John, thanks for your thoughts. But, actually, I won.....a good-sized paycheck.



Mark

You are correct. Neither employers or employees have much of a sense of dedication anymore. Not in every case but overall. One of my summer gigs was at a new place in Wildwood. Got the gig by accident when I took my wife for lunch on the 4th of July. talked to the manager and he told me since they were so new they had no entertainment for this big night. Went home, loaded up and came back to do the gig. went very well, had people singing, dancing, and made some tips which is not usual for a gig like this. Played there a few more times, including a last minute Sat. night gig where I played and DJ'd. ( Kids just had to hear "I'm Sexy and I Know It" ) Had to rush home early from a trip up North to do it. Everything went well, ( young bartender told me I was awesome, a a big compliment form a 22 year old HA! ) So what happens, manger who booked me quits, I talk to the owner and remind her how I helped them out when they were in need and to keep me in the rotation and-- ---and ----wait for it ----- NOTHING !!
Moral--get what you can while you can.

That works good in a world lavish with altruism....but, where I live (in a cosmopolitan area) it's a free-for-all. You basically take the money and run. No one is going to say what a nice fellow he was (me) not asking for reimbursement, let's "make sure we hire him in the future. You're forgotten within 8 minutes of your last conversation. I've heard of instances where it went as far as 12 minutes though!

Mark