Comments on: Blogs as Freudian Telephone http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/04/28/blogs_as_freudi_1/ All that flavorful brownness in one savory packet Sat, 30 Nov 2013 11:11:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Michael H. http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/04/28/blogs_as_freudi_1/comment-page-1/#comment-8861 Michael H. Thu, 28 Apr 2005 22:18:09 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=1435#comment-8861 <p>grading cog That was interesting what you said. What was the name company and what were they paying?</p> grading cog That was interesting what you said. What was the name company and what were they paying?

]]> By: grading cog http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/04/28/blogs_as_freudi_1/comment-page-1/#comment-8839 grading cog Thu, 28 Apr 2005 19:15:40 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=1435#comment-8839 <p>Last summer I temped for a company that grades standardized tests from all over the U.S. It was by far and above the most miserable job I've ever had, reading illiterate hand-written answers, and having to give credit if the kids merely approached within a zillion-mile radius of an appropriate answer. My point is, all the temps there are college grads, many with advanced degrees who can't find any other work. Apparently it's well-known as the place to go if you're smart and unemployed. I felt like for the pennies we were getting for the headache-inducing work, the schools and exam companies had it pretty darn good. I'd be interested to learn if they ever DO decide to outsource the whole thing abroad to save even MORE money.</p> <p>The dude who sat next to me for a few weeks was an Indian guy over on an H1-B visa, whose IT day job apparently didn't pay him enough. He would often fall asleep at the computer screen during the evening shift. :)</p> Last summer I temped for a company that grades standardized tests from all over the U.S. It was by far and above the most miserable job I’ve ever had, reading illiterate hand-written answers, and having to give credit if the kids merely approached within a zillion-mile radius of an appropriate answer. My point is, all the temps there are college grads, many with advanced degrees who can’t find any other work. Apparently it’s well-known as the place to go if you’re smart and unemployed. I felt like for the pennies we were getting for the headache-inducing work, the schools and exam companies had it pretty darn good. I’d be interested to learn if they ever DO decide to outsource the whole thing abroad to save even MORE money.

The dude who sat next to me for a few weeks was an Indian guy over on an H1-B visa, whose IT day job apparently didn’t pay him enough. He would often fall asleep at the computer screen during the evening shift. :)

]]> By: Saurav http://sepiamutiny.com/blog/2005/04/28/blogs_as_freudi_1/comment-page-1/#comment-8834 Saurav Thu, 28 Apr 2005 19:05:40 +0000 http://sepiamutiny.com?p=1435#comment-8834 <p>Ummm, it would hardly be "sloppy reading" to conclude on the basis of what the guy wrote that papers are being graded in India. It's more like sloppy writing.</p> <p>We can't click on everything, people! :)</p> Ummm, it would hardly be “sloppy reading” to conclude on the basis of what the guy wrote that papers are being graded in India. It’s more like sloppy writing.

We can’t click on everything, people! :)

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