... is individually-negotiated overscale.
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would you care to elaborate? it certainly has caused some resentment in my orchestra...
Posted by: charles | June 11, 2009 at 02:34 AM
would you care to elaborate? it certainly has caused some resentment in my orchestra...
Not at this point.
Posted by: Robert Levine | June 11, 2009 at 10:56 AM
Back in my Mexico Philharmonic days, the Maestro Herrera de la Fuente (Harry of the Fountain) pulled a masterly move related to this.
As per our quirky contract half of our income was labeled as "bonos" or bonuses. In practicality however it was a bona fide part of our salary.
During a major economic crisis when the peso crashed, the Phil withheld this half our salaries. The Maestro, in one of his many patronizing lectures, stated that after all, these were bonuses and in tough times we could not expect to get bonuses.
"I am hiding nothing," he claimed. "I am being very honest. Look here.."
He held up a piece of paper.
"Here is a list of every musician and their salaries. I will post this outside on the bulletin board. I am hiding nothing. We are in a crisis and cannot remain in shadows."
Etc. etc..
Of course, the Maestro knew what he was doing. This list revealed what everyone was making, including over-negotiated scales. It caused so much infighting for weeks that it distracted the musicians from noticing that the Maestro was taking our money and buying property at deflated prices.
He also added an extra wing to his estate. Once we caught up him it was too late. The clever fox had jumped over the lazy brown dog.
Posted by: horndog | June 11, 2009 at 02:03 PM