24th August 2004, 09:37 PM
As touched on above, the phenomenon of the slacker is not peculiar to archaeology. These creatures can be found in all walks of life and all professions.
They should be spotted by the first level of management (god, did I really use that expression??) which is part of what they're there for - in archaeology this would be the supervisor. It should not be necessary for colleagues to have to take action or grass them up, but a word with them, probably softened with humour, would usually be the best first step.
After that, if nothing happens or they're not spotted, it's down to you - you can either cover up for them or have a quiet with whoever's in charge.
There is of course the occasional workaholic lunatic that stays in the office till all hours of the night and weekends.... fine by me (been there, done that, saw the light) but I don't like the ones that start to proclaim that everyone should do it.
They should be spotted by the first level of management (god, did I really use that expression??) which is part of what they're there for - in archaeology this would be the supervisor. It should not be necessary for colleagues to have to take action or grass them up, but a word with them, probably softened with humour, would usually be the best first step.
After that, if nothing happens or they're not spotted, it's down to you - you can either cover up for them or have a quiet with whoever's in charge.
There is of course the occasional workaholic lunatic that stays in the office till all hours of the night and weekends.... fine by me (been there, done that, saw the light) but I don't like the ones that start to proclaim that everyone should do it.