That's right. I am no longer a human. I am officially an email-replying, conference-call-making, minutes-taking, research-building, small-talk-yapping, organizing MACHINE.
Who does not have time for much sleep.
Eating, however, I always have time for. And I find myself eating more than usual these days. It's to make up for the lack of sleep, promise.
ish.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
I have the memory of a goldfish; I don't remember what I had for breakfast this morning, or when any of my assignments are due. If I run into you and look a little uncomfortable, chances are I've forgotten your name. It makes multi-tasking a nightmare, because I will forget something extremely important.
But my heart remembers things much further back...and sometimes they are things I wish I could make it forget.
But my heart remembers things much further back...and sometimes they are things I wish I could make it forget.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Organized Stalkers
Someone came to my blog from here. It makes me laugh. (Sorry for exposing you, stalker)
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
Unethicalnessness
Hi folks.
This year, I'm doing my social work placement at a hospital in Toronto. Gathering experience from my last placement as well as my current, I've come to the conclusion that unpaid internships/placements are unethical and problematic.
During my hospital orientation, one of the staff said "if it weren’t for the yearly social work students, we would not be able to function properly, or serve all the patients here." A statement like this makes me wonder about the use of my and other students' labour without proper (i.e. any) compensation. We're clearly an asset to the hospital – without which the hospital social workers would be there longer hours. So to use us without paying us seems like an unfair system.
To further this point, we are actually paying tuition through the nose to our educational institutions to give us these exploitative placements. That's right, "exploitative." Attempting to think about this logically will kill your brain cells. It is true that we gain valuable experience that will help us in our future employment opportunities and blah blah. But we could also learn just as well if we were being financially compensated.
I'm not saying I should be paid full wages with benefits. I'd like to simply point out the inherently unethical system.
End of rant. For now.
This year, I'm doing my social work placement at a hospital in Toronto. Gathering experience from my last placement as well as my current, I've come to the conclusion that unpaid internships/placements are unethical and problematic.
During my hospital orientation, one of the staff said "if it weren’t for the yearly social work students, we would not be able to function properly, or serve all the patients here." A statement like this makes me wonder about the use of my and other students' labour without proper (i.e. any) compensation. We're clearly an asset to the hospital – without which the hospital social workers would be there longer hours. So to use us without paying us seems like an unfair system.
To further this point, we are actually paying tuition through the nose to our educational institutions to give us these exploitative placements. That's right, "exploitative." Attempting to think about this logically will kill your brain cells. It is true that we gain valuable experience that will help us in our future employment opportunities and blah blah. But we could also learn just as well if we were being financially compensated.
I'm not saying I should be paid full wages with benefits. I'd like to simply point out the inherently unethical system.
End of rant. For now.
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