>As much as it sounds like an interesting place to work, the
>Marion County Historical Society displays a stunning
>disregard for the professional it is seeking to hire. What kind
>of employer waits six months, to decide if you're worth
>insuring? Perish the thought that the new director might need
>medical treatment during the six-month trial period! He or she
>certainly wouldn't be able to pay for an apendectomy, lump
>biopsy, or pre-natal care on the salary.
>
>When we speak of raising salary standards, reasonable
>health care should also be included. As professionals, we
>deserve to be treated as human beings!

Please do not take this as a flame, but your point touched a
nerve with me.

Although I am sympathetic to the point raised on delayed health
care coverage, I don't think it is a matter of being a professional
that qualifies one to be treated as a human being, but rather
being a human being that qualifies one to be treated as same.  Prior
to completing my Ph.D. and embarking on my new career I spent 15 years
working in heavy industry where 6 month waits for health care have
been routine for years.  So to answer your question as to what kind
of employer does this - clearly a wide variety.  Whether one mops
floor or designs displays in museums, health care needs are the same.

Robert P. Connolly
Station Archaeologist
Poverty Point State Commemorative Area
P.O. Box 276
Epps, LA  71237

318-926-3314 - phone
318-926-3709 - fax
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