Rant time!
May. 27th, 2003 06:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cyberspiceAaarrggghhh! It's been a horible day today. My boss was married over the weekend and so is off this week and next. He was ill last week and so we wont be seeing him for three weeks. I'm standing in in his stead. As usual in these circumstances all hell has been let loose shortly after he dissappeared. My boss is four grades above me and I really don't have the authority to do most of the tasks required so we've had to go for a team effort with the rest of the development team and then passing the ultimate decision to those managers who are at work. I've been in meetings all day trying to sort out the problem. I still have my own work to do at the same time.
I don't get paid enough!
On an average day I'm working to two grades above my current grade and occasionally (like at the moment) I work to three grades above my grade. I'm designing and writing software components which are to be used company wide. I'm setting down policy for how other engineers will work. I'm helping set out the future of software in the company. Others doing similar jobs are earning £10,000 more than me!
When my boss tried to upgrade me he was told that he couldn't because I didn't earn enough! Basically there are set pay scales for grades so you can't be given a grade if you don't get paid the right rate. None of this giving people the appropriate grade and then paying them appropriate salary. It's arse about face. I can't have a pay rise so that I do get paid at the right rate because it would mean a pay rise that is outside the allowed limits. So I'm doing the job of a higher grade but can't be paid the rate because I don't earn enough now. It's a bloody stupid state of affairs. So my boss has been giving my rises as and when he can to try and get me close enough for the grade rise. The next time I can get a rise is the end of June. It better be good enough or I'm considering leaving.
Stupid f**king beaurocracy.
I don't get paid enough!
On an average day I'm working to two grades above my current grade and occasionally (like at the moment) I work to three grades above my grade. I'm designing and writing software components which are to be used company wide. I'm setting down policy for how other engineers will work. I'm helping set out the future of software in the company. Others doing similar jobs are earning £10,000 more than me!
When my boss tried to upgrade me he was told that he couldn't because I didn't earn enough! Basically there are set pay scales for grades so you can't be given a grade if you don't get paid the right rate. None of this giving people the appropriate grade and then paying them appropriate salary. It's arse about face. I can't have a pay rise so that I do get paid at the right rate because it would mean a pay rise that is outside the allowed limits. So I'm doing the job of a higher grade but can't be paid the rate because I don't earn enough now. It's a bloody stupid state of affairs. So my boss has been giving my rises as and when he can to try and get me close enough for the grade rise. The next time I can get a rise is the end of June. It better be good enough or I'm considering leaving.
Stupid f**king beaurocracy.
