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“state” department “looking” for professionals

I live in Puerto Rico (for those of you who don't know PR is a non incorporated US territory basically a Colony so our infrastructure mimics the US) Any how this state agency went and gave a conference looking for professionals, because after Hurricane Maria there's been a massive exodus of professionals to the states. Here's the catch, they want social workers (which I am), psychologist, admins, supervisors, etc. They never talked about the pay or benefits during the conference, their focus was “its a wonderful experience ” ” you are helping people” etc. Basically they pray on people's kindness and will to do good to hire them for slave wages. When my friend asked for the pay rate after the conference, they said, $1300 a month/$8.12 an hour. What a joke. No wonder everyone left looking for decent pay elsewhere.


I live in Puerto Rico (for those of you who don't know PR is a non incorporated US territory basically a Colony so our infrastructure mimics the US) Any how this state agency went and gave a conference looking for professionals, because after Hurricane Maria there's been a massive exodus of professionals to the states. Here's the catch, they want social workers (which I am), psychologist, admins, supervisors, etc. They never talked about the pay or benefits during the conference, their focus was “its a wonderful experience ” ” you are helping people” etc. Basically they pray on people's kindness and will to do good to hire them for slave wages. When my friend asked for the pay rate after the conference, they said, $1300 a month/$8.12 an hour. What a joke. No wonder everyone left looking for decent pay elsewhere.

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