20th July 2009, 11:30 AM
I think GnomeKing raises an interesting point. I'm going to digress a little off-topic, but I remember a couple of years ago having a chat with a cousin of mine who is a well-remunerated management consultant. I was saying how, as an archaeologist, I enjoy my work but not the low pay and job insecurity that goes with it. He pointed out that there are two principal ways to pursue a career- chase the job with the money so that you can do what you like in your spare time, or chase the career that you actually enjoy doing.