Atta girl!

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, 13 Aug 1998 12:10:43 -0400 Belinda Nickles <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
>This will be my last word on museum pay (I think).
> This is mainly for those young people who don't
>think they can afford to work in museums.  It may
>sound like sermonizing in places and I have never
>worked in the corporate world so some advantages
>of museum work may be the same as in the
>corporate world.  Anyway, here we go with my
>experiences:
>
>1.  Some museums who aren't able to pay a living
>wage, will offer housing to help compensate.
>
>2.  The benefit packages offered at a museum:
>insurance, retirement accounts, etc., need to be
>figured into the salary to get a true picture of what
>a museum is paying.
>
>3.  Museums will pay for workshops and conferences
>which improve your skills for your present job, but
>also improves your chances of finding a better job
>in the field.
>
>4.  You can work in the museum field no matter
>what your age.  I know of people in their 90's holding
>paid museum positions.  You just need a working
>mind. (in the case of curators, we are sometimes
>considered eccentric and so can even get away with
>having only part of a mind).
>
>5.  No amount of money can make it easier to get
>up in the morning if you don't love your job.  The best
>job satisfies the soul--and sometimes that's worth more
>than money.
>
>For those complaining that they can't pay their bills, yes
>you can--you just won't live in style.  Everytime my
>husband and I move so I can take a new position, I am
>our sole support until he finds a job and that includes
>paying 2 student loans. We don't live fancy, but we're
>comfortable and being a curator is worth it.
>

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