[BC] Why One answer

[Robert Meuser]

Ok, housing is about half than in New York City. Gas is over $3 per 
gallon here as well and it will cost you another $500 a month for 
parking. There are a number of jobs in broadcasting that pay under $90K 
including almost all union positions in NYC. This would translate to 
less than the $45K in the market you used as an example.

R


Dana Puopolo wrote:

>Not always.
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>There are plenty of smaller 'boutique' markets where housing costs are WAY
>more then salaries. 
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>As an example, I was offered a job in one of these markets. It's located 30
>miles north of San Francisco.  They offered me $45K for four class B FM's and
>a 5 kW directional AM.
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>A one bedroom apartment here costs about $1200.00 a month.
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>Gas in CA is now about $3.50 a gallon.
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>It's impossible to live there on what they pay!
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>Besides, AS I SAID, the plumber's and electrician and car mechanics' rates
>aren't tied to the: "size of the market". We do the SAME type of work they do.
>I even believe that our kind of work is more specialized (example: we are also
>expected to be experts at computers and IT).
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>Did you not read what my contractor friend said? He's 28, self trained and
>makes over twice what any of us here do!
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>The problem is, WE let it get this way.  We allowed our salaries to stagnate
>while our workload increased, while the plumbers and mechanics and contractors
>didn't!  The car dealer lists his repair rate as 90 dollars an hour. Take it
>or leave it. Same with the plumber, electrician, maintanance worker and floor
>scrubber. Take it or leave it.
>
>
>Now, how do we fix it??
>
>-D
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>-D
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>------ Original Message ------
>Received: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 01:08:25 PM EDT
>From: Robert Meuser <Robertm at broadcast.net>
>To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>Subject: Re: [BC] Why  One answer
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>There are very big differences in cost of living in various sized 
>markets. Wages are generally geared to those costs. Housing is one of 
>the big items.
>
>R
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>Dana Puopolo wrote:
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>>That's fine...But how come two guys can BOTH have 20 years of experience and
>>still have a 500% difference in their wages depending on what market they're
>>in?
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>>Like I said, it doesn't seem to matter to the rates the plumber or mechanic
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>>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?
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>>The other day I was talking to one of the people who buy time on one of my
>>client's stations. He's a contractor, and asked me what the average engineer
>>in Boston gets paid. He was AMAZED at how low it was - he says he pays his
>>workers 50% more then that - and himself makes five times what the average
>>engineer here makes. He's in his late '20's, by the way....
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>>-D
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>>------ 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
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>>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
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>>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"...
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>>  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 !
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>>Jason
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>>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.
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>>Why?
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>>-D
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