Depending on how large the parent corporation is, it may simply be a way of moving the spend from one budget line to another. Salaries come out of a different bucket than contractor pay, so you can cut salaried workers, tell your shareholder how much more profitable you are, and then spend those profits hiring all the same people back as freelancers. It's a STUPID system, but everyone seems to do it.
Mal: Okay. She won't be winning any beauty contests anytime soon. But she is solid. Ship like this, be with ya 'til the day you die. Zoe: 'Cause it's a deathtrap.
'Out Of Gas'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Oct 07, 2013 8:50:04 am PDT #8254 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Amy - Oct 07, 2013 8:54:32 am PDT #8255 of 30000
Because books.
Thanks, ita and Zen.
They're so shady that it's actually several different companies -- I work for NewsH____ters, which is only about eight employees (and therefore they don't have to offer insurance to us), but that company strictly does work for the bigger company, so ... I just figure whatever way they can get around spending money or other obligations, they've figured out a way to do it.
Last I heard, the owner has about a dozen different corporations, and they're all tangled up.
Dana - Oct 07, 2013 8:55:18 am PDT #8256 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I got to sleep around 3. Woke up at 6:15 to help husband get ready for his big exam today. Ate a chicken biscuit for breakfast. Went back to sleep until about 11:30. I'm now starving, but my body has absolutely no idea what it wants or should be eating.
Amy - Oct 07, 2013 8:58:25 am PDT #8257 of 30000
Because books.
Oh, and I forgot to say, PACKAGE! In the mail! That's happy-making.
SuziQ - Oct 07, 2013 9:00:19 am PDT #8258 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Choose baseball and work. At least that is what I'm doing today. Go A's!
Amy, that sucks. But my dearest hope is that this will lead to something more worthy of your efforts. A place that values you.
Theodosia - Oct 07, 2013 9:06:53 am PDT #8259 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Sorry, Amy. May this be the start of something better!
Dana - Oct 07, 2013 9:23:04 am PDT #8260 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
So I ate ice cream for lunch. That's a legitimate choice for the unemployed, right?
Kate P. - Oct 07, 2013 9:23:50 am PDT #8261 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Oh Amy, ugh, I'm so sorry. That's never good news, but I'm hoping it turns out to be a blessing in disguise for you.
Amy - Oct 07, 2013 9:26:26 am PDT #8262 of 30000
Because books.
BookPage doesn't hire remote employees, do they? ::weak smile::
I'm looking at coffee cake myself, Dana. Ice cream is probably one better.
Kate P. - Oct 07, 2013 9:31:36 am PDT #8263 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
BookPage doesn't hire remote employees, do they? ::weak smile::
I wish! I would talk you up in a heartbeat. We have reviewers all over the country, but not employees. (If you want to review for us, let me know! We only pay $25 per standard review, though, so it's not exactly lucrative...)