Step 10

[ndrosen]

After being a civil servant for more than twenty-five years, I have now received a step increase to GS-14, Step 10. I’m now being paid a little more than I was as a mere Step 9, which is nice, but I wish they would pay me my old salary, and let me churn out a few Office Actions less. Step 10 is the highest step, so unless I someday become a supervisor, or something special, this is as high as it gets for me; I’m not likely to become a GS-15.

Now, I hope to go back to sleep, before rising in four hours for another day of examining.