24th April 2010, 03:53 PM
BAJR Wrote:A very good idea... I had actualy thought why not just one grade...either a member or not a member... however, your suggestion makes eminent sense.. two excellent posts that perhaps
a) the IfA should consider and
b) people should think about and understand the whole process. read about the IfA first.
Interesting set of posts since I was last logged on, good that the poll has produced some discussion following the results.
BAJR - cheers for the IFA quote a couple of your posts ago, would have been better if I hadn't left all the blurb I'd printed off stuffed down the back of my office PC....that's ok then, I can still qualify at MIFA despite avoiding management jobs like the plague (always nice to have the option in case I need it for a job.....)
I largely agree with most of Troll and Kevin's last posts, much of the paperwork produced by IFA over the years has been useful/very constructive (although some perhaps rather less so), the membership issue is perhaps the one that's always let the side down. There are lots of people in archaeology who quite happily bob along at their own level, are b***** good archaeologists, but never produce anything that would ever qualify them for membership of anything much - didn't IFA originally back in the '80s allow long-service as a replacement for some of the membership requirements, or is my memory letting me down again? As an example, I've mainly worked as a site supervisor since 1983, people seem to think I'm b***** good at it (they keep asking me back and chucking work at me, and not just my current employers, I've been made aware of several other units who would find a job for me), and I've no intention of moving any further up the 'career' tree (as long as my value continues to be reflected in an apparently limitless supply of opportunities to earn as much as I can be bothered to - there are limits, starts to cut into the partying time eventually) - am quite happy where I am and proably contribute far more to the profession as a good supervisor than a c**p manager. IFA doesn't seem to respect that approach, it has a fixation with 'self improvement' and 'career development', but frankly a lot of people I know couldn't give a t***, they're quite happy where they are but would like some respect for what they do, which is just as important as that of the 'career' enthusiasts, the guys holding the shovels keep almost all of the rest of us employed?
Sorry, bit of a rant there, just been mowing a mate's lawns in blazing sunshine and not chilled out yet
