It seems to me that the proposition that because
athletes get paid big $, Museum folk ought to emulate
their tactics to get higher wages is silly. SOME
athletes get paid big $, but there are thousands more
in the "minors" or other lesser levels of many sports
who get paid very little. I suppose there are some
"superstar" museum folk who get paid big $, too. If we
really want to emulate another profession, we should
figure out which ones consistently get paid big $ at
ALL levels - doctors? lawyers? certainly not
educators. We need to be perceived as vital, not as
superstars.
Chris Dill
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