Hey McGuinty! How can I tell a great boss and organization that I have been offered an amazing job and will be moving to the state Capitol? — Moving On Up Moving On Up! Congrats on being offered a job while still having one! I don’t often suggest playing the lottery, but damn, you might […]
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Laboring for Interns
Editor: In regards to the story about unpaid internships (“Intern Unrest,” May 30), I wanted to make very clear what my understanding of the law is. Please note, I am not a lawyer but I have studied the details of the law. Unpaid internships are legal for nonprofit and government employers as well as schools. […]
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Saw Safely
Editor: The image of Colin Billings (“Humboldt at Work,” May 23), wearing his “Humboldt” cap backward and biting his Stihl into a fir tree, may have made a fine winning photo, but it is perhaps more useful as a poster illustrating how not to run a chainsaw: no helmet, no eye protection, no gloves, no […]
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Intern Unrest
Behind her big wooden desk, bathed in green light reflecting off a rhododendron outside her window, Joy Soll tells business after business that what they want is illegal. “Many employers — if they can get away with it — will try to get unpaid interns,” she said. Soll is the internship coordinator for Humboldt State […]
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Help ProPublica Investigate Internships
As part of its investigation into the use of interns around the U.S., ProPublica is hoping to raise funds to hire an intern of its own. The organization is asking for donations through Kickstarter — an online, crowdsourced fundraising company — to send an intern to college campuses around the country to gather stories from […]
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Humboldt At Work
Work,” some of us grumble. “I gotta go to work.” Sigh. Sob. Why?! The more content among us might answer, “Maybe you should find something to do that you love.” Good advice. But perhaps Maya Angelou’s take is better: “Nothing will work unless you do.” Hence we sew, saw, chop, deliver, grow, husband, heal, teach, […]