Boy, you really told me!

First, you’re an asshole. Every single comment you’ve made on this thread supports that. Second, I have bolstered my skillset and am currently looking into other careers, but with two decades of experience in a particular field, that is easier said than done sometimes. My personal situation aside, fuck employers who…

From your many responses, I’m gonna guess that you are not just a Republican, but the kind that would love to get rid of all employment regulations entirely to benefit your entrepreneurial efforts. Hell, I bet you regularly consider how fucking great it would be if you could bring indentured servitude back into vogue…

This is why college is so valuable. It’s an opportunity to step away from what you think you know. From what your family has told you is so. But I worry that in today’s collegiate environment, I wouldn’t have felt comfortable voicing an unpopular opinion. It’s hard to change someone’s mind if you’re telling them their…

I do have an attorney look over most of my contracts for ongoing work. I chose not to for this particular job because the pay was so low that it just didn’t make financial sense. I took the gig because I thought, foolishly, that the “exposure” might be worth it — but you know what they say about people dying from…

Thank you!!!

THIS. When I was younger, still living at home with my conservative parents, I took a political science class at the local college. We had weekly debates, and for the reproductive rights debate, I took the anti-abortion side, because that’s what I believed. The professor asked if I thought abortion was murder and…

Yeesh. That’s a completely factual headline that you’ve chosen to see as loaded and misleading.

Powerful interview, Jia. Should be mandatory reading for anyone who wants to deny reproductive rights to women — you know, like their mothers, sisters and daughters.

Link to store? Just browsed in Etsy and was a bit overwhelmed by the quantity of caftans. I work at home and am ready to go caftan-casual this summer.

Hey Justin! I’m thinking about launching a blog if you will kindly direct your audience my way? Advertisers don’t care if it’s a bunch of hormonally enraged teenagers clicking through. K thanks!

I get more of a Vizzini vibe myself. INCONCEIVABLE.

I agree, somewhat. But for a story that is focused on the judge, I think it would have been more journalistically appropriate to run a photo of the judge. Brock’s face is obviously serious clickbait for Jez.

I once bought some mint vintage Chanel shoes at the Goodwill and sold them for $300. If shoes have that kind of resale, I don’t doubt for a second that this bag holds its value so well. Chanel bags, though I’ll never be able to afford one, are exceptionally crafted. The flap bag seems to be a must-have in particular…

Ah, for some reason I thought you guys previously had run an AP portrait that’s been circulated.

Is there any reason why you aren’t running the judge’s photo rather than Brock’s (whose mug makes me retch at this point)? Is it a matter of privacy/safety or what?

Unless they have the same workload they had when they clocked 50 hours and are somehow supposed to finish it in 40 or get fired.

The chef mentioned in this story probably is not a good example. If she were working for a wealthy restaurateur who was raking in profits while paying her less than $30K, do you think she’d still be cool with it?

As long as you have an iron-clad profit sharing agreement, sure. Most underpaid people are not going to suddenly be making bank if their employer hits pay dirt.

Yep. My dad owns a small business. During a downturn, he could no longer afford to pay his only full-time employee a fair wage and cover his health insurance (not even required by law), so he helped the guy find another job. My mom, his longtime business partner, pitched in a bit more until things picked up again. My…