So the Maui Mayor and all the County Directors are getting pay raises, and one of them, Mike Foley, the Planning Director, decides to be sour grapes about his "piddly" 5.9% increase.
"..."I certainly appreciate the raise, but I think it was inadequate," said Planning Director Mike Foley, who got a 5.9 percent raise that was lower than several directors’ who were previously on the same pay scale as he was.
He said he didn’t think the raise took into account the difficulty of his job, and said it left the salary inversion issue unresolved in his department, where one employee still makes about $5,000 more than the director.
"It’s kind of a strange, awkward position to be supervising someone who makes significantly more money than you do," he said..."
How many of us have ever been given a 5.9% annual salary increase in our life (well, I did once, but only because of a salary freeze for a year)? If he wants to make the big bucks, he should go into the private sector! You don't go into government work thinking you're going to be rich... I think $91k is a pretty damned good salary in Hawai'i.
Miulang
"..."I certainly appreciate the raise, but I think it was inadequate," said Planning Director Mike Foley, who got a 5.9 percent raise that was lower than several directors’ who were previously on the same pay scale as he was.
He said he didn’t think the raise took into account the difficulty of his job, and said it left the salary inversion issue unresolved in his department, where one employee still makes about $5,000 more than the director.
"It’s kind of a strange, awkward position to be supervising someone who makes significantly more money than you do," he said..."
How many of us have ever been given a 5.9% annual salary increase in our life (well, I did once, but only because of a salary freeze for a year)? If he wants to make the big bucks, he should go into the private sector! You don't go into government work thinking you're going to be rich... I think $91k is a pretty damned good salary in Hawai'i.
Miulang
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