Scrappy, best to you and your mom.
Obama just commuted Chelsea Manning's sentence. [link]
Wow.
Sooner or later, you're gonna want it. And the second — the second — that happens, you know I'll be there. I'll slip in, have myself a real good day.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
brenda m - Jan 17, 2017 12:22:28 pm PST #5660 of 30002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Jesse - Jan 17, 2017 1:31:10 pm PST #5661 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
So the salary they offered (after I asked for more) is what I started at at my current job three years ago. It's definitely plenty for me, and the benefits are good (the big financial ones are an additional week of vacation and 10% of salary contributed to retirement plan). And I hate my current job. It's not crazy to take a step back in salary, right?
Maria - Jan 17, 2017 1:40:05 pm PST #5662 of 30002
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Jesse, I'd ask how much your share of health coverage is. What are your employer's current contribution to your retirement plan? Are there any other perqs--mass transit subsidy, snacks in the office, etc.?
Don't forget there's a monetary value to not hating your job too!
Taking a step back shouldn't mean anything to someone at your level at this point. Companies shouldn't be asking for salary history anyway.
Jesse - Jan 17, 2017 1:55:04 pm PST #5663 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, they can't ask salary history in MA any more! Health coverage will be I think about the same premium for what looks like a better plan (but I don't typically use much health care). Current job does a 3% match on retirement. Transit subsidy is good, but that's like $40/month. The other perks are endless -- cheap yoga, credit union, on and on.
shrift - Jan 17, 2017 2:01:03 pm PST #5664 of 30002
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Jesse, if you need to explain taking a step back, then you could say that the benefits and overall compensation were a better fit for you.
Not hating your job also is a huge quality of life bonus.
Jesse - Jan 17, 2017 2:02:37 pm PST #5665 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Literally no one would know, except now I've told all you people!
It is totally worth it.
OK, I feel better.
Burrell - Jan 17, 2017 2:45:47 pm PST #5666 of 30002
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Congrats Jesse!
And sending out lots of ~ma to Omnis, Ouise, and Scrappy's mom
Wow, so much news
Jesse - Jan 17, 2017 2:50:55 pm PST #5667 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OMG, I'm totally wrong. It's less than I'm making now, but more than I started at three years ago. Now I really feel better!
Connie Neil - Jan 17, 2017 3:02:48 pm PST #5668 of 30002
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Hooray for better jobs!
javachik - Jan 17, 2017 3:03:25 pm PST #5669 of 30002
Our wings are not tired.
Congrats, Jesse. Happiness is priceless and definitely worth taking less money for.
This year will be interesting for me, as we are moving to open plan office space in October. I don't mind some aspects of an open plan office, actually, but combining it with my hell commute makes my job even less appealing than it's been for a while. No matter what I do when I quit this company, I'll be making less money and I'd be willing to take a 50% salary cut to not have this commute. OTOH I go crazy working from my home office more than 3 days in a row, so the best thing that could happen is finding a position in the east bay closer to me.
I have a lot to say about Omnis, but I am saving it for private communication with him. Hello and my best to everyone else (I am all caught up on the board now, finally.)