19th February 2011, 10:41 AM
One small thought that struck me after reading this again, was this.
WE spend much time saying we are worth much more - we are professional and should charge professional rates.
When we do charge the sort of rates a professional charges, then we are seen as greedy.
Can we have it both ways? Are we a cheap unwanted requirement? OR a sensibly priced desired necessity?
The Minerals groups may feel hard done by, but I would like to ask them, just what quarry or extraction has become non viable due to archaeology? Answers on a small postcard. They make profit, and thats fine, it is what they need to do, and we need them for building and roads, and as archaeologists, we get to find and disseminate. They are looking for a quantifiable payback. So what is it.?
WE spend much time saying we are worth much more - we are professional and should charge professional rates.
When we do charge the sort of rates a professional charges, then we are seen as greedy.
Can we have it both ways? Are we a cheap unwanted requirement? OR a sensibly priced desired necessity?
The Minerals groups may feel hard done by, but I would like to ask them, just what quarry or extraction has become non viable due to archaeology? Answers on a small postcard. They make profit, and thats fine, it is what they need to do, and we need them for building and roads, and as archaeologists, we get to find and disseminate. They are looking for a quantifiable payback. So what is it.?