pdurdin Wrote:I'm a volunteer too, and I agree with Vorobyey 100%! I know other volunteers who don't bother with this site expressly because of the way volunteers are often denigrated and/or dismissed.
Really, I can't say I've seen much evidence of that.
Vorobyey Wrote:I get really annoyed at all the comments denigrating the reliability of volunteers.
Will they turn up and work from 0730 to 1700 in the pouring rain - yes, of course. If they don't, you don't have them back on site. They are volunteers choosing to be there, their greatest punishment is not being involved. You will soon learn who can be relied on, and what level of supervision (if any) that they need.
I think by reliability we are talking in terms of project management. With the best will in the world, volunteers are under no obligation to turn up for the same hours as paid staff (although I know many do, indeed I was one of them). As a result, it would be impossible to accurately forecast the end date of any fieldwork that relied heavily on volunteers.
D. Vader
Senior Consultant
Vader Maull & Palpatine
Archaeological Consultants
A tremor in the Force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of Tony Robinson.
Senior Consultant
Vader Maull & Palpatine
Archaeological Consultants
A tremor in the Force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of Tony Robinson.