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Currently Reading:
Zen Buddhism: A History, India and China
by Heinrich Dumoulin
The Price of Being Excellent:
I've been gathering "ammunition" for my annual review, which I was supposed to have in mid-December. I had gather irrefutable evidence that I was worthy of both a raise and a promotion. I am overly qualified for my job, and I had done excellent work on a consistent basis.
It seemed like THE DAY I finished assembling my data to take to my department head, the CEO walks up to me.
Him: Hey, do you wanna work on a project?
Me: Sure!
Him: OK, I'll get back to you later.
The next day, he walks into my office and says, "When you're ready, meet me in my office."
I went to his office, and he got to talking about a project he wanted me to work on. He showed me the tools he expects me to utilize (which are almost completely new to web building).
Him: Are you up to it?
Me: Absolutely!
Him: Great! What do you need from me?
Me: *blank look*
Him: *waits*
Me: I need to be free from distractions.
Him: I'm going to have you in your own office in about . . . 120 seconds. What else do you need?
Me: We need to talk about compensation.
Him: What you will be learning will increase your value to the market. You can expect to be able to make 40, 50, 60K a year with these skills. As your value improves to me, so will your pay.
Me: Let's get started!
Cheers,
CET
"Much of the suffering in the world comes from the illusion that we are separate from one another." - Gautama Buddha
Zen Buddhism: A History, India and China
by Heinrich Dumoulin
The Price of Being Excellent:
I've been gathering "ammunition" for my annual review, which I was supposed to have in mid-December. I had gather irrefutable evidence that I was worthy of both a raise and a promotion. I am overly qualified for my job, and I had done excellent work on a consistent basis.
It seemed like THE DAY I finished assembling my data to take to my department head, the CEO walks up to me.
Him: Hey, do you wanna work on a project?
Me: Sure!
Him: OK, I'll get back to you later.
The next day, he walks into my office and says, "When you're ready, meet me in my office."
I went to his office, and he got to talking about a project he wanted me to work on. He showed me the tools he expects me to utilize (which are almost completely new to web building).
Him: Are you up to it?
Me: Absolutely!
Him: Great! What do you need from me?
Me: *blank look*
Him: *waits*
Me: I need to be free from distractions.
Him: I'm going to have you in your own office in about . . . 120 seconds. What else do you need?
Me: We need to talk about compensation.
Him: What you will be learning will increase your value to the market. You can expect to be able to make 40, 50, 60K a year with these skills. As your value improves to me, so will your pay.
Me: Let's get started!
Cheers,
CET
"Much of the suffering in the world comes from the illusion that we are separate from one another." - Gautama Buddha