[CAUT] School Politics (Re: LSU SOM position)

[Richard Brekne]

I agree Ed.  And I'd most certainly distance myself from the you cant 
make a living take voiced. You most certainly can, and a decent one at 
that. BUT... you wont if you take on a job for wages that are near 
poverty levels.  You can say no.  And you can only accept a CAUT 
position that pays decent enough to consider.  And if more did exactly 
this then perhaps the comparative low level of beginning piano tech 
skills some universities seem to think is all they need would eventually 
catch up with them.

In the mean time... highly qualified techs can make a decent buck 
running their own buisness for what it really takes to clean up the 
inevitable mess. And the few universities that see fit to pay their 
techs at least a decent wage would start gaining a rep for having a 
reasonably good instrument maintenance department and be able to sell 
themselves to prospective students easier.  A very good goal for a CAUT 
tech is to get their Universities to see the advantage of being able to 
sell them selves to students as a school that provides them with well 
kept instruments. 

Cheers
RicB




    Getting it done is our job in life. We each need to find the way and
    the place where we can get it done.

    Please let us not forget that there are many people on this list who
    enjoy CAUT work. Full-time, part-time, or contract, it is possible
    to enjoy this
    work.

    Shawn, working in a college can be a great way to hone your skills,
    post-school. Maybe for a year, maybe for a lifetime.

    Ed Sutton  (Small-time, contract CAUT, and enjoying it.)