Kent State tech position

[Paul S. Larudee]

I think may be good job for me if I dont half to werk two hard but Im a good
tunner cuz I now cuz I tunned my gitar and done a good job.  I think the pay is
prety good cuz rite now Im ownly making 6 dollers a our at McDonalds part time
and no benifits.  I now som of you have mor xperiense but may be its not enough
money for you and I mite be the best one for the job.

Cant tell you my name cuz if the rong foks is reading they mite figer out were I
am an take back my car but thanks enyway.

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Richard Moody wrote:

> The offer seems insulting to those who cannot remember when they did not
> earn $25, 484.00 after expenses.
> Did you read the whole post?  It said full benifits.  That can mean up to
> $300 a month more.  What does your self employed health care cost? Also it
> said "free tuition".
> The poster said he earned a degree and his wife earned a bachlors and
> masters.
> The value of that is at least 50 grand for two under grad degrees, and I
> suppose 25 grand for a masters.
>     The bottom line is how many people apply.  If you  you are so much
> better off than $25k net, I don't see why it matters to you why someone new
> would want to work their way up by starting at beginning wages.  For a job
> that needs no formal education that seems a fair offer.  Sure there are
> institutions that have potential for twice as much, perhaps because it costs
> 4 times as much to go there instead of K State, and their prestige, etc
> etc..... but it would be 10 times harder to get that job.
> If the top rated institutions lower their rates for technicians, because of
> the lowest paying institutions, then we might have cause to fret.  But that
> ain't gonna happen unless capitalism collapses like communism, or the
> magnetic poles reverse, or a super nova, or.......   ---ric
>
> Subject: RE: Kent State tech position
>
> > I concur fully. Nearly as bad, there is another state university here in
> > Washington that has the position at 49%. Why? Because here, by law, any
> > position at 50% or greater has to pay benefits - health, retirement and
> > other insurance, etc. It's insulting to me that, first the State agency is
> > being a poor example of employer citizenship, and second that any
> > self-respecting tech. would perpetuate this.
> >
> >
> > Mark Story. RPT
> > Eastern Washington University
>
> >
> > Subject: RE: Kent State tech position
> >
> > >PIANO TECHNICIAN
> >
> > >School of Music. Wage: $12.74.
> >
> > Personally, I find that insulting!  As long as someone keeps accepting
> this
> > "McDonald's" wages, Piano Technicians will barely above the janitor...I
> bet
> > the janitor gets paid more!
> > David I.
> >