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It's not April Fools yet, is it? - cardcrimson - 03-31-2022

I was hoping this was an April Fools joke demeaning Stanford, but alas, apparently not. Good grief. . . .

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/stanford-student-hiring-personal-assistant-17049668.php

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RE: It's not April Fools yet, is it? - TrumpCard - 04-01-2022

Maybe I’ve seen coming to America too recently, but this seems…not at all surprising. If the person seeking the PA already had the PA, the job posting would have been more tactful.

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RE: It's not April Fools yet, is it? - 81alum - 04-01-2022

Is there a possibility this is for a disabled student?  If so, it would put a very different cast on things.

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RE: It's not April Fools yet, is it? - indiancardinal - 04-01-2022

That was my first reaction. Replace "caregiver" with personal assistant and the ad reads very differently.

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RE: It's not April Fools yet, is it? - gailtate - 04-01-2022

This sounds like Entitled Girls Go Wild. Or, as George Costanza said about Festivus, "It's all too real."

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RE: It's not April Fools yet, is it? - TonyLima - 04-01-2022

(03-31-2022, 08:52 PM)cardcrimson Wrote:  I was hoping this was an April Fools joke demeaning Stanford, but alas, apparently not. Good grief. . . .

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/stanford-student-hiring-personal-assistant-17049668.php

Ad I saw offered $45/hr. Beware the ides of AB5.

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