<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1170" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 4/5/04 11:37:03 AM Central Daylight Time, amccoy@mai= l.ewu.edu writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=708121316-05042004><FONT face=Ga= ramond color=#800000 size=3>One of the first things I noticed here at th= e university after 20+ years of private work was that there are almost no re= al consequences for mistakes. The incident was guys from trucking who moved = some pianos chipped off a good-sized chunk of veneer from a piano. In the pr= ivate world they, or their insurance, would have had to pay to get it fixed.= I have had to do that when I have made mistakes (like screwing up someone's= hardwood floor, and scratching a piano case!). At the university, no conseq= uence. Other than me noticing and making a mental note that I will have to b= e more supervisory in the future. The other thought about this is that one o= f the things that makes a good employee is integrity. The movers should have= reported the incident and the repair come out of their budget instead of ou= rs. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=708121316-05042004><FONT face=Ga= ramond color=#800000 size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=708121316-05042004><FONT face=Ga= ramond color=#800000 size=3>So I try to have integrity myself and muster= the energy to confront students, TAs, faculty, staff when I see people not = caring for our pianos (and other things). Gotta start somewhere. </FONT></SP= AN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=708121316-05042004><FONT face=Ga= ramond color=#800000 size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=708121316-05042004><FONT face=Ga= ramond color=#800000 size=3>Alan</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>Alan</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In the private world, a piano is owned by one person, and it is usually= played by one person. In a college setting, especially practice rooms,= pianos are played by a lot of different people. I agree that on a campus, a= s everywhere in the "public" world, because there are no consequences, = people do tend to mistreat property. But I dont' see where the "consequ= ence" thing comes in. Unless practice rooms are kept locked, and students ha= ve to sign out the rooms, it is much too easy to say. "it was that way befor= e I got there". </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>How are some of you handeling this accountability problem?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV></BODY></HTML>