LSM'S WHOPPING RAISE! - USM Forum -- Message Board

Date: Aug 16, 2004

LSM'S WHOPPING RAISE!

Date: Aug 16, 2004

holy sh#t!!! Where did you see/hear this?

Date: Aug 16, 2004

Isn't this what she got as part of the mid-year raises from January 2004?

Date: Aug 16, 2004

I'm with tomcat...I think this is old news.

Date: Aug 16, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: Hard-Line
"$11,000.00"

Even if that figure includes a mid-year raise, lots of secretaries don't make much more than $11,000. (On the other hand, lots of secretaries make less than some graduate assistants).

Date: Aug 16, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: Let's hear it for the secretaries
"Even if that figure includes a mid-year raise, lots of secretaries don't make much more than $11,000. (On the other hand, lots of secretaries make less than some graduate assistants). "

You are absolutely right. I've often thought that if all the secretaries/admin. assistants at USM would just have the "blue flu" one day, the whole place would shut down, and perhaps someone would finally give them the raises they deserve! I'm appalled at the non-living wages paid to these loyal USM employess. So many of them are women (and single moms, too!) who have done a fabulous job raising families on such pitiful salaries. SFT (and AKL & HF, too) should be ashamed of this discrepancy in salaries at USM.

NO QUARTER! (including staff members!)

Date: Aug 16, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: truth4usm/AH
" the secretaries . . . SFT (and AKL & HF, too) should be ashamed of this discrepancy in salaries at USM.

I would not include Horace Fleming in that group. USM had a marvelous opportunity when he was president. His national perspective was more akin to those found at other major universities which subscribe to the academic principles to which I believe this board is devoted. I have yet to hear one good reason why he was given such an unaccetable contract at the end.

Date: Aug 16, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: Been there, done that
"I would not include Horace Fleming in that group. USM had a marvelous opportunity when he was president. His national perspective was more akin to those found at other major universities which subscribe to the academic principles to which I believe this board is devoted. I have yet to hear one good reason why he was given such an unaccetable contract at the end. "

USM's computer capabilities were pretty primitive when Fleming arrived at USM. All I heard during the time he was here, however, was that he was devoting too many resources toward upgrading them. Strange indeed.

Date: Aug 16, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: truth4usm/AH
"
I've often thought that if all the secretaries/admin. assistants at USM would just have the "blue flu" one day, the whole place would shut down, and perhaps someone would finally give them the raises they deserve!"

I think, as a group, they would enjoy it more if they had a case of the ever-popular "honky tonk flu"

My own undergrad degree was completed 2 semesters earlier because a secretary -- not my advisor or the department chair -- noticed that I needed an art class to complete degree requirements. A lot of departments could do pretty well without a department chair, if the faculty had a top-notch "executive" type secretary.

Date: Aug 16, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: Invictus
"My own undergrad degree was completed 2 semesters. . . . . . . . . . "

That's awful quick. Where'd ya go to school?

Date: Aug 16, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: Good Humor Man
"That's awful quick. Where'd ya go to school?"

He said "two semesters earlier" not "two semesters." And I believe Ole Vic went to USM undergrad (as did I), if I'm not mistaken.

Date: Aug 16, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: Been there, done that
"I would not include Horace Fleming in that group. USM had a marvelous opportunity when he was president. His national perspective was more akin to those found at other major universities which subscribe to the academic principles to which I believe this board is devoted. I have yet to hear one good reason why he was given such an unaccetable contract at the end. "

I thought the world of HF, and I'm not knocking him, but significant raises for staff just didn't happen on his watch. He did do a great deal for USM, technology-wise and otherwise. I never had a problem with his committment to technology because I used the old BULL system, and hated it!

Also, does anyone else remember back in the mid-90s when the old Academic Computing center (which I think was under the VPAA's umbrella at that time) sent out the memo stating that they would no longer support staff members computers--only faculty members??? I think it was probably a ploy to get more $$ (which I'm sure they legitimately needed), but it scared the heck out of all of us staff for sure!

Date: Aug 16, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: truth4usm/AH
". . . does anyone else remember back in the mid-90s when the old Academic Computing center sent out the memo stating that they would no longer support staff members computers--only faculty members???

I remember it well At that time, the secretaries/staff should have said, "Let the faculty do their own word processing."

Date: Aug 16, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: truth4usm/AH
"committment !"

mm mmm mmmm mm mmmm mm mmm mmm mm mmm mmmm mm mmmmmm!

Translation:

I can't comment because my lips are sealed but the temptation is overwhelming!

Date: Aug 16, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: truth4usm/AH
"He said "two semesters earlier" not "two semesters." And I believe Ole Vic went to USM undergrad (as did I), if I'm not mistaken."

I attended USM.

When the secretary brought things to my attention, I thought I had 2 more semesters remaining on my degree. As it was, I completed my BS in three calendar years by going summers.

Date: Aug 16, 2004

Just looked at LSM's raise last year from the FOIA. She got a monthly increase of $806.67 over 12 months.

Date: Aug 16, 2004

It would take a hell of a lot more than that for me to tote SFT's water or take his bullets.

Date: Aug 16, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: FOIAchecker
"Just looked at LSM's raise last year from the FOIA. She got a monthly increase of $806.67 over 12 months."

Why? Why??? Why????? Why?????????? WHY????? WHY????????????

Date: Aug 16, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: Seeker
"It would take a hell of a lot more than that for me to tote SFT's water or take his bullets."

Take his bullets? What does that mean?

Date: Aug 16, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: Clint and Barney
"Take his bullets? What does that mean?"

You know...doctor his spin, edit his prose, take calls from Janet Braswell..."virtual" bullets!

Date: Aug 17, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: FOIAchecker
"Just looked at LSM's raise last year from the FOIA. She got a monthly increase of $806.67 over 12 months."

$806.67 over a 12 month period is $9,680.04. Sheesh! How is this justifiable? Did anyone else get a raise like this?

Date: Aug 17, 2004

I've seen no complaints about the most recent merit raises after they were announced. I take this to mean that most of the recipients are reasonably satisfied.

Date: Aug 17, 2004

quote:
Originally posted by: I am happy
"I've seen no complaints about the most recent merit raises after they were announced. I take this to mean that most of the recipients are reasonably satisfied. "

"Happy" or "Drunk Again?"