Posted by Greg on December 3, 2001, at 11:53:04
In reply to Asking for a paycut, posted by akc on December 3, 2001, at 10:03:02
Personal question, no need to answer if you don't want to of course.
Did you have a feeling that your hours were going to be further cut or that you might be let go altogether?
I don't think it's all that weird a thing to do at all. I volunteered for a paycut at my last job when they were having financial problems as a way of helping them thru the tough times, and hopefully saving my job too. It happens.
> What a weird thing to do. I had a "pre-review" meeting with the partner assigned to do my evaluation. The committee meets tomorrow to hash our associate reviews. This partner decided to allow associates to meet with him in advance of that meeting if they wanted to, to discuss anything they desired. My hours as a young associate in a high-powered law firm have never been what they should have been (my minimum monthly is suppose to be 150 and I've only hit 140 twice in two years). Anyway, I was proactive and suggested a cut in pay -- to 80% -- which is what I have been billing at (120 hours) the past several months.
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> Now, I will see if I can even afford it.
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> Further depressed. :-(
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> akc
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