Talk about morale deflater. Someone should be fired over this kind of mistake. Inexcusable.
From: , "Michael G."
Date: Monday, April 7, 2014 at 3:38 PM
To: tid mailing list
Subject: Salary Cards for TID
Dear Colleagues in TID,
Last week, I learned that we made an inadvertent error when preparing the salary increase cards for TID supervisors to distribute to each of you. Because of this mistake, the information you received from your supervisor may have been incorrect. In some cases, the reported increase was too high; in other cases, it was too low. The salary data in your LAPIS record is correct.
I did not learn about the error until the new salary information became available to employees in LAPIS, and I wanted each of you to hear directly from me about the problem. As I’m sure you can imagine, everyone involved in the salary review process feels awful that the mistake slipped through every stage of review.
Ultimately, I am responsible for ensuring that we get the process right and that the information you receive is accurate. I also want to emphasize that your supervisor passed along the incorrect information in good faith. Please be assured that I am taking steps to prevent such a problem in the future.
I sincerely apologize for this unfortunate mistake. I appreciate your understanding and your continued good service to the Laboratory and our nation’s security.
--Mike Payne
From: , "Michael G."
Date: Monday, April 7, 2014 at 3:38 PM
To: tid mailing list
Subject: Salary Cards for TID
Dear Colleagues in TID,
Last week, I learned that we made an inadvertent error when preparing the salary increase cards for TID supervisors to distribute to each of you. Because of this mistake, the information you received from your supervisor may have been incorrect. In some cases, the reported increase was too high; in other cases, it was too low. The salary data in your LAPIS record is correct.
I did not learn about the error until the new salary information became available to employees in LAPIS, and I wanted each of you to hear directly from me about the problem. As I’m sure you can imagine, everyone involved in the salary review process feels awful that the mistake slipped through every stage of review.
Ultimately, I am responsible for ensuring that we get the process right and that the information you receive is accurate. I also want to emphasize that your supervisor passed along the incorrect information in good faith. Please be assured that I am taking steps to prevent such a problem in the future.
I sincerely apologize for this unfortunate mistake. I appreciate your understanding and your continued good service to the Laboratory and our nation’s security.
--Mike Payne
Comments
Wow, as if this Compensation "Increase" (or really degree of Decrease in relation to cost of living)Package could get any worse or more disappointing. Many of these folks are carrying workloads from the lost bodies who got PAID to voluntarily leave. That being said, I applaud (or at least finger clap) Mike Payne for taking responsibility even though the direct supervisors should have been more likely to catch/notice such an error, or series of errors. He is one of the few in management that appears to be respected universally, and his actions speak to that reputation.
April 8, 2014 at 3:01 PM
Absolutely correct. When I was a group leader at LANL, the final salary numbers were entered into the appropriate official system by HR reps, but were available for GLs and team leaders to review for accuracy at least a week before employees got access to them, and even then, GLs presented the results individually to employees in one-on-one meetings (mandatory) before electronic records were available to employees. This seems a real cluster from top to bottom - no one doing their job properly.
BRAVO!!
IMHO, TID management could and SHOULD HAVE CONFIRMED the figures before handing them out.
April 13, 2014 at 6:40 PM
"We"?? You are presuming to include yourself in something you have no say in, no part in, and in which no one wants you.
April 14, 2014 at 8:59 PM
Whom are you asking?
Uneducated individuals are being pushed up management....ummm, an individual from Ace Hardware is great if you have a leak in your kitchen, but not if you have an issue that requires a real degree and additional education.
April 14, 2014 at 12:13 AM
Three Vice Presidents of technical divisions at Sandia National Laboratories do not have a Ph.D.: Hruby, Walker, Vahle.
Adam Rowen a manager at Sandia Livermore does not have a Ph.D. either.
The previous 3 individuals are the first ever Vice Presidents without a Ph.D. in Science or Engineering to lead technical divisions at Sandia. A quick search on the internet shows that Adam Rowen went to a school in New Mexico.
Steve Renfro deputy AD Nuclear Weapons, BS without PhD (also comes from a New Mexico school)
Hasn't it sunk into your pea brain that no one cares?
Want to improve morale? Let's see the guys that qualified to leave in the SSVSP but DIDN'T get the hell out of dodge and quit being a drain on the budget!
The fact that they have a "Sweet Gig" and continue building loads of paid vacation time but have no specific duties is NO REASON for them to be allowed to bleed this department to death!!