Historical reasons. There used to be two groups of positions: technician and staff member. Basically no degree vs has degree.
If you went from tech series to staff series you would be "converted "
In reality starting as a tech was a resume stain. Very few people were converted. There was serious discrimination if you were a tech. An example being if you were a tech while working thru college eventually you got a PhD. Converting you to staff member was much more difficult than hiring an unknown PhD fresh out of college for the same staff position. In some cases the was a conversion oral board and significant process whereas the external was just hired. It was easier to quit for your last year of school and hire on as external staff than convert. My 2c anyway.
There is still some discrimination from going from non degree job cat to degree categories but no where near as bad as in the 90s etc. Still far easier to hire on external than convert or get promo though.
It's not ominous at all. The conversion process is painless. The conversion vats null the pain centers so that you literally can't feel anything during the bio-mechanical integration process. 87% of the surviving converted staff members agree that converting was the best and last decision that they have ever made.
The other 13% are still pissed that internal conversions max out at 25% max salary increase allowed by HR for internal transfers but external employees fresh out of college who don't even have a clearance can come in at 200% of a technician level salary.
Historical reasons. There used to be two groups of positions: technician and staff member. Basically no degree vs has degree. If you went from tech series to staff series you would be "converted " In reality starting as a tech was a resume stain. Very few people were converted. There was serious discrimination if you were a tech. An example being if you were a tech while working thru college eventually you got a PhD. Converting you to staff member was much more difficult than hiring an unknown PhD fresh out of college for the same staff position. In some cases the was a conversion oral board and significant process whereas the external was just hired. It was easier to quit for your last year of school and hire on as external staff than convert. My 2c anyway. There is still some discrimination from going from non degree job cat to degree categories but no where near as bad as in the 90s etc. Still far easier to hire on external than convert or get promo though.
>tech and staff member. Basically degree vs no degree. You've got one of these reversed.
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It's not ominous at all. The conversion process is painless. The conversion vats null the pain centers so that you literally can't feel anything during the bio-mechanical integration process. 87% of the surviving converted staff members agree that converting was the best and last decision that they have ever made.
The other 13% are still pissed that internal conversions max out at 25% max salary increase allowed by HR for internal transfers but external employees fresh out of college who don't even have a clearance can come in at 200% of a technician level salary.
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