University curiousity?

[Greg Newell]

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Tom and Dave (and anyone else that cares),
         I asked these questions about 2 years ago when I was considering a=
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similar move. Ultimately it came down to staying put but there were a great=
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many factors to consider. The family move was a big part of it as my kids=20
are young and the quality of the schools was of major importance. Both my=20
kids are very good students. Another was not just the obvious standard of=20
living but really the style of living too! Different parts of the country=20
have vastly different life styles as you well know. We in Cleveland, OH are=
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somewhat fast paced but nearly as much as NY but a great deal more than=20
some parts of the south. Ultimately it will come down to the same thing we=
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did with the pros and cons lists. Failing that follow your gut! In my case=
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that's not too hard as it's getting farther out there every year and I=20
really don't have a choice anyway!


Greg



At 02:53 PM 6/14/2003, you wrote:

>Tom:
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>I really appreciate your openness and candor.  I am looking at some of=20
>these same issues.  One advantage I have is 17 years of history with these=
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>people.  I'm very fortunate in that regard in that this is a very=20
>collegial group and the infighting and ego-posturing is really quite=20
>minimal.  The piano faculty are very nice human beings.  I do hear some of=
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>the horror stories from other technicians at other schools, and I'm=20
>thankful for the people with whom I work.
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>I am past some of the issues you have in that both of my kids are now on=20
>their own, everything but my newest car is paid for.  The very highest=20
>regular expense I have is my health insurance.  The next highest is the=20
>tax bite, much of that the self employment tax.
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>I am trying very hard to look at real figures and not just kid myself=20
>about the issues. Sometimes it does seem like comparing apples to oranges=
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>and to some extent it really is.  We're both probably looking for some=20
>magical spreadsheet where we could plug in the various numbers and have an=
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>answer appear at column X row 73!  If I find one I'll be sure to let you=
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>dave
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>On 6/14/2003 at 2:32 PM Tompiano@aol.com wrote:
>Dave,
>I am one of those younger energetic techs who currently puts the long=20
>hours in and can crank up the annual income into respectable figures. I=20
>have just put 1 child through college, one more graduating in the fall,=20
>and 2 younger ones in private school (5th and 7th grade).  When I add up=20
>all the perks I have to provide for myself (health insurance,=20
>schooling,nice neighborhoods to live in, vacations, etc) there's price=20
>that comes with the territory. At the end, there's obviously a net gain in=
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>the form of lifestyle I have become quite accustomed to.
>But on the other end of the argument comes having some true time off=20
>without the worry of "I need to be working".  Plus having the collective=20
>benefit of provided health insurance. Plus the added benefit of tuition=20
>tradeoff if you are a state university employee. Those come a very steep=20
>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=
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>themselves. Just ask any tech who has a disgruntled faculty member always=
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>second-guessing them.
>And then there is the obvious gross reduction in net pay one has to learn=
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>to live within. I assume that those who do work in the university sector=20
>also subsidize their income with outside work.
>So it with this I find myself doing some very deep soul-searching and=20
>wonder if I could (in fact) , make a major change and find solace in that=
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>sector.
>Yes, the grass does look green on the other side. Red-rose glasses are off=
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>and I'm trying to see the true colors.
>Tom Servinsky, RPT
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>David M. Porritt
>dporritt@mail.smu.edu
>Meadows School of the Arts
>Southern Methodist University
>Dallas, TX 75275
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