27th November 2005, 08:25 PM
Bugger... I have uploaded to the wrong directory.... get back Monday evening! it will be there.
to quote the letter though...
I'LL CARRY ON WHINGEING
So your correspondent doesn't like the
whingeing. Ahh, bless. Well, there's a lot to
whinge about in archaeology - bad
practice, sh*t pay, poor working
conditions, snobbery, elitism and
downright corruption.
We could have some cartoons in the
newsletter and yes, I like the 'artifact of the
month' idea. What would you suggest?
How about the director#146;s head on a stick,
or a photo of Oxford Archaeology
buildings going up in smoke - I#146;d like that.
Having spent 4 years at college, getting
skint, now owing for my course and still
taking home less than UKP300 a week, I think
I#146;ve got every right to whinge. As for
middle class sh*ts who stroll through their
degrees, amble through their MA's and
then swan into supervisor jobs just because
units are terrified of employing people who
may have 20 years experience (better than
most directors, in my opinion), they too
make me want to whinge.
Did I mention sexism, racism (how many
black, Asian or other ethnic groups do you
see working on digs, let alone in post-ex or
office jobs?), I get a little tired of being
told I've a chip on my shoulder.
There is no investigation at any meaningful
level of crap units, nor is there any real
discussion of the real issues underlying the
decline of development archaeology, which
is becoming an adjunct to the planning
process and is being subsumed by the glow
of technology and 'market forces'. That's
why the Bath unit is closing down -
underbid by bigger units.
I see no hope in UK archaeology - pay will
continue to drop in real terms, conditions
haven#146;t got better in the time I've been
working and the big units continue to drive
down wages and standards.
So, I'll carry on whingeing, if that's all right
with you.
Another day another WSI?
to quote the letter though...
I'LL CARRY ON WHINGEING
So your correspondent doesn't like the
whingeing. Ahh, bless. Well, there's a lot to
whinge about in archaeology - bad
practice, sh*t pay, poor working
conditions, snobbery, elitism and
downright corruption.
We could have some cartoons in the
newsletter and yes, I like the 'artifact of the
month' idea. What would you suggest?
How about the director#146;s head on a stick,
or a photo of Oxford Archaeology
buildings going up in smoke - I#146;d like that.
Having spent 4 years at college, getting
skint, now owing for my course and still
taking home less than UKP300 a week, I think
I#146;ve got every right to whinge. As for
middle class sh*ts who stroll through their
degrees, amble through their MA's and
then swan into supervisor jobs just because
units are terrified of employing people who
may have 20 years experience (better than
most directors, in my opinion), they too
make me want to whinge.
Did I mention sexism, racism (how many
black, Asian or other ethnic groups do you
see working on digs, let alone in post-ex or
office jobs?), I get a little tired of being
told I've a chip on my shoulder.
There is no investigation at any meaningful
level of crap units, nor is there any real
discussion of the real issues underlying the
decline of development archaeology, which
is becoming an adjunct to the planning
process and is being subsumed by the glow
of technology and 'market forces'. That's
why the Bath unit is closing down -
underbid by bigger units.
I see no hope in UK archaeology - pay will
continue to drop in real terms, conditions
haven#146;t got better in the time I've been
working and the big units continue to drive
down wages and standards.
So, I'll carry on whingeing, if that's all right
with you.
Another day another WSI?