I saw your news, too, brenda! NYC! I know I'd be tempted, only I don't make the salary to afford living there.
Mal: You want to tell me how come there's a statue of you here looking at me like I owe him something? Jayne: Wishing I could, Captain.
'Jaynestown'
Spike's Bitches 48: I Say, We Go Out There, and Kick a Little Demon Ass.
[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.
SailAweigh - May 08, 2015 9:48:14 am PDT #19171 of 30002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Burrell - May 08, 2015 9:54:50 am PDT #19172 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
congratulations, Sail!
Laura - May 08, 2015 9:57:42 am PDT #19173 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Yay, SailAweigh! I hope the offer is a good one.
tommyrot - May 08, 2015 10:08:47 am PDT #19174 of 30002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Congrats Sail!
SailAweigh - May 08, 2015 10:08:49 am PDT #19175 of 30002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
No extra money, unfortunately, as it's what we call a permissive transfer within the same pay band and we're still stuck under the state pay-freeze we've been under for the past 8-10(!) years. They loosened things up enough a couple of years ago to where the university could give classified staff a 1% raise every year (yay 19 cents/hr), but no increases with lateral transfers. The new job would open up possibilities for a newly created position within that department further down the line that they would consider me for, so that is definitely a pro. One of the cons is that my current position, despite being in the same pay band because it's a supervisory position, straddles the line between classified (hourly) and academic (salaried) staff as I'm considered classified, but I'm exempt from overtime, so treated as salaried. We're going through an HR redesign and as of July 1, they have to decide which positions that currently straddle that line will be bumped up to academic staff. There are pros and cons attendant with that change, too. So lots to think about!
eta: Just spoke with the HR Dean and the HR rep, my current position wasn't recommended for upgrade to academic staff, so that helps make the pros/cons much clearer. I was sort of iffy on the prospect, because while more vacation earlier (but less later), also fewer sick hours (which are converted to health insurance upon retirement, so the more sick hours banked the better.)
Hil R. - May 08, 2015 12:13:36 pm PDT #19176 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I finished all my grading for this semester. So far, four students have emailed me wanting higher grades than they earned. I'm betting on several more before the end of the weekend.
Still no job for next year. Sent out two more applications.
Hil R. - May 08, 2015 12:38:37 pm PDT #19177 of 30002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Well, I've got one more interview. Still waiting to hear back from the place where I interviewed on Tuesday, though I'm starting to think that, if I haven't heard by now, then it's probably no. But every school uses a different schedule for this stuff.
Calli - May 08, 2015 12:39:40 pm PDT #19178 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Congrats on the offer, SailAway. Whether or not you take it, it's nice to get an offer.
sj - May 08, 2015 12:50:52 pm PDT #19179 of 30002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Congratulations on the offer, Sail!
Tons of job~ma, Hil.
Good news for the day is that the computer is still under warranty. So it's not going to cost me anything to fix or replace it.
SailAweigh - May 08, 2015 1:03:42 pm PDT #19180 of 30002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Continuing job~ma, Hil.
Glad to hear the computer was still under warranty, sj. Replacing my old one is on my list of things to do this year. I'm already getting little warnings to replace my battery. As expensive as those things can be, I'd almost rather replace the entire computer.