My cataloger

Tomorrow is my cataloger's last day. She gave me her notice two weeks ago. I am not surprised at her leaving as she has finally another job that pays more than here. She did try at three other positions on campus and didn't get them. This one is off campus. She has been here just over 2 years. So now that I have her to the point of being a valuable employee, she is gone. Until my institution comes to the place of understanding the hard work, the learning curve and the value of the library staff, this is going to be a common place thing. We are shooting ourselves in the foot and the people that can change that do not understand. So now I have to go back to square one of finding, hiring and training yet another cataloger who is willing to accept what we pay, but do the job that we need to do. Where is that balance between stepping out in faith to trust the Lord to meet our needs (financially) and being fiscally responsible. Or is it that, in the name of being fiscally responsible, we are too tight with the money? If that is the case where is our faith? Are we not instructed to do our very best for the Lord? How can we when we are held back by others over us from doing so? I want to be a part of an organization that wants the very best, steps up to the plate to provide it and trust the Lord to do his part.