12th June 2011, 10:49 AM
BAJR is not against it, and of course there is some confusion creeping in here.
On a recent dig I had people with way more than 2 years experience as field archaeologists. and I myself 'stayed' in the field as a digger for many a long year I still do, and last year after 30 years digging I was in the field again as a digger on a diggers wage.
It is not the best idea to in effect suggest diggers are somehow at the bottom rung. I can be a raw recruit, a new digger, a digger, a seasoned digger a veteran digger etc. and just as specialist and competent at my trade. Lets move away from the idea that anyone who stays digging is somehow a failure or at best needs pushed up the tree to project officer etc. I am sure a few POs will agree that having old lags on site is worth its weight in gold.
If the idea is not to cull diggers at 2 years... then I don't understand the statement
Give me 3 10 year diggers in addition to new blood thanks... rather than a permanent workforce of people with less than 2 years. :p
On a recent dig I had people with way more than 2 years experience as field archaeologists. and I myself 'stayed' in the field as a digger for many a long year I still do, and last year after 30 years digging I was in the field again as a digger on a diggers wage.
It is not the best idea to in effect suggest diggers are somehow at the bottom rung. I can be a raw recruit, a new digger, a digger, a seasoned digger a veteran digger etc. and just as specialist and competent at my trade. Lets move away from the idea that anyone who stays digging is somehow a failure or at best needs pushed up the tree to project officer etc. I am sure a few POs will agree that having old lags on site is worth its weight in gold.
If the idea is not to cull diggers at 2 years... then I don't understand the statement
Quote:His arguement to support this policy was that any archaeologist with greater than 2 years experience was overqualified for the posts he was offering (basically field assistant) and by that stage in their career should be motivated more by their career development than their need of a job.
Give me 3 10 year diggers in addition to new blood thanks... rather than a permanent workforce of people with less than 2 years. :p