It's a government job; the salary bands are strictly defined. They should be coming in on the high-end of the range, given my experience and my MS degree.
And I wonder, what possible catastrophe came crashing down from heaven and brought this dashing stranger to tears?
Drusilla ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 70: Hookers and Blow
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Tom Scola - Jul 05, 2012 2:31:16 pm PDT #12908 of 30001
hwæt
Jesse - Jul 05, 2012 2:37:36 pm PDT #12909 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ooh, that is super annoying, Burrell. But.... you're going to Hawaii? That's good!
bon bon - Jul 05, 2012 2:52:52 pm PDT #12910 of 30001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Even so, Tom, if you can get a salary offer before accepting the job I would also recommend negotiating -- either to a higher band or the highest of your range. Because of the band thing, etc., it's extremely difficult to get any sort of extra increases once you're employed.
ETA: and increases are generally percentage based, so starting from a higher salary helps.
smonster - Jul 05, 2012 2:53:32 pm PDT #12911 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
What bon bon said.
Consuela - Jul 05, 2012 3:07:03 pm PDT #12912 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
What bon bon said.
Indeed. And while the government says they don't negotiate, they actually do: they just might have to get approval from higher up the chain to meet your salary requirements. When I took this job originally, they offered me the bottom of the grade, and I pointed out that it was a $10K pay cut. Once I'd provided proof of my current salary, they moved the offer up a couple of steps to something roughly equivalent. But it took six weeks for the final offer to come through, and I was Very Stressed Out by the time it did.
Burrell - Jul 05, 2012 3:34:34 pm PDT #12913 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
But.... you're going to Hawaii? That's good!
Yes, I keep reminding myself of that.
billytea - Jul 05, 2012 3:37:55 pm PDT #12914 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
A joint obituary for Nora Ephron and Lonesome George: [link]
sarameg - Jul 05, 2012 3:47:05 pm PDT #12915 of 30001
That round of thunderstorms was unexpected...
lisah - Jul 05, 2012 3:47:48 pm PDT #12916 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
We didn't get any storms over here! Just threatening skies.
sarameg - Jul 05, 2012 3:55:30 pm PDT #12917 of 30001
It didn't rain much, just wind, thunder and lightning. Looks like it pretty much passed just north of here. When I checked the weather at 5, no sign or forecast of them at all.