N.C. Lottery chief gets raise, standing ovation

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delS — Wed, 30 May 2007 00:11:14 GMT

Ditto

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Littleoldlady — Tue, 29 May 2007 14:07:19 GMT

For white collar management types, it seems to be normal to pay them for poor performance. The more they screw up, the higher their pay.

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DoubleDown — Tue, 29 May 2007 12:46:07 GMT

Most places I know if you fail to meet performance objectives, you don't get a raise, you get an opportunity to improve at best and a pink slip at the worst.

Only in NC

N.C. Lottery chief gets raise, standing ovation

Lottery Post — Tue, 29 May 2007 11:57:00 GMT

North Carolina Lottery director Tom Shaheen didn't just get a raise last week that keeps him at the top of the pay heap among non-university state employees. He got a sustained, standing ovation from his bosses, the nine-member lottery commission.

Shaheen's salary will jump to $246,750 annually as of June 1, a 5 percent increase. He's also getting a one-time payment of $5,781 to make up for several months he had gone without a raise, commissioners said.

Among non-university employees (whic... [ More ]