[SBE] Can Your Manager Tell You What You Do For A living?

[k7cr]

A local NCE Station here (KPLU) often plans a staff picnic at their
transmitter site, perhaps the draw is the great view etc..Just recently
the station changed GM's....What did I find at Tiger Mt ?  Their
two Engineers - AND - the new GM setting down at the lunch
table, each with their lunch box.

Another (KING-FM) has had a staff tour of the place.   They all agreed
that it was great to see the other half of the operation giving them
all perspective as to what's out there.

In more difficult situations, where the GM would prefer the golf links ...
You can start out with PD's, SM's etc.   The more the better because
transmitter sites are typically, out of sight and out of mind.

A word of caution -

Clean up the place before you attempt such a thing....  There is a
big difference between lack of facilities and/or necessary
equipment and clutter and filth.   If you are looking for something
more, make sure that your part is done so that fingers won't be
pointing in your direction.

Clay Freinwald
Seattle




> In a message dated 3/21/2008 10:24:43 AM Central Daylight Time,

> chscherer at everestkc.net writes:

>>

>> Why stop at the GM? Invite the entire station to the transmitter. Hold a

>> department head meeting there or nearby. Let them see what the 

>> transmitter site

>> is really like.

>>

> I did. took the whole BOD and senior staff for a tour. Results: they will 

> put

> in running water (well, septic, bathroom), fix the building, fix the road,

> and are buying an engineering department truck 4x4.

>

> Getting a bunch of folks standing in the middle of a harvested corn field

> looking for the porta potty sure makes folks agreeable.

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