[CAUT] Job?

[Christopher Purdy]

Hey Jeff,

You have a good point about contract work.  It's not exactly clear how  
the details are going to shake out.  What I know right now is that  
they will give me 30 hours a week for ten months.  That's going to  
come out to less than half of what I made this year and that ain't  
going to pay the mortgage.  I will not be working over the summer,  
which is when I got a whole lot of work done in the past.  When  
everyone hits town next Fall and 114 pianos are 20 cents sharp,  
there's going to be a bunch of screaming faculty.

You're also right about that fact that this is going on all over,  
although the U. of Georgia figures you cite are incredible!  Here at  
OU we have been cutting budgets for 10 years, the last five years had  
deep cuts.  But this year is going to be epic.  The university is  
cutting between 5-10% across the board in all colleges.  After cutting  
for so many years, there is just nothing left to cut but jobs.  We may  
even loose graduate degree programs.

Chris


On Mar 5, 2010, at 9:47 AM, Jeff Tanner wrote:

> Hi Chris,
> My thinking is that you may well be able to also be the contract  
> technician who will be called in when your part time hours are found  
> to be not enough. The department head is going to have to answer  
> some screaming faculty when the pianos won't stay in tune. You ought  
> to be able to charge them double or more your regular hourly salary  
> for that time.  You will HAVE to because otherwise your time is  
> worth even more than that in the private sector.
>
> I caught a snip of a CNN report yesterday while I was in a home  
> evaluating a piano. The overwhelming charge is that states have been  
> reluctant to increase taxes, over time reducing the percentage of  
> the state obligation of funding of public schools. I understand the  
> University of Georgia is raising tuition 77% next year AND laying  
> off faculty and staff. Haven't yet heard about the piano tech staff.
>
> Tanner
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Christopher Purdy
> To: College and University Technicians
> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 8:55 AM
> Subject: [CAUT] Job?
>
> After nineteen years of work here, I found out last week that I am  
> being cut to part time.  I will keep benefits but my salary is going  
> to be cut by half.  If anyone knows of any impending job openings  
> I'd appreciate a heads up.
>
> I love living here and my wife has a job she loves but this is a  
> pretty rural part of the state and there just isn't going to be  
> enough private work to pay the mortgage.
>
> Chris
>
> Christopher D. Purdy R.P.T.
> Registered Piano Technician
> School of Music, Ohio University
> Rm. 311, Robt. Glidden Hall
> Athens, OH  45701
> Office (740) 593-1656
> Cell    (740) 590-3842
> fax      (740) 593-1429
> http://www.ohiou.edu/music
>
>
>
>

Christopher D. Purdy R.P.T.
Registered Piano Technician
School of Music, Ohio University
Rm. 311, Robt. Glidden Hall
Athens, OH  45701
Office (740) 593-1656
Cell    (740) 590-3842
fax      (740) 593-1429
http://www.ohiou.edu/music



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