8th August 2012, 05:12 PM
Kel Wrote:When was that not the case Dino? We're both old enough to have survived several economic boom & bust cycles. They come, they go, the world still turns. Such is capitalism. It's not the end of all things, just a period of adaptation each time for us ants. Chin up, chap! Good times are just around the corner, pack up yer troubles, there'll be bluebirds over, etc.
Permanent local government archaeology jobs (regardless of how long that permanence actually lasts) is a reason to be cheerful!
I'm always amused by people in archaeology (particularly the diggers) who think they've secured a 'permanent' job - just means they get a slightly longer period of notice when the work dries up....I've heard of people being laid-off after only a week on a 'permanent' contract...in one case that was a bit of a b****r since they'd just jacked in what turned out to be 9 months work here (which had been given to someone else in the meantime). Presumably council jobs have a longer redundancy process?