27th November 2008, 06:07 PM
The problem is that this undercuttingis not merely on an intercompany basis, I've been talking to archaeologists (and recovering archaeologists)who have been saying that conditions within certain companies were getting worse and worse for diggers as the company has realised that there are so many archaeologist out the desparate for work that they will pretty much accept anything - four people sharing a room, appalling accomodation, self employment on normal wages, three day contracts, pepole volunteering in the hope that the company will look favourably on them next time (and this is diggers with years of experience not recent graduates). Now really is the time to "put our house in order" or soon we will find that any headway made in the last few years will quickly be lost.
And although I do have to admitt that although i not the IFAs greatest fan I think chartered status is the way to go if we are to be taken sriously as a proffession, but we all have to pull together and stop massively under selling our knowledge and skills
Most of us are only hanging on in there by the skin of our teeth and dont know which way to turn - we dont want to leave the proffession but have no choice - but what other jobs can we do?
And although I do have to admitt that although i not the IFAs greatest fan I think chartered status is the way to go if we are to be taken sriously as a proffession, but we all have to pull together and stop massively under selling our knowledge and skills
Most of us are only hanging on in there by the skin of our teeth and dont know which way to turn - we dont want to leave the proffession but have no choice - but what other jobs can we do?