£77,366.35 reasons to be debt free!

ramblingtree

Hi IMD - well done on the PB! Great going, especially this time of year...
Good luck with the payrise, from the list you made sounds like they can't refuse!
x

Nelmer

Hi IMD,

I am 'middle management' and fight for my own pay rise as well as being asked by my team and IMHO macgirl has it spot on. A good mix of increased cash through the door and productivity never goes a miss. and as the saying goes if you don't ask......!!!!

Good Luck!

In_my_dreams

Well, after all that preparation and stress we had to cancel appraisals as other stuff took over :mad: Not re-scheduled so not sure what happens next

savingholmes

good luck - I have asked for money outside appraisal time - sorry you are not off the hook yet lol

In_my_dreams

Productive morning by moi! Have made decision that as much as I am pretending work is ok, it really isn't! Awkward atmosphere, I am fed up as things aren't back to normal and they never will be.

I know I have a good working record and a good earning ability, I have a s**t load of debt and I need to maximise to get rid of it. I have therefore applied for 3 jobs today up to £50k a year which is far more than what I am currently earning. I am going to look for a job every Tuesday and keep applying until I get something. I could stay where I am, with or without a payrise, but it actually is an impossibility. Far too much water has passed under the bridge and I also think I have a valid claim for constructive dismissal.

So onwards and upwards for 2010 - I may as well look for a job whilst I have one and be confident that I can get something better and pay my debts off quicker. I think I may also find going into the office easier every day if I know I am doing something proactive to get out of there.

So wish me luck!!

InaPickle

It's amazing what you can put up witn 'in the meantime' when you know that you are getting out of there. Good luck: it sounds like they don't deserve you. But if that appraisal happens in the meantime , still ask for that payrise: if you put it to them in terms of the increase in business you have provided for them and extra tasks you have taken on, I can't see how they can reasonably refuse. x

ramblingtree

Good luck IMD! I am job hunting too at the moment (my contract is up in March), although nowhere near the salaries you are looking at. I will keep everything crossed for you that something comes up soon - interesting to you and great salary!
xx

macgirl

savingholmes wrote: »

good luck - I have asked for money outside appraisal time - sorry you are not off the hook yet lol

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Agreed!

I like the new you IMD - I think this sounds like a good decision :T
A new job is always the best way to secure more money - even if that means your current firm matching the new salary

2010 sounds like it's going to be exciting!

In_my_dreams

No news on appraisals but went into work and felt a whole lot better today knowing that I had a plan to leave

Am getting paid early on Friday and so have worked finances out to work out quite how awful the position is :eek: BUT after January payments are made I am no worse than my opening figure in August! So not quite as horrendously bad as I thought and by Feb I should be back on track.

Things I have to do are:-

Sort out electricity and gas - in total we are paying £112 a month :eek: OH always has the heating on and the fire and I'm trying to knock some sense into him. Also chasing kids around about turning off TV and lights etc. Even being a bit tight as they want xmas lights on all the time but I have said only at night - I am such a bah humbug :rotfl:

Slightly concerned that OH has come back from his xmas shopping with bags and bags of shopping but I have decided not to nag him about this as he has been really good lately and he has had a xmas bonus he wanted to treat us with, although I have took half off him. He promised me it would not be cc'd and so I shall trust him unless I see evidence to the contrary.

Money set aside in budget for hair cut, dancing lessons, xmas presents I am yet to pay for as waiting for them to be printed, window cleaner, car insurance to pay in full, 6 months car tax - and there is still £100 buffer zone in the OD which I am determined will be there at the end of Jan.

Next month the tin filling can begin in earnest

mrs_robinson_3

Hi IMD

You're sounding really organised and positive! And brilliant on the PB recently (see, have caught up). We pay - wait for it - £197 MONTHLY- for gas and electric. Is big house and people here not good at turning things off, except for me. But is mainly as when I switched, in MSE style, they underestimated and we ended up in the red - not my fault! So on my agenda for early in 2010 is to make sure we're on best tariff, if not actually switch - so dull. - and to try to keep on top so we are not in red at end of this winter.

Anyway, keep it up - after recent travails, to be no worse than you were, and no more in debt, sounds like you're really getting in control, so well done you.

Mrs R