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On Not Becoming David Foster Wallace

Mad in America

First, I found a supervising psychiatrist with tapering experience, which is vanishingly rare in Australia. I read that Dr. Jon Jureidini was doing research into patient experiences of antidepressant withdrawal with a view to making submissions to government. There are no studies, not yet. I have no illusions about the road ahead.

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Business owner beware: FLSA compliance and personal liability

Insperity

In fact, when considering lawsuits about back wages, the federal government has the authority to deem a business owner an “employer” if certain criteria are present under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Supervision and control of work schedules. As a good rule of thumb, you could be deemed an employer if you have: 1.

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am I the toxic complainer, I don’t want to hire an anti-vaxxer, and more

Ask a Manager

But there’s a point where chronic complaining stops being constructive (especially if it’s in a context where nothing actionable is happening). They are paid the full rate, I supervise and QA their work, and they get some excellent experience. More here. I don’t want to work with an anti-vax sub-contractor.

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updates: the sabotaging coworker, the anti-vaxxer, and more

Ask a Manager

I moved from non-profit to government work (unsurprisingly: comparable pay and benefits). I don’t supervise a team anymore, which I miss, but I do have a lot of autonomy to run a regional branch of a federal program (vague enough?). I moved on about six months ago. I still keep casual contact with some of my old team-members.

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