I've been keeping a log, and in the last couple months I've had about 10 days where I wasn't suffering from a headache. The one I have now, that I've had for 4 days, is particularly nasty and won't let me sleep. Also, my sense of taste is way wonky - things either have no flavor or the wrong one.

I'm not going to google, b/c I'll just freak myself out, but is this too stupid of a thing to see the doctor about? I'm at the point where I'm actually considering it, but I don't want them to be "yeah, it's a headache. Take Tylenol and deal with it."

Just confirmed: The Girl and I are going to Scotland in August - WITH SHIR! In a campervan (I think you people call them RVs)! We will see lochs and mountains and a lot of midgies! I am way beyond excited.

I enjoy almond milk more than soy milk, but that's not hard because soy milk is OF THE DEVIL. Yes it is. (I am not lactose intolerant, but for a while I thought I might be. The problem turned out to be wheat.)

I'm so glad it went OK with the landlord, smonster.

Hopes for it being absolutely nothing, Vortex.

Burrell:

Well dang Seska, I'd say that worked out perfectly.

Indeed it did. I am delighted to be oppressed by my woman.

Did I mention SCOTLAND?! With Shir?!

May it be no big deal, Vortex!

Seska, that sounds like the awesomest road trip ever!

Raq, I say see a doctor. The wonky sense of taste makes it sound like it might be serious.

I am awake early, and working in my bathrobe. This is not ideal. I should either shower and dress, or go back to bed.

Shir says she wants to go Ianto-spotting.

I may have to explain the geography of Britain to Shir.

I may have to explain the geography of Britain to Shir.

But this may be the closest she's ever been to Ianto! It's only sensible to stay alert.

But this may be the closest she's ever been to Ianto! It's only sensible to stay alert.

OK, I suppose I was vaguely keeping an eye out for Eliza Dushku when I was last in New York.

Raq, I think 10 days out of 60 where you *don't* have a headache definitely warrants a doctor visit. That means that over 80% of the time you DO have a headache, and that's not the default state for, you know, heads.

Even if it is just a headache they'll give you better meds. My doc told me many of my headaches were not migraines and gave me prescription naproxen and flexeril.

Is it common for companies to not tell their employees what the salary range in their salary band is?

Also, is it common for an employee to consistently get good-to-excellent reviews and yet even after, say, 12 years, not have reached the midpoint of their range?

Because I'm getting a little frustrated here. I feel like Zeno's stupid turtle, who can never reach the finish line no matter how long and how fast he runs. Not knowing what the ceiling is makes me wonder if it's even worth trying to reach it. I have zero interest in attaining any job with this company higher than my own position, so I'd like to know where the ceiling is. It feels like they've rigged the game so that no matter what I do, I can never get much higher than I am now.

I don't think it's that common to have defined salary bands in the private sector anyway, but even where there are I think it would rarely be disclosed.

That aside, it sounds like a shitty situation. Are you able to talk to someone and make exactly that case? "Here are my last five years of reviews, here's where I am in the range; it's intensely demoralizing and I'd like to know what I can do to change things."