OWH wrote:On his formal job application with the Omaha Housing Authority, new chief executive Clifford Scott wrote a six-figure sum on the line asking for his "last salary" — $122,000 per year.
OWH/Clifford Scott wrote:He said his total pay included his $99,554 base salary, $9,457 that his employer paid into his retirement fund on his behalf, $10,529 for cashed-out unused vacation and sick time and about $1,500 for vehicle expenses.
"I just stated my total income, that's all," Scott said.
So he took every perk, bonus and one-time payout he could find to make his previous income look bigger than it actually was on a regular basis to justify making even more when he moved to Omaha. It's like he intentionally spiked his- ...oh, I see someone is taking a page from the OPD playbook. :;):
Melissa wrote:With the exception of the cash out vacation, I don't see why this is a huge deal.
Except everyone knows the what your "salary" is and that other items are perks. It is perfectly reasonable for him to tell them his salary, but them explain that he gets "x" amount as a bonus and that the city needs to compensate him for giving that up. The way he did it is CLEARLY deception, at best, and hardly what I would want from someone hired to clean up a corrupt agency.
When it's just a line on a paper application, I think some leniency should be granted. Salary negotiations consist of more than a line on a application.
“Auditors are the people who show up after the battle and stab the wounded.”
Melissa wrote:When it's just a line on a paper application, I think some leniency should be granted. Salary negotiations consist of more than a line on a application.
So, since he wanted to get as much money as possible, lying on an application is okay? Interesting.
I'm just saying that a generic line item on a resume for "past salary" without an accompanied paragraph thoroughly defining "salary" leaves a window for interpretation. While I do feel that including his cashed out vacation time and some other perks is blurring the line, the line wasn't specifically defined either.
The guy wasn't outright lying and intent to deceive isn't likely to be proven here. Give him a break.
“Auditors are the people who show up after the battle and stab the wounded.”
If there are 100,000 job interviews in the US next week, I guarantee you there are 200,000 lies being told about salary: one by the interviee and one by the interviewer.
I commend those of you who have never fudged to try to get a pay bump or save a couple bucks. You're far better people than I am.
