Statement?

[Michael Jorgensen]

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Hi Willem,
      Thanks for the comment, the more I think about it the more I agree
with you on all you have said.
-Mike

Wimblees@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 5/10/02 6:54:52 PM !!!First Boot!!!,
> jorge1ml@cmich.edu writes:
>
>
>
>> Comparing to self employed techs has one concern.  Private techs
>> work at
>> high wage, but many work few hours so total yearly incomes can be
>> low.
>>
>> Comments?
>>
>> -Mike
>>
>
> Hi guys; I just got back form Japan, so my answer is a little late.
> But I do want to make a comment regarding salary.
>
> First, in regard to private sector "wage." I think we all agree that a
> private sector tuning of $80, doesn't mean earning $80 per hour. Also,
> full time private sector tech  work more than 40 hours a week. Even
> before I had my store, 60 hour weeks were common for me.
>
> A CAUT's salary should be comparable to other full time professional
> staff positions at a university. The advantage we have is that we do
> have the ability, if we so desire, to earn additional income tuning on
> the side.
>
> By all means, I agree wholeheartedly, that a university should not pay
> a tech a lower wage with the assumption that extra income can be
> earned on the side. But by the same token, we might be shooting
> ourselves in the foot if we advocate that CAUT's earn what the upper
> end private sector techs can earn. If I recall, the survey taken a
> couple of years ago showed that a very small percentage of private
> techs earned more than $50,000 a year. The vast majority of full time
> tech earned between $35 and $45 K. That is presumed to be net. I
> realize that was 10 years ago, so we should be looking at $45 - $60 as
> a comparable wage. But I think that is probably for those that work 60
> hours or more per week. So if we compare that to what CAUT's are
> capable of making, I think it fits in. I think I make about the
> average of what most of you are making. I will also make about half
> that much in private tunings. So that puts me about where the private
> sector comes in.
>
> As a side note, one benefit most private sector techs don't have is
> the paid vacation and professional development time. When I working
> for my self, any time I took off to go on vacation or to a seminar or
> convention was unpaid. But the nicest benefit I have now is the paid
> vacations and paid time off to go to seminars and conventions. That
> alone makes this job worth the money I get paid.
>
> Wim
>

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