Chatting with my daughter today, she was telling me how pleased her bosses are with not only her work, but also with her attitude and her work habits. (Being translated, this means she shows up every day, on time, and actually works. AND she's cheerful.) The bosses gave her a raise to reward her. And then she also got the raise for being fully trained and certified. So she got a $1/hr raise after only a month working there. I thought that was pretty great!
But the big bummer was when she got her paycheck. Not only was it NOT bigger, but it was actually smaller. The gross pay went up, but the net pay went down. There is something seriously wrong with our tax system when getting a raise puts less money in your pockets.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
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Not $1 raise *yet, but soon... all it'll take is passing a few more little tests.
ReplyDeleteNext one's study guide is four pages of 10pt font text on a general clean for bathrooms. *Four* pages, cleaning bathrooms isn't that complicated.