Statement?

[Richard Brekne]

Sounds pretty reasonable to me... but I might point out that my own
experience tells me that joint responsibility for overseeing my duties is
shared by the Administrative Director and the Head of the Piano Department.
This works great because the Head of the Piano Department is prevented from
looking too much after his own interests relative to my work, yet still has
very much valuable input as to the daily needs for the piano section as a
whole.

RicB

Michael Jorgensen wrote:

> Hello,
>     IMHO the "Guidelines" should in include the following or similar
> statement:
>
> "We strongly recommend piano technicians report exclusively to the
> department chair, director, or dean of music   Because the service is
> vital to the well being of the entire school, and must balance
> appropriately the needs of all constituencies, it should not be
> subjugated to a lesser authority.   This  helps to ensure that, as
> highly paid professionals, technician time and resources are used most
> wisely."
>
>      I believe reporting structure is critical to our success, salary,
> status, growth,  and all other perks.   This conclusion is based on my
> experiences,  (17 years full-time at CMU, 4 years contracting two other
> universities, and growing up the son of a CAUT with thirty plus years at
> MSU).
>
> Comments?
>
> -Mike




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Richard Brekne
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