9th May 2008, 07:54 PM
Damn fine rant... ! and much I can agree with..
To take your quote
I quite agree... and this is part of the problem... a cyclic one...
Lots of discussion and working parties that come up with great info and ways forward that take so long to move forward that the earth has moved and everything is different therefore needing an updated working group to examine how things have change...etc.... etc..
ps-- I don't want this thread to turn into a negative anti IFA ain't working thread. --
I have said that I still believe in the ideals of the IFA - its what happens if you do jump up and down that worries me. Troll.. is now in Cyprus.. others are no longer able to work where they live, others have left archaeology because they did make a noise.. You could say I rock the boat... loose cannon... big gobbed etc.. but I stand by my principals until convinced.. but when convinced will happily do a 180 turn... and be just as steadfast with the new. I don't mind being proved completely wrong.
I did not leave the Council and IFA from a sense of frustration - though I do confess that dealing with frustration is not one of my better traits
I do worry and care about the hundreds who live a hand to mouth existence - and when it comes to pushing forward a reasonable deal that sees both companies able to cope... and employees getting the best that is affordable .. then I will be up at the front - with many others.
I know its tricky... and respect both the Employers concerns and those of the digger and supervisor, the illustrator, the buildings archaeologist and project officer... all skilled people who have difficulty paying a mortgage... I was told, the best way to survive in archaeology is to marry someone who is not... and boy was that true... From a person with negative 5 grand in the bank, no house, car, nothing apart from a rucksack full of clothes .. only when I met maggie did my life change... giving me the stability to create a 'normal' life. I'm all for considering the options... and now we have... we have to act - together... IFA, SCAUM, PROSPECT, ALGAO, APPAG and from the side... I'll be shouting.
oooooo... you got me going now as well [:I]
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu
To take your quote
Quote:quote:This makes it very difficult for the IFA to move forward in the way many of us wish it to. I'm still in it for the same reason I joined, it's far from perfect but it's never going to change if no-one joins/jumps up and down/ gets involved. Which is why I said that I also thought it was a shame that BAJR felt he had to resign from the organisation. I get very frustrated sometimes too!
I quite agree... and this is part of the problem... a cyclic one...
Lots of discussion and working parties that come up with great info and ways forward that take so long to move forward that the earth has moved and everything is different therefore needing an updated working group to examine how things have change...etc.... etc..
ps-- I don't want this thread to turn into a negative anti IFA ain't working thread. --
I have said that I still believe in the ideals of the IFA - its what happens if you do jump up and down that worries me. Troll.. is now in Cyprus.. others are no longer able to work where they live, others have left archaeology because they did make a noise.. You could say I rock the boat... loose cannon... big gobbed etc.. but I stand by my principals until convinced.. but when convinced will happily do a 180 turn... and be just as steadfast with the new. I don't mind being proved completely wrong.
I did not leave the Council and IFA from a sense of frustration - though I do confess that dealing with frustration is not one of my better traits
I do worry and care about the hundreds who live a hand to mouth existence - and when it comes to pushing forward a reasonable deal that sees both companies able to cope... and employees getting the best that is affordable .. then I will be up at the front - with many others.
I know its tricky... and respect both the Employers concerns and those of the digger and supervisor, the illustrator, the buildings archaeologist and project officer... all skilled people who have difficulty paying a mortgage... I was told, the best way to survive in archaeology is to marry someone who is not... and boy was that true... From a person with negative 5 grand in the bank, no house, car, nothing apart from a rucksack full of clothes .. only when I met maggie did my life change... giving me the stability to create a 'normal' life. I'm all for considering the options... and now we have... we have to act - together... IFA, SCAUM, PROSPECT, ALGAO, APPAG and from the side... I'll be shouting.
oooooo... you got me going now as well [:I]
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu