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deathpixieI have really good news and no-one to squee with. *mock pout* Oh, wait I have LJ!
So, as I was leaving (late) tonight, Sonia asks if I have a minute. Sure I do. It turns out that at my performance appraisal last October, I was recommended for a merit. In public servant terms, it's a small increase in my standing. Nothing big, I thought at the time - most of my performance reviews have included something like that, but nothing in the way of an actual monetary element.
Any way, Sonia told me tonight my merit had finally processed, which apparently means a small pay raise. Backdated to October, 2010. It comes through either this pay coming up (this Thursday) of the next pay (in two weeks). It's very good timing and should be a nice relief.
In other, not so good news, Australia's taking another weather beating, this time from Tropical Storm Yasi. It's a category 5, half the size of Queensland itself and has winds of 300 km per hour (that's 186 mph for the non-metric). It is, to put it frankly, terrifying. And coming down on the area that just had major flooding not more than a month ago. It really makes you wonder about this whole climate change thing being a myth, y'know? /sarcasm
Stay safe, people of northern Queensland.
So, as I was leaving (late) tonight, Sonia asks if I have a minute. Sure I do. It turns out that at my performance appraisal last October, I was recommended for a merit. In public servant terms, it's a small increase in my standing. Nothing big, I thought at the time - most of my performance reviews have included something like that, but nothing in the way of an actual monetary element.
Any way, Sonia told me tonight my merit had finally processed, which apparently means a small pay raise. Backdated to October, 2010. It comes through either this pay coming up (this Thursday) of the next pay (in two weeks). It's very good timing and should be a nice relief.
In other, not so good news, Australia's taking another weather beating, this time from Tropical Storm Yasi. It's a category 5, half the size of Queensland itself and has winds of 300 km per hour (that's 186 mph for the non-metric). It is, to put it frankly, terrifying. And coming down on the area that just had major flooding not more than a month ago. It really makes you wonder about this whole climate change thing being a myth, y'know? /sarcasm
Stay safe, people of northern Queensland.
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Date: 2011-02-02 01:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-02-02 01:40 am (UTC)Considering all the Weather with a capital WHAT we've had for the last few years? Geez. I really hope that the storm calms itself down before it hits land - I've seen Tropical Storm damage first-hand, it's not pretty.
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