10th March 2010, 07:59 PM
I have left this up with minor edits.. because it is what is happening... at teh Nottingham meeting the discussion turned to the real crisis happening right now... So do we set up an committee to talk? Do we create a sub working party? NO... we organise and together try to save the shambles that is happening...
I would say that driving a good car is not good enough to say, hey... you are doing well. Pay is crap from top to bottom... I know the pay of many top level .. and its crap for the stress the job provides... IF field staff were on 18500k + accomodation, travel and subs, the supervisor should be on 23k the PO of 30 then the Project Manager should be 45k
I always thought to myself, why bother take on teh extra stress, the extra pressure and paperwork for a few extra quid a week... not worth it... I have sofa surfed and eaten food off plates in cafes when people left... and been sickened when I was told by older profs that it was harder in their day... sleeping on the portacabin floor using the days papers as a bed... yup been there, done it... and won't say... "well it did me no harm".. what it did do was make me want to make a difference... welcome to BAJR.
Now I am one person... ONE. and gave the last ten years to this... IF I had support... real support... where people would not work for shitpence ha'penny would not accept poor conditions... then we would not be here now... but there is always someone willing to take the job. A vicious circle... company A can't bid less than company B... and company B knows company A will try to beat them on cost... etc etc... nobody wins in the end... and the resources for archaeology? less and less... the motivation of the workforce? less and less?
Break out the cycle... can't do it alone... so will the anger be dissapated in a new round of diggers coming in? of old lags geting teh hell out? never ending story of woe... because nobody stood up...
Well... I stand up and others do... hells teeth... its worth a try.
I would say that driving a good car is not good enough to say, hey... you are doing well. Pay is crap from top to bottom... I know the pay of many top level .. and its crap for the stress the job provides... IF field staff were on 18500k + accomodation, travel and subs, the supervisor should be on 23k the PO of 30 then the Project Manager should be 45k
I always thought to myself, why bother take on teh extra stress, the extra pressure and paperwork for a few extra quid a week... not worth it... I have sofa surfed and eaten food off plates in cafes when people left... and been sickened when I was told by older profs that it was harder in their day... sleeping on the portacabin floor using the days papers as a bed... yup been there, done it... and won't say... "well it did me no harm".. what it did do was make me want to make a difference... welcome to BAJR.
Now I am one person... ONE. and gave the last ten years to this... IF I had support... real support... where people would not work for shitpence ha'penny would not accept poor conditions... then we would not be here now... but there is always someone willing to take the job. A vicious circle... company A can't bid less than company B... and company B knows company A will try to beat them on cost... etc etc... nobody wins in the end... and the resources for archaeology? less and less... the motivation of the workforce? less and less?
Break out the cycle... can't do it alone... so will the anger be dissapated in a new round of diggers coming in? of old lags geting teh hell out? never ending story of woe... because nobody stood up...
Well... I stand up and others do... hells teeth... its worth a try.