<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1458" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings listees from a confirmed lurker,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've got to respectfully disagree about = the discussion of the low salary offer at MSU.  If my health insurance = premiums (self-employed, two people, no kids) of $1,300 dollars per month were = paid by MSU, AND they contributed towards my retirement, AND they gave me paid = vacations AND they paid for professional development seminars AND they provided = affordable educational opportunities for my wife and me, I would consider myself = very fortunate, indeed.  The grass is always greener somewhere, but I = think there is a bigger picture to consider.  Yes, piano technicians = should have higher incomes; but factor those state benefits into the pot and you'll = have a different picture.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mike Hoffman, RPT</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=984254416-04082004><FONT = color=#000080></FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original = Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org">caut-bounces@ptg.org</A> [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Jeff = Tanner<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, August 04, 2004 7:42 AM<BR><B>To:</B> College and University Technicians<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Michigan State U. Position still open<BR><BR></DIV></FONT> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000080 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">Hi Scott,<BR>Perhaps this is the reason they're not getting a whole lot = of response:<BR><BR><?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman>Pay Range: = $17.31/hr Minimum to $21.64/hr Progression Maximum<BR>Clerical/Technical, = Grade 12. The position is being advertised at minimum salary.<BR><BR>$17.31/hr = X 40 hrs/week X 52 weeks/yr = $36,004.80/yr<BR><BR>$21.64/hr X 40 = hrs/week X 52 weeks/yr = $45,011.20yr<BR><BR><?/fontfamily>Jeff<BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTM= L>