Posted on 11/11/2008 12:51:01 PM PST by Poundstone
The 3.9% pay raise is an average. We have gotten comments from readers complaining that our projected pay rates for 2009 do not show a 3.9% increase for their city or town. An average means that some will get more than 3.9% and some will get less. The base pay rate increase for 2009 is less than 3.9%. The 3.9% average is reached by taking into account locality pay rates. This means that some federal employees in some areas will get less because they are not in a locality pay area.
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A lot of people in the private sector aren’t getting any raise this year. A lot are getting pink slips. Be glad for what you’ve got.
That is true and I was just joshing ya.
Sounds good - let’s be friends!
:)
Just understand — I only have friends so I can disagree with them, and they with me.
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