<HTML>In a message dated 6/18/03 1:52:35 PM Central Daylight= Time, Rick.Florence@asu.edu writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">It seems to me that real job se= curity (and a decent salary) in our profession comes from two sources: = </BLOCKQUOTE> Hey Rick This, I think, is what led Jeff to make his comments. Maybe you have a decen= t salary, but there are lots of schools out there who are not paying enough.= Furthermore, job security lasts only as long as the budget holds out. If th= e state decides to cut the education budget, piano tuning is not going to be= at the top of the list. It probably won't make it above groundskeepers, and= maybe even the carpenters. So while you might be basking in the sun in your spare time, there are some = CAUTs who have to work over and above our regular day job to make ends meet.= No matter how good we are, and how much we think we are needed, and how muc= h the faculty might appreciate us, it's when we get complacent that we are t= he greatest risk. Yes, let's use our creativeness to make our jobs more exci= ting. But let's not get cocky, either. Wim </HTML>