18th November 2005, 06:09 PM
cheers for the responses.
Taking all that into account what do you guys think could/should be done to turn archaeology into a real profession with decent wage and conditions? I dont want to rehash things that have already been said in other parts of the forum but would very much like to have an idea so that i can become pro-active in changing our position. I still love this job, however i find myself surrounded by people who used to love it but now have become very unhappy and jaded. I dont want be in that position in 5 or 10 years time. I also want to be able to buy a house, have children and other basic human rights. A snap pole in my unit revealed that only 3 people from a staff of 30 own there own house, thats including directors and other higher ups.
So then what can i do to make things better?
Taking all that into account what do you guys think could/should be done to turn archaeology into a real profession with decent wage and conditions? I dont want to rehash things that have already been said in other parts of the forum but would very much like to have an idea so that i can become pro-active in changing our position. I still love this job, however i find myself surrounded by people who used to love it but now have become very unhappy and jaded. I dont want be in that position in 5 or 10 years time. I also want to be able to buy a house, have children and other basic human rights. A snap pole in my unit revealed that only 3 people from a staff of 30 own there own house, thats including directors and other higher ups.
So then what can i do to make things better?