7th September 2006, 03:55 PM
Four years seems like a pretty long time to me. With qualifications and in a "face fits" environment you could be a junior/middle manager in many other jobs with proper career structures.
Of course the problem is that for the majority of those four years in archaeological employment you were probably treated like an overgrown child - given little responsibility, opportunity, or training.
Please disabuse me of my cynicism if your employer/employers were sweetness and light, although don't confuse amiable management and/or relatively stress free working environment with the benefits that provision of proper training and reponsibility bring.
Of course the problem is that for the majority of those four years in archaeological employment you were probably treated like an overgrown child - given little responsibility, opportunity, or training.
Please disabuse me of my cynicism if your employer/employers were sweetness and light, although don't confuse amiable management and/or relatively stress free working environment with the benefits that provision of proper training and reponsibility bring.