12th September 2010, 03:48 PM
(This post was last modified: 12th September 2010, 04:26 PM by Unitof1.)
None of which apply to the self employed
I disagree. I don’t see any reason why it is stepping up a grade. What it is possibly pointing out is that archaeology has been for too long been exploiting grades below an acceptable standard-who lack responsibility for their work. The example being diggers with degrees and “unqualified” diggers. The ifa has tried to equate the two at the start of their careers when what should be happening is that graduates start on a grade that the unqualified cannot ever achieve without qualifications and which no amount of experience can overcome (except by demand in selfemployment)....
Quote:[SIZE=3]And if you are properly freelance then almost by its very nature you are stepping up a 'grade' in terms of having to run your own business and being truly responsible for your own work.[/SIZE]
I disagree. I don’t see any reason why it is stepping up a grade. What it is possibly pointing out is that archaeology has been for too long been exploiting grades below an acceptable standard-who lack responsibility for their work. The example being diggers with degrees and “unqualified” diggers. The ifa has tried to equate the two at the start of their careers when what should be happening is that graduates start on a grade that the unqualified cannot ever achieve without qualifications and which no amount of experience can overcome (except by demand in selfemployment)....
Reason: your past is my past