villanelle75
08-25-2006, 09:32 AM
I think I know the right answer, but I want to hear it from some of you to make sure.
My coworker recently made an ultimatum of sorts to our boss. She basically aid that she wanted a sizable raise and more responsibilities, or she will leave. God for her. However, I was planning on doing a very similar thing and now that' she's done, it, I feel I can't because it will look like a follow on "me to!".
She was on the verge of getting and internship doing something related to her Master's. During this time, she told me about a job posting in the umbrella organization that administers our grants, payroll, HR, etc. Her friend works there and told her the job would be posting soon and my coworker encouraged me to apply. (It much more money than I'm currently making and more responsibility as well.) Her internship fell through. Now that there is no internship, she is going to apply for the umbrella org job.
During her conversation with our boss, she specifically mentioned this other position and I believe that pay for that position is what she used to justify the amount she was asking him for. (I would be applying for X position that pays $$$, unless you can match that.)
When she encouraged me to apply for Other position, she had something lined up that seemed fairly certain. Now that she doesn't, am I a bitch if I still apply for this other position that she knew about and that she told me about? Is it "hers" since she heard about it first, from her friend, and told me about it when she it looked like she had something else lined up and she wouldnt' "need" this new one?
I think our boss will find a way to give her the giant raise she asked for. He adores her and her skills are so specialized that it would be very difficult to replace her at all, much less for what he's currently paying her. But if he doesn't and for some reason I get this this other job over her, I'd feel guilty about it.
My coworker recently made an ultimatum of sorts to our boss. She basically aid that she wanted a sizable raise and more responsibilities, or she will leave. God for her. However, I was planning on doing a very similar thing and now that' she's done, it, I feel I can't because it will look like a follow on "me to!".
She was on the verge of getting and internship doing something related to her Master's. During this time, she told me about a job posting in the umbrella organization that administers our grants, payroll, HR, etc. Her friend works there and told her the job would be posting soon and my coworker encouraged me to apply. (It much more money than I'm currently making and more responsibility as well.) Her internship fell through. Now that there is no internship, she is going to apply for the umbrella org job.
During her conversation with our boss, she specifically mentioned this other position and I believe that pay for that position is what she used to justify the amount she was asking him for. (I would be applying for X position that pays $$$, unless you can match that.)
When she encouraged me to apply for Other position, she had something lined up that seemed fairly certain. Now that she doesn't, am I a bitch if I still apply for this other position that she knew about and that she told me about? Is it "hers" since she heard about it first, from her friend, and told me about it when she it looked like she had something else lined up and she wouldnt' "need" this new one?
I think our boss will find a way to give her the giant raise she asked for. He adores her and her skills are so specialized that it would be very difficult to replace her at all, much less for what he's currently paying her. But if he doesn't and for some reason I get this this other job over her, I'd feel guilty about it.