take this job and shove it (was let's cut..)

[Fred Sturm]

	From the perspective of a state institution, there _is_ actually a way to 
get "promoted." One can have the job description reviewed and upgraded, 
with a possible rise in "grade" (ie, salary range). This would probably 
need to involve higher qualifications and/or responsibilities (having a 
supervisory role is especially highly regarded in this respect - get 
yourself a student assistant or some outside contracting to oversee). The 
mechanism _might_ require that the job you currently hold be abolished, and 
a new position created, for which you would need to apply. With the 
possibility that you might not be hired.
	But such an avenue can work. My brother-in-law went through such a 
process, successfully, in a graphics design position with the same 
university I work for.
	Another avenue for increasing one's salary is to apply for a better paying 
job elsewhere, and bring the job offer to your supervisor. They may have 
funds specifically available for matching other offers (as a matter of 
policy, many institutions would rather retain than have to hire - saves the 
expense of hiring and the loss of experience). Faculty do this all the time 
in my department - or try to.

Just a couple suggestions for the old hopper.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
Universidad de Nuevo Mexico

--On Friday, June 20, 2003 12:16 PM -0500 Conrad Hoffsommer 
<hoffsoco@martin.luther.edu> wrote:
> Adding to that, most of us are in what I call "Terminal Entry Level
> Positions".
>
> We are the only ones, so no chance of advancement.  Our pay scale will be
> pegged to wherever we start,  riding up or down with cost of living, or
> however they figure pay scales, but never getting to a higher scale since
> we never are "promoted".
>
>
>
> Conrad Hoffsommer - Music Technician
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