2muchcoffeeman Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Troopers are hiring. "Tour manager" on the one hand sounds like a great job. Get paid to go on a DCI tour? On the other hand, it sounds like a good fit only for the kind of person who loves to solve about 147 crises per day. After a summer of this, I'll bet you could size up and break down a school facilities director at 100 yards. Still, a great gig for the right kind of person. How often do these kind of positions open? Is turnover high among tour managers? Or do people stay in these jobs for decades? And what makes someone successful at it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleran Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Troopers are hiring. "Tour manager" on the one hand sounds like a great job. Get paid to go on a DCI tour? On the other hand, it sounds like a good fit only for the kind of person who loves to solve about 147 crises per day. After a summer of this, I'll bet you could size up and break down a school facilities director at 100 yards. Still, a great gig for the right kind of person. How often do these kind of positions open? Is turnover high among tour managers? Or do people stay in these jobs for decades? And what makes someone successful at it? You used the word "hiring" ... Troopers didn't. Is it even a paid position? My son's band director apparently did a year as tour manager, but I believe he said it was as a volunteer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2muchcoffeeman Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 You used the word "hiring" ... Troopers didn't. Is it even a paid position? I assume so. One way to find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad T. Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 There are a number of positions in most corps that are paid. You just gotta know which ones those are and which corps are looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phd-student-TTU Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 You used the word "hiring" ... Troopers didn't. Is it even a paid position? My son's band director apparently did a year as tour manager, but I believe he said it was as a volunteer. For the work required, it's not enough $. It also requires someone with a great disposition to take the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeN Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I have no hard evidence, only anecdotal, but tour director / tour manager jobs seem to turn over at a fairly regular rate, either through promotion into higher positions or just plain burnout. I can't imagine it's an easy task. Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xandandl Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Not just Troopers but Cadets and Cadets2 http://yea.org/programs/cadets/cadets/news/1158-cadets-c2-seek-administrative-staff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2muchcoffeeman Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 For the work required, it's not enough $. It also requires someone with a great disposition to take the job. I would imagine it requires a lot of doggedness to chase down school-district points of contact who are 1) hard to find during the summer and 2) not really interested in whatever you might think is urgent, as well as endless flexibility to change the plan in mid-stream. You'd have to learn how to ignore frustration and keep pushing forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phd-student-TTU Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 I would imagine it requires a lot of doggedness to chase down school-district points of contact who are 1) hard to find during the summer and 2) not really interested in whatever you might think is urgent, as well as endless flexibility to change the plan in mid-stream. You'd have to learn how to ignore frustration and keep pushing forward. And not scream obscenities at the kids in the corps or the show workers. Sorry, was having a flashback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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