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[Greg Newell]

Avery,
    What can I say but thanks again! I will keep this stuff in mind as I mull over
the offer.

Greg

Avery Todd wrote:

> Greg,
>
> One thing I forgot to mention about my particular situation (I don't know
> how other schools do it) is that my salary is based on an hourly wage and
> a 40-hour work week. Needless to say, in a university situation, you will
> probably have to tune on weekends fairly frequently. We have a Sunday
> afternoon Faculty Recital series for instance and a LOT of weekend
> recitals. Especially during the last half of the semester.
>
> I don't get overtime for that, however I do get compensatory time for
> anything over 40 hours. That can be extremely useful sometimes, when there
> are no recitals scheduled and there's nothing else that I absolutely HAVE
> to do. :-)
>
> In addition, because of the amount and quality of work I'm expected to do
> and because the "boss" knew the salary wasn't what it should be for that,
> it was agreed that I could do some outside work. I don't take advantage
> of this but if I do one tuning in the morning or later afternoon, I still
> put down an 8-hour work day. If I do more than that in a given day,
> that's where the comp. time comes in handy.
>
> Our school is so busy most of the time, that it's many times difficult to
> get to instruments I need to, so I come in fairly early and do a fair
> amount of weekend work just because I can get to things then. But because
> of that, then I don't feel at all guilty when I want or need to take off
> early.
>
> There are a lot of pros and cons to university work, but if you get a
> decent situation, it can be very rewarding and enjoyable, in spite of the
> occasional "hassles". :-)
>
> Another benefit you might have is, as my boss told me during my interview:
> "Because of the reputation of the school, you're going to automatically be
> considered one of the better tuners in town".
>
> Just some other things to consider. And don't forget the holidays,
> semester breaks, etc. If you're so inclined, you could get quite a bit of
> outside work to do during those times when you don't even have to be at
> the school.
>
> Avery
>
> >Thank you for your response! Nothing here surprises me except perhaps the low
> >starting pay at some schools. In my private business I'm not sure I'd want to
> >roll out of bed for that!! Thanks and if you think of anything else, I'd sure
> >appreciate it!
> >Greg

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