On the other hand, the hard gains made by the past staff is now enjoyed
by the current staff; recently the gift shop manager left, after being
here for almost ten years; they gave her outgoing salary to the incoming
manager; isn't that ironic?  And I don't want to get into a gender
discussion here, it just happened that way.  We just need to continue
asking for more pay for the work we do, it's that simple.  Okay, enough
said.

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 Thu, 14 Jan 1999 08:18:48 PST [log in to unmask] writes:
>I can verify that, at least in my position. I just began heading a
>department and, from looking at past memos and paperwork from five
>years
>ago, am getting paid what the assistant was getting paid in the past.
>Welcome to the "fiscally responsible" museum.  The trend in museum
>employment(maybe all jobs in general, I've never worked in the
>for-profit
>field) seems to be hiring the next person in line for the same job at
>half
>the salary with twice as much work. I love my job, but the low salary
>does
>make pursuing another line of work tempting. The low salary won't
>convince
>me to change careers, but it does make me less loyal to the
>institution, and
>directors and finance administrators need to realize that the quality
>of
>museums are affected by the constant slashing/burning of salaries.
>People
>are not willing to stay in positions for more than a few years if they
>feel
>exploited, and a "revolving door" workplace is not exactly productive.
>
>
>
>On         Wed, 13 Jan 1999 09:12:45 -0800, Catherine Kenyon wrote:
>
>> Dear colleagues,
>>
>> I have recently re-entered the museum job search arena, as well as
>re-
>> enlisted to the museum-L, and I have been shocked at what seems to
>be a
>> decrease in wages from 5 years ago.  Yes I do remember salaries
>being low
>> in comparison to work load and other professions, but they seem
>$5-8K
>less
>> than I recall.
>>
>> I'm interested in hearing from any of you who have been
>continuously, for
>> the last 8-10 years, in hiring positions and can tell me if this is
>an
>> actual trend, or just sticker shock.
>>
>> Thank you, Catherine Kenyon
>
>
>
>
>
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