is about midway between starting and "midpoint". With that in mind, can I figure out the upper end of the salary for this position? If yes, is it an easy formula?
It sounds like pay raises are nominal, and with the CA budget crisis, I figure, best to ask for a ton up front, but not completely out of the range. Please tell me if this logic is bad logic!
meara - Feb 17, 2010 8:52:15 pm PST #10246 of 30000
Er...I don't see anything ironic about 25th% being between starting and midpoint (if "mid"point is 50%!).
That said, the only "concern" with starting at the upper end of the salary range would be if they actually had a set pay range and then you weren't allowed to get raises.
billytea - Feb 17, 2010 9:04:46 pm PST #10247 of 30000
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Math Question. HR gal at prospective job gave 3 dollar amounts. Starting salary, "Midpoint", and "25th percentile". Starting is the lowest, and, ironically, 25th percentile is about midway between starting and "midpoint". With that in mind, can I figure out the upper end of the salary for this position? If yes, is it an easy formula?
Technically no, but I don't think they're that sophisticated, so in practice probably yes. I'd guess from what you said that they're just looking at the salary range as a uniform distribution, which means that you can expect their top salary to be as far above the midpoint as the starting salary is below it. (And the 75th% to likewise mirror the 25th%.)
NoiseDesign - Feb 17, 2010 9:38:56 pm PST #10248 of 30000
Our wings are not tired
I'm bummed, I'm going to be in Orlando on a job while you are in LA for your interview omnis!
erin_obscure - Feb 17, 2010 9:58:50 pm PST #10249 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
delayed ~ma to Jessica & fam. No, not stopping, it'll come in handy. ~ma is always useful. I hear it helps with all ailments and conditions.
Calli - Feb 18, 2010 1:27:13 am PST #10250 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm sorry your foster kitty is going downhill, smonster. But I'm glad you and your roommate are there to help ease the transition. Poor thing.
erin_obscure - Feb 18, 2010 2:06:52 am PST #10251 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
I have a quart of nummy cream cheese frosting left over....all the cupcakes are gone. What should i do with it? I have to throw away so much deliciousness.
eta: actually, more like a pint. The recipe just made way more than i needed.
WindSparrow - Feb 18, 2010 3:03:56 am PST #10252 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
erin_o, how about melting a package or two of chocolate chips into it and calling it fudge?