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How To Navigate Organizational Practices When Contracting Becomes Just Another Form Of Exploitation?

Today's question will take a bit of a different format due to the submitter providing the following backstory: I've always struggled with the relationship between contractors and the organization that I work with. In the beginning of my career, it felt more straightforward: we hired contractors

How Do I Not Get Fired For Helping?

Question: How can I get on the path to organizing labor action against my employer without getting fired before anything even gets off the ground? Answer: This is the type of question that ignites the revolutionary in me. That part of my spirit that wants to flip the tables, to

How Do I Move Past The Past?

Question: How do you manage an employee with whom you have had negative interactions with in the past (when you were colleagues) who is now being transferred to your team and will be taking direction from you. This person has confided that they have experienced workplace discrimination in the past

When "Leave It At The Door" Is Impossible

Question: During the current news cycle murder is normalised, people are dehumanised and I find it difficult to focus on work. How can I balance this in a system with capitalism at its core? How can I be true to myself but also keep a job? Answer: I knew I&

The "Model Minority" Is A Myth For A Reason

Question: A senior colleague and I are contractors in the data department of a bank. He's British-born Chinese and recently went on a rant to me about how he hates the Chinese and people from Hong Kong particularly. He explained to me the various words and phrases he

Business Leaders Must Abandon the "Employee Mindset"

Question: I have a new client who seems to have poor onboarding and data security practices. For example, with no NDA or non-compete I have access to the critical backend software for her business including her 30K email database, product information, vendor information, website, etc. I'd like to

C.Y.A.

Question: I have two new clients who are hosting events near the same time targeting very similar audiences. I have not signed an NDA or non-compete. But I feel like I should disclose this information to each of them. The first client, an individual, has been informed and expressed no