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Mark Erik Nielsen <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 17 Jan 1996 08:23:16 -0500
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Hey, were not asking for the world here. Some of us would like to be able
to have a place to live AND be able to eat as well!

On Tue, 16 Jan 1996, Kevin Allen wrote:

> I think Lisa Falk has a very nieve concept of what bountiful rewards await the
> museum professional.  A lot of us live under this $25,000 poverty line to be a
b
> le to work in a museum.  Is it fair?  No.  Is it impossible?  Certainly not.
W
> here did the idea of museum work as an inroad to wealth and fame come from?
> Downsizing and low wages for overqualified staff is nothing new, and it looks
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> ike it's going to get worse.  Hopefully something will reverse this trend.
>                                Cheery Museum Tech, Kevin Allen
>

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