CYA - finale

[Gilreath@aol.com]

In a message dated 97-01-28 22:49:58 EST, you write:

<< Dear Friends and Colleagues

 This is the finale.

 I am no longer working at Rutgers.

 I have been on sick leave since 12/23/96.

 For those unfamiliar with the original posts in the CYA thread; in May of
1996
 my chairman wrote of me that I could neither tune nor regulate and that I
was
 not meeting expectations.  One week later my dean sent me a letter saying
that
 they were not paying me for July and August because I was being switched
from
 a 12 month to a 10 month employee.

 In a face to face meeting the chairman, a clarinetist, said that "all the
 piano faculty had complained about my work." >>

Dear Newton,

I'm really sorry to hear about your unpleasant experience.  While many of us
try to provide the best service that we possibly can, we can still fall prey
to the political machinations that occur all to often in institutional
situations.  If these supposed complainers had any inkling of the respect and
esteem with which we in the field hold your work and experience they would
not begin to question your capabiities and abilities.

In my experience, as others have mentioned, every time one door closes, it
opens up another or several new ones.  Perhaps you can provide a consulting
service for members of the field (of course charging appropriately) and work
in a new direction.

Our thoughts are with you and please feel free to yell if you need anything.

Allan

Allan L. Gilreath, RPT
Gilreath Piano & Organ Co.
Berry College
Gilreath@aol.com
Calhoun, GA