This should not be taken as a personal slight on your extremely valid
comment, but The Tech seems to be offering some (relatively) high paying
jobs lately that are mor inline with the private sector; good for them
(and eventually we hope for all of us).
--
Daniel Robert
Director/Curator
Scugog Shores Historical Museum
16210 Regional Rd. 7
Port Perry, Ontario, Canada
L9L 1B4
(905) 985-3589
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Susan Wageman wrote:
>
> At 09:37 AM 4/16/98 -0500, you wrote:
> >... there is a labor shortage in the
> >U.S.  Why not take advantage of it and strengthen our collective positions
> >by standing up.
>
> There may be a labor shortage in some professions, but not in the museum
> field. The reality is that museums (and other nonprofits) just don't pay as
> well as for-profit ventures that require similar experience and/or
> education. We are in a free market, here in the U.S. and in many of the
> other countries represented on this list. As long as museums can find good,
> qualified people who are willing to work for the pay offered, not much is
> going to change.
>
> Susan B.F. Wageman
> Grants and Research Manager                    (408) 279-7178
> The Tech Museum of Innovation                  (408) 918-0253 fax
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