| Comment Number: | OL-10502292 |
| Received: | 3/1/2005 2:38:50 PM |
| Subject: | Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Request for Comment |
| Title: | National Security Personnel System |
| CFR Citation: | 5 CFR Chapter XCIX and Part 9901 |
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Comments:
Just some general comments... I work in a job where there is very little chance of doing anything "oustanding". It's just the daily grind of solving problems, some days with more success than others. I'm afraid that when I'm called upon to provide some reason why I deserve a pay increase there will really be nothing to provide. "Just Doing My Job," probably won't cut it. Does that mean I deserve to never get another raise except for cost-of-living? I am far from the stop step in my GS-11 pay grade and will only see one more step increase before my retirement 4-1/2 years from now anyway. Why take away what little people in my situation have to look forward to? I do not aspire to management or "expert" status that would give me a grade promotion and there is not a billet for me there if I did. I have struggled through two full career ladders (WG-3 to WG 10 and GS-5 to GS-11) in my 25+ years of Federal service because of an occupational disease and quite frankly I do not want to struggle to another grade. I believe that senority and the knowledge that comes with working a particular job for a period of time is WORTH SOMETHING! I am very good at what I do and believe that should count for something without me having to "prove" my worth. My husband has been in pay-banding with the FAA for a while and the thing he dreads each year is the "I love me" report he's expected to send to his boss for justification of a pay increase. Not everyone likes tooting their own horn. I agree that under-performers need to be held in place or demoted, based on their inability to contribute, and we also need a better way to hire new talent, but making steady workers brag about themselves is not fair. The time it would take me to write a list of my achievements could be better spent achieving something more! Thank You for the opportunity to comment.