Pacific Bonsai Museum Job

[rockm]

The Pacific Bonsai Museum is looking for a Bonsai and Garden Assistant--Sunday duties, general maintenance of bonsai and display area, tours, etc. $10-$20 an hour based on experience, degree in hort. etc.

Careers | Pacific Bonsai Museum

pacificbonsaimuseum.org

 

[Lutonian]

The pay seem little considering you need a degree and the job is for one day a week, looks like a job for a retired person with a bit of passion for bonsai.

 

[rockm]

Or someone just starting out looking to get experience with bonsai and connect within the bonsai community. That community is interconnected-for instance the current curator of the Pacific museum was previously assistant curator at the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum. Other doors can open beyond the initial job.

 

[Lutonian]

Or someone just starting out looking to get experience with bonsai and connect within the bonsai community. That community is interconnected-for instance the current curator of the Pacific museum was previously assistant curator at the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum. Other doors can open beyond the initial job.

True but you would have to have another job along side this if that were the case as we all gotta eat, plus experience and connections can be gained in other ways. It just seems like the sort of job you want to do regardless of the cash paid. will definitely be a cool job for the right person. you appling that would be a hell of a commute

 

[Paradox]

$20 an hour is about the going rate for an entry level position. This job requires an associates degree not a full bachelor's.

Our entry level techs get $2 less with the same sort of experience/education.

The biggest issue is that it is only 3 days a week which does mean the person needs a second job unless they live at home or are retired and just want something to do 3 days a week. Would be better if they could give them 40 hours a week

 

[Lutonian]

$20 an hour is about the going rate for an entry level position. This job requires an associates degree not a full bachelor's.

Our entry level techs get $2 less with the same sort of experience/education.

The biggest issue is that it is only 3 days a week which does mean the person needs a second job unless they live at home or are retired and just want something to do 3 days a week. Would be better if they could give them 40 hours a week

pay and costs sometime don't translate well across the pond as we get paid different and things cost a different amount, i was looking at this and comparing it with what i get paid (i have no degrees and earn morth than this per hour) my missus has a level 4 (Anatomical Pathology Technology) diploma and earns way more than this (and me), the trainee at her place of work earns more than this per hour. is $20 per hour for a full time hours a good liveable wage there?

 

[Tieball]

The tricky part would be the real need for a second job if you’re not already retired…annd balancing the demands of both positions. And if you are retired, that income could impact the retirement benefits you’re receiving. You’d need to look at impacts all ways before jumping on board.

On the surface, to me anyway, it looks like an ideal job for someone in the field of work to add credentials and exposure if they have the control to manage their time. In the field it would be an excellent resume addition.

 

[TCEvan]

is $20 per hour for a full time hours a good liveable wage there?

In small Midwest cities, yes it's liveable but not comfortable. In Seattle, where the job is, no it is not really liveable.

 

[Lutonian]

In small Midwest cities, yes it's liveable but not comfortable. In Seattle, where the job is, no it is not really liveable.

Thanks that brings some clarity

 

[rockm]

True but you would have to have another job along side this if that were the case as we all gotta eat, plus experience and connections can be gained in other ways. It just seems like the sort of job you want to do regardless of the cash paid. will definitely be a cool job for the right person. you appling that would be a hell of a commute

If you're young, side hustles are pretty common, particularly in digital tech areas such as the Pacific Northwest. And no, no one, from the upper level nurseries to the curators of public collections, is getting rich working with bonsai.

 

[Lutonian]

If you're young, side hustles are pretty common, particularly in digital tech areas such as the Pacific Northwest. And no, no one, from the upper level nurseries to the curators of public collections, is getting rich working with bonsai.

I know you ain't getting rich doing bonsai or working for muesum and alike. The wage just didn't seem livable. I have noticed the trend towards multiple side hustles rather than and 9 to 5 this side of the pond too

 

[BrianBay9]

I already do that job for free at the GSBF Clark Collection. Running a collection on volunteers always feels like you're holding on by your fingernails though. It would be great to be able to afford several paid positions to lean on. I'd bet a volunteer there (probably retired) will jump on that.

 

[Paradox]

pay and costs sometime don't translate well across the pond as we get paid different and things cost a different amount, i was looking at this and comparing it with what i get paid (i have no degrees and earn morth than this per hour) my missus has a level 4 (Anatomical Pathology Technology) diploma and earns way more than this (and me), the trainee at her place of work earns more than this per hour. is $20 per hour for a full time hours a good liveable wage there?

How long have you and your wife been in your jobs and how many years of experience do you have?

I have a masters degree (4 year degree + another 2-3 years in graduate school) and been working in my field for 27 years so yes I make quite a bit more than $20 an hour.

This is an entry level job for someone with a few college credits. An associates degree is a 2 year degree, not a full 4 years that most jobs require.

It isn't bad for what it is except for the 3 days a week

 

[pandacular]

This sounds like a pretty great gig, despite it being part time. I certainly have been dreaming of a career change to working in horticulture or bonsai, but sadly the timing just isn't right. Oh well, lot of life ahead of me. For now, I'll stick to learning and getting involved enough to start volunteering a few times a month.

 

[Lutonian]

How long have you and your wife been in your jobs and how many years of experience do you have?

I have a masters degree (4 year degree + another 2-3 years in graduate school) and been working in my field for 27 years so yes I make quite a bit more than $20 an hour.

This is an entry level job for someone with a few college credits. An associates degree is a 2 year degree, not a full 4 years that most jobs require.

It isn't bad for what it is except for the 3 days a week

I have been in my job for 9 years was new to the industry when i started and my missus has been on her job for about 8 years she got her diploma about 8 years ago, but she worked in the same department in a junior roll for a few years before this while studying. Like discussed previously I think it looks like a cool job with nextworking possibilities. If you took this job you would either need family support or another job, or might be a good on for semi retired person with passion for bonsai who doesn't need the pay check to live. It pretty coll this job even exists there is no such thing as a bonsai museum in the UK all we have available for the general public bonsaiwise is a couple of collections on display in places like botanical gardens like kew, Wisley and Birmingham botanical garden and a few bonsai nursery"s spread around the country. Then again my perspective on this may be skewed as UK is a lot smaller than the US and it can be hard to compare things.

 

[pandacular]

> Fully paid health insurance upon hiring.

If I was close to being able to retire, this would be all I would need to make me jump at this position. Now to work on that degree in something relevant.

Studying computer science, I learned a lot about trees...but they were all upside down, and made of magic electricity. Surely it counts for something

 

[Lutonian]

> Fully paid health insurance upon hiring.

If I was close to being able to retire, this would be all I would need to make me jump at this position. Now to work on that degree in something relevant.

Studying computer science, I learned a lot about trees...but they were all upside down, and made of magic electricity. Surely it counts for something

Didn't see or think about.that being English I take free health care for granted, surely this would make the job more attractive, how much is life insurance worth because you could add the cost to the wages to see the real financial benefit of this job.

 

[pandacular]

how much is life insurance worth because you could add the cost to the wages to see the real financial benefit of this job.

depends on the package and the health of the individual. Last I checked, individual health plans for healthy, young men are about $800 per month. The trick is that it's very easy for a health emergency to drastically change that for an individual plan; less so for group health plans.

 

[Lutonian]

depends on the package and the health of the individual. Last I checked, individual health plans for healthy, young men are about $800 per month. The trick is that it's very easy for a health emergency to drastically change that for an individual plan; less so for group health plans.

Wow that definitely changes the calculus, you could rent a small flat in my town for that money, my mortgage monthly repayment on a two bedroom house is just less than that at today's exchange rate that's £630. 22

 

[pandacular]

Ya, health insurance is enough of a risk that a number of folks who want to retire early get a job at a place that provides insurance for part time work primarily just for the insurance. I'd say that's the crowd most likely to take this job, and with the amount of relatively young folks with tech-money in the Puget Sound it will probably work for them.