[CAUT] Water/Alcohol on Yamaha Hammers

[Jeff Stickney]

List,

Wow, knock me over with a feather.  I was called by the adjunct today 
and received an apology, and we had a lengthy conversation about 
extending his concern for the Yamaha to include the whole piano 
inventory (among many other things).  At this point, it looks like 
things may turn out well after all, or at least as well as can be 
expected.  The jury is still out over whether I will hang in there at 
this university, but at least this situation has not forced me to leave 
under negative circumstances.  I have a meeting later today with the 
adjunct and other piano faculty.  Maybe we'll all plot to overthrow the 
Dean.  Oops, I didn't say that.  Thanks again to all of you for your 
input - any more ideas about new hammers would be great.  That will be 
happening no matter what.

Jeff Stickney

Alan McCoy wrote:
> Actually Wim I don't think I said that he shouldn't put up with it. I said I
> wouldn't be able to tolerate that kind of political BS. The difference being
> that I wasn't offering him any advice, just what my feelings might be if I
> were in his place. Even though I know some of the folks there (my wife is an
> alumni, as is my musician daughter) I certainly don't presume to know all
> the factors. 
>
> Working on the piano is the easy part.  The people though............yikes!
>
> Alan 
>
>
>   
>> From: <Wimblees@aol.com>
>> Reply-To: "College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>" <caut@ptg.org>
>> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 13:31:33 -0500 (EST)
>> To: <caut@ptg.org>
>> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Water/Alcohol on Yamaha Hammers
>>
>> Jeff
>>  
>> I think you mentioned that his father bought the piano, and that he (or his
>> father), went to the dean to get someone to work on this piano, even paying
>> for  it. I wonder if his father is also "paying" to get his son to teach.
>> When 
>> I say "paying," I mean is his father making a sizable contribution to  the
>> school, with the understanding that his son be allowed to teach. (Or is  this
>> guy that good that he is indeed a qualified professor?)  In  either case, as
>> you 
>> mentioned, this is pure politics, and there is not a hell of  a lot you can
>> do about it. Mike said lay low. Alan mentioned that you should not  put up
>> with 
>> it. I am recommending that you do that, too. As a form of  protest, tell the
>> chair you no longer want to work for the school, as long  as this adjunct is
>> teaching there. 
>>  
>> Wim 
>>     
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