6th November 2013, 12:00 AM
Lack of pension isn't unique to archaeology. Trust me on that one! And it ain't the knees that are the problem... But forgive me for being thick, but I still can't see how being chartered could possibly help. Given that the industry I've come from has chartered architects, surveyors, electricians and anyone else you could dream of, yet still have a knackered body, no pension, and possibly more importantly shite buildings... I'll reiterate: having a bunch of people who don't know shit from shoeshine telling the world (at a price) that you fit into their narrow, corrupt and/or deluded view of 'their' industry means naff-all if you actually give a monkies about the job. It is a situation for which the terms 'ivory towers' or 'easy money' were made for, depending on your point of view.