Jay wrote: > >I too had my share of unpaid experiences, and yes, I do feel that I paid my >dues to earn the position I'm in. However, if I want to a top-notch intern >to come to Kansas to work in our museum I do not want to see that intern >suffer because he or she can't find enough funding to make a car payment. >I would not be so bold or egotistical to think that I'm doing the museum >field a service by "weeding out" interns who desire compensation for their >services. Wake up Sandra!!! Well Jay- you did wake me up- Your interns in Kansas should consider themselves lucky, because I never interned for anyone in Arizona who even cared if I had a car! Nor would I have been egotistical or bold enough to expect them to! That never came into play while competing for unpaid positions. I guess our perspectives vary according to experience. For me, getting to work with professionals I admired was payment enough while still in school. Having an outside job was just a given around here-- and my classmates and I loved the struggle nonetheless. Respectfully, Sandra Harris Arizona State Capitol Museum Sandra L. Harris Arizona State Capitol Museum 1700 W. Washington Phoenix, AZ. 85007 (602) 542-4342 office (602) 542-4690 fax