[BC] SBE Focus

[Ron Castro]

Dana:  It doesn't sound to me like you're looking for a professional 
organization, you're looking for an AFLCIO labor union.  We're not 
longshoremen or drill press operators.  We're professional engineers who 
exercise independent judgment, skill and expertise which requires a 
different type of organization than a fork-lift operator or migrant farm 
laborer needs.  The SBE's certification program, as well as their limited 
lobbying efforts, jobs database and other services are more what we need.

I was no more combative than you were to the SBE, and I'm not even an SBE 
member.  I do, however, respect and appreciate their work on behalf of the 
engineering community and the broader broadcast community as well.  You made 
it sound like they were Nazis because they didn't find you a job in 10 
minutes or less.

Ron Castro
Chief Technical Officer
Results Radio, LLC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DANA PUOPOLO" <dpuopolo at usa.net>
To: "Broadcast Radio Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 11:25 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] SBE Focus


> Ron, why are you so purely combative?  Your comments address nothing and 
> the
> first few are downright rude!
>
> I would expect the organization to have their job listings posted when 
> they
> say they should be...and be current. I would have them come up with 
> training
> materials and classes so that the next time I go to a job interview for a 
> TV
> CE position and get asked: How much DTV experience do you have I can 
> answer:
> "Well, I received SBE training on DTV", instead of having to say that I 
> pick
> things up fast. I would expect things like group life insurance plans, and
> health insurance ones too. I would expect REAL reference materials to be
> available for those who choose to go into contracting. I would expect some
> kind of salary survey so when I'm asked: "What are you looking for", I can
> know the average salary for that market. I want to know what contracting 
> rates
> are too.
>
> In other words, I'm looking for the SBE to give me the same things that a
> member of just about every other professional organization gets as a 
> matter of
> course. Is this so unreasonable?
>
> -D
>
>
>