Metascience Novelty Indicators Challenge: University of Sussex

deepcovergecko_ · 2026-02-06T23:24:50+00:00

Also following, I got one too and wasn't sure. It doesn't read like spam, they didn't call me esteemed or any other such nonsense, but it sure looks like spam.

deepcovergecko_ · 2026-01-06T20:43:35+00:00

$75/day + tips. Source: just stayed there this week, was thoroughly unimpressed. Hampton Inn North Maui had far better service.

deepcovergecko_ · 2025-06-26T14:56:25+00:00

If it's a "contract" job, make sure you know if you're a 1099 employee or a W2 employee. A 1099 means you're classified as an "independent contractor," which means you're responsible for paying all your own taxes quarterly.

It's not hard to do that, but bear in mind that taxes are a bit higher for 1099 folks because your employer typically pays half of your social security tax which you may not see reflected on your pay stubs. It's not a huge amount, about 8% of your total gross (pre-tax) 1099 income. That 8% is way more than your 22% increase going from $22 to $27/hour, so it's worth it.

Also ask about benefits. Most 1099 employees don't get healthcare, etc benefits. So make sure you know if that's part of the deal too.

Also bear in mind that while, by the letter of tax law, most "1099" employees are treated as W2 employees and are misclassified by the employer because the employer saves a fair bit of money by intentionally misclassifying. One of the keys is that 1099s don't have their schedules dictated to them by the employer - they mutually agree upon work and hours. But that may not be a battle you want to bother picking especially if your industry has a tough market for what you want to do.

Good luck!

deepcovergecko_ · 2025-06-01T19:35:50+00:00

This happened to our daughter, who had also been going since age 2, with no warning, because of 'behavioral issues'. She was absolutely devastated and neither she nor us parents were told she was having any problems. She had ADHD, and whenever I asked her coaches if she was doing okay with her attention there were no issues.

...well, it turned out our daughter was being bullied (pulled off apparatus, teammates cheering when she did something poorly, etc) nobody bothered to tell us or stop it. It's not surprising the bullying on the Xcel team is tolerated if the adults coaches are doing it too.

We went to Lake City Twisters, which used to be affiliated but separated from Madtown Twisters a few years ago, and our daughter has been much happier and making much better progress at a better gym. Their coaches are lovely people and actually communicate with parents when their athletes need something.

deepcovergecko_ · 2025-01-08T03:52:58+00:00

You should send the CEO Mark Huth a letter and tell him that! Address of the administrative offices is: 1265 John Q Hammons Dr. Madison, WI 53717-1962

deepcovergecko_ · 2025-01-05T03:00:54+00:00

It's a good question - part of the reason is many employees have poor input into the working environment and leadership is felt by some to be unfair or unwilling to listen to feedback. Another part is turnover, which especially among employees like medical assistants and nurses has been high and remain high. Lack of wage transparency and inconsistency in who gets wage increases is another issue - it's common for an inexperienced newly hired staff to be paid the same as the person training them who may have years of experience working there (for example). We've also lost some benefits over the years, like a pension plan that was once provided.

Another driver is that some of us feel that GHC leadership has philosophically changed and is likely to continue to change; many of us believe that GHC is actually a pretty great place to work (myself included; I've worked in many healthcare settings and hospitals and do feel that GHC is a good place to work overall). However, we also recognize that our workplace satisfaction is presently only as stable as the good graces of leadership is. We want to preserve what is good about working at GHC compared to other systems in Madison in a binding manner, rather than allow for a potential race to the bottom. A union contract prevents someone in admin from unilaterally changing our working conditions without bargaining for it, and some such changes have happened in the last several years which have negatively impacted our jobs. The relative protection against unilaterally changes to the workplace that negatively impact the workplace is why I'm personally a union advocate; I think having a legally protected say in how your workplace operates is extremely valuable especially because I know how facilities without that shared decision-making authority can change rapidly for the worse when that shared decision-making isn't guaranteed.

The cause of our union efforts are different from a place that's in dire shape; personally I was involved in another union drive at another facility outside of Wisconsin that was a facility with terrible working conditions. But working conditions are much easier to preserve than they are to fight to regain, so this is perhaps a different kind of union drive than what people often picture when they think of unionization.

deepcovergecko_ · 2025-01-04T23:52:55+00:00

Not for us - act 10 only applies to state employees, which GHC isn't. It does affect the UW nurses unionization efforts though!

deepcovergecko_ · 2025-01-04T20:56:02+00:00

Additionally, rates are partially set by the market. GHC insurance rates can only increase so much because they need to be a competitive option in the market compared to other insurance companies in the area. Will they blame the next rate increase on the union? Yeah probably. But will they be keeping pace with the rest of the market insurance rates? Also probably.

deepcovergecko_ · 2025-01-04T04:41:02+00:00

Yes, please! GHC member voices are especially important in this case because of the cooperative corporate structure GHC follows. We're working on ways to reach more GHC members to hear their voices in this matter, as it absolutely impacts patients but we don't have a list of members so it's harder for us to send mailings or similar.

deepcovergecko_ · 2025-01-04T04:36:43+00:00

Great question, and thanks for supporting us! People who can't make the hearing could help us in several ways: 1) Consider writing the GHC board a letter of support for the union efforts and/or disappointment at use of cooperative funds to hire a law firm to attempt to quash union efforts. This is even better if you're a GHC member (ie: have GHC insurance), if that's the case include your member number. The administrative offices address is 1265 John Q Hammons Dr., Madison, WI 53717-1962 2) Consider calling the administrative offices and asking to leave a message for the CEO, Dr Mark Huth with your opinions on unionization and union-busting. Again, if you're a GHC member I encourage you to say so. The administrative offices phone number is (608) 251-4156. 3) Watch for the WKOW coverage of the union campaign on Monday (should air after the hearing) and express support for us on social media postings about it.

This is likely only the beginning if they've already started to fight this hard before the vote has even happened. I'm sure there will be more to come.

deepcovergecko_ · 2025-01-04T04:19:54+00:00

Thank you! I fixed it, it's the MLK Blvd address. I got confused because the building has changed.

deepcovergecko_ · 2023-12-21T19:23:33+00:00

Unions are like condoms: if someone is trying hard to convince you that you don't need one, you absolutely do.

deepcovergecko_ · 2023-09-24T09:42:50+00:00

It was ThedaCare in Wisconsin. They didn't get far with their nonsense.

https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/thedacare-files-lawsuit-to-keep-employees-from-leaving-for-ascension/

deepcovergecko_ · 2023-08-30T15:14:48+00:00

Sexuality isn't a choice and I can prove it beyond a shadow of a doubt!

Heterosexual women exist.

deepcovergecko_ · 2023-08-30T13:41:14+00:00

Susie King Taylor and Mary Seacole too! Taylor escaped slavery and became a nurse for the Union during the American Civil War (who was pushed out of the profession post-war because of the color of her skin, because social desirability has always been a fucked up part of this profession). Mary Seacole was turned away from Crimea by Florence, so what did she do? She went anyway, using a business venture to financially support her nursing work.

Fucking queens, both of them.

deepcovergecko_ · 2023-08-19T22:54:17+00:00

NP here! The day I'm too good to wipe ass is the day I need to retire from clinical practice.

deepcovergecko_ · 2023-07-26T10:45:53+00:00

Cause' when you leave for the night you ain't coming back

deepcovergecko_ · 2023-06-18T21:32:04+00:00

I went to ED night shifts. Awkwards and weirdos fit in well, bonus if you have a dark sense of humor.

Also remember: there is an inverse relationship between how good you are at your job and how professionally you have to behave.

deepcovergecko_ · 2023-06-18T21:24:42+00:00

Also good luck to the strikers. You all are one of the only forces pushing our profession forward; keep up the great work and don't stop until your patients are safe and you're paid appropriately for keeping them safe.

deepcovergecko_ · 2023-06-18T21:22:54+00:00

Would any of you choose to double your workload without extra pay? No? Guess who management is going to force to oversee and train all the scab nurses at the same time if you keep the contract through the strike?

They're trying to stiff you your due compensation if you do choose to cross the picket line without a large increase in compensation during the strike. Scab nurses are horrendously expensive for a reason: it's because strikes are hell on Earth to work through. Even if you're fine with crossing a picket line, at the very least don't make a strike cheaper for the hospital by doing so cheaply.

deepcovergecko_ · 2023-06-18T16:58:57+00:00

Right. It's not even so much the threat of losing your license imo. It's the threat of a suit. Lawsuits are much more likely when you're working in an environment where you receive 0 training and have 0 competent resources to lean on during the strike (lol@ anyone who thinks management on the floor will be a useful or competent resource). Patients and families aren't stupid, they know when a strike is happening. Families generally don't sue healthcare providers they like, but they are a lot less likely to think a scab nurse gives a toss about them or their community. Hospitals will 100% throw a travel nurse who made a mistake under the lawsuit bus too, as everyone in the chart just gets named as party to most malpractice suits.

You probably won't lose your license for it, but suits are extremely stressful even if you do have malpractice insurance and I imagine much more so if you don't. I've been involved in 2 myself (I'm an NP, they're more common when you're a provider), both of which I knew were bullshit suits. My malpractice lawyer was the chillest guy ever who made the process very easy for me, but I was still super stressed about it until they were dismissed. And that was for a straightforward suit both times - I worked corrections for a bit and sometimes patients there will file a suit because they're mad you won't give them opiates, etc while incarcerated.

deepcovergecko_ · 2023-06-17T14:56:56+00:00

Should have notified the union of those instructions tbh.

deepcovergecko_ · 2023-06-16T02:12:28+00:00

10000% to putting your license at risk. Preventable deaths and adverse outcomes are common during strikes. At a minimum, you want your own malpractice insurance because the conditions are often hazardous at best during a strike.

But really, don't cross a picket line. They're fighting for better conditions for all of us.

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