Re: A very depressing website

["Kevin Vahey" <k-vahey@attbi.com>]

And now SAG and AFTRA talking merger again

Seriously the safest job in TV these days are the CYRON operators

20 years ago Chuck Scarboro wrote a book that a network had produced 
software for a computer generated anchor. We almost there.

Dad told me to be a plumber


On Thu, 27 Feb 2003 7:15PM -0500, Dave Faneuf wrote:
>
>
> On Thu, 27 Feb 2003 12:56:50 -0800 (PST) Cooper Fox <fox893@yahoo.com>
> writes:
>>
>>  The last time I got laid off I considered taking some
>>  time off, but idle time drives me nuts...  The day
>>  after I got laid off we went to an interview and then
>>  made the rest of the trip home to Maine.  Three days
>>  later I had a job and started making arrangements to
>>  move...
>
> You're lucky.  The last time I was told to stay home forever I
> fortunately had the laundromat to get up and running, but after the
> severance money started to run low I had to take a job that was
> financially devastating just to get some cash into the house.   
> Granted
> it was mine for the taking but the good jobs at good wages are few and
> far between.  I recently learned what Metro is paying now that they 
> are
> AFTRA and I am amazed that the R&F accepted the deal, although it is
> better than they were getting prior to collective barganing, but it is
> still well below wages you would expect in Boston, even at Entercom!
> df