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Hi all - long time lurker here, first time poster. I'm hoping for some advice on salary negotiation. I will defend my PhD (social science) next month. I've completed two ten week internships with the federal government (one at a GS-9 level; one unpaid). Can I negotiate steps within GS-9? If so, which step do you recommend I shoot for?
Thanks in advance for your advice, and thanks for this helpful thread! |
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Originally Posted by: Poplou  Originally Posted by: tenaciousnerd Hi all - long time lurker here, first time poster. I'm hoping for some advice on salary negotiation. I will defend my PhD (social science) next month. I've completed two ten week internships with the federal government (one at a GS-9 level; one unpaid). Can I negotiate steps within GS-9? If so, which step do you recommend I shoot for?
Thanks in advance for your advice, and thanks for this helpful thread! They will NOT negotiate unless you have federal service at a higher level. You have (or rather will have imminently) a PhD, and you are applying for a job that starts at around $25/hour....? You know most PhD holders can secure employment paying around $50/hour, right? Those student loans are going to eat you alive in a few years with compound interest with what you'll be able to pay at $25/hour.... How long until you delete this comment, Poplou? I won't respond further and feed the conversation, but you do delete sometimes. Edited by user Tuesday, March 24, 2020 2:48:19 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: Poplou Originally Posted by: CriminalIA Originally Posted by: Poplou Originally Posted by: tenaciousnerd Hi all - long time lurker here, first time poster. I'm hoping for some advice on salary negotiation. I will defend my PhD (social science) next month. I've completed two ten week internships with the federal government (one at a GS-9 level; one unpaid). Can I negotiate steps within GS-9? If so, which step do you recommend I shoot for?
Thanks in advance for your advice, and thanks for this helpful thread! They will NOT negotiate unless you have federal service at a higher level. You have (or rather will have imminently) a PhD, and you are applying for a job that starts at around $25/hour....? You know most PhD holders can secure employment paying around $50/hour, right? Those student loans are going to eat you alive in a few years with compound interest with what you'll be able to pay at $25/hour.... How long until you delete this comment, Poplou? I won't respond further and feed the conversation, but you do delete sometimes. I just point out obvious truths that people don't like, yet are on point and extremely accurate. That's why I do so well in the IC. The average PhD grad walks out with 100K+ in student loans. At an average 7% interest rate, that is $7000/year in interest without even factoring in compound interest. That means you need to pay $600/month minimum just to keep the interest at bay and not even touch the principle. The average GS-9 is going to have an exceptionally hard time keeping up with a 100k+ student loan, and it's absolutely idiotic for a PhD grad to be making $25/hour when they should be able to secure employment making $50/hour. But I mean, you know, it's just math. It's not like losing control of a 100K+ student loan with compounding interest would have life destroying consequences or anything, right? I mean, defaulting on federal student loans, which would cause a person to instantly lose their security clearance, and thus their IC job, wouldn't be a big deal now, would it? <shrug>. What do I know. You assume I have debt. My graduate coursework was fully funded, and I didn't take out loans for undergrad. |
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Originally Posted by: tenaciousnerd Originally Posted by: Poplou Originally Posted by: CriminalIA Originally Posted by: Poplou Originally Posted by: tenaciousnerd Hi all - long time lurker here, first time poster. I'm hoping for some advice on salary negotiation. I will defend my PhD (social science) next month. I've completed two ten week internships with the federal government (one at a GS-9 level; one unpaid). Can I negotiate steps within GS-9? If so, which step do you recommend I shoot for?
Thanks in advance for your advice, and thanks for this helpful thread! They will NOT negotiate unless you have federal service at a higher level. You have (or rather will have imminently) a PhD, and you are applying for a job that starts at around $25/hour....? You know most PhD holders can secure employment paying around $50/hour, right? Those student loans are going to eat you alive in a few years with compound interest with what you'll be able to pay at $25/hour.... How long until you delete this comment, Poplou? I won't respond further and feed the conversation, but you do delete sometimes. I just point out obvious truths that people don't like, yet are on point and extremely accurate. That's why I do so well in the IC. The average PhD grad walks out with 100K+ in student loans. At an average 7% interest rate, that is $7000/year in interest without even factoring in compound interest. That means you need to pay $600/month minimum just to keep the interest at bay and not even touch the principle. The average GS-9 is going to have an exceptionally hard time keeping up with a 100k+ student loan, and it's absolutely idiotic for a PhD grad to be making $25/hour when they should be able to secure employment making $50/hour. But I mean, you know, it's just math. It's not like losing control of a 100K+ student loan with compounding interest would have life destroying consequences or anything, right? I mean, defaulting on federal student loans, which would cause a person to instantly lose their security clearance, and thus their IC job, wouldn't be a big deal now, would it? <shrug>. What do I know. You assume I have debt. My graduate coursework was fully funded, and I didn't take out loans for undergrad. Do the thread a favor and don’t respond to him. He just comes in here to troll and then deletes his posts. |
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