this whole “job thing” is rlly starting to get in my way. i need to watch made up people falling in love on tv, and then i need to read more extensively about it online. why is that so hard to understand
1. It focuses on individual rights rather than collective rights. 2. It is ahistorical. It does not have a comprehensive understanding of women’s role in history nor has it any analysis for the subordination (subjugation) of women. 3. It tends to be mechanical in its support for formal equality without a concrete understanding of the condition of different sections/classes of women and their specific problems. Hence it was able to express the demands of the middle classes (white women from middle classes in the US and upper class, upper caste women in India) but not those of women from various oppressed ethnic groups, castes and the working, labouring classes. 4. It is restricted to changes in the law, educational and employment opportunities, welfare measures etc and does not question the economic and political structures of the society which give rise to patriarchal discrimination. Hence it is reformist in its orientation, both in theory and in practice. 5. It believes that the state is neutral and can be made to intervene in favour of women when in fact the bourgeois state in the capitalist countries and the semi-colonial and semi-feudal Indian state are patriarchal and will not support women’s struggle for emancipation. The State is defending the interests of the ruling classes who benefit from the subordination and devalued status of women. 6. Since it focuses on changes in the law, and state schemes for women, it has emphasised lobbying and petitioning as means to get their demands. The liberal trend most often has restricted its activity to meetings and conventions and mobilising petitions calling for changes. It has rarely mobilised the strength of the mass of women and is in fact afraid of the militant mobilisation of poor women in large numbers.”
—Anuradha Ghandy (Avanti), “Philosophical Trends in the Women’s Movement”
Ok, but if you’re an independent contractor in the US and this happens? Find a lawyer, because you might have just gotten a huge payday.
Your position was just referred to as employment. Independent contractors do not have employers; they do not have employment. Congrats, your contact at this company just provided evidence that you were illegally missclassified.
This contact is claiming that you have set hours you’re obligated to fulfill. Unless a work task can only be done at a set time for practical reasons (i.e. you’re an audio freelancer paid to support a live event that occurs at a particular time and requires a certain amount of pre-show setup), a company cannot set an independent contractor’s work hours. This is further evidence that you were missclassified.
The whole exchange establishes that the company is interpreting an employer-employee relationship rather than expecting a service. Discipline and potential for firing (you cannot fire an independent contractor; no longer purchasing their service is not equivalent) establish that this person views themselves as a manager. Independent contractors cannot have managers.
This one text exchange could:
Get you back pay for the full duration you’ve worked there, to bring you up to the compensation that an employee would have gotten
Get you back compensation for lost benefits that an employee would have gotten
Get you back pay for the additional self-employment taxes the company should have covered
Get the company to pay back taxes to the government
Get the company to hire everyone who performed a similar role, or face further penalties and fines
A win would encourage the rest of their missclassified workers to sue for the same, or give them leverage to demand a better deal
If the company is going to screw you over like that, may as well make them pay for it.
Since this is getting a lot of reblogs, here’s a federal source that can help you determine if you’re illegally classified as a contractor:
You can also file a form with the IRS to force the company to correct your classification (assuming you meet the criteria), without necessarily having to sue:
Keep in mind that this is just federal. Most states also prohibit missclassification as an independent contractor; and even if states have more lenient rules, companies still have to comply with this federal law. The rules have largely been bipartisan and existed for decades, so they’re common.
States also have an interest in having regulations about missclassification: it’s a significant loss of tax revenue. Your self employment tax does not fully equal what a company would have paid for you in payroll taxes.
A lawyer can help point you in the right direction if a company is currently missclassifying you.
Our research shows that more apprentices and trainees will complete their training if students are given six behaviourally informed SMS prompts. Messages provided timely and practical advice on workplace rights, and where to seek support if they were struggling. Our results equate to 16% fewer learners dropping out. Our intervention led to a 7:1 return on investment.
This is part one of two posts showing how applied sociology is used in a multi-disciplinary behavioural science project to improve social policy and program delivery.
Our randomised control trial (RCT) sought to improve outcomes for apprentices and trainees through a behavioural intervention. Learners and their employers were separately visited to discuss contractual responsibilities and to set goals that were meaningful to the learner. Fortnightly emails to employers and text messages (SMS) to learners then reinforced these themes for a period of three months. At the end of this time, separate phone calls to employers and learners were undertaken to check their progress on goals and to work through any workplace issues. We then stopped further communication and analysed completion rates 12-months later. Though our intervention did not lead to a statistically significant result in the retention rate of learners, we suggest early, behaviourally informed support in the first 12 months can help learners persevere toward apprenticeship completion.
An incomplete list of things that employers commonly threaten that are 100% illegal in the United States
“We’ll fire you if you tell others how much you’re making” The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 specifically protects employees who discuss their own wages with each other (you can’t reveal someone else’s wages if you were given that information in the course of work, but you can always discuss your own or any that were revealed to you outside of work duties)
“If we can’t fire you for [discussing wages/seeking reasonable accommodation/filing a discrimination complaint/etc], we’ll just fire you for something else the next day.” This is called pretextual termination, and it offers your employer almost no protection; if you are terminated shortly after taking a protected action such as wage discussion, complaints to regulatory agencies, or seeking a reasonable accommodation, you can force the burden onto your employer to prove that the termination wasn’t retaliatory.
“Disparaging the company on social media is grounds for termination” Your right to discuss workplace conditions, compensation, and collective action carries over to online spaces, even public ones. If your employer says you aren’t allowed to disparage the company online or discuss it at all, their social media policy is illegal. However, they can forbid releasing information that they’re obligated to keep confidential such as personnel records, business plans, and customer information, so exercise care.
“If you unionize, we’ll just shut this branch down and lay everyone off” Threatening to take action against a group that unionizes is illegal, full stop. If a company were to actually shut down a branch for unionizing, they would be fined very heavily by the NLRB and be opening themselves up to a class-action lawsuit by the former employees.
“We can have any rule we want, it’s only illegal if we actually enforce it” Any workplace policy or rule that has a “chilling effect” on employees’ willingness to exercise their rights is illegal, even if the employer never follows through on any of their threats.
“If you [protected action], we’ll make sure you never work in this industry/city/etc again.” Blacklisting of any kind is illegal in half the states in the US, and deliberately sabotaging someone’s job search in retaliation for a protected action is illegal everywhere in the US.
“Step out of line and you can kiss your retirement fund/last paycheck goodbye.” Your employer can never refuse to give you your paycheck, even if you’ve been fired. Nor can they keep money that you invested in a retirement savings account, and they can only claw back the money they invested in the retirement account under very specific circumstances.
“We’ll deny that you ever worked here” not actually possible unless they haven’t been paying their share of employment taxes or forwarding your withheld tax to the government (in which case they’re guilty of far more serious crimes, and you might stand to gain something by turning them in to the IRS.) The records of your employment exist in state and federal tax data, and short of a heist that would put Oceans 11 to shame, there’s nothing they can do about that.
It’s been a while since last I posted a “Redhead in London” blog – two months or so, to be vague – and, well, it’s fair to say a lot has happened since last we spoke. This Thursday marks five whole months since I stepped on a seemingly insignificant flight to London in the hopes of discovering whether or not TV and entertainment journalism were still for me. And what a five months it has been. In…
The current minimum wage for all employees in NYC is $15.00 per hour, and it’s $13.00 per hour if you work on Long Island or in Westchester, and the state minimum wage is $11.80 per hour if you work anywhere else in NY.
If you work in NYC and you’re earning less than $58,500 per year or you’re not a professional, executive or supervisory administrative employee, then you’re entitled to be paid overtime pay. It doesn’t matter if you’re a salaried employee and considered “exempt” from overtime by your company, if you work in NYC and earn less than 58.5K and are not working in a professional “executive or managerial administrative capacity, then you’re non-exempt and entitled to overtime pay.
If you work on Long Island or in Westchester County, your annual salary must be at least $50,700. to make you exempt from overtime, and if you work anywhere else in NY state your salary must be at least $46,020 per year before you’re considered exempt from the overtime pay law.
You must also be considered a professional, executive or managerial administrative employee in addition to meeting the above salary minimums.
The Minimum Wage rates are scheduled to increase each year on 12/31 until they reach $15.00 per hour. Employers must post a Minimum Wage Information poster in their establishment.
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The false equivalence in Musk is so strong, as if people anywhere should be exploited way past safe, mental and physical limitations. There are reasons for limiting work and why there are regulations about age, overtime, and compensation. Technology is already a problem where work easily bleeds into uncompensated time and leave.
This isn’t complimentary to anyone’s work ethic and falls square into the model minority myth. Many of us remember the horror of hearing about people committing suicide over work conditions or overworking themselves to death at Foxconn factories, and the reaction was to install nets and hire a PR firm. Things are outsourced to China and other “developing” countries for exploitative reasons, not because people are unwilling to do them and the safeguards against reckless profiteering in one place do not extend to corporations internationally.
This is a colonialist attitude, as if Chinese and other ethnic minorities have not been historically exploited as migrant labour–underpaid, undervalued, and put in harm’s way even as citizens of industrialized nations. People still feel the need to count how many generations their families have lived and toiled because we’re constantly reminded we are seen as foreign, discriminated against, and always a hair from being blamed for our own victimization.
Elon and his ilk can take their backhanded praise and choke on it.
I’m sorely tempted to apply for this copywriting role, where I would be producing content for a travel company who specialise in historical & heritage tours, both in the UK and abroad. 37 hours a week and a good starting salary. The problem? I’ve never done any proper copywriting in my life - the closest I’ve come to it is writing two different scripts for past exhibitions during my time at Blenheim. I’ve got the historical side under my belt via Blenheim and my undergraduate degree, and the written aspect in terms of my novel, but I just feel the rest of it will be one massive blag. They said experience is preferred but mentions nothing about it being essential, and the advert has been on this website for over 30 days, if their data is correct.
What say you? Reach for the stars and apply, or hold off for fear of being shot down?
In January, 1945, 25-year-old Evelyn Scheldrup was hired as the first female mail carrier in Minneapolis. Hired as a substitute to fill war-time letter carrier shortages, Evelyn lugged the 50-pound mail bag on various routes through the coldest and snowiest months of the year. She dressed in her own clothes–slacks, sweater, and a jacket or fur coat with a mailman’s hat, depending on the weather–and frequently came home soaked from snow. She was the only woman hired by postmaster John R. Coan during the manpower shortage that year. After suffering a serious knee injury from a slip on the ice, she was reassigned inside the post office as a clerk that spring.
Following WWII, cities didn’t start seeing many female letter carriers again until the early 1960s when president John F. Kennedy ordered federal appointments and promotions be made without regard to sex. In 1967, President Lyndon Johnson amended the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit sex discrimination in hiring in the workplace at large. The number of women letter carriers in cities nationwide jumped from 104 in 1960 to 3,500 in 1968. In 2007, women carriers represented about 40% of the workforce.
Whether you’re looking for something temporary during the holiday season or a full-time career, it often seems impossible to get your hands on an elusive job. How do other people do it? Luckily for you, we’ve done our research, had our fair share of jobs and figured out some of the best tips for snagging the job of your dreams (well, at least a job).
• Make a specific cover letter. Many people will not use a cover letter at all, and if they use one, it will be canned and generic. Make sure you stand out with a letter that shows you did your research on the company and are very interested in this specific position.
• Call the hiring managers. It’s so easy for us to rely on our computers to do everything digitally, which is why they’ll be impressed by your drive and determination. It also shows them you’re willing to go out of your comfort zone – definitely an important skill.
• Quantify your actions. Yeah, it’s great that you “babysat kids” at your last job, but doesn’t it sound better to say you “engaged and enhanced the learning environment for three children under the age of 6”? Use strong verbs and numbers to really tell what you did.
• Use an appropriate email address. Maybe you’ve been using the same email since middle school; the fact that you still remember the password to that is impressive. However, employers will not be impressed by whatever nickname you chose – just make a new one.
• Send a thank you note. If there are any people who help you move along in the job process, no matter what kind of contribution they made, you should thank them. They went out of their way, and they’ll appreciate it. Bonus points if you write them by hand.
Portrait of Unknown Man with Postbag and Letters (date unknown; location unknown; subject and artist unknown)
From National Galleries of Scotland.
[To my eye, the style of the subject’s uniform, and my general sense of photography – especially colonial photography, which I think we can assume this is an example of given the backdrop chosen and the literal grassy ground on which the subject stands – suggests to me this was taken in Africa ca. 1900. So vague as to be insulting, so please, if you know more specifics and can do some archival history deductions, clue me in!]
Friendly reminder that http://awomanfromitaly.tumblr.com (ME!) makes COMPUTERS THAT ARE REALLY REALLY GOOD AND SO CHEAP YOU WILL CRY.
Like, forreal. You wanna play any video game out today? You don’t even need to spend 600$. You can spend more to be able to do that longer and get even better performance if you’d like, but around 500$ is all you need for a solid gaming pc. And I ship to most of the world!
Alsoif you’re trans or a person of color, I’ll charge even less. ZERO profit margin. :| None. Zip. Cost of parts and shipping only.
And if you don’t want a desktop or can’t afford one, signal boost me because I’m a trans girl in a state where its legal to fire / not hire someone in the first place for being trans? I do porn too but the industry makes me REALLY uncomfortable, so I prefer to do this. :(
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What a mixed day. I’m feeling very blessed these past few days.
I had a couple people I knew when I was a kid help me out a bit, after almost 20 years they reminded me who I am. I’ve been losing myself a lot lately and it was great getting to know me again.
A fairly new friend, of a couple years now, also helped me out. More gave guidance and made connections, but it all speaks to his wasta. Wasta, in the Arab world, is your ability to network or to get things done with your word instead of using money or labor. Because my life often depended on the wasta of my guides I have a special respect and appreciation for people who can use their word to cause or affect actions. It may not mean much to you, but a friend I can take for his word is a rare thing in my life right now.
I lost a Brother very early this morning. I never said goodbye or forgave him and I had every opportunity to do so and the background knowledge and experience to know both were necessary. In my family, if you’re cut off on a phone call and not certain the person on the other end heard you tell them “I love you”, the general rule is that you call back immediately and until they hear it. I took that with me downrange. The last words any member of my family or unit will have heard from me when they die is “I love you.” I have to live with this now, the last words he heard from me were not the kindest words I’ve ever said and that’s all I can even remember of them.
My lady is in Morocco. My dog is staying with a friend across the county. All this life came at me pretty quickly but I still have more good news!
Lots of fitness and diet blogs follow me so you’ll enjoy this; I lost about 4 inches on each thigh and 2.5 from my butt! At 35, my abs decided they want to be seen again and I’m back down to my second-floor weight. 2F was my job on my early years missions, anything requiring a small guy meant me. I weighed about 180 then and I’m 176 today with significantly less body fat.
826 followers! So close. At 1k I’m going to make a pencil case/ makeup bag/ stash bag from my very limited private batik fabric (discontinued and I bought all of it between Redding and Seattle, 2.25yds left in the world) and ship it to a randomly selected follower who reblogs my 1k post. The giveaway is flexible, but 826 of you haven’t offered much by way of suggestions for the giveaway. More details to follow.
As I was writing this earlier today I received a start time for the morning, very exciting. Now I’m kicking myself for leaving all my tools about two hours further south than they’re worth to go get. Oh well, I’m employed doing the thing I love, building homes!
Life comes at you fast sometimes, and it can be hard, but the most precious stones are made under the most immense pressure you get to choose each day how much of that life you can handle. As long as you’re trying to be the best you, you have nothing to worry about.
People used to tell me the strike through when I’d get down on myself for not being able to achieve impossible goals. It’s bullfish. Stress and the pressure causing that stress aren’t healthy. I had to take a step back from my life recently, maybe some of you could benefit from a new perspective as well.
Does society enforce it as the given cultural norm? Are and/or were there laws regarding it? Is it supported in business practices and policies? Is it enforced in employment practices (hiring, firing, conditions for employment, etc)? Is it in housing policies and practices? Is it in education policies, practices and application? It is in local/state/federal law enforcement practices and/or policies? Is it resplendent throughout advertising and entertainment industries? Is it possible to rectify employment, housing, law enforcement, etc. grievances through the government–judicial, executive, legislative, etc.? Does its practice affect people in any aspect of their life: personal, financial, housing, employment, health and medical care, etc.? Is it specific to a single group or several groups of people?
idk if any young person needs to hear this but when you work at a job you absolutely can google anything you don’t know or ask someone for help. school has you conditioned to think you have to have everything memorized all the time but let me tell you. I am dumb as shit and I am great at my job because it’s not a test, it’s just work. the more resources you utilize the better.
I’m serious about this, I got out of school and thought life would be like a test where I had to have everything memorized and be smart all the time and then I got into the work force and was like. Oh everyone is stupid and google exists ok cool
I honestly get a little miffed when people try to put all colleges on the same level and say that it doesn’t matter where you go to college…
OF COURSE IT MATTERS.
If an employer is choosing between two candidates who are EXACTLY the same on paper but one attends Yale (for example) and the other attends a “non-target school”, realistically who do you think they would prefer?
To the people who try to say all colleges are the same: You are being oblivious. I get that people come from different backgrounds (hell, I’m first-generation American & my parents never attended college!) but please don’t discredit people’s accomplishments. Getting into college is an accomplishment, getting into a highly competitive college is an even greater accomplishment. Stop taking away from people’s accomplishments and instead focus on how YOU can better your application.
At the same time, while I personally believe it does matter where you go to college, WHAT you do in college is also important. College is what YOU make of it. If you attend Yale and don’t participate in any organizations and barely pass your classes, um….? Versus a student who went to a small state school who was president of an organization and achieved a 4.0 GPA? I’d hire the latter student, for sure.
Anyway, what if someone went to Yale? Maybe it does make them more marketable. Instead of grouching about it, figure out how you can make YOUR application better than theirs. School name isn’t the ONLY thing employers look for. You cannot change others, only your own mindset. Don’t focus on others, focus on your own growth and what you can do to expand yourself.
What do I think? Self-marketing and branding yourself is HUGE.
Here are my tips to everyone (regardless of whether you attended a “target” school or not):
Create a website. Include links to your resume, an “about me” section, a contact section etc. You want this website (or your LinkedIn) to be the first thing that pops up if anyone googles you. YOU take control of what people think of you. You really want one of the first Google search results to be from your high school newspaper days where you quoted that you liked the football game? Or do you want to change the narrative and be in control of what’s out there?
Quantify your accomplishments!!!!!!!!! I mean, I absolutely hate pretentious, braggy folks but um, this is different - quantify your accomplishments on your resume and website. Context is everything.
NETWORK, NETWORK, NETWORK. Regardless of what school you attended, there are HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF ALUMNI OUT THERE!!! Having a connection like “Hi I went to CSULB” or “Hi I went to Harvard” is such an EASY opener. People are very prideful of where they went to college and love to help fellow students. Seriously, that “.edu” email is your golden ticket! Use it!
Join a professional organization. Let’s say you went to a non-target school and you don’t have as many resources as people who went to a target school. Join a professional organization like American Planning Association (example) and instead of saying what college you went to, you say you’re in APA. Now you have a TON of possible fresh connections you can make!
Do personal projects on the side. Anything that is related to your dream job and that you think can give you an extra boost.
TLDR; EVERYONE (regardless of what school they attended) needs to be on their A-game, get involved on campus, get good grades to maximize their recruitment process. Those who attend “non-target” schools may need to have more initiative and put in more effort (recruiters may not have these schools on their lists, for example), but IT’S NOT THE END OF THE WORLD. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL INDIVIDUALS AREN’T BASED OFF SCHOOL NAME BUT IT’S BASED OFF THEIR INITIATIVE AND AMBITION. (College choice can be indicative of this but not always, obviously.)
