[BC] Making engineering pay

[Dana Puopolo]

NO!

Broadcast Engineering USED TO BE a good source of income in most every market!
WE as engineers are to blame for this not being the case today!!
I have asked over and over and over. HOW DO WE FIX THIS? No one has even given
a suggestion. If you can't take the heat, then get out of the kitchen isn't a
valid reply. I want real discussion on how to slow down and/or eliminate this
cancer that's slowly spreading through our industry.

Anyone??

-D



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From: "Wade Giddens" <wg345 at hotmail.com>
To: broadcast at radiolists.net
Subject: [BC] Making engineering pay


I agree with Bernie.  Those who find that they are not earning enough 
in broadcast engineering are free to try to find a better position in 
the field.  If that doesn't work, they might consider having a second 
source of income or letting broadcast engineering be their second 
source of income.
I've known of at least on radio station engineer who did it as a 
second job.  He made his living at his main job and did broadcast 
engineering on the side.  He was good at diagnosing and fixing 
equipment problems.  I know of several people who worked in radio 
(not engineering) full-time in the past, who now work another main 
job and work in radio on the side.

>From: "Bernie Courtney" <jerseyspikes at gmail.com>
>
>Well for whatever reason radio and tv salaries (as opposed to plumbers,
>electricians and auto mechanics) are market driven across the board
>(engineering, on-air talent, etc)  its the nature of the beast.  So its a
>matter of accepting it and landing a gig in a respectable market that pays a
>wage that allows you to live a decent life or find another more lucrative
>career path.




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