On Mon, 7 Apr 2003 13:13:54 +0100 Emilce Rees <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I am furious and I am outraged, I don't blame them but I blame librarians for
> allowing this to happen.
Well as one of the Librarians you blame (my sometimes low-brow out-of-work
reading tastes don't meet her approval, folks!) for making people disrespect
Librarians as compared to "proper academics" then my words may be like water off
a duck's back to you Emilce, but bear in mind that since I was a graduate
trainee my salary has increased nearly 400 percent, and I manage over 40 staff
so I must be doing SOMETHING right ;-)
> "working in the library" is being used AGAINST me for the other half of the
> week !!!
Many things MAY be being held against you. The fact you are not Chartered (what
might they extrapolate from that in terms of you meeting future research
publishing deadlines, having self-motivation to complete tasks to a
self-determined deadline, etc?). The fact that you openly tell people you pity
them for their "immense lack of education" and declare yourself "disappointed"
in them might possibly come across in your face-to-face meetings with people
too, leading to a reluctance to accomodate your "demands" if they can't see you
fitting in on their team.
> I would very much like advice on how to rectify this MESS -
> even being a foreigner has not been taken against me as coming onto the
> payroll as "librarian" !!!
> I get a message from personnel saying they won't pay me what
> I am demanding because of the "librarian" label of a previous job in the
> same organisation.
Most places will pay what they believe you are worth (i.e. what it takes to get
you to actually work for them). If your skills are unique (e.g. a track
record of proven specialist research experience) then in my experience they will
pay to get you. If you "DEMAND" money then they are hardly likely to take kindly
to this, unless your skills give you the right to "demand". And if I demanded
money in a place where I had worked before (i.e. they knew me) and they refused
to pay it, personally I'd be examining what it might be about myself, based on
their previous experience of me, that made them unwilling to accommodate my
demands.
> (why should not "the chartership process" confer us parity with research
> instead of ALC).
Why indeed, but then why not actually Charter first and see if it helps you with
your case?! Even then, Chartering is a demonstration of professional competence
and development in a specific profession. As far as I can tell from what
you've said, you were a research assistant. Then you qualified as a
Librarian. You've since worked as a Librarian (I think Caroline Breslin posted
a good message on the subject of how the two career strands might differ).
You are now demanding to be paid as a full-blown Researcher. You mention having
proper research qualifications. What are they? Would you expect a Chartered
Accountant to walk into a Researcher post just like that?
Lesha
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Lesha Fossey MA MCLIP
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University of Exeter
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Exeter FAX: 01392 263871
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