10th November 2009, 04:37 PM
I am having to move back home at the age of nearly 30. Despite having a normally paid university job (and not a commercial unit one) for the last few months, living in the South is so expensive that I haven't been able to save anything.
The 'good' thing about moving home, is that I will be able to 'afford' to apply for digging jobs, which I love. It is a sad fact that it is increasingly becoming the case that minimum wage digging can only be afforded by those who have extremely low outgoings, such as paying your parents.
In what other profession would a skilled workforce who all have to live with their mammies just to get by be acceptable? :face-huh:
For me, it isn't a question of "Is it better to have a job for less than no job?" but "is it better to leave archaeology and have a job than have a lower paid archaeology one?" It might be selling out but at least you'd have money for more than beans on toast, and could maybe still keep archaeology as an interest until times are better? It's not my first choice but, I don't want to take my skills elsewhere, but as with many people I know, its looking like the increasingly likely one.
The 'good' thing about moving home, is that I will be able to 'afford' to apply for digging jobs, which I love. It is a sad fact that it is increasingly becoming the case that minimum wage digging can only be afforded by those who have extremely low outgoings, such as paying your parents.
In what other profession would a skilled workforce who all have to live with their mammies just to get by be acceptable? :face-huh:
For me, it isn't a question of "Is it better to have a job for less than no job?" but "is it better to leave archaeology and have a job than have a lower paid archaeology one?" It might be selling out but at least you'd have money for more than beans on toast, and could maybe still keep archaeology as an interest until times are better? It's not my first choice but, I don't want to take my skills elsewhere, but as with many people I know, its looking like the increasingly likely one.