Oy, it must have been a long day already . . . I meant dry
feet or maybe i meant wet behind the ears. Who can say? I
need a nap.

--- Marie Morgan <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Here, here! Not all of us Gen-Xers come in here with wet
> feet. I knew in some of my classes that what they said
> would simply not work. Sure, before grad school I'd just
> been a 'lowly tourguide' at a historical home in a tiny
> town, but I knew what a miniscule budget they operated
> on.
> I knew you weren't going to get some museums to spring
> for
> expensive museum grade supplies when a bottle of clear
> nail
> polish is 97 cents. But, then, I've got a mother who is
> the
> Director of a local non-profit and her salary is in the
> mid
> 20s. Maybe I just knew what to expect in the
> cash-strapped,
> non-profit field . . .
> 
> Marie Morgan
> 
> 
> --- Nancy Pope <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> > And I would say, as with any generalization, there is
> > danger there. Our
> > museum hosts a number of interns each year, and without
> > exception, they have
> > been eager to work and excited about the field. All
> were
> > grateful for tips
> > and suggestions staff had for getting a job in the
> field,
> > and none openly
> > indicate an expectation of "I am owed" in the field. 
> > 
> > This from another gen Xer who spent many many years at
> > the lowest of museum
> > salaries and paid those dues.
> > 
> > Nancy Pope
> 
> 
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> adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. Margaret Atwood,
> Cat's Eye, 1988
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