Work Reform

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A place to discuss positive changes that can make work more equitable, and to vent about current practices. We are NOT against work; we just want the fruits of our labor to be recognized better.

Our Philosophies:

All workers must be paid a living wage for their labor.
Income inequality is the main cause of lower living standards.
Workers must join together and fight back for what is rightfully theirs.
We must not be divided and conquered. Workers gain the most when they focus on unifying issues.

Our Goals

Higher wages for underpaid workers.
Better worker representation, including but not limited to unions.
Better and fewer working hours.
Stimulating a massive wave of worker organizing in the United States and beyond.
Organizing and supporting political causes and campaigns that put workers first.

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31-year-old teacher quit her job. Now she works at Costco—and boosted her income by 50%: ‘I've never been happier' (these are not feel good stories, this is sad) (www.nbclosangeles.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You're 100% right. My wife has a masters degree in education and spent 7 years as an English teacher with 3 very different types of schools in different districts. She left to be an instructional designer (with zero experience in that field) and nearly doubled her salary overnight.

If America wants to take education seriously they need to stop screwing over teachers.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

America* does not take education seriously. This is evident from 50 years of Republican policy.

*legislators

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

No, America doesn't take it seriously, not just legislators. There's a significant chunk of the population that thinks public schools are evil and liberal factories to send kids to hell because they teach sex education and science.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you don't mind telling, how did she find an instructional design job? My wife is looking to make a similar transition. Any tips for trying to make the switch?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Honestly, it was a bit of luck.

We live in a larger city in the the Midwest. Looked on indeed frequently and applied for a position at a privately owned - medium/large sized company that is headquartered in our city.

In terms of experience they were looking for 3 years of design and course curriculum. My wife had more of that, just in a different industry. Also required a bachelor's degree and she had a masters in education. A lot of overlap skills but different titles.

It also helped that her hiring manager and two peers on the team were former teachers as well. Luck was definitely involved.

They did request sample work before one of her interviews. She YouTubed a walkthrough on how to use a free instructional design platform and threw something together. A lot of the skills and platform knowledge she has now was self taught through Google and YouTube.

Good luck to you and your wife. Teaching is a challenging career.