Dear David,
I am not patronizing, but just bringing in different thoughts to the general
lamento. Generally, I could agree, but, as always, there are more sides to a
coin - and those are sometimes more interesting.
Peter, the patron Rebernik
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Von: John Martinson <[log in to unmask]>
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Datum: Dienstag, 2. Februar 1999 11:11
Betreff: Re: volunteer horror stories
David, I am in agreement. Thanks John
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From: David Haberstich [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, February 01, 1999 5:21 PM
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Subject: Re: volunteer horror stories
I greatly appreciate Hervo Gagnon's down-to-earth, reasonable response
to Peter Rebernik's statement, which I found patronizing as well as
beside the point. I think a volunteer arrangement needs to be a two-way
street. Obviously a volunteer needs to get some satisfaction or
enjoyment out of working for a museum or similar institution, or there's
no point in doing it--regardless of the volunteer's age. But a
volunteer--regardless of age--who is not really contributing anything to
the institution is likely to be a liability. The public has a right to
visit and enjoy its cultural institutions, but no individual has some
innate right to work there, either as a paid or unpaid staff member. To
achieve excellence in institutions, try to field excellence in staff.
--David Haberstich
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