[CAUT] Scheduling Arrggs!

[Chris Solliday]

sorry I have the luxury of the outside contractor who makes his own schedule, rates, and pays all his own bills... sounds like a trade off, so you could work without sleep for two days and then take off 5, not bad, not bad
:>)
Chris
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  From: Paul T Williams 
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  Too bad, Chris..I'm on the state's nickle.  They just expect me to get the job done at any hour of the day....as long as I work exactly 40 hours per week. no more..no less. 
  Paul 



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  Paul, 
  in my world regular time is 8am-5pm weekdays. Anything over or under is OT and charged at 1.5x. This can get more respect for your time and sometimes actually change things, but at the very least I feel better about getting up to work longer hours. 
  Everyone should charge this way. I suppose venues could hunt around to find some fool who will work cheaper but so far it has not happened in 15 years of this policy. I think that once you are the tuner of choice it is not an issue. After all they pay the stage hands, cops, custodians etc the same way. 
  BTW I charge 1.5x on Saturdays, 2.0x on Sundays and national holidays. When I started that I thought that at least I would get my Sundays back but it never happened. But my income did go up significantly. 
  Be well 
  Chris Solliday 
    
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  From: Paul T Williams 
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  Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 4:13 PM 
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  Hi All, 

  How many times does it happen that I find out the day before a "live" performance on PBS (local) radio for a concert at 9am tomorrow morning.  Today's full!!  I know now I'll have to come in at 6am. (I know..boo hoo for me..I picked the job :>)  I remember many times in the private world where wealthy folks throwing a huge Christmas party with hired pianist....and forget to get the piano tuned until a day or two beforehand...but this is rediculous!  The Lied Center is a professional concert venue and they should know that I'm not there at the drop of a hat.  What do they think I do...just sit around and write e-mails to my collegues?!?!?! 

  This is a really nice Steinway B...but I haven't tuned it for two months!  Maybe 5:30am would be a better idea?  What have you folks done in these situations? 

  Thanks for advice... 

  Paul 
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