getting paid for the concert

[David M. Porritt]

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Wim:

You get "comp" time if coming in extra is part of the job.  If the
secretary comes in on Sunday because she has to process new student
applications, she gets comp time.  If however she comes in on Sunday
afternoon to clean her desk that has been bothering her, I don't
think that would qualify.  If you go to concerts because you want to
that's fine, if you get to where you don't want to, then don't.  If
at that time they start requiring you to go, then.......

dave
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On 2/7/2003 at 7:16 PM Wimblees@aol.com wrote:
My esteemed cologues

Up to now, I would consider attending recitals and concert in the
music department one of the most enjoyable perks of working for the
university. I enjoy listening to the piano I just got done prepping,
making mental notes on even the slightest imperfect sound. 

Even though I am not required to attend the recitals and concerts,
and even though enjoy going to them, I do more or less feel like I'm
"on the clock." I've never been needed during a concert to take care
of an emergency, (except for the "non after ring problem I described
recently), but it is still nice to be there, just in case. 

Before I took this job, one of the list members told me that he
charges the university time and a half for "after hours" work. In
other words, if he is called to do a tuning on Sunday, and it takes
him 3 hours, including travel time, he will take off for about 4.5
hours during the week. That seems fair. After all, if one of the
secretaries was asked to come in on Sunday for 3 hours, you can bet
she would charge the university time and a half, in either real pay,
or take that time off during the week.

So here is my question. Do any of you consider yourself as being "on
the clock," when you go to concerts and recitals, even if you are not
required to go, but do so any way, just in case, or as I do, to enjoy
it, and to evaluate and listen to potential problems with the piano?

Wim 
U of Alabama
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David M. Porritt
dporritt@mail.smu.edu
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
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