14th March 2007, 02:42 PM
What about all the archaeologists who self medicate for depression and anxiety (brought on by such a rootless, financially uncertain lifestyle) through beer and ciggies? They are not always the luxuries they may seem...
(If any unit directors are a bit short one month, any of their digging staff will be able to point them to the supermarkets which stock the drinkable wine at £2.10 a bottle that they throw all their lovely spare money around on.)
It's unbelievable that there is still such a generational gap between those graduates of earlier decades who walked into supervisory / directorial roles and those of today. As many current unit directors never had to work and provide for themselves as diggers, they have no perspective of the reality of life as a digger. In my experience senior management grades, with their secure final salary pensions looming, are completely incapable of understanding the difficulties their staff have and why they aren't simply be glad to have a job.
(If any unit directors are a bit short one month, any of their digging staff will be able to point them to the supermarkets which stock the drinkable wine at £2.10 a bottle that they throw all their lovely spare money around on.)
It's unbelievable that there is still such a generational gap between those graduates of earlier decades who walked into supervisory / directorial roles and those of today. As many current unit directors never had to work and provide for themselves as diggers, they have no perspective of the reality of life as a digger. In my experience senior management grades, with their secure final salary pensions looming, are completely incapable of understanding the difficulties their staff have and why they aren't simply be glad to have a job.