24th April 2010, 10:48 PM
agreed BAJR - but... Managerial Responsibility also includes taking the opinions of the Post-Hole Experts very seriously, especially when it comes to 'post holes' - at present that opinion can be ignored almost at whim, sometimes consistently so...
more can be done to improve this situation, so that Technical Wizards and Alpha Organisers can use each others skills accordingly for mutual benefits...and so that mutual respect can be born from recognition of specific mutual dependencies.
Even counting on both hands, thier are still more managers than fingers whoes beliefs in their own infallibilities and comprehisve abilities significantly outweighs the observable reality of archaeology in the flesh...
i would be happy to be managed by a person with limited technical archaeological knowledge, so long as that person Truly Recognised the Source of the vital and essential data...and also so long as they did not try to snuffle their noses further into the shared Trough than they actually deserved...
the system is unbalanced at present...there are 'managerial bottlenecks' unconnected with possession of archaeological knowledge or research abilities - it perpetuates a self-harming scramble as many try to squeeze in...unbalanced pay scales reinforce the status-quo and leaves many with no clear options other than Preparing for the Salmon Race - which is presented by the victors as simply the natural Way of the World, and not contingent upon present circumstance...
Top financiers were paid huge salaries because they faced more responsibility (over other peoples monetary Wealth) - not only grossly disproportional, but also where has any responsibility actually been taken when it mattered? The scale may be different in archaeology, but the cultural ethos might not differ altogether in quality.
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more can be done to improve this situation, so that Technical Wizards and Alpha Organisers can use each others skills accordingly for mutual benefits...and so that mutual respect can be born from recognition of specific mutual dependencies.
Even counting on both hands, thier are still more managers than fingers whoes beliefs in their own infallibilities and comprehisve abilities significantly outweighs the observable reality of archaeology in the flesh...
i would be happy to be managed by a person with limited technical archaeological knowledge, so long as that person Truly Recognised the Source of the vital and essential data...and also so long as they did not try to snuffle their noses further into the shared Trough than they actually deserved...
the system is unbalanced at present...there are 'managerial bottlenecks' unconnected with possession of archaeological knowledge or research abilities - it perpetuates a self-harming scramble as many try to squeeze in...unbalanced pay scales reinforce the status-quo and leaves many with no clear options other than Preparing for the Salmon Race - which is presented by the victors as simply the natural Way of the World, and not contingent upon present circumstance...
Top financiers were paid huge salaries because they faced more responsibility (over other peoples monetary Wealth) - not only grossly disproportional, but also where has any responsibility actually been taken when it mattered? The scale may be different in archaeology, but the cultural ethos might not differ altogether in quality.
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