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to quote from a followup article[0] "And then we get to the “Why doesn’t he quit and get a proper job?” people. The answer is, I’m 52 years old. There aren’t t
by MaysonL 12y ago
to quote from a followup article[0]
"And then we get to the “Why doesn’t he quit and get a proper job?” people. The answer is, I’m 52 years old. There aren’t that many job opportunities coming my way. Have you tried getting a job in Ottawa these days? And I can’t move elsewhere. My younger son is in a fabulous Special Needs School here in Ottawa, with wonderful teachers, we have the specialist doctors at the Children’s Hospital, and a pool of wonderfully talented therapists to work with him. He needs to be here, and so I need to be here in Ottawa. He needs round the clock attention, so I need flexible working hours, which University teaching gives me."
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- owen_griffiths 12y agoOK, so there are benefits to the job beyond salary. You can't mix and match - oh I'll have the conditions of job A, with the pay of job B.
- Coding_Cat 12y agoHe is already doing job B, while on paper it still says A. (fulltime work without benefits for an hourly wage comparable to an intern). That's the problem.