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wickedwritah · Feb 20, 2008

MU, things are so tight now that the odds of getting that raise are less than winning the jackpot on a scratch ticket.

I recently interviewed somewhere, sought less than 4 percent more, and they walked -- over 4 percent.

Good luck, fir. I suggest drinking heavily.

slappy4428 · Feb 20, 2008

when you get bogged down and overloaded, go to your se and tell him "I have A, B, C, D, E and F today and pick up G, H, and I tomorrow."
I donthave enough time to do this, would you help me prioritize because otherwise I'm going to have overtime.

TwoGloves · Feb 20, 2008

Bump_Wills said:

Here's what you do: First, steel yourself up. Drink some OJ. Then, go in and politely tell your SE that having a PE by committee is a bunch of BS, regardless of what the ME says, and if things don't change ASAP, you're going to high-tail it out of there to a place where you can be a VIP.

But mind your P's and Q's. Don't be an SOB about it.
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And don't go MIA or AWOL.

EE94 · Feb 20, 2008

Cadet said:

If your to-do list increases, you have every reason to ask for a raise.

That said, you sound like the type who is prepared to blow off women's frisbee just because it's not football or basketball. Bad move. Look at it this way: you'll get to cover collegiate stuff, where you weren't before. You'll get to know college athletes, college coaches and the SID staff. You'll cut your college "beat" chops a bit and get a feel for how that all works in a low-pressure sport like frisbee.

If you blow it off, you'll get nothing out of it. Who knows ... you might get in good with the frisbee coach. The coach might just be named to be a Frisbee USA national team assistant coach. She might be going to China for the Olympics with the national frisbee team. Then boom, suddenly you've got an Olympic story on your beat.

Let's say you rock the hell out of that story, and it catches the attention of the Frisbee USA communications director. She's looking for a good features writer for www.frisbeeusa.org. Gig pays twice what you're making now, plus you'll get to travel to frisbee events across the country and spend lots of time at the national frisbee team training center in beautiful Chula Vista, CA.

My point: Yes, your situation sucks, but realize the potential for opportunity. That's how this business works sometimes.
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excellent advice. kudos

mike311gd · Feb 20, 2008

A.C. Slater: What's the matter, Dad?
Major Slater: My C.O. went A.W.O.L. with a G.L. from the P.X. I gotta go A.S.A.P. See ya, A.C.
Zack Morris: You guys sound like an eye chart.

crusoes · Feb 21, 2008

TwoGloves said:

Bump_Wills said:

Here's what you do: First, steel yourself up. Drink some OJ. Then, go in and politely tell your SE that having a PE by committee is a bunch of BS, regardless of what the ME says, and if things don't change ASAP, you're going to high-tail it out of there to a place where you can be a VIP.

But mind your P's and Q's. Don't be an SOB about it.
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And don't go MIA or AWOL.
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But do it ASAP. OK?

Baron Scicluna · Feb 21, 2008

TwoGloves said:

Bump_Wills said:

Here's what you do: First, steel yourself up. Drink some OJ. Then, go in and politely tell your SE that having a PE by committee is a bunch of BS, regardless of what the ME says, and if things don't change ASAP, you're going to high-tail it out of there to a place where you can be a VIP.

But mind your P's and Q's. Don't be an SOB about it.
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And don't go MIA or AWOL.
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Otherwise, you'll wind up with KP.

Bob Slydell · Feb 21, 2008

If the VP is such a VIP shouldn't we keep the PC on the QT, or else he could end up MIA and we'd all be put on KP.

spaceman · Feb 21, 2008

Send them a letter.

Baron Scicluna · Feb 21, 2008

Can I buy a vowel?

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