18th October 2005, 05:53 PM
To follow on from Invisible Man's comments, I've thought for a while now that the problem with wages isn't too many diggers, or an undervaluing of heritage, or a low market value, or any such thing but the constant competitiveness between digging units that drives - and keeps - the prices down. I really think that in terms of pay we are our own worst enemies.
Developers will pay a lot more if that's the going rate. I have heard storys to the effect that we are devalued in the developers' eyes simply because of the stupidly low amounts we charge. When they are paying more per person day for unskilled labouring crew it's no wonder they have this impression.
This is not to say I support the idea of regionalisation to keep units out and prices standardised, but as soon as you get one unit undercutting another, we're just doing ourselves a disservice.
Just a thought
ML
Developers will pay a lot more if that's the going rate. I have heard storys to the effect that we are devalued in the developers' eyes simply because of the stupidly low amounts we charge. When they are paying more per person day for unskilled labouring crew it's no wonder they have this impression.
This is not to say I support the idea of regionalisation to keep units out and prices standardised, but as soon as you get one unit undercutting another, we're just doing ourselves a disservice.
Just a thought
ML