[CAUT] FW: CAUT Position Announcement (NEC)

[Carl Root]

One has to wonder what sort of conditions have existed at the  
conservatory that have lead the administrators to believe that they  
need to have someone present on evenings and weekends.  It isn't at  
all clear if this is in a supervisory capacity of some sort or as a  
standby technician.  Of much greater concern, of course, is their  
expectation regarding how many hours per week the job requires.

Carl


On Mar 30, 2007, at 5:09 AM, RicB wrote:

>
> You know guys, I have never ever seen a job description for any  
> kind of a job at all that wasn't laced with a certain degree of  
> hype, overkill, and a good deal of wording that was used to fill  
> out a page enough for it to look respectably long enough.  The  
> thing is, they are looking for a piano guy with people skills to be  
> in charge of their piano department.  Its not difficult to see  
> that.  Nor is it difficult to understand in the real world if one  
> is interested at all by such an add... one always... and I mean  
> always calls to find out more specifics... and if one actually gets  
> the job... one adjusts the job description, and ones own personal  
> style to meet each other enough so that all are satisfied.  Or, of  
> course one gets another job.
>
> Seems to me like here we have case where a University has  
> understood the need to take the job of Piano technician very  
> seriously. I see a whooooollle lot of positives there that I would  
> think CAUT, and PTG officialdom and membership would be very eager  
> to encourage and build further on.  Perhaps the sense I get of some  
> of these posts is wrong.... but many if not most of the posts on  
> this theme strike me as kinda ... well... not exactly encouraging  
> in the sense mentioned. CAUT has fought long and hard for this kind  
> of thing.
>
>
> jaft
>
> RicB
>
>
>    On Mar 28, 2007, at 1:42 PM, Jeff Tanner wrote:
>     > Actually, this part:
>     >
>     >>  ...weekend and evening attendance will be required.
>     >
>     > is what would run the salary up if they were talking to me.
>
>
>
>    It was that same part that got me wondering, what kind of  
> "director"     can't manage resources to cover various events in  
> reasonable fashion     without the need for "required attendance?"  
> It is enough to make one     speculate about whether it is really a  
> position as _director_.
>
>    Kent
>