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I work for a public university so all salaries are public. There's no fixed salary levels, but everyonein the same position ends up very close. It completely el
by ahi 11y ago
I work for a public university so all salaries are public. There's no fixed salary levels, but everyonein the same position ends up very close. It completely eliminates office politics, but I don't see the downsides. If you want more money you work hard for promotion or a move to another unit. And you know exactly what those positions are worth and what it takes to get there.
- fleitz 11y agoOffice politics have been eliminated in academia?
- saganus 11y agoIf I understood your comment correctly; you say there are no (or very little) office politics in academia, right? I have met a few academics that would definitely bet their paycheck on academia having much more politics than companies.
- chockablock 11y agoMany who work for universities are not academics in the usual sense.
- dominotw 11y ago> It completely eliminates office politics Can't tell if you are being sarcastic.
- fredkbloggs 11y agoDoes your employer promote based on the results of an objective test? For example, many police departments have tests officers must pass to attain a particular supervisory rank. If that's how things work, then I agree that you know "what it takes to get there". In most organizations, public sector or private, there are a limited number of openings at a particular level, dependent upon budget, need, politics, and whatever other means of decision-making are in use. And those positions are filled based on subjective criteria at the discretion of the supervisor(s) responsible for them. So while you do know what other positions pay, the hard part -- assigning each human a role and compensation -- is every bit as opaque and subject to manipulation and error as anywhere else.