Gave Myself Another Raise!
Things are going great for me at my job. I got a raise earlier this year. (Per Frank, it’s a compression raise.) I got a bonus for last year’s good work and overall company performance. To cap it off, I got another raise of sorts.
I asked my boss last year if I could take an Oracle course and he agreed it would be a good idea since we’re getting a new server soon. Since our company wants to keep us brownies interested in work, our entire team was approved to take more coursework. The education benefit at work is for $3000.00 per person per year. That’s not too bad. It’s about going rate for most companies in the area. That’s the cost of one week-long Oracle course at most places that offer fancy Oracle classes. (However, it falls exceedingly short of a top-flight MBA program at Georgetown.)
So I have just effectively given myself a $3000.00 raise this month. I am mucho excited about this class. I am excited that my company is opening the valves and letting some money flow to the places we need it. This is going to be a great year for my team. It’s part of why I’ve been so busy lately with work.
3 thingsabout money wrote:
fabulous! I love educational benefits at work and I am always surprised when my co-workers don’t take advantage of it. Have a great time at the class.
Posted on 05-Apr-07 at 7:52 am | Permalink
Debt Hater wrote:
Congrats! That’s great
Posted on 05-Apr-07 at 9:15 am | Permalink
savvy wrote:
that’s excellent! I’m glad you are taking advantage of the opportunity. You would be amazed at how many people at my workplace fail to take advantage of any of the educational benefits. Between the three Sun classes, one Perl class, two Rational classes, three TMS classes, and my MBA, I bet my employer has spent $40,000-$50,000 (maybe more??) on my education in the last six years… that’s nothing to sneeze at!
Posted on 05-Apr-07 at 9:19 am | Permalink
Zachary wrote:
Where can I find those nifty save-o-meters that you have on your site? Congrats on the raise, too!
Posted on 06-Apr-07 at 12:31 am | Permalink
JW Thornhill wrote:
Good For YOU!!
Posted on 06-Apr-07 at 5:37 am | Permalink
mapgirl wrote:
Zachary, I sent you the code. If anyone else wants it, just leave a comment and email address and I can send it to you too.
Posted on 06-Apr-07 at 9:25 am | Permalink
Paul Robinson wrote:
Can you send me the save-o-meter code too?
thx!
Posted on 30-Nov-07 at 1:54 am | Permalink
Liz wrote:
Would you mind sending me the code for the save-o-meter?
Posted on 09-Dec-07 at 10:58 pm | Permalink
SouperEgo wrote:
Hello,
I am looking for code for a save-o-meter. Would you mind sending it to me? Thank you!
Posted on 20-Jan-08 at 3:13 pm | Permalink