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From: melissa kennedy <[log in to unmask]>
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 5:51 PM
Subject: list function


>I recently joined this listing as a way to receive announcements for job
>postings at museums. I found this list on the AMA web page along with other
>links and web pages for employment opportunities at museums. When I
received
>my first days worth of 50+ postings I was rather confused, surprised, and
>frustrated to receive such a large amount of email that was messages of
>bickering about the proper use of the list, forwards, and commentary on
world
>problems. I am rather surprised by such a use for a list that has been
>endorsed by the AMA as a source for job postings, but more so I am rather
>offended by some of the statements in terms of recent college graduates and
>people trying to break into the museum scene.  I will have to agree with
the
>message that noted "Had I received such a slap on the wrist for asking what
I
>thought was a worthwhile question, I would probably have wondered if I had
>chosen the right career path to trod down!" This is just a kind reminder
that
>there are people reading and not responding and fit the description of what
>you may be discussing. How the list is utilized creates what it is and
today
>over half of the postings I received were arguments about the use of the
>list—no resumes and only a few job postings.
>
>I am sending this as a 'new-comer' and I guess a statement for my
>understanding of what the list was advertised to be. My impression was that
>this was a list to assist in finding job openings and yet I have more email
>about how this may not be not the place to find a job. May I suggest that
the
>list be used for what it is advertised as—a source for job opportunities
and
>museum information.
>
>Many apologies for contributing to more email not relating to a museum job
or information.
>
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