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WCDT Strips 3816-3820 (27-31 August 2018)
jwhouk:
End of the Month! What's been the highlight of the summer so far?
The denouement of Faye & Bubbles' first time 17 (34%)
Bubbles uses Psych Warfare on Pintsize 6 (12%)
Brun, Clinton, Elliott doing the foot-in-mouth tango 3 (6%)
Roko: "You have soda bread?" 3 (6%)
Permanent Sex Hair 3 (6%)
"She's being brave, you twit." (with disappearing glasses!) 3 (6%)
Under the Sea with Hanners and Winslow! 3 (6%)
Emily ponders mating practices of Dinosaurs 2 (4%)
"Screaming Internally" face 2 (4%)
Swordsmary Stabitha gets a spray! 2 (4%)
Pintsize gives Marten a clue-by-dildo upside the head! 2 (4%)
It's a Big Deal (Reaction to Faybles) 1 (2%)
"It's YOU who is the dork about it!" 1 (2%)
Samantha vs. a Dremel 1 (2%)
Claire's exam anxiety and Pintsize 1 (2%)
Total Members Voted: 50
Case:
--- Quote from: Jeemy on 01 Sep 2018, 07:10 ---Aaaandd..This is why I stopped coming here. I lurk, same as I did for the last 10 years.
When I popped my head above the parapet to try and discuss a topic relevant to my heart and feelings, my feelings were shot down for being unprogressive?
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Maybe next time you want to be accepted into a community, you don't compare them to the Hitler-youth.
zechstyr:
--- Quote from: bovinity on 01 Sep 2018, 07:54 ---
--- Quote from: zechstyr on 30 Aug 2018, 23:05 ---A little late to this, but I'll stick my nose in.
I've got Marten's job, basically. I'm a library paraprofessional at an academic library. I got my foot in the door because I was working on a degree related to the academic library's mission and had previous experience at a bookstore and as a student worker at another branch. I've been employed there for 5 years now.
My job is a somewhat cushy, low-key one but someone in Claire's position would not want it. They might even be offended if they were offered it. How do I know? Because I'm now going to school for an MLIS and have talked about this quite a bit with the head of the Reference department. If I got my degree now I'd have a major advantage (MLIS and a Masters in a STEM discipline) and could legitimately request 2-3x my current pay as an entry level librarian. If I didn't have that STEM degree it'd be more like 2-2.5. I would not ever be considered for a librarian position without my MLIS, even for the super-specialized library I help run. Librarians are protective about their degrees.
As per salary.com a Library Assistant makes 42.7K, which I find deeply, darkly amusing. The median for a normal Librarian is 62.5K.
I found the jealousy for Marten's job to be... interesting. Claire should, upon graduation, be able to find librarian jobs at a public library fairly easily (there are a decent amount out there based on the listservs I've joined). A position at an academic library is a horse of another color, but Marten wouldn't be at all the hindrance to Claire in this scenario... her problem would be the 75+ year old reference librarians that haven't retired yet.
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Yeah, over in this neck of the woods a Library Assistant makes about 22k/year. We go through them like crazy sometimes because it's literally on the same level as any other "starter job" and there's no real advancement possible unless you're REALLY committed to the field and go get the applicable degrees. You can't just "work your way up" because there is no "up" from shelving books. The only qualifications are being physically able to move a book cart and knowing the alphabet for the most part.
Even in the current job market, someone with library science related degrees wouldn't even want that position, it'd only look poor on a resume. (Source: Interviewers telling me exactly that when seeing it on my resume. :D )
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Sounds about right, good insight! Come to think of it saying that I have Marten's job is a bit false: I actually do a hell of a lot more than just stack books. That's because my boss is actively encouraging my development and I know the subject matter so well. I'm more or less a mini-librarian, I just lack the degree to get the pay and title. I do reference work, weeding, collection development, handle large scientific donations, make and edit libguides, etc.- of course all with my boss's supervision, but it's a ton of latitude for a paraprofessional. Even then someone with a degree wouldn't want my actual position... I know as soon as I get mine I'm jumping right to a higher one, no looking back.
anahata:
--- Quote from: Thrillho on 01 Sep 2018, 08:58 ---we absolutely would not tolerate anybody telling you the want to take a shit on their life.
Unless Jeph said it, since he owns the place.
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In this case it was Jeph.
Let's not forget that this forum is not a public service - it's Jeph's private territory and none of us is entitled to anything while we're here.
Thrillho:
--- Quote from: anahata on 01 Sep 2018, 12:51 ---
--- Quote from: Thrillho on 01 Sep 2018, 08:58 ---we absolutely would not tolerate anybody telling you the want to take a shit on their life.
Unless Jeph said it, since he owns the place.
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In this case it was Jeph.
Let's not forget that this forum is not a public service - it's Jeph's private territory and none of us is entitled to anything while we're here.
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Ha! I did wonder. Didn't search.
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