Yup, I remember when I got paid $12,000 a year in L.A., fresh-faced with
an M.A.  We all understand that we must start at the bottom, and I think
that we all have worked our butts off.  But don't come to me with the
responsibility of coordinating, organizing and implementing a volunteer
program, at $7.25, and I'm supposed to do it part-time?  I don't think
that is realistic.  If you scale back the responsibilities, and just have
the person coordinate and follow up on volunteers being available, that'd
probably be about as much as you can do without spending the other 20
hours working at home thinking up of programming.

O
Olivia S. Anastasiadis, Curator
Richard Nixon Library & Birthplace
18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard
Yorba Linda, CA  92886
(714) 993-5075 ext. 224; fax (714) 528-0544; e-mail:  [log in to unmask]

On Tue, 28 Jul 1998 09:27:30 EDT "Christopher J. Dawson"
<[log in to unmask]> writes:
>well, even if you have an MA, you've got to start at the bottom.  No
>one said
>that a higher degree meant that you start off as the boss.  I had an
>MA, and
>was working on the Ph.D., and I started in a museum as a research
>assistant,
>earning $14,000/year.  But I worked my butt off, and with a lot of
>luck and
>being in the right time at the right place, I was able to work into a
>better
>position.  It just takes time and perseverance.  Remember, you have to
>walk
>before you can run.
>
>Chris Dawson
>Curator of Urban and Industrial History
>Western Reserve Historical Society
>Cleveland, Ohio
>

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