Should I go or should I stay?

[Doug Hershberger]

Brian,
   My two cents would be to not even consider it unless the salary was
closer to $50,000 per year  in US dollars. I not sure what your equivelant
amount would be. I'm assuming you are a top notch technician with years of
experience.
Doug Hershberger,RPT
----- Original Message -----
From: Brian Lawson <lawsonic@global.co.za>
To: pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>; MPT <MPT@talklist.com>
Sent: Friday, June 18, 1999 11:53 AM
Subject: Should I go or should I stay?


> Wanted: some worldwide advice on the following decision I have to soon
> make.
>
> I have been offered a job far away, outside of the city of Joburg, which
is
> as a full time tuner for a large company that reconditions pianos, work
> would involve tuning in their workshop and tuning their customers pianos
in
> other cities as well as Joburg, making decisions on pianos to buy and
> quotations on work involoved to recondition such pianos.
>
> I am 40(single), I currently have my own business in Joburg as a
tuner/tech
> where I have a small personal tuning clientel but do a lot of contract
work
> for a Joburg piano shop doing their repairs/tunings.
>
> If I go I would still be able to come back to Joburg (maybe) once a month
> and do needed private calls. Do you think I should avoid becoming an
> employee but rather remain as an independant tuner, but now doing contact
> work for them?
>
> The actual salary offer I wont know until I meet the company owner next
> week. I believe
> in USA $36,000 is an acceptable salary for a store tuner, which is like
> saying 10 tunings
> a week at $75, so I would work out the Rand equilent if this is so, and
> work it into my decision.
>
> Maybe I've answered myself, I'm not really asking for a vote "go" or
"stay"
> but opions, pros and cons etc.
>
> Brian Lawson
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