25th February 2009, 11:03 AM
First off, I think that having a go at IFA staff (rather than the IFA itself) is a bit low as you know that they are unable to defend themsleves here.
second off your work for your own commercial interests and other tasks you have chosen to do in your free time is a bit irrelevent - as indeed is my work load relating as it does to: writing a post med CBM report, costing for scientific analysis work, writing up an Italian pottery report, writing up a Syrian pottery preliminary report, developing two papers on the methodologies for the study of pottery and CBM in late antique period, collating the responses to the last draft of a contract for specialist services, writing up the finds group survey of finds practice, writing up a best practice guide to the handling of cbm, building a nursary in my house, preparing for imminent arrival of new son in april, preparing the next newsletter for the SGRP, updating and circulating membership lists, keeping up to date on the outcomes of the last CWPA meeting, preparing for the next one, circulating information about the next sgrp conference, preparing a number of training events. Many of these projects are peer reviewed and some are part of commitees where my point of view may not necessarily be accepted by the majority. You are not the only person doing work in their free time - others do it as well, and are happy to. However it is not reasonable to expect people to do unpaid overtime and sacrifice their free time, and indeed is a bit rich coming from non-members who don't contribute to staff salary in the first place
second off your work for your own commercial interests and other tasks you have chosen to do in your free time is a bit irrelevent - as indeed is my work load relating as it does to: writing a post med CBM report, costing for scientific analysis work, writing up an Italian pottery report, writing up a Syrian pottery preliminary report, developing two papers on the methodologies for the study of pottery and CBM in late antique period, collating the responses to the last draft of a contract for specialist services, writing up the finds group survey of finds practice, writing up a best practice guide to the handling of cbm, building a nursary in my house, preparing for imminent arrival of new son in april, preparing the next newsletter for the SGRP, updating and circulating membership lists, keeping up to date on the outcomes of the last CWPA meeting, preparing for the next one, circulating information about the next sgrp conference, preparing a number of training events. Many of these projects are peer reviewed and some are part of commitees where my point of view may not necessarily be accepted by the majority. You are not the only person doing work in their free time - others do it as well, and are happy to. However it is not reasonable to expect people to do unpaid overtime and sacrifice their free time, and indeed is a bit rich coming from non-members who don't contribute to staff salary in the first place