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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Evan-</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'd like to point out there are people who are very
happy with their work in colleges and universities.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>When we make generalities and characterizations, we
need to consider if they are very useful.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The average job is mediocre by definition.
What else is new?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And there are people who somehow find their way to
good situations. How do they get there?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>An important skill is knowing how to make the best
of a job while you can, and to leave gracefully while everyone is still
happy.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A college job can be a great place to
learn. And maybe it will lead you to a career. Let us know if you get the
LSU position!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ed Sutton</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=evanspianotuning@gmail.com
href="mailto:evanspianotuning@gmail.com">Evan Bingham</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=caut@ptg.org
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, June 26, 2008 4:04
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [CAUT] School Politics (Re: LSU
SOM position)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hello fellow techs, <BR><BR>My name is Evan Bingham and I'm
finishing up my classes at the Chicago School for Piano Technology. I've
been reading this debate on institutional work vs. business, and it is
definitely intriguing to me. I've been working on a project about
institutional management, reading debates like these for a while and decided
to finally post. I have it set in my mind that I want to work in an
institution, when I haven't even really experienced it first hand. I've
just experienced it through interviews and campus visitations and so far it
seems like a career I can easily spend the rest of my life dedicated
to.<BR><BR>Anyways, my research is primarily just about institutional
management and NOT a comparison between starting your own business or working
for an institution. I have been trying to cover as much as possible,
from the negatives like vandalism, to the positives like benefits, and it is
just to show the other students in my school this particular career
path. I have come to a bump in the road to my project, and I'm trying to
figure out what exactly entails school politics (in a negative sense).
<BR><BR>So Far I am hearing things like,<BR><BR>conflicting orders from
above<BR>lack of appreciation<BR>not enough of a budget to work
with<BR>administration's lack of understanding<BR>scheduling
conflicts<BR><BR>Is there anything I'm missing? Can anyone sum up the
politics of institutional management for me?<BR><BR>Any help would be
appreciated. I'm pretty much finished my project, just trying to polish
up some of the grey (market) areas.<BR><BR>Thanks in advance everyone,<BR>Evan
Bingham<BR><BR>P.S.<BR>I actually applied to the LSU job so I hope they get
back to me. Wish me luck!<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>