tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post9184608500769589306..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: A Friday Thirsty from A Student Who Cares What We Think! Wot Wot?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73197304060053358242013-05-04T18:25:41.137-04:002013-05-04T18:25:41.137-04:00The sad thing is, Contingent Cassandra,this was a ...The sad thing is, Contingent Cassandra,this was a posting I found on my university's career services website. I have filed a complaint with them regarding the posting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15512407547179110693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-34004404467776707212013-05-04T18:02:05.666-04:002013-05-04T18:02:05.666-04:00Bravo, Angry, Bravo! I have to think that ANYTHIN...Bravo, Angry, Bravo! I have to think that ANYTHING else you might do, including being an angry cashier (no matter how miserable a Sunday morning you might make for me when I haplessly go into TJMAXX or WALMART or wherever else you might be working) would be better and more useful and less harmful to the world at large and your fellow students in particular than helping said fellow students to Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-44791442749361896812013-05-04T16:06:19.268-04:002013-05-04T16:06:19.268-04:00By the way, your reply is nicely written -- well a...By the way, your reply is nicely written -- well above the norm that I see in many of my own students in terms of sentence structure and voice. I'm sure those skills will serve you well in the work world; hang in there and keep applying for legitimate opportunities; your skills will be appreciated somewhere, I'm sure. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-81555680109088952772013-05-04T16:03:03.176-04:002013-05-04T16:03:03.176-04:00Glad you got to the bottom of the situation before...Glad you got to the bottom of the situation before proceeding further; it sounded like you already had a sense that something wasn't right. Those instincts will serve you well; as Alan pointed out, companies that treat those outside their fold unethically rarely treat their employees or "interns" well. <br /><br />Sadly, positions described as "internships" are Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-12731367299586521112013-05-04T09:19:52.283-04:002013-05-04T09:19:52.283-04:00Glad you found out the details. "Intern"...Glad you found out the details. "Intern" should be about you learning skills, not the company profiting, whether or not I agree with the business concept.Alan From Apexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01366176105581248496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40379156612419558142013-05-04T00:38:27.692-04:002013-05-04T00:38:27.692-04:00What a scam! I'm glad you figured that out bef...What a scam! I'm glad you figured that out before going in to the interview.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37587970749192900032013-05-03T19:08:17.911-04:002013-05-03T19:08:17.911-04:00Thank you all for your insight. I decided to with...Thank you all for your insight. I decided to withdraw my application. The issues surrounding one of these sites was a big reason for sure, as was your advice. <br /><br />For another thing it turns out it was essentially a sales job, where you have to get fellow students to upload X amount of documents each week, and you get paid $10 for every X documents you get students to upload. So, no Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15512407547179110693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19207516298337738542013-05-03T18:27:01.128-04:002013-05-03T18:27:01.128-04:00dainacldainaclSouthern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-19683253468890127142013-05-03T16:54:44.427-04:002013-05-03T16:54:44.427-04:00"You can put 'Copyright 2013' on any ...<em> "You can put 'Copyright 2013' on any of your documents, you just can't use the registered copyright symbol unless you pay for registering the copyright." </em><br /><br />This is incorrect.<br /><br />In the United States, you may use the copyright symbol (©) whether or not you have chosen to register your work with the Copyright Office. In fact, the Copyright Office&#Defunct Adjuncthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954331373226016090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-56418609179940588532013-05-03T15:09:31.793-04:002013-05-03T15:09:31.793-04:00Thanks, Meanie--good to know.Thanks, Meanie--good to know.Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33076302294432714612013-05-03T15:02:57.193-04:002013-05-03T15:02:57.193-04:00I'd hold this against you, for sure, but if yo...I'd hold this against you, for sure, but if you don't want a letter of recommendation from me, does it matter? If you've lined up an internship at a place like this, it seems you don't really care what others think.The Contemplative Cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088570661592922436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-32358683509928468352013-05-03T12:28:01.242-04:002013-05-03T12:28:01.242-04:00There is common law and statutes in most states th...There is common law and statutes in most states that allow faculty to forbid recordings of, notes taken in, or handouts used in their classes to be sold. (Spoken word is from common law, written word is from statute)<br /><br />Our Uni recommends oral statement and a notice on course materials. You can put "Copyright 2013" on any of your documents, you just can't use the registeredAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-28159496925663770822013-05-03T11:43:39.808-04:002013-05-03T11:43:39.808-04:00Some years ago a brilliant student who had excelle...Some years ago a brilliant student who had excelled in my program and earned my highest respect confessed, in the final week of his senior year, that he had been writing papers for high school students at $50 a pop so he could pay for textbooks. I was so appalled that I kicked him out of my office and refused to write any letters of recommendation for him. What kind of kid sells his soul for $50 Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14298623277254751613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-35167578741403616402013-05-03T11:38:07.638-04:002013-05-03T11:38:07.638-04:00The fact that you're asking shows that you kno...The fact that you're asking shows that you know it's wrong already.The Mad Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104841422695591759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-71234413172144853292013-05-03T09:48:22.552-04:002013-05-03T09:48:22.552-04:00I'd be bothered by it, in a similar manner to ...I'd be bothered by it, in a similar manner to if you went to work for Pirate Bay or Enron. It's not that the core thing being done is wrong, I really don't care if people share notes. It's that the covert task being supported (re-using papers outright, downloading movies, stealing vast sums of money) has some significant problems.<br /><br />But a better question might be what Alan From Apexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01366176105581248496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-27611487706303602822013-05-03T09:26:08.341-04:002013-05-03T09:26:08.341-04:00Notes? You think students take notes in class? My ...Notes? You think students take notes in class? My question is, how does this company really make money. Could they, oh I don't know, be offering a way to share other documents that get graded? Sarcastic Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01407507896787403097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43358935993599919362013-05-03T09:24:06.432-04:002013-05-03T09:24:06.432-04:00The majority of these sites provide notes for stud...The majority of these sites provide notes for students who skip (er....miss) classes as only one of a lot of things they do, including providing "free" essays on topics common to the class in question, or the subject area. By participating in a business that does this, you are participating in cheating. Yes, damn straight I'd hold it against you. You would be actively Bellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686242633678466958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-86224355363785748182013-05-03T08:46:23.411-04:002013-05-03T08:46:23.411-04:00I went to a college where lots of people interned ...I went to a college where lots of people interned at the banks that destroyed our economy, so, no, this wouldn't particularly bother me. Job market's shitty and website experience is a good thing. However, I AM worried that your main concern is how your professors will see this, rather than the state of your soul. You might be able to do something morally objectionable day in and day out Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403289509523215570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-18100372467067506242013-05-03T08:10:45.433-04:002013-05-03T08:10:45.433-04:00You really think that students are sharing their p...You really think that students are sharing their personal notes? I've seen what they share: it's piracy of intellectual property in the form of exams, handouts, and even in-house lab manuals.introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49292566008641317692013-05-03T07:52:48.194-04:002013-05-03T07:52:48.194-04:00I'm curious--does anyone know if the content o...I'm curious--does anyone know if the content of university lectures (as delivered in real-time by the professor, in class) is covered by copyright?<br /><br />The reason I'm asking is that these days I pretty much assume my lectures are being recorded (audio, at least, and maybe video) without my knowledge. If there's a dedicated note-taker and the notes will be published (or Peter Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00754472537710161295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-189229688249602762013-05-03T07:01:57.368-04:002013-05-03T07:01:57.368-04:00I wouldn't have a problem with it because I do...I wouldn't have a problem with it because I don't care if students come to class, take notes, share them, make money from them, etc. However, I suspect that I'm in the minority for this issue. <br /><br />An internship can be a valuable opportunity. It's a way to experience what it's like to work for a company without having to fill out that annoying paperwork related to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3950193362921328842013-05-03T06:47:25.959-04:002013-05-03T06:47:25.959-04:00Hey, that's a little bit mean. The kid might ...Hey, that's a little bit mean. The kid might put it on his resume that faculty might see when they write recommendation letters. And by "it", I mean the internship information, not the coke itself, although either on a resume would influence my opinion of the student.<br /><br />Besides, the student might let the faculty know about cramps and the coke binge if the university Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-73461650134068542512013-05-03T06:34:27.196-04:002013-05-03T06:34:27.196-04:00I'll answer your question seriously: it would...I'll answer your question seriously: it would depend on the site, but for every one I'm aware of, the answer is emphatically "yes, it would tar, and badly". It could be worse, of course. Working for isanyonedown or whatever that dickhead Craig Britten is currently running would be worse, for example. But if I knew a student of mine had a gig with one of the "Hopsagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193503727931669695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-66544704404626312852013-05-03T05:28:07.563-04:002013-05-03T05:28:07.563-04:00Why would you tell your professors about this? Do...Why would you tell your professors about this? Do you tell them about your menstrual cramps and coke-snorting?Southern Bubba, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12050992903794385204noreply@blogger.com