12th November 2013, 10:47 AM
Dinosaur Wrote:since most diggers aren't ever going to rise above 'digger' they could at least take some pride in what tasks they are undertaking?
I feel you pain. But really, 'most diggers aren't ever going to rise above digger'? Are you and your organisation making this decision on their behalf through the contracts you offer, the CPD and training you provide, and the opportunities presented? What a bleak world you must inhabit. Most 'diggers' (whatever that even means these days) I have worked with pretty soon 'rose above' that status and went on to supervise/project manage eventually, although they still probably did a bit of digging on the way as it is one of a number of useful skills. The ones who didn't were either rubbish, gave up and got 'proper jobs' where some sort of progression was considered normal, or were the sort of people who were happy to be paid in cider. Once again you describe a depressing situation of hopelessness and martyrdom to the cause of digging for digging's sake.