So, raise cards came out last week. A co-worker asked me an interesting question. They asked if I was a recipient or a donor. After they explained it. it went something like this.
A few people received a raise percentage greater than “bring in”. Those are the Recipients. Then there are those who received less than the “bring in” percentage. Example of this is from http://llnlthetruestory.blogspot.com/2008/09/salaries-in-short.html The 300 series allocation was 1.54%. If you are a 300 series and got more than 1.54% then you are a recipient. If you got less, then you are a donor. Someone has to get less so all the supervisors and good ol boys can get a big fat raise on this lean year.
So, I pose the question. Were you a recipient or a donor?
A few people received a raise percentage greater than “bring in”. Those are the Recipients. Then there are those who received less than the “bring in” percentage. Example of this is from http://llnlthetruestory.blogspot.com/2008/09/salaries-in-short.html The 300 series allocation was 1.54%. If you are a 300 series and got more than 1.54% then you are a recipient. If you got less, then you are a donor. Someone has to get less so all the supervisors and good ol boys can get a big fat raise on this lean year.
So, I pose the question. Were you a recipient or a donor?
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I will ask the same of the 200s:
If you got 2% you got a raise, if less you helped someone get a raise.
I have been a donor for about 5 years; one year, I donated all of it.
Average 6 year raise: 1/2%. Serious!
You are the president of a company where the difference between mediocre and excellent is 1%.
Think about it!
My entire "raise" will be eaten up by the increased costs of "benefits".
Oh yeah, I got the 'attaboy, good job' talk too ...
You did better than most.However that is not keeping up with the cost of living or inflation. Other than ULM we are behind about 20% not matter what they say. You are taking the big sausage every year you stay. Now you know why they don't print the piss off sheets any more. Could you imagine what it would be like if the troops found out they got <1% and ULM got 5%-7% plus perks and spec pay.
It is substantially equivalent in the aggregate. Now give a "substantially equivalent in the aggregate effort", (approximately 5% less after inflation)
Why try?
Congress doesn't want to give sufficient funds to keep us bozos up to inflation, and it will be worse under Obama (Note from scooby: I corrected the name. I assumed it was typo and not a deliberate name)
So rather than fight it, enjoy it.
You get paid for watching, first hand, the people who try to hurt you fail.
Congress fails. Bodman fails. DAgostino fails, Miller fails. LLNS fails.
Meanwhile, I get a paycheck and a front row seat.
With constant low morale, productivity will be guided with the
"do little with little" culture and will be lower.
So, how is LLNS going to achieve that?
NNSA knows LLNS is doomed to failure and will probably blame the contractor. Bunch of incompetent idiots!!
we really do polish the turd better than anyone else
Also - how about the 200 salary curve? It must have been generated by a republican. :) The gaps between last year's curve and this year's curve get larger as rank increases. Why not make it parallel to the curve from last year? Now, that's a perfectly valid question for upper level management!
You'll soon be moving backwards... fast!