[BC] The wrong way to deal with tech budgets

[Jeff Johnson]

Those of us who do this as an extension of our hobbies are mostly 60+, 
myself included.

A recognized component of my salary presently and with Xavier was for being 
on call '24/7, 365, nights, weekends and holidays'. 'Business hours' people 
simply do not 'get it' in general. "Well, when are you off??" "Um, never, 
except when I am out-of-town a few days of the year. That gives them a 
different viewpoint - 'never off'!

When the supply of hobby-based technical 'Renaissance' folks like us is 
gone, then salaries will rise.

"Our transmitter is off, and my eMail does not work, call the engineer!" 
"Well he died two months ago, and no one else can do it all." "Oh."

Jeff.Johnson at rfproof.com

At 11:49 AM 11/20/2010, Dana  Puopolo wrote:
>Engineering has always been considered a cost center. Unfortunately in radio
>many managers don't make the connection between a well funded engineering
>department and the 'big picture' of the radio station running well.
>
>That's the BIG difference between radio and other industries today....
>
>-D