13th February 2014, 09:47 AM
I've got to say that I mostly agree with GnomeKing.
What the world of commercial archaeology needs is a trade union to campaigne for decent pay and conditions and a branch of government to police standards. The IFA has never done either.
The only job it does do is massage the egos of mediocre archaeologists by giving them 4 more letters after their names, once you pay the appropriate fee... or am I being a bit like a mad person who stands in the corner wiping spittle from my chin:p?
Alas I had to join a few years ago, our company insists on it, and its not done me any good.
I won't go into the cowboy-like practises that some RAOs indulge in...
What the world of commercial archaeology needs is a trade union to campaigne for decent pay and conditions and a branch of government to police standards. The IFA has never done either.
The only job it does do is massage the egos of mediocre archaeologists by giving them 4 more letters after their names, once you pay the appropriate fee... or am I being a bit like a mad person who stands in the corner wiping spittle from my chin:p?
Alas I had to join a few years ago, our company insists on it, and its not done me any good.
I won't go into the cowboy-like practises that some RAOs indulge in...