It analyst salary

Larger employers LOVE to get around this by listing a salary that begins at a salary that’s way too low for the role/market, then double it or more for their “top end”.
A quick search for tech companies:
Amazon $92-185K, Microsoft $93-282K, Adobe $130-277K+, IBM $90-173K+
These companies should know better. For those of you who aren’t aware, when a recruiter posts a role there is a “level” attached. Most companies use numbers, as an example. In that number level there are salary bands. The bands are NEVER that large. EVER.
Recruiters who are posting this wide salary ranges: posts like the above give the candidates the impression that you’ll happily underpay someone. Historically, this happens the most to women and POC.
Stop it.

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Rosifo Girtwoud woke up feeling sore and exhausted. He slept well, but never as long as he’d have liked. He could hear his roommates moving around and getting ready for their days. Sitting up in bed, he stretched and took stock. His new job was physically demanding, but it was the best job he’d ever had. By a lot. He loved having his own room in a nice place, all thanks to his generous new salary! He could even afford to eat as much as he wanted, a luxury he’d not even dreamed was possible. Last night he ate three helpings of honey glazed pork at the pub! Still clumsy from sleep, Ros shrugged on a tunic and clean slacks, pausing for a second to appreciate the lordly quality of the garments. He still couldn’t believe he owned such nice things, and the Chief just gave it to him! Well, everyone got a few, but that didn’t make it any less special. Ros put on his belt as he went downstairs to the kitchen, where a few of his roommates were eating breakfast and the landlady was pulling some fresh buns out of the wood fired oven.
“Hey there’s the champ now!” called out Rikad, his housemate and co-worker.
“Heh, there are some perks to being the lightest guy on the squad!” Ros replied, referring to the agility drill he had won at work yesterday. Three days a week of training was by far the hardest part of the job, being trained by the Chief was like weathering a storm. Terrifying and dangerous, but something you could be proud of surviving. The other three days a week they worked were a holiday in comparison. Sitting on carts and standing by warehouses was easy.
Ros devoured his huge bowl of sweetened oats and then three buttered fresh buns. Pushing back from the long table with a satisfied sigh, he got up to leave for work with Rikad. The spring morning air was brisk, and they made sure to stay out of the way of loaded carts and riders that zipped by on the narrow cobblestone streets.
“What do you reckon the Chief will have us do today?” Rikad asked.
Ros snorted, “Quit embarrassing ourselves and pick up the pace?”
“Hah! That’s hardly a guess! I liked the knife throwing we did a few weeks ago, that was fun. I hope it’s not all runs and drills, I’m still aching from yesterday,” Rikad said.
“Yeah, I like combat drills. Other than when I have to spar with the Chief. He’s like a mountain that’s fast. I think the day I get a point on him, I’ll buy the whole team a beer!” Ros motioned a lunging jab as they walked.
“We’ll be too old to drink by then!” Rikad teased.
They were in for a typical training routine, a morning lecture on tactics and formations, some solo weapon drills, a short run, then a hearty lunch delivered from the nearby deli. Other days they just called a food cart into the yard with them, but Ros liked the deli lunches better. Also the novelty of someone else buying his lunches was thrilling. Ros assumed that this must be how pretty girls felt all the time. Maybe less sore and less yelled at. But maybe not.
The real highlight of the day was Ros got to see the owner of the whole company when he came out to observe their exercises. Ros hadn’t seen a real lord up close before he started at Pandemonium, and he thought it was one of the biggest perks. Mostly he looked like a tired doctor or shopkeeper, but Ros wasn’t disappointed. He had a nobility of his bearing, clarity in his eyes and an aura of authority. Even the Chief changed when he was around him! Seeing the him defer to anyone spoke volumes to their importance. Not only was he the lord of a whole company, he was also a mage! They were super rare even before the Church started purging all those heresies in their College of Magic, but now he wasn’t even sure there were any in the city!
“Agility drills are done! Imma talk to Mage Thippily, so you lot do some king of the hill sparring; Sword ‘n board! Ros and Kedril start!” boomed Chief of Security Stanisk.
Ros staggered exhaustedly to the equipment racks to get an arming jacket, leather helm, training sword and shield.
“Mage Thippliy is watching,” he whispered reverentially to himself as he geared up.
“Mind your tone or he’ll turn you into a turnip!” called Rikad.
Kedril grinned, “Hah, He’ll turn you into a turnip, Rik. He’ll just look at Ros and see his work is already done!”
Ros used to despise Kedril. He embodied everything Ros had yearned to become: handsome, confident, affluent, and sharp-witted. The team's dynamic was confrontational, rife with competition; they raced, fought, and scored against one another all day, three days a week. It had taken Ros a while to grasp that they were, in fact, a team. Kedril, infuriatingly attractive, devoted time to helping Ros in a few drills last week and offered valuable advice. So, albeit begrudgingly, Ros began to admire him. Kedril was older by a few years, substantially larger, and appeared to be one of the few who already had some training in arms. The prospect of sparring with him didn’t excite Ros.
Fresh from drills and immediately thrown into sparring, sweat trickled into Ros's eyes. The sting impaired his vision. He repeated to himself, 'Elbows in, shield up, tip forward, hips back,’ partially to fix his stance, partially to focus. Kedril was typically in better shape than him, but now appeared even more worn out. His guard was lax and messy, creating a gaping opening. Ros seized the opportunity and struck with a swift, precise jab. In the fleeting instant the jab took, Kedril's shield snapped into position, and his tip dealt a solid blow to Ros's ribs just beneath his sword arm. It was a feint - a brilliantly executed display of weakness where he was most prepared, exactly the tactic Stanisk had explained yesterday.
“Mashed Turnip!” Kedril shouted to the cheers of the others.
“Ros! You lost because your stance is awful! Keep lower! Coiled spring, lad!” the Chief shouted from across the yard.
Ros raised his hands over his head to cede the point and sat at the end of the bench. He hated losing, but he had expected to lose. He gratefully grabbed a cup of water and watched Kedril make short work of a few more challengers. It seemed like they were picking on him, but Ros was coming to understand they were also bonding with him, and these might be the closest friends he’d ever had. Not that it was a high bar, and he didn’t like all of them, but they had his back, and that meant a lot. Finally Jourgun, the biggest lad on the team, tore into Kedril with so much energy and fury that no amount of clever tactics could stop him. Even though he knew these were his friends, seeing Kedril getting bashed in the face with a shield was almost as good as seeing a real mage!
One thing Ros appreciated about training days was that they were shorter. After the sparring, Stanisk pulled aside Kedril and Jourgun for additional work, and dismissed the rest of the men. Ros trailed behind some of his newfound friends to a peculiar place where one would sit, fully naked, in a steam-filled room, all for two glucks.
“This is a sex thing, right?” Ros asked Rikad cautiously.
“What?! Light, no! It’s to relax and heal," Rikad explained. "They place herbs on hot rocks, we sit there, sweat, and breathe in the steam. It’s excellent, you’ll love it!”
“Sounds like we’re all naked and sweaty, though?” Ros remained convinced this was some intimate activity he wasn’t fully grasping. Rikad rolled his eyes and even paid Ros’s entry fee.
Inside the dim, tiled room was surprisingly comfortable. The steam smelled slightly of herbs and medicine, and it was so thick he couldn’t even see the far wall. A quick survey of the others revealed they were just as covered in bruises as he was, which gave Ros a fresh sense of camaraderie. They towelled off, dressed, drank some cold water, and left the strange business without any hint of the carnal encounter Ros had suspected. Despite his lingering confusion about the whole place, Ros liked it and wanted to come back. He appreciated his squadmates not making a single steamed turnip joke. He was hoping that didn’t stick as a nickname, he felt it didn’t remotely suit him.
After the steam, their muscles relaxed and the day's tension eased away. Ros and Rikad were starving. It had been hours since lunch, so they headed to a nearby tavern for drinks and dinner. Being able to simply enjoy food and drink without concern for the price was an intoxicatingly fresh experience. In fact, Ros enjoyed this newfound freedom even more than the meal itself.
After a huge dinner and a few beers Ros paused, and opened up a little.
"Did you know this is the pub where I talked the Chief into hiring me?"
"Really? To be honest, I've always wondered about that. No offence, but you're a lot smaller than the rest of us." Rikad pushed away his empty plate, taking a long drink of his beer.
"Yeah, I saw the Chief in here, dressed like a shining champion, buying ladies drinks and rounds for the whole bar. He was so confident and kind and relaxed. But also obviously dangerous. I’d never seen anyone like him!" Ros gestured to the tavern maid for a refill. "I must have been a sight. My clothes were more patch than original cloth, I was so skinny you could've counted my ribs through a sweater. Not that I had sweater money!" Ros reflected on the lean muscle he'd gained in recent months with inward satisfaction.
"Did the Chief take you for a beggar?"
Ros bristled at the suggestion. "Hell no! I've never begged in my life, I've always earned my keep!" his brief flare of indignation faded immediately. "No, he thought I was a refugee, from some starving backwater. Of course, I corrected him—after he bought me dinner!"
"Hah! The proper sequence," Rikad agreed, laughing.
"Anyway, he asked about my plans. I told him I was waiting till I was eighteen to join the army and serve the Emperor."
"You've certainly filled out since I met you, but I'm not sure you'd pass the army physical even now," Rikad cautiously speculated.
"The Chief was blunter about it. 'Yer so scrawny, a necromancer would find ya offputting, the army ain't gonna waste rations on ya.'" Ros imitated Stanisk’s gruff rural northerner accent.
"Hah! That sounds about right. Which makes your wearing company purple less clear than ever!" Rikad replied.
"Well, he asked if I knew my way around the city. I said I've tread every cobblestone here, so he offered me a job running letters and picking up parcels. Better work than sweeping alleys for a half-gluck and stale bread. I figured a fancy man like him would pay alright."
The waitress finally brought the next round, and Ros paused to take a long drink. Setting his mug down, he continued. "I walked into the Chief's office, and there he was behind that tiny desk with his book and quill. He looked like a cave troll trying to be a librarian. But I wasn't gonna laugh—it was still the Chief. He said, 'We don’t got a lot for now but I’ll give you a list in the morning, and see that it gets done.' I said ain’t fancy, I don’t know how to read! He didn't lose his cool. He simply nodded and said, 'Alright, just report to me in the morning, and we’ll get you started.' Oh, and he warned me never to speak to the Mage unless spoken to, which suited me fine."
Ros took another drink of his beer, wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, and continued. "I was hoping for five gee a day. I’d probably have done it for a lone gluck, to be honest. So imagine my shock when he apologised that he could only offer me twenty glucks a day!"
"Where were you living, that five would've been enough?" Rikad asked, curious.
Ros, slightly flushed from the beer, leaned forward. "Under a bloody hedge!" He burst into laughter at his own expense.
"That's rough man," Rikad commented, shaking his head.
Ros nodded. "It was, but it's behind me now. After a month or so of running errands, the Chief finally let me join the crew he was training. That's how I ended up a part of the elite guard of a learned lord mage."
Rikad, his face ruddy, pointed his finger at Ros’s chest. "It’s your attitude! You always train the hardest. It’s changed the whole team's tone."
Ros nodded again, serious. "I gotta! The fifteen hundred gee I make every month now is probably more than I did in the last decade. Total! I bet we make as much as a knight commander does leading a thousand soldiers!"
Rikad looked at him suspiciously. "Wait, a decade? Aren't you still a teenager?"
Ros shrugged. "It's been a long, hard time. Anyway, I know I promised to go to see that folk band with you tonight, but I'm spent. I think I might call it an early night." He finished the beer in two long gulps and stood up.
"I get it. Besides, tomorrow's Sunday. We can finally sleep in!" Rikad pointed out.
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Ros woke to a frantic pounding on his bedroom door. It was still dark out.
“Go away! Keep it down! You’ll wake the whole house!” Ros grumbled, mostly asleep.
“Come on man! Emergency meeting at the training yard. We gotta go now!” Rikad hoarsely whispered.
“Ah, that’s not good!” Ros threw on some clothes and headed out the door with his friend.
“Think it has something to do with what Kedril and Jourgun were doing after work?” Ros asked.
“Maybe? That was hours and hours ago, and those guys are great, and they were with the Chief,” Rikad countered.
They jogged through the mostly empty streets. The moons were behind clouds, and the dew made the cobblestones slick. The faint flickering of their leviathan oil lamp cast strange shadows in the foggy night. The city felt on edge, too many people on the streets in the middle of the night, whispering. A few times Ros thought he heard something about thunder and demons, which did nothing to calm his growing panic.
“What if something happened to Mage Thippily? Are we all unemployed now?” Ros asked, knowing Rikad knew as much as he did.
“What is the business we guard? Something to do with magically formed super secret goods that no one was allowed to talk about. I think? I should have asked,” Rikad lamented.
Finally they made it to the yard, and Kedril was standing at the gate, torch held aloft.
“Good lads! Go into the workshop and take a seat. The Chief has some tea on.” Kedril’s voice was as calm and steady as ever, but his face was pale and drawn, and his eyes never focused on them, just scanned the night intently.
“Inside? Are you sure?” Ros had never gone inside; that was the single biggest rule.
Kedril just nodded. Ros and Rikad looked at each other for courage and moved forward. The big yard door to the workshop opened a crack, and warm light was spilling out. Rikad motioned Ros to go first, and he poked his head in, fully expecting to lose it.
“Oy, is that Ros? Git your scrawny ass in here,” Chief Stanisk rumbled.
The two men felt like flies exploring a web, but inside was surprisingly normal. Five other guards were already there, and the room was a lot like any other workshop. It had planked floors, shelves and tables and one corner was even converted into a kitchen. There were a few simple stools set up, and two incredibly luxurious loungers. Like everyone else, Ros and Rikad took a stool. The Chief gestured to a kettle and mugs for the tea, but no one seemed interested.
“What’s happening, is everyone okay?” Ros finally asked.
“Short answer is yes, for now.” Stanisk said calmly. “We’ll give the other lads a few minutes to get here, then I’ll explain.”
“Holy light, sir! You aren’t wearing your armour!” This unsettled Ros more than anything he’d seen all night, it was like seeing a bear shaved. Chief was just sitting there in trousers and a shirt, sipping tea. He’d never seen the Chief without armour.
“Needs cleaned,” he answered cryptically.
Follow up questions were interrupted by the rest of the men arriving, followed by Kedril and then Jourgun, who must have been watching the far gate.
“Alright, gather round, at ease.” Stanisk started. He looked relaxed which was probably a good sign.
“You lot were hired to protect the interests of our operations. There was an attempt on Mage Thippliy’s life tonight, at his meeting. Security Specialists Kedril and Jourgun did excellent work, and I have full confidence in all of your growing abilities. Our concern is there will be additional attempts."
There was a murmur of apprehension. The mage was the company. Without him there was nothing to guard. No one here wanted to lose their jobs, but they had been suspicious from the start. The pay didn’t match the work.
Stanisk paused as Mage Thipply and the elv, that had only been speculated to exist, came down the ladder from the loft. The mage was dressed like normal, in his brown pants and a white shirt, frameless glasses and a short well maintained beard streaked with grey. The elv was wearing an oversized sweater and long stockings. It had the effect of making her upper body look human, but with the long spindly legs of a shore bird. Her huge nocturnal eyes stared at them all unblinkingly, and her long narrow fingers with too many segments wrapped around a mug of tea. Ros was both intimidated and repulsed. It was like a bird or an insect pretending to be a person, but with eyes that had intelligence and cruelty.
“Ah! Um, thank you all for coming!” The mage was directly addressing them, Ros grinned despite his fears and worries. “There have been events over the last week or so that have culminated tonight, and I no longer think that our operation in Jagged Cove is viable.” The mage saw the reaction of the crowd turn sharply negative. He hastily added, “Of course I’m not closing up shop, we’re just moving to another location. A location outside of the capital region, and I’d like you all to join us.”
Ros sighed and leaned back in relief. This wasn’t bad news at all. He’d gladly move to the bottom of the sea for the Mage. He could feel his pulse returning to normal, as other people started asking questions.
“What? I can’t leave the city, I got a wife and kids!” a guard named Theros said.
“Oh, I just started dating a baker's apprentice, is there an option to stay?” Jourgun asked.
The elv stood up, and addressed the room with an icy indifference. “This is not a negotiation. There is a ship that is leaving in about six hours. If you are on it, you will remain employed. We have also made considerations for your families. They are welcome on the ship, and you can find new homes in the town we relocate to.” She subtly nodded to the Chief before continuing. “Chief Stanisk values your skills so highly that he convinced the board of directors to offer each of you a five year contract. The contract will have some additional employment conditions, but there will be a 5000 glindi signing bonus. Follow Chief Stanisk’s instructions to get on the boat, and we’ll see you there. Or not.”
She returned to the ornate chair, and the room erupted into chaos.
“Holy light! That’s so much!”
“I’d be insane not to sign!”
“Where are we even going?”
Ros grinned from ear to ear, what’s to decide? This was the best possible outcome! Free money to see the world! Packing his bags would take no time, and he could carry everything that mattered in one trip.
Stanisk took command of the room, “You with young ‘uns, we got the company wagons for you waiting, get a move on. I’ll take the mage’s personal wagon and do a loop to Kedril’s, Eowin’s and Klive’s. The rest of you, leg it! Meet back here in three hours and tell anyone what asks, that you took a job out of the city. Be vague! Come on, pick up the pace you helpless kittens!"
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TLDR an employee I worked with filed a harassment protection order against me and my boss, but the actual reason is because she is being evicted and hasn't been harassed at all. Can't afford lawyers and looking for advice.
I (24F) was served the papers on 30 May 2023. The court date date was 2 June 2023. Went to court and after 5 hours of waiting it was our turn and the complainant (F50 ish) (employee I worked with - was still working with at the time) decided she wanted legal representation and the case was postponed to 16 August 2023.
I have never dealt with something like this and am usure what to expect. I can't afford a lawyer so I went to Legal Aid but they said my salary is too high for them to help me. That is why I'm asking for advice.
The complainant states in the document that I am harassing her, her mother (F80 ish) and her grandson (M14). I met her grandson once last year and have never spoken to him again. I have never met her mother. I am her manager and it is my job to give employees instructions as well as discuss with them when they do something wrong. She claims in the document that I continuously harass her, bad mouth her, humiliate her in front of other employees and intimidate her. None of these claims are true. I have recorded meeting notes to show when I spoke with her and about what. I also never speak to employees regarding individual matters in front of others. There are also cameras on the premises that can prove the amount of interactions I have had with her. They do not have sound unfortunately. She has no evidence of harassment against me because I have never harassed her or anyone else.
The real reason why she filed the papers is because she is currently staying in the flatlet on the premises. Her situation was dire and her grandson (for whom she is legally responsible) was about to be taken away by social services as they (her, her mother, her grandson, her daughter, and the daughters abusive boyfriend) were staying in a one room place and her daughter and the boyfriend use meth. After I spoke with my boss about the situation, she decided to lease the flatlet to her. She has stayed there for more than a year now. In March, she was given a notice to vacate the premises as my boss needs to use it for something else. She was given 3 month's notice to find other living arrangements. That is why she has opened this case against me and one against my boss (who is barely even there and mostly works at the other office location). She wrote word for word the same thing in both the documents.
In the document the complainant states the reason for urgency for the document and terms of the protection order is not to be evicted without a court order, her contract not to be terminated without proper cause, and for the harassment to stop immediately. When we were originally in court on 2 June, my boss asked the judge what happens if the reason for the documents being filed is eviction and the judge said she only deals with harassment, nothing else.
My main questions are what should I expect? Should I be worried that I won't have a lawyer? How can I prepare? What sort of evidence should I gather?
The complainant is no longer employed with us. A disciplinary hearing was held 7 June where the outcome was immediate dismissal (and no the harassment protection order was not included or even mentioned as part of the charges against her and yes all the charges are legit) - she smoked in the company vehicle - she used the company vehicle for personal reasons on several occasions, even after receiving a warning letter about it in August 2022 - she stole company property - she was involved in the theft of confidential documents about other employees (breach of POPIA) - she left the premises during working hours without permission or informing anyone
She is still occupying the flatlet on the property as the date she has been told to vacate is 14 June. We do not expect her to leave and are aware we may need to proceed to get a court ordered eviction notice.

I have been with the company I'm currently with for 8 years and finally just got a 5 percent payrise which was confirmed via email, but at the end of the email it stated this salary increase must not be discussed with any other employee or it will be classed as gross misconduct and could face termination of employment, is this legal and can gross misconduct be enforced Thankyou

I have been applying to Associate Product Manager / Product Owner tech jobs since March/April this year. I graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science from a 4-year private school this past May.
I do not like coding so I've avoided developeengineer roles, but I would be willing to try out Data Analyst positions. I've applied to 200+ positions and have only interviewed 3 times, making it to the final round twice with no offers.
Any recommendations or tips would be helpful. I feel like my resume should be landing me many more interviews and its frustrating!
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Hi All!
I have been at my current company for 3 almost 4 years. During a recent round of layoffs, I went from an small enterprise AE to an Enterprise SDR manager. While I am blessed to still have a job and will be making around 200k this year, there is no sign of another closing position in the next 6-8 months with my current company and that where I want to be. My dilemma is I was put into a closing position and when I was about 6ish months in, we had the layoffs and they moved me back. On my resume I am saying I am still one because I don't want the question of "why were you only an AE for 6 months?"
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My question: Gartner is offering me an MSE position where I would take around a 25k cut in base salary and around 60-80k in total comp and move to Florida (currently based in MN and I would already planning on moving there in August). With the reputation Gartner has, the training, and the career growth they offer, what are some things I should consider about making a jump? Im hesitant because its almost like I am cutting 50% yearly income and am unsure if that is a wise move.
I'd love to hear from people who were in similar situations and what came out of them on top of things to think about when making this jump.
Thanks!

I'd be glad if anyone have time for to read this and I don't know if this will help but I just said why shouldn't I try to write it down on somewhere so here it is.
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As a teenager (20yo in this october) who lives in Turkey and have learned just enough english to write something down in from school and self teaching. I feel like I'm not for this world to live, like, I don't like nor handle people around me If I dont like them. I mean, how do people even work in such jobs that you have to tolerance people and serve them in some way. I can't handle that.
My dad works for his job but his shop is for rent like our home (me, my dad, and my grandma) and we pay our rents by my grandma's salary. And the country is going to be worse next years, turkish liras is getting worthless and worthless day by day. I just can't handle being poor and have no money in my wallet as I see anyone having no issues with money or coming from rich family which you can understand that I'm not that lucky.
For this reason, I've met someone and he teached me how to make money my selling league of legends accounts. As someone who don't have and specific talent or don't want to deal with people I liked this idea to way make money. It was good at first, the money I made was my first earned and it was my money. I forgot to mention that my dad is wasting money on himself as he wishes and we don't have something common, It really hurts that I don't like him and we rarely talk...
So I try to work in his shop but I really don't know if its the worst job ever or am I just autistic and can't handle it. He doesn't giving me money until I mentioned about this money issue but still, ever since I knew him, he was always in debt. And this never changed.
As I made money by selling league of legends accounts, (making it 30lvl and selling it on website) even though I don't know what to spend on my money, I tried to make it more by crypto. I traded in and used "futures", like, the leverage and long-short one. At first I made 40 dollars to 250 around dollars.
Then I deleted binance and kept going on my life without risking it. But, my ex texted me and she was so toxic and bad to me idk why did I texted back to her. We met and went to theme park and had one day together. I spent some money as normally, around 35 dollars. I don't usually spend this much money so I panicked and got back in crypto shit...
As you can guess I've lost all my money and then went into depression for 1 week
Then after 1 month, I was telling myself to not get in crypto again and at least stay with what I lost. But one night my dad came in to my room and saw the airpods I bought for myself and I haven't told him because he'd ask me with which money did I buy it. So I made him believe that it was fake airpods and told him cheaper price and that I saved some money to buy it, he believed but still got mad to me because not telling him.
So I got mad too and downloaded back again binance. had 40 dollars again and made it 500 dollars
Omg I can't really believe that HOW DID I lost that money without ever realizing what could I do with that money it really hurts me because it was my money and Ive earned it and lost it in the same way I know its not the end of the world but it actually is
-I can't hande the same things happening all day all night all week all month all year
-I don't have anything from my family so I have to work on myself
-Turkey and its economy are getting worse and worse, rich gets richer, poor gets poorer
I guess I'm gonna go in military which is obligatory for 6 months and if you do 6 more months (12 months total) you get paid for the second 6 months which is 2200$ and then I'll see where it goes.I hope I can keep going that far.
Thanks for reading and your time
any comments appreciated...

For a little context please see my previous thread: https://www.reddit.com/JuniorDoctorsUK/comments/13m7yqp/do_i_need_to_self_refer_to_the_gmc/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1
I just thought I would post an update on my case that many of you have given great advice upon. There have of course also been others who have been in touch over the last few weeks. It seems easier to give an update here than to reach out to everyone individually.
Unfortunately things did get taken a little further by the individual making the complaint and my ES (as I had already mentioned) had washed his hands of it. He never wants to talk about it in our tutorials. This meant that I had to attend the meetings with the trust alone. My medical defence union told me that it was not in their jurisdiction to help at present.
Following a series of these meetings between myself, the trust equality representatives and others, the individual has agreed to withdraw the complaint provided I make a donation of part of my salary towards a gender equality charity of their choice and a few other points which I have listed below. The threat of a more formal legal/criminal complaint, which many have pointed out had no basis, did not materialise and I understand that this will not be forthcoming. I’m just glad to have this behind me.
As part of the settlement I had to admit intent (which I honestly did not at the time) to misgender an individual and share my reflections created with the individual concerned.
Without this community and it’s strong support coupled with excellent knowledge about the legalities of the situation I don’t think that I would have been able to put this behind me. I’m a BAME doctor and I feared the worse. I feared getting struck off all over what was essentially a misunderstanding. I’m forever indebted to you at his community.
Thanks. Dr K.

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Real Madrid have been working tirelessly since last Thursday to plan for next season. The meeting between Florentino Pérez, José Ángel Sánchez and Carlo Ancelotti in Valdebebas, the starting point for shaping the new project, left with many folders closed (the departures of Asensio, Mariano and Hazard), one that was confirmed on Wednesday (the signing of Bellingham) and one certainty: strengthening the attack and concentrating efforts on Harry Kane, especially if Benzema decided to leave for Arabia, as finally happened. However, in market matters, what one day is full conviction in the next appears some doubt. Out of mistrust, because of economics or simply because of strategy.
In that meeting, the option of the Tottenham striker brought everyone in agreement and satisfied Ancelotti, who had been calling for additions up top since October (Joselu, moreover, is on the verge of replacing Mariano). However, in recent days the club has begun to waver over the viability of the operation. The reason is to be found in another name that came up in that conversation last Thursday: Kylian Mbappé.
As Relevo reported on 2 June, Florentino's desire to dress the French star in white in 2024 is stronger than ever and he is receiving more and more signs that it could happen. In fact, there is more than an intuition at the Bernabéu that Mbappé is not going to exercise the option he has to extend his contract until 2025 and that he is willing to move and arrive as a free agent next summer. It is this scenario that makes the president doubt the signing of Kane.
Operation Kane' and the signing bonus for Mbappé
The main reason is budgetary. To fulfil his desire and to be able to say "this is my Mbappé", all actions must be aimed at it, starting with the economic ones. And there, the Englishman's operation would unbalance the plan, according to the club, as it would mean a high investment in a player who turns 30 on 28 July. In addition to his salary, which is very similar to that of Benzema (20 million euros gross), there is the cost of the transfer, which in no case would be less than 100 million. Nor should we forget that opposite, at the negotiating table, will sit Daniel Levy. A man who has already made life difficult for Real Madrid with Modric and Bale and, despite the fact that the London club need money, will try to squeeze their pockets until the last day to let go of a player whose contract expires in 2024.
Florentino is therefore thinking about saving money to go for Mbappé in six months' time, and would pay a signing bonus for him because he would arrive as a free agent. This hesitation, which is more than reasonable, has, however, unsettled Ancelotti. The Italian's stance is to look at the immediate, i.e. to strengthen the squad for next season. Not in vain, he finishes his contract with Madrid in 2024 so, if he does not renew, what happens beyond that date does not occupy his mind.
Ancelotti, from euphoria to fear
That is why the coach is calling for the signing of Kane, a player he considers preferable and up to the task of taking over from a player of Benzema's calibre. Not only does the coaching staff like him for his goalscoring figures (32 this season), his good relationship with the ball and the game and his footballing maturity to perform as soon as he arrives. Also for his conviction to sign. According to Relevo, his desire to play for Real Madrid is above the other proposals he has on the table.
Florentino's dream of Mbappé has unsettled Carletto, who has gone from the euphoria of last week to the fear that the president will recalculate the route, relegate Kane in the order of preferential matters and end up without a top '9' to face the season with guarantees, beyond the arrival of Joselu or the opportunity to get Kai Havertz, which attracts the board, staff and, in particular, Juni Calafat. The option of using Rodrygo as a false nine, which has already been mentioned in some meetings, is seen as something complementary throughout the campaign and not as an initial plan. Nor does the Brazilian player support the idea. In the last La Liga match he sent a message to the sailors: "The position of '9' is the one I like the least among the top positions"...
Now that Bellingham has been signed, all eyes are on the gap left by Benzema and his replacement. Last Thursday, all parties agreed that Harry Kane was a priority and, as with complex deals, the thermometer invariably changes temperature. There is still a long summer to go and the business is at the initial cooking point. But the positions are clear: Ancelotti is demanding to go for the English striker now, while the club is unhurriedly analysing all the variables of the operation so that everything fits... with a view to the big coup of 2024.

I'm a dispatcher in the state of Oregon. At one point my employer had me listed as a dispatch supervisor yet there was no other dispatcher to supervise. There is now a second dispatcher and they have changed my title to match theirs. I was also listed in our system as a "supervisor" under our management level but that has been changed as well.
Noone reports to me, I only communicate company policy and the only authority I have is to communicate it and report to their supervisor if it is not followed. I do report statistics regarding one line of business but have nothing to do with changing any policy or making any decisions based on that information. I am occasionally asked for ideas but I'm not part of the decision if they are implemented.
It's hard for me to be sure but what I understand is I must be acting as a supervisor for at least 50% of my responsibilities to meet the supervisory requirements. Looking at the labor departments definition of a supervisor, I do not believe I meet that threshold.
Although some of my responsibilities do fall under administrative duties, I'm not sure how to interpret this portion of the law:
"The performance of office or non-manual work directly related to management policies or general business operations of the employee’s employer or the employer’s customers. The work must be distinguished from production or sales work and is limited to duties directly related to the running of a business and not merely carrying out day to day affairs;"
I input billing data for our customers and create reports based on that data.
I have worked 50+ hours a week for over 2 years as a salaried employee. Until a new manager came in, I was required to eat lunch at my desk and could not take breaks. I'm also scheduled to be on call for weekend supervisor shifts every few weeks. I must be available on call for approximately 20 hours while drivers are on the road. If a driver requires a "supervisor", they call me and I am required to respond.
Some recent changes have prompted me to research my situation. This is the only information I can find regarding my states laws. https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/pages/salaried-exempt-employees.aspx
Do I meet the requirements to be a salaried employee? I'm worried that my employer placed me in a salaried position to avoid paying me overtime.

If you speed and killed someone, just claim you are getting donuts and coffee, and everything will be fine. The officer is probably still on the job and collecting a 6-figure salary. Our tax dollars at work, paying both the offending officer and whatever financial settlements to the victim's family of this irresponsible criminal actions and horrific incident.
If such incident were to take place, the employee operating the vehicle would have been fired from the job immediately.
Widow whose husband was killed by speeding Ontario police officer told misconduct was 'not serious' https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/officer-s-misconduct-that-killed-man-was-not-serious-opp-tells-widow-1.6428367
// A grieving widow whose husband was run over and killed by a speeding Ontario Provincial Police officer can’t believe the force told her it won’t hold a public hearing into the case because it decided the misconduct was "not serious." ...
Special Investigations Unit found no reason to charge her [the OPP officer] criminally, and the OPP didn’t press Highway Traffic Act charges ...
The vehicle’s GPS showed she was speeding between 72 km/h and 97 km/h, even though the limit at that intersection was 60 km/h.
The OIPRD found in the report that McBain didn’t follow the OPP’s own procedures.
“By speeding, she did not demonstrate legal, safe and appropriate driving practices to the general public.” ...
CTV News asked the OIPRD if their regular policy was to inform complainants of the outcome of discipline, and was told they could not comment thanks to a section in the Police Services Act — but couldn’t point to the section of the Act that would apply and refused to engage further. //

Hi right now I’m approaching my final year of college and I’m getting an economics degree; however I don’t really know what to decide on as a career I’m the thinking about being data analyst because I’m interested in coding and also want something stable, but with all the heat with tech sales going on I’m also interested in sales? I know both jobs give you the luxury of working from home and they both pay well, it’s just a matter of what I want to do with my life

Hi I am currently joining a research lab and my salary will be 46,500$ as a Clinical Research Coordinator 1. It ranges from 41k to 66k. I was just wondering what other people are making and if I should negotiate for more. I’m currently during a gap year and I’m probs going to stay for 1-2 years.

Hi all!
TL;DR why did my company report 19 hours for salaried employees and what triggers at 20?
Recently applied for paid family or medical leave due to birth of a child (woohoo thats great!) but was denied due to
"We have determined that you are not eligible for paid family or medical leave because you did not work at least820 hours in Washington state during the qualifying period. The law that applies is RCW 50A.15.010."
What's weird is my former employer reported me as having worked 4 hours in Q4, 6 hours in Q3, 6 hours in Q2, and 3 hours in Q1. I was a salaried employee at this company from February 2022 to December 2022 upon which I was laid off but left on good terms and am eligible for rehire. Needless to say, I worked far more than 820 hours and many, many more than the 19 reported.
I know the reporting to the state will eventually get sorted out but I was just wondering *why* my former employer would report my salaried hours as 19. I know it's likely because they're dodging something which triggers at 20 hours but I don't know what.
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From conversations with the state of Washington I have learned that my former company has reported *ALL* salaried employees as having worked 19 hours over the course of the year so something is up. Again, what, I don't know or have any guess on.
My employer is based out of California but employs people across the United States. Kinda funny in the past they laid off 49 of us to get around WARN so I know they're up to some creative things on the HR side.
Anywho solidarity with my HR brethren!

Hey guys, I have an offer, but I am not very excited, but I could take it in case of desperation.
What I really want is to bring it up to my company and negotiate my salary and work conditions.
I think the company values me enough to say “yes”, but there’s always a risk that they will say “no” and then I am forced to take the offer basically.
Would there be a possibility to still stay if they say no (and keep interviewing for something I really want?) I think it would be embarrassing as hell.
Should I risk it or should I ignore everything and keep applying until I get an offer I am happy to accept and then just leave?
The other offer I am not ecstatic about because it doesn’t have good reviews on Glassdoor and I had some red flags, like the external recruiter is really pushing me to accept it (that could be just normal bad recruiter behaviour, but I don’t know if the company is pressing them). they pushed me to have the interview when it didn’t fit into my schedule and the devs didn’t seem too excited in the interview.
I love my company but lately they have given me crappy work and they let me understand that I am not going to be moved to another team very soon because they need me there, so I want to push them a bit more with an offer.
How should I approach this?
Thanks for reading.

So for starters I've been in IT for about 11 years holding all sorts of positions. Started in help desk, became a systems engineer and now I'm a level 2 system admin in a hospital.
Recently I completed a cyber security bootcamp and got my "cyber security professional" certification. Obviously I know that may not be enough to get a security job. So I'm lining up for sec+ in the next couple of months and I'm wondering about a few things.
I've always been wanting to get into this field. I started studying in college for it about 12-13 years ago, but never finished as I got a full-time job doing help desk at a tech company. So currently I hold no degree, have a load of IT experience and as of today my salary sits at about 83k.
Is it unreasonable for me to think with all that and sec+ under my belt that a company would take me in at let's say a SOC analyst type role or some sort of Cyber security engineering position somewhere near my salary? Or should I add on another certification? I understand I may to have to take a reduction but at some point too much is too much of a reduction.
I should note that I live in NJ so obviously salaries will be a bit higher here if I stay local. NYC commuting is out of the question unless it's remote, I'll never keep my sanity going through that traffic daily.

Given Khaled’s appearance on ESPN, which cemented him as an ESPN NBA Analyst, and Perkin’s omnipresent status on the front page, I present my in-progress thesis on the ESPN NBA Analysts of today:
Khaled's Career:
Khaled's career began in the early 2000s when he started releasing albums and producing music. He quickly gained recognition for his signature style of incorporating catchy hooks, samples, and collaborations with popular artists. Khaled's rise to fame continued throughout the 2000s and 2010s, with hit albums like "We the Best" and "Major Key" and hit singles like "All I Do Is Win" and "I'm the One." This effectively created a pop-cult of personality around the artist, and it was impossible not to see him in memes and promotional work.
Khaled's career hit a setback in 2019 when his album "Father of Asahd" failed to debut at #1 on the Billboard charts, despite his unnecessarily extensive promotional efforts. This was a blow to Khaled's reputation as a hitmaker, and he faced criticism for his response to the album's performance. Since, he has largely acted as a cameo escort, doing and being in anything to raise his dying clout.
Perkins' Career:
Perkins began his career as an NBA player in 2003 when he was drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies. He quickly gained a reputation as a hardworking and tough player, known for his strong defensive skills. Perkins' career continued to flourish in the 2010s when he played for the Boston Celtics, helping them win the NBA championship in 2008. He built his career as a veteran leader and journeyman after this point.
However, Perkins' career hit a setback in the latter part of the decade when he suffered a series of injuries that limited his playing time. Perkins was eventually waived by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2018, marking the end of his playing career. Since, he has largely acted as a fake analyst on ESPN, TNT, and social media, doing and saying anything to raise his dying clout.
Conclusion:
Overall, the thematic parallels between Khaled and Perkins' careers highlight the importance of hard work, resilience, and dedication to one's passions, following by shameless fame whoring that is semi-amusing at best. Both individuals have faced challenges and setbacks throughout their careers, but have resorted to selling themselves and their opinions out to grasp at whatever fame they have left; their dignity long already having left them.

TL;DR: What are your thoughts and opinions of DE Consultants in general? Do we just have bad DEs? Are these problems to be expected regardless of who does the DE?
I'm a business intelligence analyst for small company (revenue <300 million usd a year), and we currently hire "Consultants" to do our entire Data Engineering Pipeline. We have a guy in IT that gives us access to the tables, but the consultants do literally everything else.
We have had constant issues for our entire life. Tables disappearing, columns being renamed without warning, data not loading etc etc. basically all of the problems you can have in a database- we have 'em.
We are currently looking to hire yet another Data Engineering consultant, but I'm not sure if this is the way to go and if we won't just be having the same exact problems with the new consultants because in my opinion, the main issue is that they are consultants, and they can't really be held responsible at the same level as someone who works directly for our company can be, and that to them, columns and data entities will basically just be numbers to them, and they can NEVER know our business or what the data means and how it should be organized.
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Hi. Currently heading into 2nd year analyst at one of independent valuation firms at an investment bank (HL, Lincoln, Duff& Phelps, etc.). Recently received a job posting from a recruiter for this FP&A + Corp Treasury position for PE-backed portfolio company. Given their small Finance team (less than 10 ppl) it seems like I will be exposed to both FP&A and Corporate Treasury functions, and even some strategic finance (budgeting, forecasting, debt refinancing, equity raise, etc.) I originally thought of pitching to Private Credit role after my current gig. Does this opportunity seem like a career step back? Any advice will be appreciated.