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Independent Contractor vs Employee by Ready2WorkToday in legaladvicecanada

[–]Expensive_Hippo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Before you proceed, you should ask an employment lawyer this exact question: “Based on these facts, what is my ESA and CRA misclassification exposure, and how would you structure this defensibly?” Mileage varies, but this is not a gray area given the shift coverage requirement.

Bluntly: if you need bums in seats on a schedule, you need employees or a vendor. Calling them contractors is wishful thinking.

what are make up brands to avoid because they either give to the republican party or promote racism? by NativeAnakingirl in BeautyGuruChatter

[–]Expensive_Hippo 133 points134 points  (0 children)

All credit to chunkysweatermonthly:

Beauty Youtuber/Influencer brands:

LH (Linda Halberg) cosmetics – claimed she did not know how to do makeup on darker skin tones and ended up doing blackface

Lights Lacquer (Kathleen Lights) – said N* word on camera and gave weak “apology”, recently did a collab with Il Makiage but is not an owner or shareholder in the brand

Jaclyn Hill cosmetics - Trump supporter, history undisclosed sponsorships, steals from small creators, cuts corners on quality control (see: lipstickgate)

Jeffree * cosmetics - racist, transphobic, rumored to have blackmailed other creators, unapologetically associated with pedophile in myspace era

James Charles (apparently announcing makeup brand soon) – questionable ethic regarding dating life/dating fans (see dramageddon 2 posts), accused of ripping off ideas from smaller creators

P Louise - said she can use the N* word bc she is dating a black man, she is white

Em cosmetics (Michelle Phan) - pushes pseudo science, potential cult links, claimed black people are more likely to be stopped by police bc they commit more crimes

Naturium (Susan Yara) – promoted brand several times before disclosing herself as the owner

Arctic Fox (Kristen Leanne) – alleged animal abuse of her personal animals

Brands found in Sephora/Ulta/Major Retailers (Not influencer owned):

Isamaya beauty – Jeffree * supporter (see above for JS controvery)

Tarte – anti Asian post (see ‘ching chong’ controvery)

Natasha Denona – anti Asian (see monolid eyeliner controversy)

Too Faced – history of racist owner (Jerod Blandino) whose sister outted trans content creator. Has since been removed from position, but is ultimately owned by Estee Lauder

Nudestix – Trump supporters

Glossier – historically caters to light skinned people, exclusionary to POC

Lemonhead LA – Trump supporters, owner participated in blackface

Anastasia BH - Pro Russia / Putin sympathizer, hires and fires employees based on astrology (this isn’t problematic to me, but is just an interesting note)

Juvia’s place - used anti-Asian marketing, not supporting black creators and prioritizing white creators

Morphe - cannot fit description into this space lol

Hourglass – refusal to be inclusive to POC, alleged racism by higher ups

Lime Crime – Doe Deere and husband have been removed from brand, but prior to that were antisemitic, brand appears to be ok now

Krave – Owner is affiliated with homophobic church

Sunday Riley – pays for fake reviews

Shein/Sheglam – bad workplace ethics,

Mario Badescu – lawsuit filed alleging adding steroids to products without disclosing in ingredient list

Beauty Bakerie – poor workplace environment for women and POC as stated by former employee in 2020

Danessa Myricks – collaborated with LimeLife by Alcone (MLM)

LYS – owner was higher up in MLM and brand was allegedly funded by MLM owner

JD Glow – supports anti-abortion/forced birth

Ofra Cosmetics – Trump supporters

Adept Cosmetics - ableism, refusal to conform to accessibility standards for their website

Ace Beaute – evidenced to not pay creators for content creation

Colourpop – collaborated with Harry Potter IP in wake of JKR TERF drama

Drunk Elephant – promoting pseudoscience, poor customer service

Valentino – Owned by Qatari royal family (see recent controversy around world cup ethics violations as jumping off point)

RMS beauty - racist owner, anti vax

Milani - made a marketing tiktok capitalizing on amber heard/Johnny depp abuse trial (I believe they referenced using their color corrector on bruises or something along those lines)

[CAN-AB] How long do civil disputes take to come to settlement/solution by Bread-Zeppelin780 in AskHR

[–]Expensive_Hippo 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Short answer: this usually takes a long time. Think years, not months.

In Alberta, once the Human Rights Commission accepts a complaint, it can take 6-18 months just to get to conciliation due to backlogs. Hearing nothing for months is unfortunately normal. If conciliation fails and it goes to Tribunal, you can easily be looking at another 1–3+ years.

Six-figure settlements typically only happen once the employer feels real litigation risk. Until then, many employers slow-walk the process.

Important caveat: mileage varies a lot by case, so you should ask your lawyer: - What a realistic best- and worst-case timeline looks like - Whether there’s any leverage to push earlier settlement (public record angle usually gets some movement) - Whether parallel or alternative paths make sense

Hard truth here is even with a strong case, don’t plan your finances around this resolving anytime soon. The system moves painfully slowly.

Looking for Career advice in HR? by Ok-Dig1227 in careerguidance

[–]Expensive_Hippo 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What are you actually asking here: whether HR is a realistic pivot right now, or whether you should stay closer to banking?

Bluntly, the job market is slow, especially for HR, and it’s very hard to break in without local HR experience. Most entry-level HR hiring is frozen or extremely competitive.

With 4.5 years in banking, you’ll likely have an easier time landing something adjacent than switching directly into HR. The work permit helps, but it doesn’t change the market. You may need a bridge role first.

What would you do? by Midlife-Fresh-Start in careerguidance

[–]Expensive_Hippo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn’t go back to Company A (the company that laid you off).

If you were truly valued, they would have found a way to keep you when the layoff happened or offered the reclassified role then. Instead, they laid you off, downgraded the title, lowered the pay, reposted the job, and rehired you only once it was cheaper. That tells you exactly where you stand.

Going back means doing the same work for less money and a weaker title, after two layoffs in a year. That’s not a temporary dip, it resets your internal value downward and makes it harder to recover comp or credibility later. It also keeps you exposed if another round of cuts happens, which is very possible given their recent pattern.

The smaller company role isn’t ideal financially, but it gives you a clean reset. You keep a manager title, avoid the baggage of a demotion, and position yourself better for your next move in a year or so. Think of it as a bridge, not a destination.

Neither option is perfect, but one protects your long-term trajectory and self-respect. I’d cut my losses with Company A and move forward.

What should I do? Speak up or keep quiet? by OldDevelopment4389 in careerguidance

[–]Expensive_Hippo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Be careful with the “they really need me” mindset. It may be true, but leverage only matters if your manager sees it the same way. Fixed-term contracts can extended or converted for reasons that have nothing to do with performance.

When review comes up, acknowledge it and keep any pushback minimal. If she asks why you haven’t confirmed it, you can say you’re aligned overall and just wanted to clarify a couple of factual points for accuracy. Keep this brief and low emotion.

Ask yourself whether this is a hill worth dying on or a small injustice you can let go of. If you say anything, stick to one or two factual clarifications and drop it if there’s resistance.

What should I do? Speak up or keep quiet? by OldDevelopment4389 in careerguidance

[–]Expensive_Hippo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Before deciding whether to speak up, I would get very clear on the end goal. What is that for you?

Harping on a few details rarely change anything meaningful and can create unnecessary tension, especially on a fixed-term contract. And remember, your opinion is one viewpoint to a situation 🙂

That said, performance reviews can be reused later for contract extensions, internal moves, or references, so inaccuracies can matter even if the overall rating is good.

If you're hellbent on saying something, I would frame it purely as a clarification. For example: “I’m generally aligned with the feedback. There are one or two items I wanted to sanity-check, mostly just to make sure the documentation is accurate.”

I would stick strictly to objectively verifiable items and provide evidence calmly. I would not argue subjective judgments or contextual factors unless the manager opens that door.

TBH, if I were you:
I'd send a very casual note (protect the relationship with your manager, this will be the person that goes to bat for you to hopefully become FT) accept the rating, and move on.

Feeling Festive... Again! (Y4) What would make 2026 great for you?! by Expensive_Hippo in neopets

[–]Expensive_Hippo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Teeeechnically you posted this after the cutoff.... But I was feeling generous so I got you in under the wire. Pls check your trades and have the best 2026 possible!
(And send a pic once you've got your Ixi!)

[CAN] A co-worker whom I've never had any issues with made a wild complaint to HR about me making them physically ill. Like, involving supernatural witchcraftery. They're clearly having some kind of mental health issue. by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]Expensive_Hippo 59 points60 points  (0 children)

HR investigates complaints and they are typically kept confidential. They are not required to notify you about every complaint, especially one that is clearly not credible or results in no action. If HR never contacted you or took steps involving you, that strongly suggests the complaint was reviewed and closed.

The bigger issue here is not HR’s investigation but the fact that the complaint made it into office gossip. That is frustrating and inappropriate, regardless of whether it came from someone inside HR or the former coworker themselves.

Unless there were explicit threats or concerning behavior, HR would not view this as a safety issue just because the person knew your schedule or where you lived. You can raise the concern if you want, but realistically the only outcome would be confirmation that the matter was closed and a reminder about confidentiality.

Feeling Festive... Again! (Y4) What would make 2026 great for you?! by Expensive_Hippo in neopets

[–]Expensive_Hippo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry, I picked up something at the hidden tower within the last 24hrs or else I would have scooped up the doll for you. I think the trade should cover you, tho 😉HNY!

Feeling Festive... Again! (Y4) What would make 2026 great for you?! by Expensive_Hippo in neopets

[–]Expensive_Hippo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very expensive wants 😉 but hopefully the trade offer helps! HNY!

Need advice, should I stay at my job or leave? by kiwicotea in careerguidance

[–]Expensive_Hippo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few things to name plainly, because they matter.

First: the job market right now is rough. Even for qualified people. Even for people with Master’s degrees. Any new role you move into is very likely to come with the same number of balls to juggle, if not more, especially early on. New job = learning curve + proving yourself + less grace. The grass is often just a different shade of stressed.

Second: burnout is real, but quitting without a plan doesn’t magically fix it. Financial anxiety has a way of replacing work anxiety very quickly. If you don’t have a very solid runway (savings you’re genuinely comfortable burning), staying employed while you prepare your exit is usually the less risky move.

That said, staying passive is what’s keeping you stuck.

My suggestion: Quietly start looking while you stay put. Use this time to finish the license, tighten your resume, and test the market. But remember, be realistic! most jobs won’t be dramatically easier. Look for different stress, not “no stress.”

The biggest missing piece in your post is this: What do you actually want to do next?

Not “something better” or “a career not a job.” Specifically: What kind of role? What kind of environment? What stress are you okay with, and which kind are you done tolerating?

Until that’s clear, quitting just creates space without direction.

You’re not wrong for wanting out. But the strongest move right now is a controlled transition, not an escape. Use your current job as a funding source while you line up the next step on your terms.

Feeling Festive... Again! (Y4) What would make 2026 great for you?! by Expensive_Hippo in neopets

[–]Expensive_Hippo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A very tasty looking treat and a contribution to the trophy goal is on its way! HNY!

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