NewTAN's Third Law of Motion (Page 38)

I have decided I want to attempt THIS and THESE plus another half dozen ideas these link directed me to.  The wife is constantly going to showers and birthday.  Maybe I could start a little side business if I got good at it?  Instead of Cake Boss, I could be the Cake Kido?

Another whimsical one.   DOTS

mmmmmm..... caaaaaaaa--aaaaaaaaaaaaake.

A quaint little gluten free bakery opened in my neighborhood last year - they stole my dream business idea!! Ha!
But for a long time I've always said if I won the lottery I would LOVE to open a local gluten free bakery. This place has THE BEST cinnamon rolls - but they also have muffins, doughnuts, breads, brownies, sandwiches for lunch - you name it. I got my mom's birthday cake there and for Thanksgiving I got a pie and some cake balls. Delish. I'm SO GLAD they are doing so well (or so it seems from how busy they always are), and it's awesome that they are in my neighborhood. 

If I did it though, I would add on a killer coffee shop so non-gluten-free folks would still be part of the customer base. 

It makes me happy that gluten free stand alone stores are a thing these days

Doing a little happy dance.  An EVP is leaving my organization!!!!!  Good riddance!

I still have no idea what gluten is.

And it SEEMS, that something made without it, usually, while not tasting bad, does not taste as good.

AND for the record... This could be the worst week ever (well, in a long while)...  3/4 of the office is gone at training and marketing seminars.  Same week I get so much of my own work dumped on me that it would be difficult even under normal conditions.  THEN have to write proposals and cover people's work that are not here.  Don't have any support staff to help, then get sick as a dog.  Oh, and for some reason, discord at casa Kido all at the same time.  Sure could use some home support, but nope.

It figures I would get absolutely slammed with work and deadlines and get emergency work thrown at me the same week we have no staff, home stress, AND I get sick...  Yay.

I'm NOT the kind that typically comes in feeling this yucky.  I'm strung out on cold meds and tired and don't like to risk getting coworkers sick.  But I like the double standards a work place has.  If everything is fine, then "if you are sick, stay home!" is the company line.  Well, that works until a deadline may get missed and/or proposals might not get out, then it's "figure out a way to make it happen" or "you got to do what you got to do".

SO I'm here, and all I want to do is be in bed or curled up in a ball under my desk.

It's a protein found in wheat, barley and rye.
There are a multitude of food items converted to gluten free that taste heavenly. And about the same amount that are not. Just like any substitution you just have to experiment and find out what works and what doesn't... and those who have figured it out are making a lot of money

guys, i need some advice.  i'm moving and taking a position WITHIN my company but a completely different job, division, etc.  it is a lateral move in my current salary grade, so they are not offering my any type of raise.  now, if i would go to another company i could easily command a salary 5-10% higher.  SO, how do i go about asking for a raise with this offer (i am not at the top of my salary grade so there is room to give me $$$ without promoting me)

GO!

NOT an HR person but question, are you near the "mid point" of your salary range? I ask because at the companies I've worked for, they like to keep employees around that mid-point or as close as possible. If I have an employee who is way under or way over, they are probably at the wrong level/grade. Just food for thought.

How is the difference in cost of living? Does a lower cost of living make up for the non-change in salary? That could be another driver in their decision to not change your salary.

I know at my current company there is a pretty solid system they have to calculate a salary based on location/cost of living, experience, position level, etc. It spits out a small salary range for that individual candidate and they don't deviate from that at all. 

The other option is to start the position and look around. Get a higher offer and ask your employer to match it. 

cost of living is lower AND there is no state income tax in TX vs a very high state income tax in VA.  so it is a pay raise even at the same salary.  i have no idea how to find out if i'm in the middle of my range or overlapping the next - guess i would have to ask HR?  or maybe my current boss? but i do know that i'm in the highest grade for "salaried high education level worker."  next grade is management/stock options/etc so to get there i need a full blown promotion.  (that was my condition to my boss to get my husband and i to stay here, and he would have done it but he doesn't have that power, ha)

i work for an enormous international company with billions of systems, so i'm sure that we have a strict calculation, but i can't imagine its so strict that they can't squeeze out a couple g's for me :-P  obviously they are going to try to pay me the lowest thing they can get away with.

i don't know that i agree with that.  if i would leave conti and go somewhere else, i will easily be able to make 5 - 10% more.  study after study shows the fastest way to increase your salary is to SWITCH companies, not stay inside creeping along at 3% increases.  sure, someone fresh out of college will make a lot less than me (but would also be hired one or two salary grades lower) but someone from outside with 10 years experience can easily demand higher than what i am getting offered - because they - and conti - know what an experienced engineer is worth.

obviously i need to justify a raise, but salary is one thing you should ALWAYS negotiate.  always!

This TAN was opened in May. 7 months later it's on page 38.  

you haven't really been helping out though, stranger/FNG

My boyfriend works at an aircraft manufacturing company and their hiring practice is similar - and VERY rigid. Three years ago their parent company implemented the policy that the ONLY new hires to the company(ies) would be interns. Every other job opening is to be filled internally. The interns would theoretically stay with the company and grow up there, experiencing lots of different career opportunities. In just the business here in my city, they have about 200 interns every summer (to a total employment # of around 5,000). The thought is similar to above... hiring from within saves the company all kinds of resources (and probably salary for the reasons MEH states) - and that there is always someone from within one of the 10 companies the parent company owns that can and will fill the position.

I personally think this is not a model that will work out long term. For example Brian is trying to hire someone with VERY niche experience, has to be the right personality, be willing to relocate/live in New York, etc. and they have been trying for 4 months to find someone internally - but can't. Even begging HR for an exception is no-go. I don't get why the company would put themselves - and whoever takes this job eventually - in that kind of position where they start "behind" 4+ months, when they could find the exact right person in about 5 minutes if they would only open it up to external candidates.

I can see the benefits of hiring internally and opening up jobs internally first, but to have that as the sole hiring practice with no exceptions kind of blows my mind.

Tru dat

An evil person in the office brought in home-made caramels...  I hate them and love them at the same time.  

an evil person in my office just microwaved cabbage in the break area.  i only hate them.

That's a totally legit reason for hate.   

There's one person here who microwaves fish - they are also on the hate list.  

that's just mean, and it doesn't even taste good once you microwave it!

It's not just mean, it's an assault to the olfactory senses!!  

Ugh, even just the thought of rubbery, tasteless (though smelly) fish is enough to make me scrunch my nose while thinking about it.  ICKY!

Hey, how long until you're in Texas???  

Much like the person who brought a bunch of holiday cookies in this morning...