Comments on: PCC earns $540,000 grant to give underemployed a career reboot

By: natasha lululu

natasha lululu — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:43:09 +0000

PCC keeps hope alive for underemployed, stringing them along with this hope, knowing all the while it is stringing them along.

By: natasha lulu

natasha lulu — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 19:41:10 +0000

I agree. PCC exploits part time employees terribly, keeping hope alive of a full time position just enough to string them along.

By: gonegirl

gonegirl — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 20:44:50 +0000

I agree w maggie. what about calling back some of the energetic, talented, committed & sincere PCC staff who were laid off. I miss them. It’s too bad that actually showing up everyday to do great job seems of less value than hanging out, chatting it up with the bosses .. It seems no sense of urgency or results for the unemployed anymore

By: Underemployed PCC Employee

Underemployed PCC Employee — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 19:32:59 +0000

I second Magpie’s response. It’s great that there’s money to help folks procure full-time employment, but should an institution that exploits its own workers be given praise for helping other folks find more sustainable employment situations? What if PCC were to flip-flop its abominable part-time, full-time faculty ratio of 76% part-time faculty? Imagine if there were more full-time faculty working at PCC than there are administrators. Imagine what that would do for students and for the college atmosphere–both public and behind the scenes.

At the very least, PCC should acknowledge its own contribution to Portland’s underemployment issue. PCC is no white knight.

By: Mary T Davis

Mary T Davis — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 16:10:34 +0000

Wow, this is awesome. Great to see this opportunity and partnership with MHCC. Congrats to all those who worked hard for this grant!

By: Magpie

Magpie — Mon, 06 Jul 2015 13:57:48 +0000

Would this be available to PCC’s own underemployed faculty, laid off after decades of service?