Hmm either the company I work for has just given me some incredible leverage to practially demand a raise or the whole thing has a big catch and they hope that I am to gullible to see it.

They recently laid off 20 % of the employees becasue of funding problems. Unfortunateley they also fired the person who was appointed officer for biological safetey... Now they desperateley need another employee to become that. But there is only a handfull of people who can thake the position as it has special requirements. Most suitable people don't want it because it is a hassle. I am amongst those few suited ones and they just asked me yesterday if I were interested in getting that extra qualification.
TBH I don't really want the hassle that comes with it and I am planning to leave the company as soon as I find a better job anyway. But the qualification will look very hot on my resume...
I have been fighting for a wage increase. Since I know they are desparate, I could practically bribe them into giving me a BIG fat raise or I will just not do it.
What do I have to loose? They can only say no then I'll also say no too. So what? It is a voluntary extra position, they cannot fire me for declining the responsibility. For me, things will stay same and they'll still have no one to be Biological safetey officer. Their probelm.

But I am not trusting them anymore so I kinda smell a rat (not the cute cuddly kind that smells like love and popcorn)...what could it be???
Will I have to give up my project lead position? Is it a degradation in disguise? WHAt could be the catch???
Time to do some research....

The Schumer Shutdown is basically a month long vacation for Useless (Oops, I meanzzz "Non-essential" federal employees

Columbus Day is Monday. For Italian Americans, it's another excuse to get drunk. For the far-left, it's another excuse to remind the country of the atrocities against Native Americans. For thousands of government employees, a day off and a trip to the unemployment line. Happy holidays!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eZqkaP37po

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https://peoplesworld.org/article/with-4634-b-c-start-date-starbucks-barista-would-match-ceos-annual-pay/

While the UK is distracted by the welfare reform bill; three bills have gone unnoticed and are heading for the house of lords that truly do strip free expression and freedom of speech in the UK. People often knock Keir Starmer for being an idiot but my opinions have changed recently, he knows what he's doing, whipping up people in a frenzy so other bill can pass unnoticed is stroke of genius.

They are in essense aimed at stripping free speech and expression futher: Third party offence bill: For instance if you are in a pub and a customer stays something that offends a customer or employee; you have to report it. I haven't got around to reading the other bills yet but they are very loose with definitions and open to abuse.

In other news the Global Expression Report, (gauges free countries) has put the UK at 75% in the red! Canada and Australia having a higher score than UK; in the green which is distrubing if you have been following the news.

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I'm currently SO done with the company I work at. Today's new year party was a downright insult to all the employees.
They expect overperformance of us while the wages are at the lower end of the average for the field (No christmas money or bonus either) and can't even organise a nice get-togehter for us in return? The company party that was announced like 6 weeks beforehand was not organised. I think they forgot about it and got some last minute catering that was basically just veggies and almost empty wraps. For more than 20 people who attended.
Fuck it I will make that LinedIn profile now...