2nd April 2010, 11:25 AM
I'm a bit offended really that I'm now an official hat doffer. I've never scraped to a boss and I'm not "grateful" for a job. In my current situation I've got all the training, support and potential career progression that I need. If I did work for a dubious employer, then I probably would join a union. I'm working for an excellent one at the moment, and if things do go wrong, I've got all the legal training I need to defend myself.
Hey, as much as anyone more cash for my job would be appreciated. Union action to increase wages and conditions across the country is in no way a bad thing, and I've no problem with anyone who wants to follow that route, and if this thing gets off the ground, that'd be great. My issue is that my employer already has great working conditions, and is more than happy to raise wages, as long as he won't get undercut by someone the next day. Going on strike is quite simply just unnecessary for me at the moment. If things go donwhill, that may change.
Geli, slightly confused at your post, is this aimed at me? I've never claimed to be an expert at archaeology, and anyone who suggests that they are an expert is a liar. Every day brings a new feature / thing that you've never seen before. Its part of the reason I like the job so much. There's plenty of fields I'm still developing into, at the moment its enviro and geoarchaeology, as these are areas I need to improve. All I'm ever interested in is producing high quality work, which I let stand for itself. My dad always says that if you want to get anywhere in life, you need to be working to be heads above everyone else. To me that means constantly improving my game, and its an approach thats never let me down.
Hey, as much as anyone more cash for my job would be appreciated. Union action to increase wages and conditions across the country is in no way a bad thing, and I've no problem with anyone who wants to follow that route, and if this thing gets off the ground, that'd be great. My issue is that my employer already has great working conditions, and is more than happy to raise wages, as long as he won't get undercut by someone the next day. Going on strike is quite simply just unnecessary for me at the moment. If things go donwhill, that may change.
Geli, slightly confused at your post, is this aimed at me? I've never claimed to be an expert at archaeology, and anyone who suggests that they are an expert is a liar. Every day brings a new feature / thing that you've never seen before. Its part of the reason I like the job so much. There's plenty of fields I'm still developing into, at the moment its enviro and geoarchaeology, as these are areas I need to improve. All I'm ever interested in is producing high quality work, which I let stand for itself. My dad always says that if you want to get anywhere in life, you need to be working to be heads above everyone else. To me that means constantly improving my game, and its an approach thats never let me down.