Very good!!

Chasing people away already.  There is more junk on this list every day, than on all my other lists in a week.

Let's get back to real museum issues.  PLEASE!!!

melissa kennedy wrote:

> 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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