I agree that if you have a great work environment with competitive pay your staff will stay put, but how many of us at the department supervisory/manager level can actually make the final decision concerning salary and pay scales for a position. I suspect that most of us, including myself, can only make well documented pleas for salary increases. When it comes to spending money, most institutions are reactive rather than proactive. If salaries are low, then you may have to lose a valuable tech before you can make the point that salaries need to be increased. It may be a tough pill to swallow, but I am more than willing to let my folk listen to any pitchman that is trying to get their ear. Any tech worth his/her salt, knows that these calls are out there, so why try to hide it. If a tech can better themselves by a job change, then who am I to stand in their way. We generally discuss these in departmental meetings and I tell techs that I get frequent calls from recruiters and if they would like to correspond with them, may I give the recruiter their personal contact info. I ask in return, that if they do go elsewhere for a better salary, that they please give me the info, so I can use it to help increase the salary of those who remain. This keeps communication up front, honest, and open and I think in the long run, helps to quell murmuring about low salaries which are beyond my control as a supervisor. Just another viewpoint. Terri
Terri L. Braud, HT(ASCP) Anatomic Pathology Supervisor Laboratory Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center 1648 Huntingdon Pike Meadowbrook, PA 19046 (215) 938-3676 phone (215) 938-3689 fax Message: 18 Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:46:57 +0000 (UTC) From: lee2...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [Histonet] Offended I think if you have a great work environment with competitve pay then you have nothing to worry about. Your staff will stay put. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This E-Mail is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it was sent. It may contain information that is privileged and/or confidential, and the use or disclosure of such information may also be restricted under applicable federal and state law. If you received this communication in error, please do not distribute any part of it or retain any copies, and delete the original E-Mail. Please notify the sender of any error by E-Mail. Thank you for your cooperation. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
