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Re:Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009) by cookieswumchorr on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @08:27AM (#28220160)
she had to stay, ok. but why keep working? Jobs can be scarce on an island but maybe you can find something that pays more than zero. Or work remote. Or just take vacation if you have some reserve
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Re:Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009) by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @08:56AM (#28220400)
The recommendation, remember? The research? She was a PhD student.
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Re:Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009) by gruez on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @09:39AM (#28220782)
Sounds like it's more of a problem with phd students than with Falkland islands.
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Re:Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009) by dasudasu on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @09:15AM (#28220556)
Employers can pull the "non recommendation" thing anywhere under any circumstance. Why would this occurrence be at all special? That’s like saying they got mugged by someone, don’t go there.
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Re:Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009) by Kluny on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @12:30PM (#28223584)
I think you can get a job in most fields fairly easily without references if your resume is good. I don't think it's possible to get a job without references in academia.
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Re:Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009) by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @02:22PM (#28225182)
The boat - she was trapped. Elsewhere you can find another position, move, change schools, something.
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Re:Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009) by Workaccount2 on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @10:11AM (#28221125)
Technically, just to be that guy, she worked all the extra time and was compensated for it with a recommendation.
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Re:Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009) by midev on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @11:11AM (#28222162)
That would be fine if that was the initial offer. But it wasn't. It was a bait and switch. It wasn't until she was trapped that they pulled her pay.

That's criminal, and it's worrying you're justifying it under an account named "Workaccount2"

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Re:Why do so many people move to the Falkland Islands? (2009) by ctvo on Wednesday August 18, 2021 @10:31AM (#28221448)
Technically, just to be that guy, many slaves worked all the extra time and was compensated with eventual freedom.
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