rewards
Survey compensation is a must
March 23, 2021by Victor Tran, SFU Student Once in a while, students get emails asking them to complete surveys for SFU, external companies, and even other students. Even though these surveys can be completed in students’ free time, they still demand time-consuming labour, with some surveys taking up to 15–20 minutes to complete. Because of this, survey compensation should be required, as it will not only pay for our labour but also increase response rates. Every survey estimated to take 10 minutes or more should come with compensation for the best chance of success. Spending more than 10 minutes on a survey…
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Why I’m done with Starbucks
March 7, 2016[dropcap]S[/dropcap]tarbucks, why you gotta play me like this? I thought we had something special. Now you’re throwing away what we had and are replacing it with something awful. The general principles of your Rewards system remain the same — register…
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Why volunteering as a student is better than a job
October 19, 2015It sounds outrageous that a position that doesn’t pay anything would be considered better experience than one that does. Employers, especially ones looking to hire new graduates, tend to weigh volunteer and work experience similarly, which is antithetical to how…
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