Money

Lets start off with a nice easy subject. Pay.

Over the past couple of years we have been told the company can't afford to give us a pay rise. The usual citations for this were the harsh economic conditions and the empty desks we had. This was fair enough. Even when you have a hundred empty desks a lot of the buildings cost are the same regardless of the number of people working there. We all grumbled about it and then accepted it with at least a measure of good grace.

Now the building is full to overflowing we are full on the third floor and the first floor. The second floor i.e. the one that was empty and the excuse for not paying us any more now has filled to the brim and beyond as teams overspill into training rooms and have used spare desk on other floors.

All that extra income from our new client surely can now be used to pay the troops something a bit close to what they are worth. Any sensible measure of inflation would show an 8-10% rise in the cost of living since our last increase. Therefore a pay rise is long overdue.