Comments on: Ironic Financial Crisis – My crisis

By: Allen Gurrea

Allen Gurrea — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:08:49 +0000

yep for two years already. Best way to earn increase here is to work on NA shift. .. ah performance bonus, they have this also but it is a one time big time every year and it isn’t enough compared to the hardship you need to do to attain it.

By: alias_mmx

alias_mmx — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:34:40 +0000

wow! no yearly increase, no increase for a promotion? so forever stagnant pay? I have a friend who has an offer in hp and the HR told my friend that the have this performance bonus, bla bla… but in reality it’s not materializing?

By: Allen Gurrea

Allen Gurrea — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:13:31 +0000

@myk, it was not what I was told when it was offered to me. I was told with this new role, there can be a reason to boost me up from entry to intermediate…

but anyway, I was just playing around with my conclusion… if I wasn’t on emea/nla shift at the start, i wouldn’t have to see my paycheck drop … *cries*

By: myk

myk — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:29:37 +0000

increase of pay comes from two things.. 1. yearly increase due to performance review 2. promotion due to tenure… and these two goes hand in hand in building you up to your paybond. entry– > intermediate>. expert etc.

but this is jsut the money part. technical skill wise does not matter. you may be a master at support and process but until you prove that in your years of experience and performance it will not matter to hp.

so far that is how i understand it. welcome to the real world my friend

By: myk

myk — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 06:27:18 +0000

this is not promotion. its called job rotation. you are doing a lateral move not a vertical move. being Level 3 doesnt mean high pay just having a different role. you will be a technical escalation (vertical) but paybond wise it is still lateral (sideways)

By: ceblogger

ceblogger — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:26:31 +0000

just hang in there, allen! HP is a great company. just build a solid reputation and experience while waiting for this crisis to pass. cebloggers last blog post..Philippine Jobs For The Accountancy|Accounting Graduates

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don't buy puppies for sale philippines — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:38:30 +0000

these companies are basically on survival mode so they probably just want to ride out the storm. too bad you had to get a promotion that entailed a reduction in your take home and then get a pay cut.

i’m wondering, though, about what would have happened if you had not accepted the promotion. i personally would not have. the crucial aspect of getting promoted is of course the corresponding raise, right? we know full well that promotions mean more work so we might as well get paid better for it.

another thing you can ask them is if the pay raise that they are not giving this year would be compensated a la retro pay when companies start making money again…

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By: Paul U

Paul U — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 07:03:06 +0000

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By: CD

CD — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:59:03 +0000

hang in there man…lalalala