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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>David, Avery,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>With all due respect, I think it's a little
different for those of us who have been in the business only a few years.
We're trying to build clientele and gain experience. I have done many
pitch raises and other work for less money than I should have received, but in
return I gain clients, knowledge and the opportunity to polish my skills.
I will <EM>never</EM> let myself be taken advantage of but being demanding as a
rookie, either with dealers or clients will get you no where.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Doing the odd thing for free is really not so bad
when you look at it in this light, and not all dealers are pond
scum.....they're just people too. "It's a give and take world"......"You
reap what you sow"....Clichés perhaps, but true none the less. I just
happen to be in the giving and sewing mode at the moment, the taking
and reaping will come later.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best regards,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Norma Neufeld</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Saskatoon, SK</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=avery1@houston.rr.com href="mailto:avery1@houston.rr.com">Avery</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 12, 2007 3:06
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Paid for Pitch Raises?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3>David, <BR><BR>I totally agree! <BR><BR>Avery
Todd<BR><BR>At 12:12 PM 2/12/2007, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">Daniel---please don't take this
personally, brother, but you've triggered off a rant.<BR>What the HELL are
you people doing----working without getting paid? That's insane.<BR>You
really need to check your approach to life, IMO, if you submit to this kind
of bullshit.<BR>Raising the pitch on a piano takes WORK---intense work,
between 20 and 40 minutes, if done right. To not get paid for that, or to
work for people who don't intend to pay you for that, is dysfunctional.
Period. What are you thinking about? Would you ever ask any other kind of
service tech to come to your house or business and work for 20-40 minutes
FOR FREE?<BR>Never. NEVER.<BR><BR>Wake up. WAKE UP. You need to start
valuing your time, your life, and your skills.<BR>Stand up for yourself, and
tell that a**h**le who owns that store to sell you a piano for his
cost.<BR>See what he says. Wake up.<BR><BR>Until we demand respect and
acknowledgement for our immense knowledge and skillset we'll be treated like
field hands, or dismissable underlings, or naive idiots, or pathetic
losers.<BR><BR>There. I feel better now.<BR><BR>David
Andersen<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>