July 12, 2014 at 12:38 pm
Just saw your ( I think) older post regarding negotiating starting vacation. I also did that on a new job. Told them I was not willing to go back and begin earning vacation from the start as they offered, had to have a full two weeks to start, and work it up from there. Not only got the two week vacation level, but the day I started they credited me with 80 hours of paid vacation I could use the first year. I wish I had learned far earlier that this stuff can be negotiated. How timid I was in those early days. Also have negotiated to get to share in profit sharing and 401k plans from day 1 instead of the normal wait period to enroll.
The profit-sharing and 401k things are probably the most critical benefits you will have in your life. Even now, if you don't have a million is assets, beside social security an/or a pension, it's going to be tough. And Social Security, as we know it, will probably be gone shortly anyway. So be a good scout, and get prepared.
Rick
Disaster Recovery = Backup ( Backup ( Your Backup ) )
July 13, 2014 at 10:39 am
I never thought of the possibility that managers might hire contractors to do something that requires a skill that no one in house has, rather than training their staff to do the job. How fascinating! And you're probably correct; I bet that's happened, perhaps more than I realize.
Yep. Jump start and company knowledge and implement a new technology but with a brief to educate the in-house team to take over the solution. That way the in-house team have something to learn from and actively support rather than a disconnected training course or having to learn and implement on the fly.
July 15, 2014 at 5:51 pm
Most Excellent!
I am the result of the work I have done and the contributions of those who invested in me. May I be just as willing to invest in others who will go beyond what I have done and enjoy their success. It is the better life to live!
M.
Not all gray hairs are Dinosaurs!
July 22, 2014 at 7:06 am
Lynn Pettis (7/11/2014)
One thing I learned at a previous employer, because I took the time to hone and advance my skills on my own time, I was able to get my employer to pay for outside training for me. Another co-worker didn't like that idea, but then he expected our employer to train him and keep him relevant.
It should always be a two way street otherwise one party or the other is demanding too much without reciprocating enough.
Gaz
-- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!
August 6, 2014 at 11:20 am
crussell-931424 (8/6/2014)
By hiring people smarter than me, when they succeed I look good too.
I think that also takes more intestinal fortitude than most managers have at their disposal
Rick
Disaster Recovery = Backup ( Backup ( Your Backup ) )
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