I worked for a CRM'er with broad local, state, and federal contacts for a
decade with no health insurance most of the time, no education benefits, no
401k's, no overtime even with long hours on rushed projects, less pay than a
primary educator, lots of parasites and bodily environmental degradation
including clay shoveler's back.  Benefits included workman's comp (really
designed to limit an employers liability) and the benefit of a doubt. I
slowly figured out that I would have to retire myself if it was ever going
to happen and hung out my own shingle.  Contract firms with decent benefit
packages are scarce around here.  The only retirees I've seen are from state
positions.  Show me the money:):):)

Dan Allen
Cumberland Research Group, Inc.
and
GRA @ the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU


----- Original Message -----
From: "Pam Asbury-Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: definition of an 'archaeologist' ?


> So, what... you've never heard of a 401K??
>
> Pam Asbury-Smith
> SRI/Tucson
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Allen" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 12:47 PM
> Subject: Re: definition of an 'archaeologist' ?
>
>
>> I agree with Ron May which is one reason why I continue to support
> conflict
>> theory:):):) I've also never heard of anyone retiring with a pension from
> a
>> consulting archaeological firm.  Are we being snookered?
>>
>> Dan Allen
>> Cumberland Research Group, Inc.
>> and
>> Graduate Research Assistant
>> Center for Historic Preservation @ MTSU
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ron May" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 11:28 AM
>> Subject: Re: definition of an 'archaeologist' ?
>>
>>
>> > Have you ever noticed that as people advance in rank, they set the
>> > standard
>> > behind them higher for those who follow them? I recall the local
>> > consulting
>> > archaeologists patting themselves on the back for convincing local
>> > agencies to
>> > require SOPA (now RPA) certification as a measure for practicing
>> > archaeology,
>> > which eliminated the competition.
>> >
>> > Ron May
>> > Legacy 106, Inc.
>> >
>>
>