Good Morning,

I assume that the offer you made me yesterday was a joke. That was my
initial impression after seeing it, and after reviewing the numbers, I can't
accept it.

The main sticking point for me is the shift differential. This 10% has
been part of my wage as long as I've been with -----. The way I see it, my
wage right now isn't $14.47/hr, it's $15.92. Since it would be nearly
impossible for me to actually perform the duties of the new position on
second shift, I would lose this.

Figuring that into account, your offer is actually only a 6.7% increase. I
was expecting a similar raise as an iGen operator.

Which is another point - when I moved from B&W to color, I was told it was
a lateral move and was not given a raise. So I feel that my current wage is
actually quite low.

I also know that the average wage for this position is $20-22/hr. I was
expecting an offer in this range.

If you were to bring in someone from outside the company, it's hard to
believe that you would find anyone willing to do it for what you are
offering me. And it's hard to believe that you would find anyone who would
know as much about setting up jobs for our machines and clients.

For the last month and a half, I have been working in this position on the
good faith that I would be made a reasonable offer, in a timely manner.
During that time, I feel I have been unfairly compensated for the work that
I have been doing. In the first two weeks alone, that's $300 I lost, if you
use the offer you made me. If you look at the going wage for this position,
it's a lot more.

IF you can actually make me an offer that is acceptable, I'd like for it to
be retroactive to June 5th, when I started doing this work.

Otherwise, I have no choice but to return to my position as a second shift
iGen operator.

I will be taking next week off, during which time hopefully you can come up
with a better offer.


Thanks, but no thanks,
hereNT