[Jewelry making - Article 00155] - Re: [Orchid] Employment frustration

[John Donivan]

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>     I know that Im not a official bench jeweler yet, but I just had to
>     add something. Just this year I have read in trade magazines and
>     trade newspapers that there are not that many decent jewelers
>     around, so with many jewelers only wanting to pay at the most $15
>     - $20 dollars and hour. And thats usually without benefits 

    No, that's fairly correct. Your typical grunt goldsmith is
    essentially a factory worker, and the work doesn't really differ
    from, say, a machine shop, it's just gold instead of steel. And the
    pay is in the same league - even less.... 

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