[BC] Why One answer

[Dana Puopolo]

Not really.

Example: I have a friend who is an Automotive Technician for an Acura dealer
in RI. He makes well over 70K, with copious benefits.
The average CE in RI can't even approach this - not to mention that there are
HUNDREDS of like technicians in RI, but under a dozen CE's there!

Notice that I've said Automotive Technician as opposed to Mechanic or grease
monkey. Why? They all have ASE Certification, which, quite unlike our SBE
certification, actually means something! They have improved their lot in life,
and their profession, and now enjoy a respectable title AND a great wage!

How come radio engineering can't use their example and do the same?

-D


------ Original Message ------
Received: Sat, 22 Jul 2006 11:41:45 AM EDT
From: "Bernie Courtney" <jerseyspikes at gmail.com>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Subject: Re: [BC] Why One answer

You are comparing a salary position to one of an independent contractor
which is somewhat misleading.  A person or company can afford to pay a
contractor (whether that person is an engineer, plumber, electrician, etc)
$100/hr for a relatively short period of time until a project is completed.
Sustaining that rate for extended periods of time however isn't practical.

bern

On 7/21/06, Dana Puopolo <dpuopolo at usa.net> wrote:
>
> Like I said, it doesn't seem to matter to the rates the plumber or
> mechanic or
> electrician get - so why does it mmatter to the engineer?...or are lower
> on
> the totem pole then they guy who gets paid (more then us!) to fix toilets?
>
>
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> Received: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:20:38 AM EDT
> From: "JYRussell at academicplanet.com" <jyrussell at academicplanet.com>
> To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
> Subject: Re: [BC] Why  One answer
>
> One of the answers I was given years ago was that it was "paying your
> dues"... The reasoning was "Obviously, the well-paid CE for a bajillion
> watt
> TV powerhouse had to start somewhere... and you only get that kind of
> education a couple of ways... one way is to pay to go to college for it...
> the other, pay for it in labor and hands-on experience"...
>
>    I admit, it's probably a better education than falling asleep in class,
> and it's got a lot of value....but wouldn't it be nice to afford food and
> gas while you're going though it all !
>
> Jason
>
>
> <snip>
> The work we do is
> the same whether we're fixing an FM25K in Chicago or Presque Isle, Maine.
> In
> fact, fixing that rig in Maine can be HARDER due to the inabilty to have
> local
> parts available.
>
> Why?
>
> -D
>
>
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