i just had my pay "rise" and it was very small

sharnad

Is OP complaining that the public sector pay is getting frozen?

Andy_L

"Rubbish. My job is in a quango affiliated to the Home Office - there are no 'spine points', only a very broad pay range, as in the private sector. And pay has already been frozen in 2010, following a below inflation 2% rise in 2009 for 'effective performers' only. So by 2013 there will have been three years of pay freezes and at least one year of below inflation rises"

and plenty of other areas still have spine points and are getting the annual increases

richardvc

White Horse - your self-indulgent threads are so boring !!

Wake me up when you make a point actually worth reading.

BUT you are quite good entertainment, if I want a laugh I do seek out one of your threads !!

twadge_face

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

No pay freezes here. I've had full raises and made full bonus every year since 2005, and again this year.

Mrs McT just got 25% with a promotion. Her pay rise alone is bigger than our mortgage.

Like it or not, far more people than many on here seem to expect are doing very well indeed from this "recession". I accept that some people aren't, and it's tragic for some of them, but it's far from universal.

You're a pretty direct kind of guy so I'm sure you won't mind me asking: what do you actually do for a living?

The package sounds very salesy to me. Are you a salesperson?

Or it could be banky. Are you an investment banker?

In faithful return to your answer I'll tell you cheerfully I'm a business analyst.

kabayiri

marklv wrote: »

Rubbish. My job is in a quango affiliated to the Home Office - there are no 'spine points', only a very broad pay range, as in the private sector. And pay has already been frozen in 2010, following a below inflation 2% rise in 2009 for 'effective performers' only. So by 2013 there will have been three years of pay freezes and at least one year of below inflation rises - and this for those who perform well, let alone those who struggle with their job objectives. So much for the wasteful public sector!!

Ooooh, I wouldn't have mentioned you work in a quango.

The witchhunt on quangos is even bigger than the one on the public service.

Generali

carolt wrote: »

Hmmm.

Maybe you should have stayed shtum about that one for the sake of social harmony.

That comment did my crossness levels no good at all.

TBH carolt it's just a little light trolling. FWIW, my current employer claims never to have received a bailout and I'm in a country that has sailed through the GFC even if I didn't. Mostly it's a dig at the few who post dumb, pointed stuff in my direction.

Be pleased that I'm doing well for myself. I'm no longer in investment banking or hedge funds; I'm looking after peoples' pensions and most importantly making sure they are secure with no Madoff-style shenanigans. The pay isn't telephone-number stuff but it is enough to provide a decent life-style for me and my family.

Malcolm.

kabayiri wrote: »

Ooooh, I wouldn't have mentioned you work in a quango.

The witchhunt on quangos is even bigger than the one on the public service.

A witch hunt? Oh goody. I'll dust off my old pitch fork! :j

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

!!!!!!_face wrote: »

In faithful return to your answer I'll tell you cheerfully I'm a business analyst.

We're both regional managers. Same industry, different companies.

twadge_face

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

We're both regional managers. Same industry, different companies.

Would that be something to do with retail?

Sounds a bit Tesco-y to me.

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

!!!!!!_face wrote: »

Would that be something to do with retail?

Sounds a bit Tesco-y to me.

LOL.... Not even close. And no, I'm not going to identify the industry, let alone the companies.