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John<a href="https://union.place/tags/Denmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Denmark</a>: government plans to hand postal service to private <a href="https://union.place/tags/monopoly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#monopoly</a> that uses precarious employees. <a href="https://union.place/tags/Union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Union</a> expects further price increases and service deterioration.<a href="https://uniglobalunion.org/news/denmark-ends-letter-delivery-3f-uni-global-union/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://uniglobalunion.org/news/denmark-ends-letter-delivery-3f-uni-global-union/</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unions</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contracting</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/gig" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gig</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/GigEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GigEconomy</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/PostNord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PostNord</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/3F" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#3F</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/DAO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DAO</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/neoliberalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#neoliberalism</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/privatization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#privatization</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/WorldPostDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WorldPostDay</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#exploitation</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#corruption</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClassWar</a>

Gene BoggsPraise the gods. I reached out to the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Perl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Perl</a> + Mojo contractor I worked for, years ago, and he's still doing it, and said he'd give me hours. WHEW<a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Contracting</a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/JobSearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JobSearch</a>

Mike Williamson"The PBO said that in the four departments it studied, IT services provided by outside contractors cost taxpayers between 22 and 25.7 per cent more than they would have if the services had been provided in-house."<a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/gcdigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#gcdigital</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contracting</a> <a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/federal-it-contracting-cost-more-than-in-house-services-pbo-report/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/federal-it-contracting-cost-more-than-in-house-services-pbo-report/</a>

John<a href="https://union.place/tags/Athens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Athens</a>: delivery worker motorcade, on <a href="https://union.place/tags/strike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#strike</a> for collective bargaining agreement, against contract status<a href="https://www.ekathimerini.com/multimedia/images/1257365/riders-on-strike-delivery-workers-take-to-athens-streets/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.ekathimerini.com/multimedia/images/1257365/riders-on-strike-delivery-workers-take-to-athens-streets/</a><a href="https://union.place/tags/strikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#strikes</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/union" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#union</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unions</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/CBA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CBA</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contracting</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/exploitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#exploitation</a> <a href="https://union.place/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ClassWar</a>

Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Allies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Threaten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Threaten</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Deloitte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Deloitte</a>'s $3B <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FederalContracts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FederalContracts</a> Over <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Employee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Employee</a>'s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Disclosure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Disclosure</a> Of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JDVance</a>'s 2020 <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Messages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Messages</a> In Which He Said Trump '<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FailedToDeliver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FailedToDeliver</a>' Despite <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#federal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contracting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/laws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#laws</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/prohibiting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#prohibiting</a> the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/termination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#termination</a> of a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#business</a> due to its workers’ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/private" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#private</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/politicalviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politicalviews</a>, such <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/threats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#threats</a> could have a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/chillingeffect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chillingeffect</a>. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/10/41220846/trump-allies-threaten-deloittes-3b-federal-contracts-over-employees-disclosure-of-jd-vances-2020-mes" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/10/41220846/trump-allies-threaten-deloittes-3b-federal-contracts-over-employees-disclosure-of-jd-vances-2020-mes</a>

MarkWell, the down payment on the roofing contract hit my credit card today. I guess this means the company has deigned to accept my money in exchange for their attentions. Out here around Seattle, I feel special and lucky for this. 😄<a href="https://hard.blue/tags/pnw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#pnw</a> <a href="https://hard.blue/tags/seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#seattle</a> <a href="https://hard.blue/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contracting</a> <a href="https://hard.blue/tags/homeownership" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#homeownership</a>

NonilexOne yr after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SCOTUS</a> ended race-based admissions at Harvard & other <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/schools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#schools</a>, court rulings have forced the removal of racial preferences from 2 major <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#covid</a> relief prgms, a federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contracting</a> prgm that doles out $20B a yr, & even the US Minority <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Business</a> Development Agency [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MBDA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MBDA</a>], a 55-yr-old agency that was ordered in March to open its doors to all races. Meanwhile, private companies are acting preemptively, seeking to avoid <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/litigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#litigation</a> by terminating <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/fellowships" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#fellowships</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/executive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#executive</a> bonus prgms…

Joshua WoodAs a former freelancer, I wonder what non-developer founders think about AI coding agents. Twelve years ago, many of the Rails rescue projects I worked on resulted from poorly maintained codebases that the client had hacked on themselves in some cases.Will the new “rescue project” be code that has had Copilot Workspace PRs uncritically merged by various actors over the years?<a href="https://joshuawood.net/micro/20240505162429" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://joshuawood.net/micro/20240505162429</a><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AI</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/GitHub" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GitHub</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Copilot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Copilot</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/CopilotWorkspace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CopilotWorkspace</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/RubyOnRails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RubyOnRails</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Freelance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Freelance</a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Contracting</a>

AI6YR BenCompany I'm doing some work for had some of my work called out by the CEO in a company meeting (involving public safety warnings and wildfire tracking). "...saved that family's life...." (although they credited the entire giant corporation and its teams, not me, LOL). Will they renew my contract next week? Who knows, LOL. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#work</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contracting</a>

AI6YR BenFreelancing/self employment tip (for newbies): W2 wage is not the same as 1099 pay, due to self employment tax/Medicare/SS. $1/hour W2 is not $1 if paid on a 1099 (same rate on a 1099 would be a pay cut). Learned this long ago. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/freelancing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#freelancing</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contracting</a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/selfemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#selfemployment</a>

Phil HaighHearing any fellow contractor asking “have you got anything that is remote working” on Slack and I’m so tempted to reply with links to jobs in the Australian outback, Antarctica, or on a small island in the Pacific… <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Contracting</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/RemoteWorking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RemoteWorking</a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Trolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trolling</a>

OnTheFenceDevA while ago I started watching the <a href="https://twit.social/tags/blazortrain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blazortrain</a> videos created by <a href="https://techhub.social/@carlfranklin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@carlfranklin</a>. At the time I was just curious about <a href="https://twit.social/tags/blazor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#blazor</a> and wanted an overview of the technology.With my impending move back to <a href="https://twit.social/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contracting</a> I am revisting the series, starting from episode 1, to add to my development toolkit.When I first looked there were a handful of episodes, now there are over ninety!Carl is as enterntaining as ever and those familiar with his podcast <a href="https://twit.social/tags/dotnetrocks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dotnetrocks</a> will know what I mean 😆

PearlJustin Trudeau Loves Outsourcing Government Work to Neoliberal Cutthroats by David Moscrop via Jacobin <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/CdnPoli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CdnPoli</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/PublicService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PublicService</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Contracting</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Outsourcing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Outsourcing</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/McKinsey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#McKinsey</a> <a href="https://jacobin.com/2023/01/justin-trudeau-liberal-party-of-canada-mckinsey-consultants-government-outsourcing?ref=the-maple" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://jacobin.com/2023/01/justin-trudeau-liberal-party-of-canada-mckinsey-consultants-government-outsourcing?ref=the-maple</a>

Egg<a href="https://mstdn.social/@funnygodmother" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@funnygodmother</a> and those who fail to document are smart in doing so, as these big companies will turn you over for cheaper workers and make more money off of your work. The <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contracting</a> industry is full of big wig thieves and giving them your work is signing over all rights to intellectual property

PeteI'm currently available for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/contracting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#contracting</a> or <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#employment</a>.Technical <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#writer</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/editor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#editor</a>, senior <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/developer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#developer</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#architecture</a>, game development / <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gamedev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GameDev</a>, app <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/development" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#development</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/saas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SaaS</a>, Build & Release, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/devops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DevOps</a>, and more.I'm in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toronto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Toronto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a>, available for remote, on-site or relo if you've got something interesting.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Jobs</a>

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