Anonymous
Beloved of All
Requesting prayers I am currently going back and forth with Human Resources in regards to my pay for the new job I got selected for. According to HRO they cannot give me the increase regardless if I am highly qualified or have skills or experience. They stated I am not a new appointed federal employee. I’m a current federal employee. They requested a statement from me to state why I think I am qualified. I submitted the statement stating why. And that after reading the qualifications of special qualifications pay I also let them know according to the fact sheet it states it’s up to the hiring agency which I spoke with the deputy director of the hiring agency who encouraged me to send my request in for the higher pay for my skills and experience I also mention it doesn’t make any sense to be higher as a GS-11 step 1 and I’m coming in with experience where the previous inspectors are just now learning how to conduct inspections and how to learn the system and apply codes as an inspector when I am an expert at this. That is the reason I am requesting for a GS-11 step 4. I know what I’m worth and my experience is worth. And it is only fair to come in with the right pay. I spoke with Deputy Director ### and he assured me to please submit my request. I am requesting your prayers that this will go through. It’s not a desperate request for money it’s what I know in my heart of what I am worth with my experience going into this job. It will be so unfair if I start and people without any experience that got the position because of the good old buddy system and because they are military preference. I work so hard for 19 1/2 years to gain all my knowledge experience I have been passed over due to unfairness throughout my entire career and I am praying and I believe with all my heart that prayers will change everything. I believe that with your assistance and that God will approve of my fight. I told myself the least they can tell me is no but I am fighting for what I know is owed to me with all my sweat and hard work that I had put in over the years to be robbed over my pay. Lord I believe wholeheartedly that I will get my requested pay. I was told yesterday by everyone that who am I to dare ask for a higher pay and to good luck even knowing my experience. They all told me you will not get what you want. I told them look only God knows and he will be the only one who can make that decision. If it’s not meant to be I guess it was not my time to get the increase. But I am a believer that God will make a way. I even told the deputy director I put God first in my life and I told my kids that God will always come before mom and dad and everyone. He chuckled and said oh I cannot say that to my parents they would kill me. I told them God will be the one giving the answer. I am a strong believer it will work in my favor I will be okay with whatever decision I get but I know that my God will make a way. I believe with all my heart. I will get what I deserve which is a GS-11 step 4 as my starting pay in my new position.
