---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Dave, I am one of those younger energetic techs who currently puts the long hours in and can crank up the annual income into respectable figures. I have just put 1 child through college, one more graduating in the fall, and 2 younger ones in private school (5th and 7th grade). When I add up all the perks I have to provide for myself (health insurance, schooling,nice neighborhoods to live in, vacations, etc) there's price that comes with the territory. At the end, there's obviously a net gain in the form of lifestyle I have become quite accustomed to. But on the other end of the argument comes having some true time off without the worry of "I need to be working". Plus having the collective benefit of provided health insurance. Plus the added benefit of tuition tradeoff if you are a state university employee. Those come a very steep price and I'm trying equate how much is that worth. And then there are the music school politics which can be an issue within themselves. Just ask any tech who has a disgruntled faculty member always second-guessing them. And then there is the obvious gross reduction in net pay one has to learn to live within. I assume that those who do work in the university sector also subsidize their income with outside work. So it with this I find myself doing some very deep soul-searching and wonder if I could (in fact) , make a major change and find solace in that sector. Yes, the grass does look green on the other side. Red-rose glasses are off and I'm trying to see the true colors. Tom Servinsky, RPT ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/68/34/68/60/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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