Some things just MUST be shared
So Hubby is away on a business trip. he called this evening to check in and to share a funny little story with me.
I guess he was in the Vancouver office and was meeting with some staff when one of the newer additions to the office passed some sort of off-the-cuff comment about the pay scale. So hubby kinda gives this kid "The Look"
and figures he's probably early twenties.... no older.
here's how the conversation went:
Hubby: "How long have you been with us?"
Kid: "About six months now."
Hubby: "And what exactly is the problem with the pay scale?"
Kid: "Well, I've been here for almost six months, I'm done my probationary period, and I still haven't gotten a raise."
Hubby: "You've been here for six months and you think you should get a raise?"
Kid: "Yeah."
Hubby: "How do you figure?"
Kid:" Well, Frank makes almost 10K more than me, for almost the same job."
Hubby: "Frank is a senior analyst. Frank has been here for nearly ten years."
Kid: "So. We still do nearly the same job. I think I should make close to what he does."
Hubby: "Well, where I come from you have to earn a pay raise. Where I come from, you have to work hard, put in a few long days, and show the people you work for that you're not afraid to work hard. Where I come from you don't get a raise for just showing up every day."
Kid: "Where do you come from?"
Hubby: "1970"
I guess he was in the Vancouver office and was meeting with some staff when one of the newer additions to the office passed some sort of off-the-cuff comment about the pay scale. So hubby kinda gives this kid "The Look"
and figures he's probably early twenties.... no older.
here's how the conversation went:
Hubby: "How long have you been with us?"
Kid: "About six months now."
Hubby: "And what exactly is the problem with the pay scale?"
Kid: "Well, I've been here for almost six months, I'm done my probationary period, and I still haven't gotten a raise."
Hubby: "You've been here for six months and you think you should get a raise?"
Kid: "Yeah."
Hubby: "How do you figure?"
Kid:" Well, Frank makes almost 10K more than me, for almost the same job."
Hubby: "Frank is a senior analyst. Frank has been here for nearly ten years."
Kid: "So. We still do nearly the same job. I think I should make close to what he does."
Hubby: "Well, where I come from you have to earn a pay raise. Where I come from, you have to work hard, put in a few long days, and show the people you work for that you're not afraid to work hard. Where I come from you don't get a raise for just showing up every day."
Kid: "Where do you come from?"
Hubby: "1970"