In a message dated Wed, 9 Aug 2000 11:57:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Ross Weeks <[log in to unmask]> writes:

<< One avenue, which is not always palatable, is to reduce the number of staff.
If a ten-person staff is paid $200,000 including benefits, (average $20,000
ea.) and the museum can always count on that $200,000 (more or less)....then
a six-person staff can earn an average of $33,333 including benefits.

Well, the question is with staff deduction, how much work will the 6 people remaining have to do? Would it be easier to give 10 people 40hr/week jobs and a lower salary or make 6 people work 60hr/week jobs for slightly more pay? At least with the 40hr/week job, you'd still have some energy left to get a second job to suppliment your income.

Deb

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