26th August 2010, 03:04 PM
Couldn't agree more Mr Weasels.I'm all for taking pride in your work, but at the end of the day we're all professionals here (well, the vast majority anyway) and should treat our job as such. There's nothing wrong with a bit of out of hours reading and research, going to conferences, etc, but as long as its for your own benefit/enjoyment. During work hours I'll put maximum effort in, be as productive as possible, be conscientious with my record keeping, but when the day's over I'm up and out of there. I accept that when working as a supervisor you have to put additional time in, but that's part and parcel of the choice you make when deciding to take a step up to a higher level of responsibility. I don't like it, but it's part of the job.
However I think I've got a little off topic there. Sorry, got a bit carried away.
I think the future of archaeology will be decide by the government spending review in October. If they start slashing departments it will have a knock on effect, not to mention if the decide to scrap any upcoming infrastructure projects. However I'm not yet convinced that the future is exactly as grim as some are portraying it, but as with all things only time will tell.
However I think I've got a little off topic there. Sorry, got a bit carried away.
I think the future of archaeology will be decide by the government spending review in October. If they start slashing departments it will have a knock on effect, not to mention if the decide to scrap any upcoming infrastructure projects. However I'm not yet convinced that the future is exactly as grim as some are portraying it, but as with all things only time will tell.