12th March 2009, 11:03 AM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by Plautus
The trouble with archaeology, is that it is run by people who have a vested interest in the status quo. Company directors make a lot by paying archaeologists as a Labourers rate and charging clients at a proffesionals rate for their services.
If you have any evidence that the ratio of charge-out rates to pay rates is different in archaeology to other areas of the construction industry I'm sure we'd all be pleased to hear it.
In my humble opinion, archaeological managers' main worry is not their profit margin but simply winning work, so charge-out rates will be shaved down to the bone, particularly in our current economic climate.
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