pay cut

[Tybee]

I've taught at this college for 17 years. I started as part-time, then was full-time, then went back to part-time when they were firing the full-timers in our department who were over 55.

Now they have announced a pay cut starting October. It's about 20-25%. This is a job where in 17 years, part-timers have never had a raise.

The work is more than it used to be as we are now supposed to be sleuthing out whether students are using AI, etc., and making them submit drafts of their work if they say it's not AI, etc.

It really has me upset and angry. I'm 69 and disabled. It's about half of my total pay for the two jobs, sometimes less, sometimes more.

What would you do in my shoes?

[iris lilies]

How long were you planning to work? I mean, until what age?

[Tybee]

That's a good question--at least 1-5 more years.

[iris lilies]

That's a good question--at least 1-5 more years.
Are there pension implication? I mean, do you have TIAFF Cref or whatever it’s called?

is income the ONLY financial consideration?

[Tybee]

Are there pension implication? I mean, do you have TIAFF Cref or whatever it’s called?

is income the ONLY financial consideration?

There is no pension but there is a 401k. I have a regular 401k and a Roth so it would be a way to shield money from taxes. The other school does have a state pension, which makes it more valuable to stay with that one. I hadn't thought about that.

If I worked at the pay cut school another 6 years, the most I would make is 10-12k a year. I don't think they would hire me back full time--I did ask a few years ago, but no dice.

[happystuff]

So sorry this is happening to you. The question I have is do you think they will start firing some of the part-timers? I ask because it seems that they had no issue firing full-timers over 55 previously. And, if this pay cut is a way to get people to quit... if enough people don't leave, will they start firing? Of course, if they fire you, there is always unemployment.

[Tybee]

So sorry this is happening to you. The question I have is do you think they will start firing some of the part-timers? I ask because it seems that they had no issue firing full-timers over 55 previously. And, if this pay cut is a way to get people to quit... if enough people don't leave, will they start firing? Of course, if they fire you, there is always unemployment.

Yeah, this could be. I could just sit it out and take the jobs if they come up and also decline, without doing anything dramatic. There would not be any unemployment.

[catherine]

How many hours does that 10-16k mean for you? Is it worth your life energy for that amount?

[Tybee]

How many hours does that 10-16k mean for you? Is it worth your life energy for that amount?


I don't know. I have been doing it in a rut. I've told myself it's easy but it isn't always easy, andI think it's more that it's less for doing more, that it makes me feel disrespected, and then I disrespect myself, feel really bad about myself.

[Tradd]

Sorry to hear this. That stinks.

[Tybee]

Thanks, Tradd. Working my way through Catherine's life energy test. One of the things I have loved about the job is no commute, no work outfits. Complete time flexibility.