"The engineers at radio stations are in a position that requires absolute trust. They have the keys and passwords to everything, and are expected to keep track of every asset on the inventory sheet.
This person has to be absolutely trustworthy and dependable or utter mayhem may ensue causing huge loss of revenue or assets, including intellectual property, by the broadcasting company." All we have to sell as engineers is our time, talents, and reputation. The last part, reputation in many ways is actually more important than anything else. As a group we are very carful to NOT be like this guy (if it's as it appears). Our reputation over the years is well in excesss of what was taken. "That's why these guys are paid such handsome salaries." Actually, many engineering guys aren't paid all that well and treated like crap. I realize you are joking, but the truth is management needs to wake up and understand that retaining good engineering help is about like retaining a great GSM or legal council, etc. You want someone you can trust that will be there when you need them and look after your intrests first. That's actually a pretty tall order. Broadcast engineers are the final defense, council, and firewall between station ownership and a mulitude of problems and issues. A good engineer keeps those problems at bay. A bad one doesn't. Many managers mistake "we don't seem to have many problems" for a lack of a need for a staff engineer, when in reality it's just the opposite. If things are running smooth, keep paying the guy. There's a reason the manager can sleep at night like a baby! LOL!
This person has to be absolutely trustworthy and dependable or utter mayhem may ensue causing huge loss of revenue or assets, including intellectual property, by the broadcasting company." All we have to sell as engineers is our time, talents, and reputation. The last part, reputation in many ways is actually more important than anything else. As a group we are very carful to NOT be like this guy (if it's as it appears). Our reputation over the years is well in excesss of what was taken. "That's why these guys are paid such handsome salaries." Actually, many engineering guys aren't paid all that well and treated like crap. I realize you are joking, but the truth is management needs to wake up and understand that retaining good engineering help is about like retaining a great GSM or legal council, etc. You want someone you can trust that will be there when you need them and look after your intrests first. That's actually a pretty tall order. Broadcast engineers are the final defense, council, and firewall between station ownership and a mulitude of problems and issues. A good engineer keeps those problems at bay. A bad one doesn't. Many managers mistake "we don't seem to have many problems" for a lack of a need for a staff engineer, when in reality it's just the opposite. If things are running smooth, keep paying the guy. There's a reason the manager can sleep at night like a baby! LOL!
