When an young person asks me about entering the field, I encourage them not
only to consider how much they might like the work, but how willing are they
to live the lifestyle that this line of work "supports?" I don't regret it,
but it's my second career, "supported" by my first. Many of the museum
studies gradates I know are either under-employed or not even in the field,
or are working in very low-pay jobs, really supported by their spouses.
That's the facts.
jc
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