Do you know of an industry that regularly pays its professional staff
peanuts in comparison to IBM, or the federal goverment?

I agree with the others, its time we demanded better pay.  Obviously we
are in museums because we love the work, its not for the money..
--
Daniel Robert
Director/Curator
Scugog Shores Historical Museum
16210 Regional Rd. 7
Port Perry, Ontario, Canada
L9L 1B4
(905) 985-3589
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Ross Weeks wrote:
>
> For what it's worth, have you ever seen IBM "advertise" for a CEO or VP at a
> salary range (negotiable based on KSAs) of between $1,250,000 and
> $18,000,000 excluding options, bonuses and perquisities?
>
> Have you ever seen the White House advertise for ANY of its employees?
>
> Have you ever seen advertisements that specify a salary range for a
> particular job (as required by policy, state regs, whatever) only to find
> that the state, the museum, or someone has dictated that only the entry
> salary can actually be offered?
>
> Do you know of people who have accepted positions not just for the
> compensation, but because of the quality of the museum, its location, its
> potential, etc.?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arlyn Danielson <[log in to unmask]>
> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l
>
> >I for one have never enjoyed digging around for salary information that is
> >not posted or included in an ad.  Usually I find out what I am looking for,
> >but in some instances, it's like pulling teeth.  I don't like to waste
> >anyone's time- mostly mine, if a position is not a good match.  Someone
> >mentioned previously that if a museum doesn't mention a salary, or at least
> >a range, it almost seems like they have something to hide, or they are
> >ashamed of what they offer.  In this case, shame is good! -- As hard
> >working museum professionals, many of us wish for and deserve higher
> >salaries.