14th September 2005, 09:37 AM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by Silent Bob
Well the day field archaeology becomes a meritocracy is the day the Cotswolds Fault (or whatever) singes the whole of Britain with firey lava.
As has been stated before, a degree is not a sign of competence. As such, I would suggest that field archaeology is more of a meritocracy than you give it credit for. After all, if people without degrees but with genuine competence can rise through the ranks, is that not pretty much the definition of a meritocracy? If you can actually apply your degree to your work and demonstrate that you are doing your job well and want to be promoted then you should get ahead. Of course, pissing off your managers is a sure-fire way to not be promoted, while butt-kissing has its merits.
Of course, my own rise through the ranks was accomplished by being willing to take on the ****tiest jobs the unit had to offer and then try to make a go of them despite the unit manager's obvious desire that they should fail from the outset due to only putting tuppence ha'penny in the budget. Not sure if that is promotion on merit or just promotion because no one else was willing to take the **** I was willing to take.
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