tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post5424310964265021407..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: An Early Thirsty on Slave Labor in the Tutoring CenterUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90185732722067678412011-09-30T06:03:39.980-04:002011-09-30T06:03:39.980-04:00EMH, I can't add anything better than what eve...EMH, I can't add anything better than what everyone has said. But geez, you've sure gotten more than your share of Misery over the last few months. If we were competing along the lines of "Queen for a Day" -- whoever has the most horrendous tale of woe wins -- you might just win. I'm so sorry.Eskarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14854383335265386899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73336799121678016492011-09-29T11:53:02.916-04:002011-09-29T11:53:02.916-04:00My experience as a writing center tutor was simila...My experience as a writing center tutor was similar to those described above: if we were staffing walk-in hours, we were paid for he same for waiting (and perhaps doing some secretarial/administrative, handout creation, or professional development-type activities) as for actually tutoring. I've also worked in systems where all appointments were scheduled, and we were called in for particularContingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-9432255882715203262011-09-28T20:31:07.248-04:002011-09-28T20:31:07.248-04:00Just tell the students that if they come in during...Just tell the students that if they come in during your time there, then you will due their homework for free to them ;). Then do the work really, really slowly. You should have a line out the door by the time 4PM rolls around.Crazy Math Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409653814917911532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-90522187906386372622011-09-28T19:43:53.105-04:002011-09-28T19:43:53.105-04:00Total bullshit. I had a tutoring gig for athletes ...Total bullshit. I had a tutoring gig for athletes in grad school. They were required to go to study hall. The tutors were in small rooms down the hall. We tutors all got real good at playing card games. And got paid for every minute.Red Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11010957284658713345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-68415830895664293642011-09-28T16:25:43.113-04:002011-09-28T16:25:43.113-04:00@EMH: Give us the GPS coordinates for this so-call...@EMH: Give us the GPS coordinates for this so-called tutoring center so that Strel can fucking <a href="http://youtu.be/-N1pkWAWWZo" rel="nofollow">bomb the shit out of it</a> with one of his surplus Soviet ICBMs in the middle of the night.Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3638785140700499722011-09-28T13:48:37.855-04:002011-09-28T13:48:37.855-04:00I wish I could be angry--for I should be. But thi...I wish I could be angry--for I should be. But this is sad. Most likely your school promises excellent tutoring services on its web page--especially in the admissions/recruiting pages--while the money guys are looking to save a coin or two. I just realized why this makes me sad: it reminds me of where I teach. I hope no one yet here reads CM--doing this would seem like an idea to try here. TubaPlayingProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06524484569241433720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-81762472110231116112011-09-28T13:05:03.701-04:002011-09-28T13:05:03.701-04:00Jesus Herbert. What a clusterfuck. Do. Not. Accept...Jesus Herbert. What a clusterfuck. Do. Not. Accept. This. Bullshit.BurntChromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06055976331443607569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27349930218385572202011-09-28T12:51:54.658-04:002011-09-28T12:51:54.658-04:00I was replying to Great Lakes Greta, but Dr. Crank...I was replying to Great Lakes Greta, but Dr. Cranky beat me to the punch.Strelnikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660962615198939441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-6347324908111905562011-09-28T12:44:39.202-04:002011-09-28T12:44:39.202-04:00It's pretty common for tutoring centers to get...It's pretty common for tutoring centers to get to pay tutors for times when they are just sitting on their butts doing nothing. It's also common practice to have tutors visit classrooms, design posters, and go out and help drum up business during this time (or take care of other day to day tasks in the center) so that those empty slots will get filled.My Little Proffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843685528001871813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89866096158259953952011-09-28T12:31:55.414-04:002011-09-28T12:31:55.414-04:00Either way...pay the fucking tutors.Either way...pay the fucking tutors.Dr. Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544814759723000405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-50691721020831919252011-09-28T12:31:37.559-04:002011-09-28T12:31:37.559-04:00So Cynical Optimist clues us in to the fact that t...So Cynical Optimist clues us in to the fact that this shizzit is going on elsewhere. <br /><br />If the tutoring center goes for spells when it's not operational because students (who totally need it, and we know they are numerous) aren't showing up, they ought to shut it down. OR all those kids whose GPAs are hurting should be forced to check in and attend. You know, in the interest of Dr. Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544814759723000405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-75269284230316158842011-09-28T12:16:37.352-04:002011-09-28T12:16:37.352-04:00At the college I teach at the tutoring center requ...At the college I teach at the tutoring center requires students to only get paid for times they actually have a student to tutor. For example, if your scheduled for four one-hour slots and only two of those slots had students, you only got paid for the two hours. I think that is ridiculous. But at the very least if there are no students scheduled, the tutor can leave the center.The Cynical Optimisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07407831367759869205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-1805603120703286402011-09-28T12:10:54.530-04:002011-09-28T12:10:54.530-04:00Damn. Clock in and clock out 4 hours later. You&...Damn. Clock in and clock out 4 hours later. You're not "on call," and if you are, you should get a pager and freedom to roam.<br /><br />I agree, this can't be legal.<br /><br />It also makes no sense: supposing that students leave at 3 pm and you clock out but have to stay. If a student comes at 3:30, do you clock back in?Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-44304138295400086162011-09-28T11:53:56.424-04:002011-09-28T11:53:56.424-04:00Holy. Fucking. Shit.Holy. Fucking. Shit.Prof Poopieheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997969128824319914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-67358706419889099752011-09-28T11:53:45.392-04:002011-09-28T11:53:45.392-04:00I pay my babysitter for the time my kids are aslee...I pay my babysitter for the time my kids are asleep, and for time I spend chatting with her before I leave. That's because I'm paying her for the time she has had to take out of her day, and all the other things she might have been doing, in order to come and sit in my house with the kids. <br /><br />I agree: has to be illegal, and even if you live in a state with hideous labour laws (Merely Academichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452389428113097744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-63941636501799236352011-09-28T11:44:43.113-04:002011-09-28T11:44:43.113-04:00....But it's certainly asinine.....But it's certainly asinine.Strelnikovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660962615198939441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-48020857947773494172011-09-28T11:41:40.436-04:002011-09-28T11:41:40.436-04:00Ditto what the others said. If they're paying ...Ditto what the others said. If they're paying you by the hour, then they're paying for the hours that you are slated to avail yourself. Someone needs a refresher on basic labor codes. I don't think you'd have a hard time pointing that out. Fuck it, don't point out anything, just clock in for four hours, and clock out at the end.Dr. Crankyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01544814759723000405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32643618580296084382011-09-28T11:26:37.514-04:002011-09-28T11:26:37.514-04:00I'm with New England Natalie, too. This can&#...I'm with New England Natalie, too. This can't be legal.Great Lakes Gretahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101613060478193833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-55865820092825846242011-09-28T11:02:51.639-04:002011-09-28T11:02:51.639-04:00I agree with New England Natalie. If you are an ho...I agree with New England Natalie. If you are an hourly employee and required to be at work, I think the employer has to compensate you for being there regardless of whether any customers, er, students show up. You're not being paid on commission by the number of students you tutor, after all.<br /><br />Check in your HR department. There should be a poster somewhere at your college that EnglishDochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12046114978214062491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-57070729701904911412011-09-28T10:34:45.733-04:002011-09-28T10:34:45.733-04:00I am not sure... but I think this might be illegal...I am not sure... but I think this might be illegal. A violation of wage and hour laws...New England Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01035798065496710431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-76935026998934060872011-09-28T10:29:57.930-04:002011-09-28T10:29:57.930-04:00Here's my off-the-cuff suggestion: you tell th...Here's my off-the-cuff suggestion: you tell them you will be in in your office / hovel / ditch by the road with your cell phone. When students come up, they can call you and have you come clock in. When the students leave, you clock out and go back.<br /><br />"Oh," they'll say, "that's no good. That means we would have to hire someone to do nothing but sit there Three Sigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10822893039310439770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-2018721908583043052011-09-28T10:26:58.101-04:002011-09-28T10:26:58.101-04:00My thoughts? Fuck. Them. You have to show up but...My thoughts? Fuck. Them. You have to show up but you can't "clock in" until students do? WTF? You have to "clock out" when the last student leaves? How do you know it's the last student? Do you have to clock in and out if the last student leaves during your watch and then another comes in fifteen minutes later?<br /><br />You work for miserly assholes, and if youStellafromSparksburghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17584701718285662953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-24839156278561524262011-09-28T10:16:23.868-04:002011-09-28T10:16:23.868-04:00Honestly, it sounds like a good gig. You eat a fe...Honestly, it sounds like a good gig. You eat a few bon-bons, you catch up on People Magazine, you lock the door, and in the end you don't get paycheck for negative money. <br /><br />that's ridiculousWombat of the Copierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847183793780076028noreply@blogger.com