[SCA-AE] SCA budget

[Rosita Pisarchick]

WELL SAID!

Always un-nerving to read people who question others normal salaries for 
their work. Hate this..

Hieronyma.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rob Baldassano (Eirik)" <odlahorde at yahoo.com>
To: <discussion at aethelmearc.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: [SCA-AE] SCA budget


> Countess Alexandra,
>
> Remember that the $250K goes not just for office staff payroll, but all of 
> the paid positions in the SCA.
> I haven't looked at the actual budget, however, the last time I did, Renee 
> and the office staff had paychecks that were well BELOW the average pay 
> for the area.
> The budget for salaries has only gone up 69,000 in 10 years !!
> That covers the budget for all of the corporate paid positions.
> I couldn't find the data to back it up at the moment but I believe that 
> there are 4 people working (and being paid) in the main corporate office, 
> plus there is the treasurer, and I believe that there may be 1 other paid 
> position.
> So $250K broken down to 6 people... that's an average of around $41,600 a 
> year per person. It is my understanding that the CEO position gets a 
> larger salary than that (if it is in fact still a paid position... I don't 
> recall)
>
> For those who live in rural PA areas, think of it this way....
> Renee makes enough money from the SCA to live in the equivalent of a 1000 
> sq foot 2 bedroom, 1 bath home in PA. with no property.
> She takes phone calls all day long from irritated, and peeved off SCAdians 
> who want to know
> "Where's my membership card?"
> "Where's my insurance for this event?"
> "Why hasn't my check cleared?"
> etc.
>
> Now, think about your job, your home, your family.
> Do you have a roof over your head?
> Do you have food on the table?
> Do you think that Renee deserves the same basic rights to live as you do?
>
> If you answered yes...
> Then stop complaining about the miracle workers in the corporate office 
> that make SCA Inc work so that we can have fun.
>
> Stepping down off the "I'm an ass and I know it" box.
> --Eirik
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