I think it was a typo :-) my fingers got ahead of themselves typing picking so it was nick picking!
annette Quoting Donald McBurney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Sorry, I just couldn't resist nit picking Annette's message. :-) > > The expression is "nit picking," not "nick picking." (Nits are lice > eggs; hence to pick lice eggs from another's hair.) > > don > > > Annette Taylor, Ph. D. wrote: > > >Each year we have to fill out a 'brag' sheet for merit pay. It is the > >stupidest waste of time because almost no differences in pay come from merit > > >pay; we get mostly equity increases so new hires don't leapfrog us 'old- > >timers'. I almost choked to find out that a fresh PhD hired for a job at our > > >institution this year will get $52,000; I was at USD for about 12 years > (jsut > >about 2 years ago) before I made that much and now that I have been there 14 > > >years I make just a very little over that! > > > >So the whole merit pay thing has become such a farce that now I just print > out > >the same letter and attach my updated vita. I can't believe I used to give > up > >good, precious time, to make it correct and also impressive! Anything to get > a > >few extra bucks a month! > > > >It does lead to the nick pickiest items being included and it does lead to > >playing a game--the better player wins! > > > >Annette > > > >Quoting "McKinley, Marcia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > >>TIPsters, > >>I am a part of a campus committee that is considering, at the > >>President's request, how to institute merit pay increases. Have any of > >>you had experiences with merit pay plans? I am particularly interested > >>in aspects of plans that you feel have worked at your schools. > >> > >>Thanks, in advance, for any help, > >>Marcia > >> > >>Marcia J. McKinley, JD, PhD > >>Assistant Professor of Psychology > >>Mount St. Mary's College > >>Emmitsburg, MD 17325 > >>301-447-5394 > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >>--- > >>You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. > >Department of Psychology > >University of San Diego > >5998 Alcala Park > >San Diego, CA 92110 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >--- > >You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph. D. Department of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
