[CAUT] FW: Concert hall pianos

[Dennis Johnson]

Hi Dave-

Sounds great. That is your business to decide however you prefer to make
your schedule, and that is the point.  I prefer regular hours as my norm, so
be it.  I had a hellish commute myself for the first 17 years, but I was
going the opposite way of traffic.  Anyway, everybody has the right to make
their own call and that flexibility is an important perk. It's possible the
next tech may some issues, but that is something he/she would be wise to
discuss during the interview process.

cheers,

dennis.


On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Porritt, David <dporritt at mail.smu.edu>wrote:

>  Dennis:
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> Your point is well made.  I think we should be able to work “normal” hours
> as much as possible.  In my case, it has been my choice to work 5:30am to
> 1:30pm.  First, I like the early hours, I also live 49 miles away so I get
> to miss traffic both ways, I always get a parking spot, and I feel much more
> productive not having to spend an inordinate amount of time scheduling
> myself in rooms.  After 10:00 I can still work on practice room pianos (I
> can kick a student out if I have to but nearly never do).  Since more than
> 1/3 of our pianos are in practice rooms that works pretty well.  I can also
> reserve an unused classroom to do work later in the day, it’s just harder.
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> This early schedule has been my choice.  Whoever gets the job February 1stwhen I retire will have to arrange his/her own schedule to suite the school
> and their personal preferences.  It will probably be different from mine.
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> dave
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> David M. Porritt, RPT
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> dporritt at smu.edu
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> *From:* caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] *On Behalf Of *Dennis
> Johnson
> *Sent:* Friday, December 04, 2009 9:37 PM
> *To:* caut at ptg.org
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> *Subject:* Re: [CAUT] FW: Concert hall pianos
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> I've got to chime in on that too and put my feet down on the regular hours.
> There are those rare people who prefer working night shifts, but we are not
> paid enough for those expectations.  Staying late or coming in early on
> occasion is normal, but that is also above and beyond which all the staff do
> now and then.  I probably have a little issue with those very few who would
> prefer us to never be seen and not deal with the reality.  You can't allow
> that to happen.  It's got to be a mutually respectful or it's not going to
> work.
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> dennis.
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