On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 9:07 PM, John BORIS <jbo...@adphila.org> wrote: > Brandon, > I think part of the Naivete (I can't spell that -- uninformed I guess is > a better word). I think that some of the training kids get today lacks > in some of the life skills we received in school. But part of growing up > is learning by example. Animals just kick their young out of the nest, > learn to fly or hit the dirt. > > As for being unethical that is another issue that could fill up another > thread.
Many here are saying the behavior of the school is "unethical", and I strongly disagree. He created the work while employed at the school, therefore the work is fully owned by the school, period. He did get paid for it because he was on salary. It doesn't matter if it wasn't in his job description. He could have said "no" but decided to do it anyway and probably thought there would be non-monetary compensation, like maybe a promotion, something to add to his portfolio, or a recommendation from the person he was working for. Starting a fight over something that is clearly not his will only tarnish that relationship. What's the amount of money we're talking here anyway? A few hundred to maybe a thousand bucks or so? It might seem like a lot to the kid, but it just isn't. Any learning experience (and I'm not talking about learning about being screwed, because he's *not* being screwed here), such as how to deal with people, build a business relationship, and have something to add to his portfolio is far more valuable than whatever money he thinks he should have gotten for it. At this point in his life, he should be more focused on building up his network of people and skills. That's not to say that he should work for free, but as already said, that's not what happened here. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lopsa.org http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
