In dollar to dollar figures the salary of $15,000 a year may seem petty,
but how does $15,000 USD compare in Greece in terms of cost of living as
oppose to the city where this position is being offered?  (Sorry, I can't
remeber the specfics of the listing).


Mia Llarena

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On Fri, 12 Jan 1996, Library wrote:

> Recent discussion has brought to the fore several instances of woe regarding
> the salaries received by museum employees and the like.
>
> My message to you is to try bringing your skills outside the US!  I teach
> history at an American liberal arts college overseas and will not hope to see
a
>  salary l
> a salary like the 'generous' $15,000 until I am a full professor.  The
> situation in public institutions is not much better.  The grass is surely
> greener stateside, as bad as it might seem to some.
>
> This is not, mind you, an apology for the present circumstances.  What would
> Ayn Rand have to say about this?
>
> David A. Wisner
> Asst. Prof. in History
> American College of Higher Studies
> Thessaloniki, Greece
>