Plan B Forum

Actually, this isn't about you. Sorry.

What this is about is a recent development here in Calif. where a lot of public employees salaries are now public information. This is an great idea in several ways; First of all these are public employees and the taxpayers (and others, a lot of UC salaries are not from tax money) deserve to know what they are paying. Second, when things are done openly and honestly they are more likely to be just than if they are hidden; you'll think longer and harder about 'fairness' if you know that everyone is going to see the result. And last, its better to make decisions based on the truth rather than vague generalities.

You can use this link and scroll down to the list below. Data bases are searchable by name, position, salary range, &c. Check out UCSC and see if Angela Davis makes more than you do! (2008-2009 academic year):

http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/

City of Watsonville 2011 salary database
Santa Cruz County pension obligations, 2011
City of Santa Cruz 2010 salary database
UCSC 2009-10 salary database
City of Scotts Valley 2010 salary database
Santa Cruz Metro 2009 salary database
Santa Cruz County 2009 salary database
PVUSD 2008-09 fiscal year salary database
County Office of Education 2008-09 salary database
City of Capitola 2008 salary database

Go to:
http://www.mercurynews.com/

And search for 'salary database' and you'll get this list:

Recommended Results
State Public Employee Salaries 2010
CSU Employee Salaries 2010
Court Employee Salaries
Southern California Public Employee Salaries
Southern California Public Employee Salaries 2009

My salary has always been subject to FOIA.

I can't believe CA has gotten away this long without acknowledging that theirs are too...

How much do you make?

I generally have two regular bowel movements a day, (occasionally a third) thanks for asking.

My salary is a matter of public record, too.

Lord Jim wrote:

How much do you make?

I generally have two regular bowel movements a day, (occasionally a third) thanks for asking.

Two?

You must eat a lot of roughage.

eta: I clear around $15k/yr.

Lord Jim wrote:

How much do you make?

I generally have two regular bowel movements a day, (occasionally a third) thanks for asking.

I'm a vegetarian, three is mandatory.

I'm an American omnivore and the U.S. Constitution guarantees that the number of my daily bowel movements cannot be mandated.

Joe Guy wrote:I'm an American omnivore and the U.S. Constitution guarantees that the number of my daily bowel movements cannot be mandated.

Actually they can, unfunded mandates just mean leaner meaner movements...

My employer gives me a shiny penny every week!

He's being generous!

bigskygal wrote:My salary is a matter of public record, too.

Hope it's not a "record low".

Wait-- !

I work for a cause, not for applause.

I thought you worked for "the man" now

*ducks*

You da man, CP.

Seriously, I work for the people.

Neither prosecutors nor public defenders are highly paid at the local/State level. I moved to the prosecutor's office in part for a modest salary increase, but mostly for the experience in an office with better staff support & other resources - and better health insurance. I'm free to focus on lawyering in my present job, because I have a legal secretary who does the mail and answers the phone - things I did myself as a PD.

I expect to be back working for the PD in about another year, as the local deputy has a retirement date planned and I've got my eye on the job.

Not taking the job in Houston, then?

I haven't had to make the decision yet, but I'm leaning heavily toward no.

My needs are modest, but chief among them is living someplace beautiful. I just spent 5 hours driving across Montana today; I never get tired of the landscape here, and seeing wildlife with every passing mile.

If I die tomorrow, my student loans die with me. I think I'd rather chip away at them steadily while working in a community that I love, where I'm respected, doing work that feels truly meaningful to me; than being a cog in the machinery of an industry I don't respect.

I guess I should have said very, very heavily.

I can't say I blame you. In the "quality of life" vs "income" balancing act, the scales always tip towards quailty for me.

I'm with bsg and Gob. I'm now making roughly what I made in the mid 80s (in actual dollars), but I love my job, and I love the small(ish) town we live in. We're so broke we can barely pay attention, but the fates seem to intervene when things get scary -- last month it was going to be a decision between the water bill and the phone bill, (not to mention putting off part of the rent until this month!) and, just like that, the SO sold three paintings!