Workplace Satisfaction – Page 5

Workplace Satisfaction Among Opera Organizations

Wednesday, October 11th, 2017Wednesday, May 4th, 2016 by Drew McManus

As promised at the conclusion of yesterday’s post examining workplace satisfaction among symphony orchestra institutions, today’s installment will take a look at opera employers. #Winning #Again Although there wasn’t as large of an uptick in opera organizations as compared to their symphonic orchestra peers, the number of groups with at least one review within the last 12 months increased 40 percent, which is pretty darn good! As such, let’s get right …

Checking In With The Movement To Improve Workplace Satisfaction

Wednesday, October 25th, 2017Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016 by Drew McManus

That last time we examined the value of improving workplace satisfaction within the orchestra field via grassroots efforts, we saw some improvement. Six months later, it is time to see where things are related to your efforts on increasing the quantity and frequency of reviews from arts administrators and staffers about their respective institutions at GlassDoor.com. #Winning Six months ago, there were 17 orchestra and opera organizations with at least one review …

NEWS FLASH (not really): Orchestra Musician Job Satisfaction Low (but you knew that)

Thursday, April 14th, 2016 by Drew McManus

There’s an intriguing article making the rounds from the 4/9/2016 edition of The Guardian. As part of their “What I’m really thinking…” series, the article was written by an anonymous orchestra musician who paints a remarkably bleak picture of what it is to be a professional orchestra musician. Granted, some of the pressures described in the article seem unique to the author and not really applicable to the musicians as a …

Only You Can Affect Real Change In Workplace Satisfaction

Wednesday, October 11th, 2017Tuesday, September 1st, 2015 by Drew McManus

Regular readers know that the topic of Workplace Satisfaction is one of the more popular here at Adaptistration and even though it continues to remain firmly swept under the rug for the field as a whole, that doesn’t mean we’re without options to begin taking some measurements. To that end, GlassDoor.com serves as a useful benchmark for gauging current and previous employee satisfaction and after a bit of research, it turns …

Labor Unrest Continues To Impact Retention

Friday, January 23rd, 2015 by Drew McManus

There’s a fascinating article in the 1/22/2015 edition of ArtsATL.com by Mark Gresham featuring an interview with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s (CSO) new Principal Bassoon, Keith Buncke. Prior to winning the CSO audition, Buncke served in the same position with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) and when asked about that organization’s recent lockout and history of labor unrest as reason for seeking work elsewhere, Buncke had some intriguing replies. Buncke handled …