text_combined: stephen bennett stephen bennett professional meteorologist hired research group september year specialist based salary alignment criteria retrospect upon review hired senior specialist coming board rapidly became apparent stephen clearly hire well deserving immediate promotion really correction pay raise made retroactive least lst month memo outlines circumstances surrounding hiring error provides detailed justifications retroactive promotion time interview process position enron designated professional meteorologist fact recent similar hire prior date jose marquez also professional meteorologist hired based salary alignment criteria manager functionally men meteorologists enron job classification compounded urgency bringing additional professional expertise short time order difficult peg proper enron classification appropriate new position original uncertainty resulting misplacement stephen specialist category rather senior specialist category needs corrected time although new hire enron stephen bennett extensive work experience worked professional meteorologist weather services corporation boston weather channel atlanta came enron well referenced organizations needing training minimal supervision aboard houston stephen immediately demonstrated core enron values unique sense urgency week assumed responsibilities normally reserved someone actually even manager level assigned fully took critical afternoon weather briefings gas traders includes analysis report preparation well presentation also presentation arena regularly briefs various desks morning throughout day stephen master communication particularly adept conveying messengers might otherwise seem confusing ambiguous stephen also demonstrated unusually high level self initiative designed implemented maintains several sub sites research web page tailored various customers specific weather derivatives team agricultural team recently crude liquids team recently assigned stephen spearhead conversion major upgrade web page described accomplishments beyond stephen regular duties include starting work 5 daily reliably without fail assemble prepare trader weather report recently advent extended hours nymex enrononline stephen voluntarily accord assists new sunday weather support effort supervisor fully cognizant already standard 50 hour work week solicit readily accept beyond expectations assistance review circumstance resulted hire condition enron immediate need non standard fairly unique professional meteorologist coupled stephen desire work company spite absence hierarchy included exact entitled professional title reflecting chosen career path hired stephen clearly demonstrated contribution performance well deserving immediate retroactive promotion