Nothing much new going on today. I have a business retreat I have to attend tomorrow and I was swamped with the usual work load of problems and finding solutions to said problems and, at times, holding user’s hands as they navigate through problems. Everyone is worried about furloughs, which is especially hard on us since we work for a university and the pay is not that great to begin with.
“So, why don’t you get a better paying job?” First, in this economy it is not wise to go job hopping. You never know if the job you just wrangled will be on the list of new furloughs or layoffs. I’ve been laid-off once already and it is not a pleasant experience and this time I have a family to take care of. Second, who will do my job? It is hard enough to get new hires at my current price range, most want a great deal more money and can get it easily somewhere else. Third, we have too many people retiring from the department as it is and we are hemorrhaging experience at an alarming rate. Yeah, I know it is just a bunch of excuses, but they are real and have terrifying consequences.
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