Monday, January 10, 2011
VANDERBILT SALARY GUIDE
Vanderbilt University and the Medical Center - I have certainly poked a lot of fun at Vanderbilt over the past few years and Vanderbilt has certainly been busy harassing me for it. Meanwhile , I really do get questions that are sometimes worth mentioning an answer. Take this one for example-
Question - Why does Vanderbilt habitually pay so low?
Answer - Typically speaking , the manager posting the job also controls the pay. It works like this: The less you pay those working under you , the more you make at the end of the year in bonuses. Here's how their little game works. Let's say a job position is allocated $10.00 dollars/Hr. for someone to work in your department. Since you manage the department , you have the authority to decide what to pay that lowlife degenerate. Let's say you advertise the job @ $7.00 dollars/Hr. and thus your in-basket becomes flooded with applications. During the interview process , it's your discretion to give more than the advertised pay or perhaps give a little extra to get the person you want. You know , let them think they negotiated a pay raise , BUTT , you and I know better , right? Many Vanderbilt Managers just pay what the listing says and Fuck'Em if they don't like it. There's always someone else willing to take up that empty space for some ridiculously stupid low hourly pay rate and besides , Managers also have those little extra selling incentives called Vanderbilt Benefits that look so incredibly great on paper , BUTT , they can't be used because in the real world , they don't exist.
NOW , here's the sweet spot for the manager. They can set that money aside and grab it at the end of the year for their bonus. That $3.00 dollars/Hr. adds up quickly at the rate of $120.00 dollars per week , I'm a telling you people , that money is all theirs'. HEH HEH HEH Of course , the Manager can also play with the books so they can give a much higher pay to their favorite Pets. You'd be surprised how many "Pet Clubs" exist inside the Vandy Bubble and the pay is ridiculously outrageous. An excellent example of a "Pet Club" is found on the Vanderbilt Trauma floor under the managerial direction of Sarah Hutchison.
Note: on the university side , employees are supposed to receive a minimum 5% raise which usually amounts to a nickle pay raise. Well , a nickle is 5% of a dollar is it not? This is Engineering Math101 stuff for crying out loud.
Note: Can you imagine the bonus for Managers having 10+ people in their department? What do you think the bonus will be for a Manager running a department having people filling 24Hr. shifts everyday of the week , rain or shine and regardless of holidays or someone's birthday.
OKay. Now you know the truth ass to why Vanderbilt is consistently and always Tennessee's largest, Number One lowest paying employer.
Next question please.
Question - Why does Vanderbilt habitually pay so low?
Answer - Typically speaking , the manager posting the job also controls the pay. It works like this: The less you pay those working under you , the more you make at the end of the year in bonuses. Here's how their little game works. Let's say a job position is allocated $10.00 dollars/Hr. for someone to work in your department. Since you manage the department , you have the authority to decide what to pay that lowlife degenerate. Let's say you advertise the job @ $7.00 dollars/Hr. and thus your in-basket becomes flooded with applications. During the interview process , it's your discretion to give more than the advertised pay or perhaps give a little extra to get the person you want. You know , let them think they negotiated a pay raise , BUTT , you and I know better , right? Many Vanderbilt Managers just pay what the listing says and Fuck'Em if they don't like it. There's always someone else willing to take up that empty space for some ridiculously stupid low hourly pay rate and besides , Managers also have those little extra selling incentives called Vanderbilt Benefits that look so incredibly great on paper , BUTT , they can't be used because in the real world , they don't exist.
NOW , here's the sweet spot for the manager. They can set that money aside and grab it at the end of the year for their bonus. That $3.00 dollars/Hr. adds up quickly at the rate of $120.00 dollars per week , I'm a telling you people , that money is all theirs'. HEH HEH HEH Of course , the Manager can also play with the books so they can give a much higher pay to their favorite Pets. You'd be surprised how many "Pet Clubs" exist inside the Vandy Bubble and the pay is ridiculously outrageous. An excellent example of a "Pet Club" is found on the Vanderbilt Trauma floor under the managerial direction of Sarah Hutchison.
Note: on the university side , employees are supposed to receive a minimum 5% raise which usually amounts to a nickle pay raise. Well , a nickle is 5% of a dollar is it not? This is Engineering Math101 stuff for crying out loud.
Note: Can you imagine the bonus for Managers having 10+ people in their department? What do you think the bonus will be for a Manager running a department having people filling 24Hr. shifts everyday of the week , rain or shine and regardless of holidays or someone's birthday.
OKay. Now you know the truth ass to why Vanderbilt is consistently and always Tennessee's largest, Number One lowest paying employer.
Next question please.
