Number 4 is wrong. Our pay falls behind the other depts in the area. We might start out good, but the other depts pass us very quickly. My equal south of the river makes about $18k more a year than I do. Benefits are ok, the other depts are better.
I know. One of the best, I know it's not the top especially when juxtaposed with NoVA, the CField/Henrico pay wars is amusing to watch from the outside looking in 😂. I haven't seen the benefits package in some years but I remember it being beefy. I'll listen to you though, you got the first hand experience:)
I believe the pay war is over, at least on our end. We're back to being told we should be lucky that we have a job, look at the other places that are closing companies. Last time I heard talk like this we went 7 years without a raise. But they increased the starting pay each of those years so it's caused a big compression issue.
I would be happy to go to a county budget meeting to raise hell on y'alls behalf as long as I can get some solid public facing numbers and or talking points for non CIP related expenses.
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u/Shoey124 25d ago
Number 4 is wrong. Our pay falls behind the other depts in the area. We might start out good, but the other depts pass us very quickly. My equal south of the river makes about $18k more a year than I do. Benefits are ok, the other depts are better.