Xiaofan Chen wrote: > On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 12:41 PM, Vitaliy wrote: >>>> How long is the pay freeze?..... I too got a NO increment this year... >>>> >>> Same. >> This is really funny. :) > > But not funny to us. ;-( Xiaofan, I'm sorry, I wasn't referring to your situation, it was just funny to see the word "increment" used in the sense of "pay raise" five times in a row. English is my second language too, and I say funny things sometimes when I don't intend to. >> Speaking of increments, I actually took a voluntary pay cut this year. > > I assume you are part of the management. And that is > fair to me. Sure, if I didn't think it was fair I wouldn't take it. :) Although there are non-management people working here who make more than I do, who have less stressfull jobs and significantly shorter work weeks. I'm OK with that, too. Vitaliy -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist