Archive for the ‘employment’ Category
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
Cory Moll, a worker at our busy, busy Union Square Apple Store, is trying to start up a (can you guess by now?) a UNION.
Oh noes!
See? Check it:
“Work Different,” it says:
Via Cory Moll
It’s not much yet, but Cory’s been getting national (and international) attention the past few months.
And folk art – there’s folk art already:
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Hey, why doesn’t somebody, you know, in local media, look into this situation?
(Consider that a challenge to you, personally, if you want.)
All right, Apple workers, rise up and “Work Different.”
This is what it looks like when an Apple Store opens in the 415 – people seem genuinely happy, but who knows…
Tags: 1 stockton, 2011, apple, Apple Retail Workers Union, apple store, bar, bay area, california, chestnut, Cory, cory moll, genius, has a posse, labor, marina, moll, Powell, San Francisco, Station, steve jobs, stonestown, stoockton, street, strike, union, union square, unionize, Work Different, worker
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Friday, May 6th, 2011
Now I’ll tell you, I can’t vouch for Girls in Tech ’cause I don’t know much about it, but if it costs only $10 (early-boid pricing) to go to the next networking mixer, well, you don’t have much to lose…
Girls in Tech Founder Adriana Gascoigne:
All the deets:
“This unique networking mixer will connect job-seekers with hiring parties and recruiters, will get your resume directly to relevant interested parties, and will provide some keynotes with advice on the tech-related job market in the Bay Area today. Representatives from various areas of tech and the surrounding industries will be in attendance, from Cloud Computing to PR, looking for people to fill positions from Engineering to Marketing.
Early birds get the worm with a discounted $10 ticket price, PLUS your resumes will be distributed to employers in advance of the event. Once GIT publishes the finalized list of employer-attendees, prices WILL go up! Please note, without advanced tickets your resume will not be distributed to employers in advance of this event.
Buy your tickets here: http://gitajob2011.eventbrite.com/
*Note, employers still interested in participating may visit the same link for more information.”
Tags: 2011, Adriana Gascoigne:, bay area, california, founder, Girls in Tech, git, May 24th, Mixer, networking, San Francisco, tech, technology, Women
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Friday, April 1st, 2011
Aren’t you worried that the richers running the America’s Cup 2013 might not have enough clerks to do the necessary paperwork and deal with those, those people who need to be dealt with?
Then you should step up and apply for the job yourself, why not?
Typical AC13 fans:
Commercial Lawyer: Full Time Positions (San Francisco)
The America’s Cup Event Authority ACEA is responsible for the staging and commercial enterprising of the 34th America’s Cup, comprising the South America’s Cup, the America’s Cup World Series 2011, 2012 and 2013, the Louis Vutton Cup (America’s Cup Challenger Series) in 2013 and the 34th America’s Cup Finals in 2013. The role would be to assist the General Counsel to fulfill the commercial legal obligations of ACEA. This position will be located in San Francisco, U.S.A.
The individual shall at all times display an entrepreneurial but collaborative mindset, including a collaborative approach to achieving the goals of ACEA, as well as the professional maturity, presence and diplomacy to maintain professionalism under the pressure associated with a fast-paced environment.
Key Responsibilities
• Provide strategic advice and legal opinion in relation to the business and affairs of ACEA.
• Draft, negotiate and advise on a wide range of new and existing commercial contracts, both related and not related to the series of events comprising the 34th America’s Cup.
• Assisting the General Counsel and sales teams with the packaging, marketing, sale and delivery of a new commercial rights program for the 34th America’s Cup.
• Drafting and negotiating contracts for the new commercial rights program, including multi-million dollar
media rights agreements, sponsorship agreements, venue agreements, licensing agreements, supplier and services agreement and other related commercial contracts.
• Drafting and advising internally in relation to a host of new and existing commercial contracts and related legal issues.
• Develop and maintain relationships with third party law firms and specialist counsel.
• Provide brand protection planning and support, including anti-ambush marketing activities on-site at and around the venues of events.
• Other duties as assigned by the General Counsel of ACEA.
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Training and Experience
University law degree or equivalent.
Qualified lawyer admitted to practice law in his/her jurisdiction.
Up to 10 years’ post-qualification experience as a commercial lawyer, preferably in a sports-related environment, a business law firm or a multi-national corporation.
Relevant sponsorship and/or media rights experience would be highly valued.
Fluent English with excellent drafting skills and high level of commercial awareness.
Requirements
Major events experience and/or a sports law background preferred, but not essential.
Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills.
Able to work analytically, rationally and quickly.
Ability to work under pressure, to prioritize and to handle several projects at a time.
Proficient in Mac and Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Keynote.
A strong customer service focus as well as impeccable engagement, follow-through and adaptability with internal customers.
A motivated individual that thrives under deadlines and fosters open communication.
International experience and/or foreign language skills a plus.
Available and prepared to work holidays, weekends and evenings
Willingness to travel to international events
About the America’s Cup:
Nearly 160 years old, the America’s Cup is the oldest trophy in international sport. Initially a one-on-one competition between teams representing foreign yacht clubs, the America’s Cup has evolved into one of the world’s leading sporting competitions – featuring the best sailors on the world’s fastest boats -the wing-sailed AC45 and AC72 catamarans. The 34th America’s Cup Finals will be held in San Francisco in the fall of 2013, with the new America’s Cup World Series beginning in 2011. For more information, visit www.americascup.com.
- Location: San Francisco
- Compensation: TBD: Based on Qualifications
- Principals only. Recruiters, please don’t contact this job poster.
- Please, no phone calls about this job!
- Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.
Tags: 2011, 2012, 2013, 34th, ACEA, Americas Cup, America’s Cup, America’s Cup Event Authority, attorney, bay area, boat, california, law, lawyer, race, San Francisco, world series, yacht
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Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
40 red bags + 40 white stars + 40 all-black outfits on 40 college-types = only one thing. These people must be in the Macy’s Executive Training Program, just like how Jerry Seinfeld’s mom wanted for Jerry if that whole comedy thing didn’t work out.
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Bon Courage, Macy’s Trainees!
Tags: 2011, bay area, bloomingdale's, california, department store, macy's, market, San Francisco, street, trainees, training
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Thursday, February 10th, 2011
Answer: It _is_ corporate welfare, the practice of government picking corporate winners and losers, something any govmint isn’t really so hot at doing. Oh well.
“Corporate Welfare – Free Market Fundamentalism often leads to corporate welfare because deregulated markets often allow corporations to become so overgrown, even to the point of monopoly, that their influence over the government balloons and balloons. They can game the system so that government programs end up funneling money straight into their own pockets.”
Is the Furniture Mart building covered in this deal? Don’t know. It shouldn’t be.
As seen from Fell Street. They used to have furniture shows here twice a year, don’t know if they still do.
What’s that? You say, “This boondoggle isn’t just for Twitter?”
Oh yes it is! Right now it is, anyway. Next question.
“But this scheme is ‘revenue neutral’ right?”
Nooope.
“But at least we saved the Twitter from moving away.”
Uh, maybe. The problem with the proposed corporate welfare is that it won’t save Twitter all that much money. So it’s like the Mayor recently signing up for the Twitter service – it’s a nice gesture, it shows we care about Big T, but we’re not talking big bucks here anymore. Maybe there was talk of that last year, but the current proposal is pretty weak tea.
So it’s corporate welfare, but Twitter won’t benefit too much from it. Is this really going to keep Twitter here? And if they end up staying, how do you know they based their big decision on such a small amount of money?
And then they’re saying how Twitter will have 3000 employees in San Francisco in 2020. Can I get in on this action? Can I place a bet saying how that’s not going to happen? What color is the sky in your world, the world where you know The Future? Why did you change your green eyeshades for rosy rosy rose-colored glasses?
Oh well. Maybe we’ll end up loving the Twitter from afar. But that’s O.K.
Tags: $10, 2010, 2011, 9th, bay area, brisbane, california, corporate welfare, Development, furniture mart, Jane Kim, mid market, move, Office of Economic, San Francisco, San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development, street, Supervisor, tenderloin, twitter, workforce
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
Union-pleasing workforce training is in the offing now that Lowe’s ponied up their long-romised three-quarters of a mil.
(Let’s hope Lowe’s, when it finally opens down on Bayshore sometime before year’s end, doesn’t get into the business of selling City workers $9,580(!) BBQ grills like that one time with Cole’s Hardware…)
Now, who’s going to spend all this corporate largess? Young Community Developers, Inc., per this recent disclosure at SFGov.
O.K., meet the YCD here, and below.
Partners:
City College of San Francisco
City Build
Wells Fargo Bank
Communities of Opportunities
UCSF
San Francisco Redevelopment Agency
San Francisco Unified School District
African American Chamber of Commerce
Habitat for Humanity
Corner Stone Baptist Church
Carpenters Union Local 22
Bayview Hunters Point Crisis Response Network (CRN)
Mayors Office of Community Development
Laborers Union Local 261
San Francisco Bureau of Child Support
San Francisco Department of Parks and Recreation
Child Protective Services
Bayview Hunters Point Multipurpose Senior Center
Teamsters Union
True Hope Church
Jobs for Youth
San Francisco Sherriff’s Department
B-MAGIC
The Mayors Youth Education and Employment Project
Youth Guidance Center
OUR BOARD
Our board reflects community leaders who are committed to bridging the equity gap that exists between economically disadvantaged residents who reside in the southeast sector of San Francisco through employment preparation and placement thus enhancing the economic development of the community.
| President |
Vice President |
Claude Everhart
The Everhart Company |
Mike Theriault
San Francisco Building & Construction Trades Council |
Secretary
Carol Tatum
Fomer YCD Executive Director |
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| Members |
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Mary Gebrian
Urban Bay Properties |
Charles Turner
Community Design Center |
Neal Bailey
Security Pacific |
Toye Moses
Southeast Community Facility |
Members, Ex-Oficio
Stanley Smith
Former Secretary of San Francisco Building and Trade |
Tags: 2010, bay area, bayshore, bbq, big bos, blvd., boulevard, california, chain, cole, cole's, formula, goodman, goodman's, grill, hardware, Home Improvement, inc, Lowe's Home Improvement, lowes, lumar, retail, San Francisco, young community developers
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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
[UPDATE: Joe Mellin, Chief Operating Officer of WE, writes in to kindly point out that they do indeed specify how much money goes to the workers. So a general laborer could earn $10 per hour*, with $4 going as a fee and $5 going for insurance and taxes, for example. Thanks, Joe.]
Your days of hiring day laborers in front of the paint store and then paying them daily with hard cash are over. Why? ‘Cause you’re going to check out WorkerExpress.com, where you just punch in your zip and then start hiring. It’s all nice and legal.
Now, the problem with doing it the legal way is that you have to pay more money and the workers get less money. Hey, how much do the workers get paid for each hour, anyway? Well, that’s a mystery to me but it looks like workers compensation is taken care of, so that’s nice. Check it:
“WorkerExpress is a startup looking to disrupt the $7bn temporary construction labor market. We believe bringing the power of the internet to this brick and mortar industry will enable workers to earn more money and enable contractors to create more jobs when they are needed most. We believe that we will be able to change the way temporary manual labor is hired.”
Here’s your interface:
And, oh yes, the take from KNTV-San Joser, and Fast Company, plus the Facebook and the Twitter.
*That’s just north of San Francisco’s minimu wage of $9.79 per hour.
Anyway, here’s the news of the day:
“WorkerExpress Launches Web Service to Reduce Unemployment by Connecting Temporary Workers With Jobs
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3 — WorkerExpress has launched a new online employment platform to help temporary workers land jobs in one of the toughest economic times in recent memory.
WorkerExpress uses a revolutionary concept that enables workers to post information, show their certifications and accrue experience on a public online profile. Contractors, property managers and other temporary hirers can look at workers’ profiles online and request specific employees that best fit their needs.
Here at WorkerExpress, we understand the burden of today’s economy on temporary workers; the challenges of connecting workers with contractors; and the advantages of using the web, instead of hiring halls, to bridge the gap between companies and temporary employees.
“It was too good to be true,” said Brent Williams, a painter who was placed through WorkerExpress only a few days after signing up.
“He showed up right on time… if you find a worker like him, hire him,” said Majid Akhavan, a Berkeley property manager, who found Williams through WorkerExpress.com.
WorkerExpress is headquartered in San Francisco and currently serves the temporary staffing needs of companies and individuals in the Bay Area.
Tags: 2010, army street, bay area, Berkeley, california, Cesar Chavez, chief operating offficer, compensation, contractor, conversational, coo, day, day labor, Day Laborer, electric, electrical, english, fluent, illegal, Independent, insurance, Joe Mellin, kelly-moore, labor, laborer, masonic, mission, oak, paint, San Francisco, store, street, taxes, union, worker express, workerexpress, workers
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Well, here’s the news of the day – San Francisco-based Yelp, Inc., San Francisco’s social networking, user review, and local search web site, will be soon be hiring 200 plus folks at a huge, brand-new office in Scottsdale, AZ.
Interested Arizonians (or just anybody, I s’pose) should regularly monitor Yelp.com/jobs to get in on the action before the madding crowd. Read all the deets below, if you want to hear the Arizona Department of Commerce and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council crowing over their win.
Scottsdale Mayor W.J. “Jim” Lane just drank our milkshake, all the way from the 480. Drank it up! Why? It must have something to do with the Bay Area lacking a “strong infrastructure and an educated talent pool of potential employees.” Read CEO Jeremy Stoppelman’s full quote below. And while you’re at it, feel free to read between the lines. Granted, Yelpers in San Francisco will soon have a little more elbow room, but it’s difficult to see today’s news as something other than a big dis to SF and the bay area.
Let’s remember the good times, back in aught-five when most Yelpers worked in town. Via Yelp.com:
Another from Yelp.com‘s infamous 2005 XXX-mas party:
Sic transit gloria Web 2.0 in the 415
Bono, what hath you wrought?
Yelp to Open Office in Scottsdale. San Francisco-Based Technology Company Plans To Hire More Than 200 Locally This Year
Yelp, the community-led local search site, today announced it is opening an office in Scottsdale, Arizona, as it increases hiring to support the company’s U.S. and international expansion.
The San Francisco-based technology company plans to hire more than 200 people this year for the office, which will be located in the Scottsdale Corporate Galleria, and is looking to fill positions across numerous departments, in particular sales and account management.
Yelp, which connects consumers with great local businesses through user-written reviews and ratings on its site, has seen rapid growth in recent years. More than 29 million people used the site last month and review content has doubled in the last year to more than 9 million. Started in San Francisco in 2004, Yelp is available throughout the U.S. and Canada, and expanded to the U.K. and Ireland last year.
“Scottsdale and the greater Phoenix area have a vibrant and growing Yelp community,” said Jeremy Stoppelman, CEO and co-founder of Yelp. “The region is also a great place to locate a technology business, having a strong infrastructure and an educated talent pool of potential employees. We are excited to make Scottsdale home to our third Yelp office and the hundreds of future Yelp employees who will live, work and play in this great area.”
Don’t stop now, ever more, after the jump
(more…)
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Hey cyclists – here’s a job for you. Get paid to ride your bike all day long on the Streets of San Francisco (if you’re willing to stop and stoop over hundreds of times a day to kill skeeters, that is.) Why don’t you become a Mosquito Abatement Courier?
$15 big bucks per hour plus benefits for this full-time gig that starts next month and lasts until late 2010. (Remember, you hate mosquitos and you love riding your bike anyway – the cash and the dental benefits are just gravy, baby!)
Oh yes, you need to live in San Francisco and your bike has got to have more than one gear ratio – that means no fixies, no single-speed bikes of any kind are allowed.
If this is your only bike, consider one of the lower-paid walking-only mosquito gigs.
simondbarnes via Flickr
This job is you. Say it over and over again: Mosquito Abatement Courier, Mosquito Abatement Courier, Mosquito Abatement Courier!
See you Hell, larvae. Fire in the hole…
Just email job-j5dge-1573270539@craigslist.org today.
Help to Fight the Bite. (Nice URL there, sfmosquito.org/)
Posted today:
Mosquito Abatement Courier
Pestec IPM providers, an environmentally responsible pest management firm is recruiting new team members for our Mosquito Abatement Courier (MAC) team. We have multiple positions open including cyclists and walkers.
Job Summary:
The MAC is responsible for inspecting all city catch basins for standing water and making reduced-risk larvicide treatments. The MAC team member must exhibit and maintain a high level of efficiency and dependability, while working independently in this casual and cooperative environment. Job duties are performed either by bicycle or by foot. This position is seasonal, beginning in mid February and ending in the late fall.
Responsibilities:
• Prepare supplies and route for the day
• Cyclists ride approximately 15-20 miles a day
• Walkers will walk approximately 10 miles a day
• Inspect sources of mosquito breeding and treat for the prevention of mosquitoes
• Report activities by GPS enabled phone
Requirements:
• Must be able to ride or walk carrying a 10 lb. pack
• Must be able to bend down 250-350 times
• Cyclists must have a bicycle in good working order and keep maintained outside of work hours
• Must be punctual and reliable
• Must be a resident of San Francisco
• A background check will be carried out prior to starting
• Must be drug free and healthy
Notes:
• Bicycle MUST have gears, no single speed or fixed gear bikes
• Rack and panniers are highly recommended
• Basic bicycle repair knowledge is a must
• MUST own their own helmet and basic repair equipment (i.e. hand pump, tire lever, etc)
• Walkers must have comfortable, suitable shoes
• Ability to perform repetitive actions on a daily basis (i.e. bending down hundreds of times a day)
Compensation:
• Cyclists – $15/hour
• Walkers – $11.54/hour
• We provide medical and dental benefits, and PTO.
• Positions are full time
To Apply:
• Respond with “Mosquito Abatement Courier” in the email title
• Specify which position you are applying for (Cyclist, Walker, or Both)
• Cite why you are qualified for this position
• BRIEFLY tell us what your thoughts are about our company, our business certifications and why you believe you are the right candidate for this position. Please site specifically any information you refer to. You may go to www.pestec.com to learn more. This requirement is to learn about you, how carefully you have read and understood these instructions, and how interested you may be in working with us.
Tags: 2010, abatement, bicycle, bikes, courier, craigslist, Craigslist for service, cyclists, gig, IPM, moquitobikers, mosquito, Mosquito Abatement Courier, mosquitoes, Pestec, Pestec IPM providers, providers, resident, San Francisco
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Monday, January 4th, 2010
Ladies and gentlemen, I need not remind you that we’re in the throes of the Great Recession of 2008-20xx, but check it - the U.S. Census is hiring right now in the 415.
Now some poor melon farmers up in Oregon are going to be getting just $12 per hour. But you, you magnificent creature, you know The City like the back of your hand so you’re going to be getting 22 bones/hr. from Uncle Sucker starting in a few months, for a few months. What’s that? You don’t want to be knocking on doors pestering people? Well, the Feds are also looking for clerical workers, you know indoor work as opposed to “field work.” It’s totally wide open.
What’s that, you’re not a citizen? Well, that’s not going to help you, but it’s not a deal-breaker neither.
Here’s what you do, you call up (415) 680-2020 and tell them your name, phone number and zip code. They’ll then tell you where to go for the next test, like tomorrow, Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 at 7:00PM.
The test is easy-peasy. Check it.
So, view the gritty nitty and start dialing – your temporary appointment with the Feds is about to begin!
Meet your new boss, Robert M. Groves, seated betwixt Board of Supervisors President David Chiu and City Attorney Dennis Herrera at a meeting last year.
How will you spend all the money you’re going to earn?
Tags: (415), 22, census, federal, jobs, per hour, San Francisco, temporary, U.S., United States
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