In message  <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] writes:
> It's obvious that Columbus hasn't discovered Ohio yet...they're still
> offering 15th century salaries.
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> Michael Paggie
> email: [log in to unmask]
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I have to disagree - they're still offering old-world salaries.
In the Museum's Journal which came yesterday there was a position
offered with a central London museum, a first-position, it must
be said, but still requiring a degree, good computer skills, etc.,
and preferably with museum experience.  Starting salary? A little
over 11,000 UKP (that's around 17,000 USD) - and a season ticket
into central London from the home counties (i.e. from somewhere
where the house prices or rents are realistic) can set you back
around 2,000 or 3,000 a year (3,000 to 4,600 USD).  Here, the
average starting salary for a graduate is 15,000 (23,000 USD).
In the museum world, that's the bottom end of the second job,
for someone with an MA or postgraduate professional training.

It was only after working in museums for five years that I got
paid more than an evening cleaner in a factory.

--
Patricia Reynolds
Keeper of Social History, Buckinghamshire County Museum,
Museum Training Supervisor, Bletchley Park and Freelance Curator

"It may look a bit messy now, but just you come back in 500 years."

16 Gibsons Green
Heelands
Milton Keynes
MK13 7NH
ENGLAND

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