[CAUT] FW: Univ. of Tenn. Job Opening for Piano Technician

[Willem Blees]

Quoting Horace Greeley <hgreeley at stanford.edu>:

> 
> Hi, Ron,
> 
> At 09:07 PM 8/15/2006, you wrote:
> 
> >Like every other position out there in every other career 
> >field  under similar circumstances - with the realistically under 
> >qualified via unrealistically padded resumes. The new employees will
> 
> >be attempting to work far above their actual capabilities, and the 
> >employers will be harboring the delusion that they bought far more 
> >than they received. Tuition will increase to take up the slack, and
> 
> >no one will ever know the difference.
> 
> Most eloquently and charitably put.
> 
> With any luck, the institution hires someone who can, with good 
> support, grow into that kind of technician.  It is very much a 
> bilateral relationship.  What is important is that the various 
> parties keep each other's realities very much in mind, and work to 
> each other's benefit.
> 
> Best.
> 
> Horace
> 

Unfortunately, once UT hires someone at $16 ph, giving that person 
raises comensurate with his or her growth will be not happen. After 5 
years, I finally got a "real" raise this year, but not until I made a 
very strong plea. 

Wim 
Willem Blees, RPT
Piano Tuner/Technician
School of Music
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL USA