May 2013
“Crying does not indicate that you are weak. Since birth, it has always been a...”
– Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre (via thatkindofwoman)
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@mildlyannoyedrabbit I have been doing some research bc there are companies that hire - all their staff as “managers” (without those specific roles) so they are salaried and don’t have to pay overtime or lieu time — and I have been doing quite a bit of hiring lately so I want to be on track and not in contravention of the BC labour law!
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Government of B.C., Employment Standards Branch,... →
This is very interesting to me… I can think of a number of organization who use the term “manager” to avoid paying overtime which is in direct violation of employment law. If you aren’t supervising someone you AREN’T a fucking manager. Rip off artists…
“Managers” are exempt from receiving overtime pay. A “manager” is defined in the...”
– RBS Law - Complexities of BC Overtime Laws :: BC
April 2013
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“19% of prime time television characters are non-human while only 17% are women”
– A Profile of Americans’ Media Use and Political Socialization Effects: television and the Internet’s relationship to social connectedness in the USA ― Daniel German & Caitlin Lally
There are more “non-humans” on TV than women. Talk about unequal gender representation in the media.
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