Can you give him specific brands of things that might be confusing? I know I spent a long time in front of the hummus area of my supermarket just the other day!

And please just ask people for rides.

Tennant is kind of looking like my friend Kenneth wiht his hair slicked back. Weird.

OK, this is making the rounds on my coworker's facebook pages and staff mailing list : [link] (shout outs, 3 minutes in.) and [link]

I love it. Really, really love it.

I am saved! Our grocery store chain (Wegman's) has an online shopping list that I can do and email to him-- this is awesome!

Okay, Vortex, what about giving your current salary with full markup for all benefits?

I would do this, but just say "My salary is in the (whatever range), not including benefits." Don't itemize it for them in advance; wait till you're face-to-face if possible.

My company pays less than its competitors. But the benefits are pretty good, as they pointedly remind us at salary review time. So if I thought I was getting lowballed I would start listing every plus down to the free parking if it wasn't comparable. Along with stuff like: I have my own office, it's a short commute, they're pretty flexible about vacation scheduling, etc.

I love it. Really, really love it.

Aw!

Oh shit, I just remembered I have a meeting in the morning. Good thing I thought of it now! And not, you know, noon tomorrow...

And I guess I should have some thoughts about selling myself as a consultant. Oy vey.

When I applied for this job, they first asked me about my expectations, which i gave with no problem. Then in the interview, they asked how much I was making at my last job. I said something like, "If I had stayed there, I would be making XX by now" and that seemed to satisfy. I actually didn't get paid at my last job, except on a per [unit of work] basis but it was no where near worth what I was doing. If pressed, I think I would have started talking about the dramatically lower cost of living where I had been previously.

Talky meat people. I love ya.

Woke up this morning and my jaw was NOT HAPPY. At least the dentist had given me a prescription for the good stuff. I only worked 4 hours today, took the day time karate class, and snoozed.

The flexibility I have with my company is priceless. I'd love to make more cash, but I really don't want to trade in flexibility for that.

Vortex, if that is a form for my uni, leave it blank. HR will forward your application regardless. Since the salary range is locked in here there is very little room to negotiate . They're stuck with it, too.