{"id":1,"date":"2017-01-23T22:15:25","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T22:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wyomingtraining.com\/subject-matter-minute-blog\/?p=1"},"modified":"2017-10-12T15:18:20","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T15:18:20","slug":"longevity-pay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wyomingtraining.com\/subject-matter-minute-blog\/longevity-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"Subject Matter Minute, Episode #1 Longevity Pay"},"content":{"rendered":"

The below post is taken from the Video Blog, the Subject Matter Minute. If it’s a little hard to read, it’s because it’s taken from the spoken word. You can view the episode on YouTube if you would like. Find it here:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y_gI1crrZco&t=8s<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

If YouTube is blocked for you or your agency, you can scroll to the bottom of this post to view it from Google Drive.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

You can also listen to an audio version here: Episode #1: Longevity Pay<\/a><\/p>\n

Welcome to state of Wyoming Subject Matter Minute, where we cover a wide\u00a0variety of subjects related to state of\u00a0Wyoming employment. This information is\u00a0for you, and me, the state employee. From\u00a0hidden benefits to systems and processes, we will make your job easier by giving you\u00a0the lowdown, the how-to and hopefully\u00a0entertain you a bit along the way. And\u00a0now today’s Subject Matter Minute.<\/p>\n

Hey, hey, hey! Welcome to the first episode of the\u00a0subject matter minute, thanks for joining\u00a0me… honestly, thank you. It’s not only the\u00a0first episode of the show, it’s the first\u00a0time I’ve ever done a video blog so I’m\u00a0hoping you’ll bear with me. Be nice in the comments. I\u00a0assume I’ll get better over time. One of the ideas is that I’m going to\u00a0try to edit as little as possible. So I’m\u00a0going to try to get through the stuff\u00a0fairly smoothly. I’m assuming that I’ll\u00a0have a hard time, there\u00a0will be some slip-ups, but it should\u00a0get better and\u00a0we’ll see how it goes. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Alright, so there’s two reasons I’m doing\u00a0this video blog. One is that in the three\u00a0years that I’ve worked for the state… (I\u00a0have 15 years service but a bunch of\u00a0that was university employment) so in the\u00a0three years that I’ve worked for the\u00a0state I\u00a0keep coming across these little\u00a0things, like benefits or\u00a0processes that I didn’t know about or\u00a0don’t know how to do, and I’ve got to assume\u00a0that if I don’t know about it\u00a0other people don’t as well. So, I\u00a0thought\u00a0this might be a cool way to get that\u00a0information out.<\/p>\n

The second reason is\u00a0this is a lot like presenting or public\u00a0speaking and so I took it upon myself as\u00a0a challenge to improve myself in those\u00a0areas. I\u00a0know I’m just talking to a\u00a0little camera, but in reality I’m talking\u00a0to an audience so there’s some of the\u00a0same stuff. You know? Alright. So those are the two reasons.<\/p>\n

I’m\u00a0going to try to do this as a weekly show, (this has since been changed to monthly)<\/strong> \u00a0and that’s going to partly\u00a0depend on the subject matter experts out\u00a0there getting me the information. Now I’m going to kind of give you a call\u00a0to action, ok, because the stuff that’s most\u00a0important is the stuff that’s on your\u00a0mind. So if you guys have something\u00a0that you\u00a0can help with, something that you do that\u00a0would help other employees, or if you\u00a0have questions or you know of a topic\u00a0that would help employees across the\u00a0state… if you could email me or put it in\u00a0the comments, I would truly appreciate it. I have a long list of subjects but the\u00a0ones that are at the top of your\u00a0mind might be the best ones to hit first, so feel free to comment and help me out\u00a0in that area.
\nSo without further\u00a0ado let’s get going on the first subject\u00a0matter minute episode – longevity pay.<\/p>\n

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Longevity pay – what is it and\u00a0who gets it.<\/p>\n

Well I found out about it kind of on\u00a0accident. As many of you might know, I\u00a0stream trainings and courses and\u00a0meetings sometimes. There was this\u00a0one, probably about retirement or\u00a0something, and I\u00a0was working, so I wasn’t\u00a0really listening, but I suddenly heard\u00a0something that made my ears\u00a0perk up and realized that it might have\u00a0something to do with me. So I\u00a0watch the video\u00a0afterwards and thought,\u00a0what is this\u00a0longevity pay thing, and am I getting\u00a0it? Longevity pay\u00a0is rewards for people\u00a0who stick with the state, for those who\u00a0work with state for a long time. So\u00a0specifically, after five year blocks you\u00a0get an extra forty dollars a month to\u00a0your check. After five years of service you’re\u00a0getting forty dollars a month added to\u00a0your check. After 10 years you’re getting\u00a0eighty dollars a month added to your\u00a0check. After 15 years, a hundred and twenty\u00a0dollars a month added to\u00a0your check, and so\u00a0on. It’s a really nice benefit and\u00a0it’s automatic. That was the other thing… I’m\u00a0glad it was automatic cause\u00a0if I\u00a0had to\u00a0fill out paperwork for it I\u00a0would have\u00a0never known and probably never have\u00a0gotten it.<\/p>\n

So how\u00a0do you know if you’re getting it? Well, first of all, it’s automatic. So if you’re past those milestones then you are getting it. But you can also look on\u00a0your pay advise. In the upper left-hand\u00a0corner it’ll say “long,” (that’s the abbreviation for\u00a0longevity) and should have a dollar amount after it. You can also look at it in your ESS\u00a0system. Right below your base salary, there’s one for long and it’ll show\u00a0you how much you got.<\/p>\n

When I found out about my longevity pay, it\u00a0wasn’t like I suddenly was making a\u00a0hundred and twenty dollars extra month\u00a0because it had automatically started, but it\u00a0was really nice to know and I think it’s\u00a0a great benefit.<\/p>\n

So you’ve made it\u00a0through episode 1 of the Subject Matter Minute. I really appreciate you making it\u00a0to the end and listening. I would love it\u00a0if you pass on the information to others, and\u00a0I would love it\u00a0if you would subscribe to my channel. That way you’ll know when there’s new\u00a0stuff uploaded.\u00a0Subscribe, get the word around, send me your questions, send me the\u00a0things you’d like me to cover, and I’ll\u00a0see you next time on the Subject Matter Minute episode 2!<\/p>\n

Here is the full episode!<\/strong><\/p>\n