Mar 27, 2012
Park West Gallery Response
6yIt is true that the time lag between when people worked and when they received their pay used to be greater. This has been improved as all ICs are now paid twice a month instead of once a month. We are sorry that you don’t feel that you were properly compensated, however we don’t think anyone would work for us or anyone else for “basically for free” for 2 years, or really any amount of time.
In the last year the pay has also been increased for 3 out of 4 of the positions on the ships. Even at the entry level, which is only for 90 days, there is a minimum guarantee of $1,400 per month, which only comes into play if the very lowest goals are achieved for a full month. The average new hire Level 1 Associate earns around $1,900 a month. While we do agree that the pay is not stellar for those first 90 days, the room and board is also free, as well as the travel costs. You then get a raise after 90 days and another raise after 180 days, followed by additional raises when promoted to the quite lucrative positions of Gallery Director and Auctioneer.
Thank you for your time with us and we wish you the best.