Tag: Employment
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It costs me £38,000 for being queer
It’s well known that if you’re a woman, not white, queer/LGBTQ that you have to work harder and longer than cis white straight men. This glass ceiling is there, I’ve seen it in corporates, usually hedged in bullshit like ‘corporate fit’ or the like, and it’s well acknowledged that privilege and entitlement means a less…
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Say no to spec work
I’m always amazed how in the digital media, photography and advertising world it’s still OK to ask for work on spec (i.e. for free) ‘for exposure’ where as this video demonstrates other industries would ask you to sling your hook. The pay less in future for a longer contract is also depressingly common, and again…the…