Friday, October 25, 2013

Help Wanted: Low Pay, High Risk

October 25, 2013
Special Report: Help wanted in Fukushima: Low pay, high risks and gangsters

Hayashi, 41, says he was recruited for a job monitoring the radiation exposure of workers leaving the plant in the summer of 2012. Instead, when he turned up for work, he was handed off through a web of contractors and assigned, to his surprise, to one of Fukushima's hottest radiation zones.

He was told he would have to wear an oxygen tank and a double-layer protective suit. Even then, his handlers told him, the radiation would be so high it could burn through his annual exposure limit in just under an hour.

4 comments:

  1. Mark, you probably seen this link on ZH but in case you didn't:

    http://tinyurl.com/kd53ftf

    It's funny, but then again it's not.

    ReplyDelete
  2. High risk, low pay

    What's next, high risk, no pay? Don't answer that!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Watchtower,

    I had not seen it. Yikes, lol. Sigh.

    Gallows humor for sure.

    ReplyDelete
  4. mab,

    What's next, high risk, no pay?

    I know you told me not to answer but...

    5 Low-Risk Investments That Offer High Returns

    Utility stocks are also often graded by the ratings agencies in the same manner as bonds and preferred issues, are fully liquid like preferred stocks, and can be sold at any time without penalty.

    Graded by the ratings agencies in the same manner so you'll know exactly how much risk you are taking on! Sweet!

    A Slap on the Hand for Credit Rating Agencies

    Emails cited in court documents show that high ranking people at the agencies attempted to change ratings standards in order to keep profits high.

    High profits! Sweet!

    Although ratings agencies are no longer allowed to advise lenders that they rate, lenders still pay the bills at the agencies. The conflict of interest that, in part, allowed the financial crisis to happen has yet to be solved.

    More of the same! Sweet!

    ReplyDelete