---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 2/27/2005 7:58:39 A.M. Central Standard Time, hoffsoco@luther.edu writes: My schedule has evolved/devolved (your call) to starting at 0500 which gives me much max flexibility as to where I work. I have ZERO schedule conflicts with classes/lessons/rehearsals for three hours. Many complaints handled before they have class/lessons the next day. I walk out the door by 1400 and enjoy no lines at stores/banks. I can do afternoon "moonlighting" and when I return my tools to my room people ask if I'm still there, working late... ;-} I have heard of other piano tuners that work "odd hours", so they can get in and do their work. My predecessor worked from 10 PM to 5 AM. If this works for you, fine, but I don't want to do that, for two reasons. First, I attend a lot of concerts and recitals in the evening, (which I consider one of the "perks" of working for the school), and have church choir, community singers and hand bell rehearsals that keep me out until 9 or 10 at night. By the time I relax, have a beer, or just watch a couple of late night comedies, it's 11 or 12 before I'm in bed. If I had to be up at 4 to be at work at 5, I couldn't do those things. The second reason is that I am of the opinion that I should be allowed to work the same hours as the other employees at the school. I strongly believe that if the school wants me to maintain the instruments, that they need to accommodate me, and give me time during the day to do that. I don't mind occasionally working on weekends or tuning the concert hall piano at 5 just before the dress rehearsal. But I just don't believe in working "odd hours" to accommodate the school's schedule. At least not without getting "overtime" or extra duty pay. Just my take on this Wim ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/be/e6/54/8b/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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