31st August 2004, 01:50 AM
I will respond in detail in due course.
I cannot get away with a 33% right off on kit - I distinguish between what it costs and what the revenue allow.
I will however comment on the phrase ...
"by yoofs in sharp suits who have never got their hands dirty."
I would state I am time served on getting my hands and everything else dirty. I will mention, therefore, a few sites Thwing Hazleton Avebury Caerleon Usk Abergavenny Coppergate Trondheim. On saturday I even used a trowel on an ameteur dig for a few minutes!
Have I run a large organisation - formally yes - for a short period of time before I fell out with them on how projects should be costed. I have also had none archaeology management jobs and I have employed upto 17 sub contractors in a year. I have also had one of those jobs on the city that everybody talks about but why should I even bother defending myself?
Voice of reason have you? who are you: keep on boring me. At least identify yourself. As you say (or should we just sit and wait for clients to realise how god we are?). Marketing is key.
As to the hard hat question I posed which cost ?4 from Jewsons over the road - it is marketing - as the client said the ******* builders have never thought to give me one. The client has my wife's hard hat - ?4 on the fee I am getting it is nickel and dime stuff. The client on earth is pretty close to god - ?4 to kept him within H&S regulations is something I would pay out of my own pocket! I know how much repeat business is involved and how much heritage he is responcible for.
Peter
(expecting to be barred for being too flippant)
I cannot get away with a 33% right off on kit - I distinguish between what it costs and what the revenue allow.
I will however comment on the phrase ...
"by yoofs in sharp suits who have never got their hands dirty."
I would state I am time served on getting my hands and everything else dirty. I will mention, therefore, a few sites Thwing Hazleton Avebury Caerleon Usk Abergavenny Coppergate Trondheim. On saturday I even used a trowel on an ameteur dig for a few minutes!
Have I run a large organisation - formally yes - for a short period of time before I fell out with them on how projects should be costed. I have also had none archaeology management jobs and I have employed upto 17 sub contractors in a year. I have also had one of those jobs on the city that everybody talks about but why should I even bother defending myself?
Voice of reason have you? who are you: keep on boring me. At least identify yourself. As you say (or should we just sit and wait for clients to realise how god we are?). Marketing is key.
As to the hard hat question I posed which cost ?4 from Jewsons over the road - it is marketing - as the client said the ******* builders have never thought to give me one. The client has my wife's hard hat - ?4 on the fee I am getting it is nickel and dime stuff. The client on earth is pretty close to god - ?4 to kept him within H&S regulations is something I would pay out of my own pocket! I know how much repeat business is involved and how much heritage he is responcible for.
Peter
(expecting to be barred for being too flippant)