Feb. 18 Temp: I was reading Metro on Nov. 28, 2013. It says the Workers Action Centre is campaigning for equal pay.
The centre organizer Sonia Singh: “Permanent workers are earning a lot more. The typical statistic is that temp workers earn 40% less than permanent workers. The government should include in the law that temp-agency workers receive the same wages as permanent workers when they are doing the same work.”
Government temp jobs: On the same page, it says government temp jobs aren’t that good either. “Wages for temp workers in the public sector have fallen up to 40% since the feds started awarding contracts to the lowest bidder, according to the Association of Canadian Search, Employment and Staffing Services.”
Irving Shipyard: I was reading Metro on Nov. 29, 2013. 200 workers walked out of the Irving Shipyard in Halifax after one of their employees Peter MacKenzie committed suicide because of months of harassment by management.
MacKenzie has worked there for 25 years. He was suspended for 30 days due to poor workmanship on a scaffold. He was 58 yrs old. Another engineer said that the work was up to standard.
Tyler Stewart, 29 says that the company got new management: “A lot of the older gentlemen, they’re trying to almost make them retire…they want to make their lives miserable. Unfortunately it has come to this to make a better situation.”
Feb. 19 Job interview: Today is my day off and I went to a job interview.
Pros:
1.
The boss and people
seem to be nice.
2.
There is potential for
me to learn and grow
3.
There is job security
of this big company.
4.
There is pay and
benefits.
Cons:
1. It seems kind of a hard and complicated job. They told me that I didn’t have to learn everything right away. The learning process is different for everybody. There are certain steps. I will have to learn and practice it.
The Office Job: That reminds me of last year when I was being trained at the Office job. It was two weeks of training. There was lots of practice on the computer.
Rick Mercer Report: This was like a month ago. I was watching a bit of this show. Probably waiting until dinner starts. Mercer goes on a boat to learn about fishing crabs and lobsters.
Mercer: What do you like most about your job?
Fisherman: The money.
Lol. I wouldn’t want to work as a fisher, because from the footage, it seemed really hard. It’s cold outside, with lots of physical labor of lifting cages of lobsters. There is something else.
Mercer: My camera man has been physically ill 3 times already. How long are we going to be out here?
Boss: We’re only 2/3 of the way done.
I don’t get motion sickness from car rides or roller coaster rides. Lol. But the sea seems pretty rough.
Feb. 21 Jobs in West: I was on Yahoo news and found this article “Looking for the best chance at a high paying job? Go West.”
Best places to find work in Canada:
1. Grande Prarie, AB
2. Red Deer, AB
3. Edmonton
4. Calgary
5. Lethbridge, AB
6. Halifax
7. Saskatoon
8. Regina
9. Winnipeg
10. Toronto
Worst places to find work in Canada:
40. Charlottetown, PEI
41. Sarnia, ON
42. Chatham-Kent, ON
43. Brantford, ON
44. Kingston, ON
45. Sault Ste. Marie, ON
46. Oshawa, ON
47. Chilliwack, BC
48. Courtenay, BC
49. Saguenay, QC
50. Cape Breton, NS
Jim J says: “I'm living the dream. Food allowance, travel allowance, free accommodation; and over $30.00 an hour plus paid time and a half overtime nearly every day going straight into the bank.
Was it easy leaving New Brunswick? No way, hurt like hell!
Is the job a jammy gig? Nope, it's hard grafting all day long.
Thing is in a few years we'll leave and have enough money tucked by and a monthly pension to set ourselves up.
Can't figure why more people aren't out here, cause the company is screaming to get more help.”
My opinion: The comments go on about how it’s expensive to live in AB. I know AB is where the jobs are because I read the business section of the newspaper all the time.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/dailybrew/looking-best-chance-high-paying-job-west-210646153.html
Feb. 22 Long weekend: This is the first time in a few years where I didn’t work the long weekend. This is the Family Day long weekend.
Feb. 14: I had off because I was sick.
Feb. 15: Day off.
Feb. 16: I worked a few hrs on because I was still kind of sick.
Feb. 17: I had off.
I worked so much this week. It was really busy. It’s also Reading week for college students.
Getting hired after college: Ginny Grimsley sent me this article.
• Know what you will actually be doing. Interns tend to be eager to learn, wide-eyed and optimistic about gaining an internship somewhere. While simply being in a company’s culture has some value, many businesses simply want students to do their lowest-level work. Grunt work, to some extent, is a fact of life in most professions, however, students probably aren’t looking to gain experience in coffee-making or cleaning. Consider an internship that gives you real responsibility and provides experiences that will definitely come in handy in your future career.
• Consider the industry recognition of a company. While college is certainly worth the investment, it is costly and you want to get all you can out of the experience. Don’t accept working for free with just any organization; think about how the name will resonate on a resume. If you can, get information on how other former interns fared at a company who would have you.
• For entrepreneurial students, real experience is crucial. If you’re an artist, athlete, musician, theater major, English student or a STEM fields student, it’s much easier to get real experience by simply doing what one loves. But for business majors and future entrepreneurs, getting experience often comes with a heavy price, including the loss of personal or family finances. Look for opportunities that provide guidance while allowing you to apply skills to real-life challenges such as budgeting, marketing, and managing employees.
My opinion: I read the article and I was kind of eh with it. The tips I already know. Interns get boring duties that no one is interested in.
http://badcb.blogspot.ca/2014/02/article-getting-hired-after-college.html
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