I may have missed this in the flurry of posts but any insights here? why would it be a better choice to upgrade to Luxe than to just apply? the points are the same,and the only benefit I see is the 5/24 rule here....
Ugh. The raise I've been waiting on for months now, that I thought would go through this last paycheck, is just being submitted. For 1% less than what I was told. And this is all coming about because I was underpaid when I was hired in. Basically our old manager was underpaying everyone in the department to overpay someone who had ~5 years with the company and no schooling, but had an interesting relationship with her. So the new management is trying to correct some of this, but the HR manager wouldn't approve the amount they asked for me because then she would have to advocate for it with corporate, which apparently she has no interest in doing (I've seen other things that indicate this too, where she tries to pass off anything difficult). Process is the raise must be approved locally and then by corporate.
At this point, I'm just counting down the days until my anniversary and my employer match for my 401k becomes vested, which is around $11k. Checking my account every day... start the job hunt... 17 days to go...
At least they say it’s a good time to be job hunting!
Ugh. The raise I've been waiting on for months now, that I thought would go through this last paycheck, is just being submitted. For 1% less than what I was told. And this is all coming about because I was underpaid when I was hired in. Basically our old manager was underpaying everyone in the department to overpay someone who had ~5 years with the company and no schooling, but had an interesting relationship with her. So the new management is trying to correct some of this, but the HR manager wouldn't approve the amount they asked for me because then she would have to advocate for it with corporate, which apparently she has no interest in doing (I've seen other things that indicate this too, where she tries to pass off anything difficult). Process is the raise must be approved locally and then by corporate.
At this point, I'm just counting down the days until my anniversary and my employer match for my 401k becomes vested, which is around $11k. Checking my account every day... start the job hunt... 17 days to go...
Also the Amex 5 cc rule. That’s the main appeal to me as my other slots are/will be taken.
all this chase talk has me completely unnerved now. Since DH was gonna be 4/24 by OCT,I was gonna go for the SWA CP for him-was gonna wait for the usual dec/jan timeline for that.(likely a pers. and biz) and then possibly go for a Sapphire DD in Feb/March when the next dropped off..... now I'm wildly reconsidering...... SWA has always been the lynchpin of my planning with the CP...... but I'm concerned that all products will be the 48 month rule ...and then we'll be out for both options.(24 mos rule no prob here) trying to figure out if a csp referral might be better asap while it's still 24 mos. language ...so at the least I'll have those UR to use either way....but the reality is those 50k UR are much less valuable than the SWA points+CP together for 2 years.....any insights at all? or should i just wait a couple of weeks to see how this shakes out?
Arghhhh. I hope so! So far the only thing I heard back on pays $15k less than my current underpaid base salary.
Nope, unfortunately. This has all been a mess and I've really just been holding out for that match before moving on. Is it bad if I take a slight comfort from the fact that they'll be pretty screwed if I leave? I'm just coming up on my 3 year anniversary and am the most senior employee outside of my management...
Well it sounds like maybe no one else is happy there either.
My next door neighbor recently quit his job at 57 with no other job lined up. He isn't retiring. I was thinking...that doesn't seem like a great idea at 57.
I hope he can find someone to hire him.
Thank you! I have no UR cards now, so that one doesn't hurt me...yet.
It's in the manufacturing industry. Part of their problem is, at least in my location, that they pay the people working on the floor, which only requires a diploma or GED, more than they pay my type of positions requiring a college degreeWell it sounds like maybe no one else is happy there either.
So we've had a couple bail because of the BS and the pay difference. And a couple left because they were terrible employees - they should have been fired but my old manager thought it would look more poorly on her to fire them then having people who screwed everything up all the time 
And don't get me wrong, I think it's great that they pay a decent wage to people who didn't go to college, vs making $8 or something. But it's pretty darn hard to stomach sitting here with so much responsibility, and this guy with no education, no responsibility, and no accountability even though he messes things up multiple times a week (huge costly things!) makes $12 more an hour.
My next door neighbor recently quit his job at 57 with no other job lined up. He isn't retiring. I was thinking...that doesn't seem like a great idea at 57.
all this chase talk has me completely unnerved now. Since DH was gonna be 4/24 by OCT,I was gonna go for the SWA CP for him-was gonna wait for the usual dec/jan timeline for that.(likely a pers. and biz) and then possibly go for a Sapphire DD in Feb/March when the next dropped off..... now I'm wildly reconsidering...... SWA has always been the lynchpin of my planning with the CP...... but I'm concerned that all products will be the 48 month rule ...and then we'll be out for both options.
