I knew nephew was having a lot of tests done, and this is what they finally decided. They are going to start him on steroids. His grandmother was surprised they didn't do diuretics first. Now that he has a diagnosis we hope he will try the many dietary suggestions. Six month leave from work is pretty major I would think for a young man in his mid 20s. He has disability insurance that will pay him 50%, but still. I'm letting my sister do the advising him part so he doesn't have too many people coming at him with ideas.

msbelle! Thank you very much for the books!

You are welcome!

I am only sure Jesse reads it, but I posted an anonymous thing very late on ask a manager and I don't have a lot of responses, so I want to ask here. It is more of an "am I crazy to be annoyed" but I would appreciate practical advice.

At my job, I am being offered a huge promotion from Program Coordinator ( admin assistant) to Instructional Designer. The pay grade for that is several levels above mine. It actually sounds a little more boring than what I do,but whatever.

Because of the rules of where I work, I can't just be pro over-the-counter furthest create a position and post it, but the plan is to close the posting as soon as I apply

The other rule, which I know to have been broken, is that internal transfers can only ever get 10% raise. I know this is broken, because I have gotten a larger raise in the past.

A 10% raise would place me below the salary and for that job,but more importantly it places me below the exempt threshold for NYS by 500 dollars (starting in devember). The best part of my job is being able to work at all hours and come in late if I need to

They are so adamant that it is against the rules to give me that additional money so I meet the threshold. I am irritated. They also forbid any working from home or outside hours work for non-existent smog staff, so I will have to change the way I have worked for close to 20 years

I know that answer is to suck it up because as soon as I get my first COL raise it will be a moot point, but can I be irritated? Or is their any technique that can get entirely rule bound people to see the light? I would literally write a check for $500 to them to pay me in order to have a flexible working environment.

Weird autocorrect. They can't just promote me. They have to create a position for me to apply to.

I don't understand all the fine points, but that certainly sounds like an annoying tangle of red tape and bureaucracy.

That sounds like a lot of bullshit, Sophia. I mean, a 10% raise ain't nothin, but how is that appropriate justification for underpaying a position? Not to mention you, unlike an outside candidate, would be able to hit the ground running. They're already saving time and money (on interviews as well as salary and training) if they hire you. How about you quit and THEN they hire you. Then you're not an internal transfer and they can pay you a lot more? LOL

That sounds vastly irritating, Sophia.

I am annoyed on your behalf.

The other rule, which I know to have been broken, is that internal transfers can only ever get 10% raise. I know this is broken, because I have gotten a larger raise in the past.

I think that's outrageous and have fought against that kind of rule in the past. If they would pay an outside applicant X, they should pay you X, not your current salary+10%.