No furloughs, but...
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Anonymous
| No merit bonus or merit step increase despite highest ratings for last 2 years and boss says it would otherwise have been granted. |
Anonymous
| Do you live under a rock or just feel super entitled. |
Anonymous
| Wuh? |
Anonymous
| Happened to me too. We all know no auto increases, but now with sequester, no merit increases either. Sucks. I got best rating in my division last year and got a bonus. Same this year, was up for a merit step and bonus for best rating, again. Will get neither. And yes, I am a TOP performer as far as work quality and productivity. And I am not SES or even a 15. |
Anonymous
| Which agency is definitely not getting furloughed? |
Anonymous
| I plan to be "fully successful' but won't bust my ass this year. |
Anonymous
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Here in Washington we are starting to feel it.
Defense contractor, outstanding performer, and making around top of GS-14, mid-GS 15 salary which is commensurate with my experience and skills. No pay raise last year, minimal raise in '11, no raise likely this year. Neither merit nor cost of living is happening. Miserable, but reality for right now. |
Anonymous
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This is pursuant to an order from the White House:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/federal-eye/wp/2013/04/05/omb-clamps-down-on-federal-employee-awards/ |
Anonymous
| Be happy you still have a job. My agency actually had a RIF last year so people lost their jobs. |
Anonymous
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Me too: I might have had a shot at a QSI this year, but there's just no way right now. And when there is a bonus available I always take it in leave hours, not cash, but there will be no bonuses this year so I guess that's out too.
I hate when people say "be grateful you still have a job." That used to get tossed around a lot when I was in the private sector too, as an excuse for all kinds of shenanigans with pay and benefits. I am not immune from layoffs and of course I am better off now than if I were unemployed or at risk of becoming so. I like my job, I care about the mission, and I think the government is a great place to work. But it's not wrong to be disappointed when pay and reward structures change for the worse. And given the pay cut I and many others took to come from the private sector, it's not wrong to periodically reevaluate what we're getting in return for our time. |
Anonymous
| No one owes you anything. Stop your belly aching |
Anonymous
Actually they do. When you do a job, you're owed fair compensation. |
Anonymous
You agreed to the pay when you started working. If its not good enough now then show yourself to the door. I am sure if it is unfair then you can find a fair employer. |
Anonymous
LOL. No. They owe you the compensation which you agree to. Fair has nothing to do with it. If they tell you they are going to pay you X and you keep coming to work each day, then they owe you X. Fair...haha! |
Anonymous
Really? When you interview for a job you don't ask about the longer-term promotion and advancement and pay potential? I'd never assume that my starting pay would stay my pay in perpetuity since presumably I'll be growing in skills, knowledge and experience...and therefore value as the years go on. |