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As part of the ongoing mission of the University of Michigan to demonstrate that they know how to stack the red tape mighty high and vastly deep, I present to you the Brand, Spanking, New Title for Brian's Job!
As of Friday, I am converting from:
Research Associate I
into
Research Laboratory Specialist Associate
sans changes to my pay grade, current paycheck, my rank, vacation accrual time, or just about any changes at all. And this process took a year? When my previous title told me exactly what was expected of me, told industry what level I'd performed at, and indicated (to anyone in the field with any experience at all) just what my duties and responsibilities were?
Man, I can't tell you just how screamingly excited I am by this significant change.
No, really.
(And, yes, I know, this was mostly mandated by the latest incarnation of federal labor law, and no offence to the hard-working HR people out there that I know. At least that are wont to take offence. But holy-moly is this an overblown and overwrought announcement across campus. Sheesh.)
As of Friday, I am converting from:
Research Associate I
into
Research Laboratory Specialist Associate
sans changes to my pay grade, current paycheck, my rank, vacation accrual time, or just about any changes at all. And this process took a year? When my previous title told me exactly what was expected of me, told industry what level I'd performed at, and indicated (to anyone in the field with any experience at all) just what my duties and responsibilities were?
Man, I can't tell you just how screamingly excited I am by this significant change.
No, really.
(And, yes, I know, this was mostly mandated by the latest incarnation of federal labor law, and no offence to the hard-working HR people out there that I know. At least that are wont to take offence. But holy-moly is this an overblown and overwrought announcement across campus. Sheesh.)
