I would Like to agree with you Mark but your response sounds more idealistic. I am currently interviewing for museum positions. There are so many others out there wanting the same positions. This being the case I really do not see any solutions to low salaries besides that which another individual pointed out, WORK YOUR WAY UP. >From [log in to unmask] Mon Nov 23 12:15:30 1998 >Received: from [206.241.12.16] by hotmail.com (1.0) with SMTP id MHotMail30893038971035065324703471903760487280; Mon Nov 23 12:15:30 1998 >Received: from home (206.241.12.9) by mango.ease.lsoft.com (LSMTP for Windows NT v1.1a) with SMTP id <[log in to unmask]>; Mon, 23 Nov 1998 15:08:34 -0500 >Received: from HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM by HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM (LISTSERV-TCP/IP > release 1.8d) with spool id 17331936 for > [log in to unmask]; Mon, 23 Nov 1998 15:10:01 -0500 >Approved-By: [log in to unmask] >Received: from manduca.neurobio.arizona.edu by home.ease.lsoft.com (LSMTP for > Windows NT v1.1b) with SMTP id <[log in to unmask]>; > Mon, 23 Nov 1998 10:36:53 -0500 >Received: from localhost (heather@localhost) by manduca.neurobio.arizona.edu > (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id IAA07240 for > <[log in to unmask]>; Mon, 23 Nov 1998 08:38:58 -0700 (MST) >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII >Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> >Newsgroups: bit.listserv.museum-l >Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 08:38:57 -0700 >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >Sender: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >From: Heather Stein <[log in to unmask]> >Subnect: Re: one solution to low salaries >To: [log in to unmask] >In-Reply-To: <01be14e1$bdc5b340$LocalHost@pahti> > >Yeah, Maro!! I agree with you 100%. > >.-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* >Heather Stein >Research Specialist >ARL Division of Neurobiology >University of Arizona >*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* > >On Fri, 20 Nov 1998, Mark Bahti wrote> > >> If we as museum employees settle for what you are telling us yes we will >> continue to get low paying jobs. I expect more pay for my degrees and I >> will get more for my degrees. I think its high time that people started >> demanding the respect that we deserve and it starts one person at a time. I >> will not work my ass off for some low-level museum job just to get my foot >> in the door. I will enter this profession with the respect and pay I >> deserve with no thanks to the status quo. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com