Re: Joanie
Sir, respectfully, your statement is false. I have a stack of parking garage stubs in the corner of my windshield from the entire time I pulled 7-midnight that show exactly what times I made it into the building. Once I even jokingly asked Steve if I should be stapling them to my timesheets. Fact: I drove from Tomball to the Galleria every day in the worst traffic hours, directly through ever-changing construction, tearing up my car, and I usually didn't earn enough to both pay bills and cover gas to get to the end of the week without assistance from my parents or boyfriend. With two kids in school in Tomball and no hope of ever gaining fulltime pay and benefits (and zero hope of earning enough to move closer to the station), I think you got your money's worth out of me in my five years' time at the station. Check a little closer and you will also find out that a certain sales person had ME driving out before my airshift a couple of times a week to try and catch a client and pick up his checks over the last eight-week run of the client's advertising schedule. The client is in the Heights. The sales person, now departed from the station, simply never set foot in the business again after his initial meeting with the client. So, hey, no problem, I can try and track the guy down on his bar schedule, but add another hour and a half to my trip to drop kids off and get down 610E and back to the Galleria---on time---to do my airshift.
And let's not count the "hundreds of times" when I was actually on the schedule or was pulled in on holidays (or called at the last minute to cover someone) to push my hours over 30-35 hours per week. When's the last time you saw anything above 29.5 hours on my timesheet? Nope, I was a great little soldier, sir. If I stole any time at all, it was from myself and my family, to save your giant corporation a little money.
I dislike this sort of public airing, but really. Walk through the halls sometime after hours and ask the part-timers how they really feel about doing full-time work on part-time pay. If my radio career is over, maybe I can finally get my children off public assistance.
Respectfully,
Joanie Maverick
This post is edited to add:
As I said, I don't know many part-timers who would go the extra mile for you as long as I did, but I had a good time, anyway. In all, I made the trade and ate a lot of Ramen because I love doing radio. It was always fun and never dull, even if some of those challenges involved driving that crappy car on an expired sticker for most of my 2004 year of employment with you because I couldn't afford the registration fee. On the bright side, I got to explore a lot of Tomball's more scenic backroads slipping in and out of town to get on the highway. *shrug* I know, who cares, but I had more fun than not over the last five years. As I said, I love radio, working with local bands, playing rock music on the airwaves, playing requests, doing major concerts. I can stand to hear "don't bother to respond" one more time in life from these guys, sure. Only this time I don't have to be afraid.
Thanks again, sincerely. I loved the Arrow.
Joanie
> Joanie,
> If it wasn't for Steve covering for you the hundred times
> you were late after you had been warned you would have been
> gone long ago. I mean how many flat tires and traffic jams
> do you have to drive through before you learn to get to work
> on time? Seriously. Don't even bother to respond, I am done
> reading this thread anyway. This thread, like your
> career.... is over.
>
>
>
> > > Hang in there Joanie. Don't let the mothers get you
> down.
> > > You've got a lot to offer including talent, loyalty and
>
> > > a good sense of right and wrong, (which is noticably
> > lacking
> > >
> > > in other individuals you have had to deal with.)
> > >
> > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > has 103-7 called yet? hope so, we need back on the
> > > radio!!
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > Thank you for your kind words! Houston is a great town
>
> > > with
> > > > a lot of heart and I'd love to stay.
> > > >
> > >
> >
> > Thank you, handsome stranger. What a nice thing to read
> just
> > as I'm heading out the door.
> >
> > After Batman Begins and the kids go to the sitter, we're
> > planning on heading out to Dan Electro's for Tracy Conover
>
> > with opener Too-Tall Bettis. (Travis Bettis is Big Al
> > Bettis's son, for local blues fans). He's been playing a
> > guitar since the playpen and if you've ever seen Tracy,
> you
> > don't want to miss this one. I invite anybody reading to
> > come out and get a taste of what Houston blues are really
> > all about. Plus I plan on tying one on with grim
> > determination and those Red Stripes ain't cheap, I'm
> > unemployed, come hook a girl up. All kidding aside, it's
> > Saturday night, TV sucks. Support some local music, it
> gives
> > you strong bones and helps you grow.
> >
> > Best,
> > J
> >
>