Comments on: At the Office http://myveryworstjob.com/2010/10/07/at-the-office/ Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:45:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Puzzled http://myveryworstjob.com/2010/10/07/at-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-1621 Puzzled Mon, 29 Nov 2010 23:44:34 +0000 http://myveryworstjob.com/?p=751#comment-1621 Why didn't you discuss the details of the position, including pay, before beginning probation for the new position? Why didn’t you discuss the details of the position, including pay, before beginning probation for the new position?

]]> By: raj http://myveryworstjob.com/2010/10/07/at-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-1534 raj Thu, 04 Nov 2010 07:26:33 +0000 http://myveryworstjob.com/?p=751#comment-1534 I think the cfo is just a dumb bitch who likes to enslave his/ her employee without logical justification of the employee's job description I think the cfo is just a dumb bitch who likes to enslave his/ her employee without logical justification of the employee’s job description

]]> By: Geoff http://myveryworstjob.com/2010/10/07/at-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-1434 Geoff Mon, 18 Oct 2010 04:30:48 +0000 http://myveryworstjob.com/?p=751#comment-1434 OP, you have a problem differentiating between a promotion and a probation, and it A) makes your story slightly harder to read and B) seems to implicitly justify your failure to obtain a promotion. OP, you have a problem differentiating between a promotion and a probation, and it A) makes your story slightly harder to read and B) seems to implicitly justify your failure to obtain a promotion.

]]> By: Donald Urquhart http://myveryworstjob.com/2010/10/07/at-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-1384 Donald Urquhart Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:34:59 +0000 http://myveryworstjob.com/?p=751#comment-1384 Most jobs do come with a pretty standardized salary band. If you're new and/or barely qualified for the job then you'll usually make something at the lower end of the salary band in question, but that range is always there in every job I've ever seen. Still, the question of why you didn't jump your new CFO's head to go to the CEO instead of just quitting does come up. If the CEO was also a moron, then yes it's time to change companies. The only exception to that would be if you had a much better job than the managerial position you wanted already offered to you somewhere that didn't have this level of political games. Most jobs do come with a pretty standardized salary band. If you’re new and/or barely qualified for the job then you’ll usually make something at the lower end of the salary band in question, but that range is always there in every job I’ve ever seen. Still, the question of why you didn’t jump your new CFO’s head to go to the CEO instead of just quitting does come up. If the CEO was also a moron, then yes it’s time to change companies. The only exception to that would be if you had a much better job than the managerial position you wanted already offered to you somewhere that didn’t have this level of political games.

]]> By: Mary http://myveryworstjob.com/2010/10/07/at-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-1383 Mary Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:18:09 +0000 http://myveryworstjob.com/?p=751#comment-1383 lol Tanek!!!! lol Tanek!!!!

]]> By: Tanek http://myveryworstjob.com/2010/10/07/at-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 Tanek Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:09:45 +0000 http://myveryworstjob.com/?p=751#comment-1382 Sheesh, all this fuss to become senior popcorn butterer Sheesh, all this fuss to become senior popcorn butterer

]]> By: tronner http://myveryworstjob.com/2010/10/07/at-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-1381 tronner Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:20:04 +0000 http://myveryworstjob.com/?p=751#comment-1381 don't be too hard on Jeff, @really? ... I think maybe YOU missed the part about the CFO just wanting her to playact a manager. Maybe that's what Jeff was referring to, I dunno. However, it does sound like the OP was doing the job of manager (not his/her old job) plus the added sneaky behavior. I concur on the rest of the post :) don’t be too hard on Jeff, @really? … I think maybe YOU missed the part about the CFO just wanting her to playact a manager. Maybe that’s what Jeff was referring to, I dunno. However, it does sound like the OP was doing the job of manager (not his/her old job) plus the added sneaky behavior.

I concur on the rest of the post :)

]]> By: MMMichelle http://myveryworstjob.com/2010/10/07/at-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-1380 MMMichelle Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:02:30 +0000 http://myveryworstjob.com/?p=751#comment-1380 I love being childish if being paid for amount of work done is indeed that. I love being childish if being paid for amount of work done is indeed that.

]]> By: saywhut http://myveryworstjob.com/2010/10/07/at-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-1379 saywhut Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:49:04 +0000 http://myveryworstjob.com/?p=751#comment-1379 Jeff did state that they tacked additional duties to the LW's original job. Maybe you need to work on your own reading comprehension and condescending attitude. Jeff did state that they tacked additional duties to the LW’s original job. Maybe you need to work on your own reading comprehension and condescending attitude.

]]> By: nachturnal http://myveryworstjob.com/2010/10/07/at-the-office/comment-page-1/#comment-1378 nachturnal Fri, 08 Oct 2010 16:01:41 +0000 http://myveryworstjob.com/?p=751#comment-1378 Jeff, dunno about you, but generally speaking there IS a rule that says you should make comparable money for comparable duties. If OP is competent enough that they're getting extra duties anyway, and doing them successfully enough to be handed more, I see no reason why they shouldn't get extra pay. Maybe I'm being "childish", but that seems like it's "fair" to me. And personally, if I was in a job where I was being treated unfairly, I'd want out too. Jeff, dunno about you, but generally speaking there IS a rule that says you should make comparable money for comparable duties. If OP is competent enough that they’re getting extra duties anyway, and doing them successfully enough to be handed more, I see no reason why they shouldn’t get extra pay.

Maybe I’m being “childish”, but that seems like it’s “fair” to me. And personally, if I was in a job where I was being treated unfairly, I’d want out too.

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