Unitof1 Wrote:Sorry about the rant affect. I just throw I am self employed at the survey and decided that it had been engineered by sheep.
Baaa!
Good points Unit, and I hope people actually read what you say in these last few posts. Yes there is a lack of awareness in many archaeologists, someone once said to me that many Diggers don't ever really grow up and take responsibility for themselves -which I guess is partly what you are saying. I do kind of agree, but what I and the DF are trying to do (and of course what David tries to do) is give Diggers the tools and information to take responsibility.
I did look into developing a new model of archaeology -'spaghetti co-operatives' of skilled freelancers (Diggers and specialists) working for proper wages, travelling -yes, and working as real subbies for companies or consultants who would be spared the risks of full time employees. Only problem is that we'd be competing against the sheep, and the units need the sheep to make money on larger jobs from the day rates they charge. The kind of set up I imagined is being done, but generally not on an even playing field and there is still the sheep problem in how it is all run, its still Master-Servant -I just don't see it as being that different in freelance site work than employee site work, but maybe its changed in the last 3 years.