[CAUT] I've had it!

[David Ilvedson]

I don't get it?   You have a 40 week spread out over an entire week?   Are you on duty M - F, 8 hours a day + whatever is needed on the weekends?   That's a crime, but at least I would be taking off time from the M - F to make up for the 6 hours on Saturday.   Paul, please explain...and you can do this privately if you like, how your week typically goes.   Do you have typical concert work every week that requires you to be at the venue in the evenings?   

I'm sincerely trying to understand the insanity.   I have a contract for just 6 hours every Saturday.   Anything beyond that including concert work is extra.    A half-time position might happen

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Paul T Williams" <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
To: caut at ptg.org
Received: 3/6/2010 4:12:56 PM
Subject: [CAUT] I've had it!


>OK.  This week has been more than I can stands, and I can'ts stands no 
>more.

>After mister spoiled van cliburn dude, I'm supposed to tune for Abraham, 
>inc. right.  This morning was fine and great tuning.  An "open arena" 
>sound check from 3-5;   right.  Then I'm supposed to tune again from 5-7 
>(or until I'm done...I figure 30-40 minute touch up), right.  they all 
>have fun yaking it up and practicing until 5:40, right.  Then, the people 
>who were supposed to be here for the pre-concert talk from 3-5... show up 
>at 5:45.  Somebody lets them in while I'm starting to tune, they all file 
>in yaking away, they are offered seats, they sit down, the group politely 
>starts to talk and etc, etc, etc.  I gave up. Touched up 2 really sour C's 
>(c-4 and C-5) and leave.  I can do NO more today. (this Steinway B has 
>develped some bad rendering problems in this area that are new to me and 
>were fine a month ago)

>Next monday, a flute day with guest artist;  no time to tune; next Friday; 
>a two piano chamber music thing I just found out about,; again, absolutely 
>not an opportunity to tune.  When will these people ever learn?  I'm going 
>home now for some malt beverage of some kind.  I'm only paid for 40 hours, 
>and, being a state employee in a budget crunch, get in trouble if I go 
>overtime.  So here I am for 6 hours on a Saturday....do the math!

>Not so happy,

>Paul