Links tagged with “employment”
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Amazon unpacked - FT.com
From February 2013, on the poor-quality jobs Amazon is creating and the disappointment of many local people near their Rugeley warehouse. There is, though, something to be written about people disliking Amazon’s working conditions and fondly remembering… coal mining. (via Dan W)
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Fuck Yeah Free Interns
A hall of shame for (UK?) companies advertising for (possibly illegal) unpaid interns. TechHub and the Telegraph the only culprits listed so far. There must be more…
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IT Jobs Watch, Tracking the IT Contractor Job Market
Tracks rates offered for different categories of IT jobs in the UK (permanent as well as contract).
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Why Zappos Pays New Employees to Quit—And You Should Too - Harvard Business Online’s Bill Taylor
Much linked-to article about an online shoe-selling firm and how it’s a great place to work. They offer new recruits $1000 to quit, in order to only keep people who are keen. (via Kottke)