[BC] Broadcast Engineers = wimps?

[Robert Meuser]

According to Barry the good engineers are being sought out and have no 
employment problems. I did not hear an age qualifier in that discussion. 
Are you seeking demons where they may not exist?

R



Dana Puopolo wrote:

>What have we become? 
>
>Are we so afraid of losing our jobs that we now let everyone walk all over us?
>Do we so desperately need the general managers' pat on the back that we're
>willing to do anything to get it?
>
>Have we all beccoem a bunch of wimps, afraid to tell the truth about things
>bad for radio such as IBOC-AM? We seem to all KNOW the truth (at least from
>what I read here). We seem to bitch back and forth to each other about how
>crappy the business has become - yet we remain stangely silent outside forums
>such as this one.
>
>I've been doing a lot of research over the last few months for an article
>about Broadcast Engineering, circa 2007. It isn't pretty. Want a preview of
>what many of you have told me?
>
>Age discrimination runs rampant. Though the average age of a broadcast
>engineer is in his fifties, good luck trying to get a new job if you're over
>50. Very few will hire you. Its almost as if experience counts against us! By
>the way, job discrimination by age is illegal.
>
>Every group broadcaster has a 'No hire list'. They might not be in writing,
>but they nontheless exist. A few VP's have told me this is not true, they
>consider everyone equally, but based upon what dozens have told me privately
>who would know, the VP's are lying. After all, the have to....these might well
>be illegal too.
>Many of you are very unhappy with what you do every day. The business is now
>run by accountants. It's become a science instead of an art.
>
>There's a lot more......
>
>WE have LET these situations happen. We have LET our business go down the
>tubes! Now, what are YOU willing to fix it?  Anything?
>
>I know-maybe the SBE will help. Their charter states that their very reason
>for existance is to improve the professionalism of broadcast engineering. From
>what I've seen, perhaps it's time for the leadership there to (finally) READ
>that charter.  Otherwise, don't expect any help from them...
>
>-D
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