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[Robert Goodale]

You made the right choice- this is ridiculous.  I work here in Las Vegas,
arguably the entertainment capital of the world, and I have heard all types of
stories, however is a first, (although hotels may try to get sneaky from time to
time).  Why should you be paying some slime money for the privilege of doing him
a favor?  I would agree with David-  I would contact the restaurant.  Not only
may you be looked upon as an honest person to the management and get the gig
anyway, but the "20% jerk" may be looking for a new job as a reward for his
arrogance.

Rob Goodale, RPT
Las Vegas, NV

"Howard S. Rosen" wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> This has never ever been discussed before (to my knowledge).
>
> Got a call from someone saying that he was an agent. (the entertainment
> kind). He said that a local large country club needed to have their piano
> regulated. I've been in their restaurant a few times as a customer so I know
> that the piano is not a good quality instrument. He said that he recommended
> me and that I should kick back to him 20%.  I started for my computer to
> write to you about this but called him back with a thought. I said I would
> consider a kickback if this turned out to be a sizeable job, but that if
> they liked my work and wanted me to be their tuner on a regular basis, that
> I would be hard pressed to pay him 20% on every tuning. After some
> discussion I made my decision and told him to get a different tuner.
>
> Perhaps a newbie who needs work might have accepted this offer, but I could
> not see this leach benefiting from my work. Besides, I thought agents worked
> on 10%.  Any opinions?
>
> Howard S. Rosen, RPT
> 7262 Angel Falls Ct.
> Boynton Beach, Fl  33437
>
> hsrosen@gate.net