I feel like there’s a problem with hiring somebody under the table so they can keep their work visa. I know, it feels like it’s cheating for government departments to compare notes, but sometimes they do it anyway!
But the whole point is for it to be over the table, right? So that Jason can point to it and say, “See, I have a job as a TA.” A job that was “official” but paid very little would suit his purposes (though if he was paid five dollars, it would also clearly be illegitimate).
Leslie hires him as a TA. She is then “shocked, Shocked!” to learn of the allegations against him. She suspends him without pay pending the conclusion of an investigation. So he can point to the paper saying he has a legit education job. While he works off the books as a bartender to pay his bills.
Some Ed
I think somebody here knows something about working the system.
Oh no. You made me think… You know who *is* a real professor, although they really shouldn’t be? And who would love a chance to swoop in for wacky hijinks to show Leslie up/to make an excuse to spend more time with Leslie? I think we’re about to see Robin again.
That’s what I was thinking too. And Robin would be all about it. Paying someone to do the work she’s supposed to do? Oh yeah, please, grade all this annoying homework, the kids haven’t received their assignments back at all this semester.
For as much as the price of a cup coffee you can help support a brit with such trials as
-Mushing their peas
-Bangering their Mash
-Beaning their toast
-Cheesing their toasties
And more.
Also, it wasn’t until I posted it that I realized all of those sound like british specific euphemisms and I hope they all get used when Jason’s in bed with Ruth.
Sirksome
I don’t think I want to know what mushing the peas means in bed.
Yotomoe
Knowing Ruth’s proclivities it is either not fun or VERY fun. I don’t kinkshame.
I’m not the only Brit who comments around these parts, but I would like to be the first to claim that I’ve done at least three of these, and they weren’t all trials.
Slartibeast Button, BIA
Well, to be trials, you’d all have to be wearing those wigs, right?
Grayscale shots of Jason doing ordinary tasks then looking dejected roll in the background:
– He goes to drive a car, and gets into the starboard side out of habit.
– He buys a bag of Lay’s, the register rings up “chips” and adds sales tax.
– He’s typing a Word document and every word he spells with a U (like “colour”) gets a squiggly red underline.
Oh God, please no. I spent the week before Christmas watching Edie Falco shilling for the ASPCA, backed by endless photos of miserable puppies. It was so effective I would have donated, except I spent the week calling Suicide Prevention.
Imagine Leslie somehow could hire him as a TA and did, and then on his first day in the class, a student was like, “Hey, didn’t you get fired for sleeping with a student?” Now THERE’S an interesting day in Gender Studies.
…Plus, it wouldn’t do any good. He’s already bypassed the amount of time that a nonimmigrant on a work visa has to be between jobs, and by this point he’s likely accrued enough unlawful presence to become inadmissible and barred from returning or adjusting status in the States.
So, ha! If the university never got around to reporting the firing to USCIS, and if Jason’s recertification or regular reporting haven’t yet come due, and if USCIS hasn’t yet “determined” that Jason’s “duration of status” has ended… maybe there’s hope for him yet?!!?
eaking, as far as we know, they never actually performed an actual investigation. OR maybe they did offscreen. They basically just took Penny’s word for it, and by her own admission she was lying just cuz she thought it was funny. (now that lie actually happened but as far as I know the only people who know are Sal and Walky and I dunno if either of them would testify if they knew it’d get him deported. Well maybe Sal would. I can never tell how they feel about each other.)
bubba0077
Selling him out would run counter to Sal’s anti-authoritarian personality.
Given that he received an official e-mail from the university stating that there would be a tribunal, and he didn’t contest it? His failure to contest it means that he’ll have automatically been determined to be guilty, and he’ll have been terminated with cause, and ineligible for rehire, so even if Leslie wanted to hire him, they should have HR systems that should flag the application as by someone ineligible for rehire.
Now, there’s issues with the tribunal process as depicted in that strip – given that, as far as Penny knew, it was a false accusation, she didn’t actually have knowledge of which specific student to claim. If she didn’t specifically name Sal as the affected student, he may have been able to lie and say that there was no affected student to bring to vouch for him.
Yotomoe
Yeah I think that’s the rub for me. The fact that Penny didn’t actually know that Jason was having a snog and sly canoodle with Sal makes it strange that Jason didn’t try to fight back against it. His entire life is in the balance and they had NO PROOF by Penny’s own admission. Now, maybe it was guilt or a concern Sal would step up and say “He fraternized me!” but it woulda been worth contesting.
anonymsly
Right? All he had to do was point out that Penny is his ex, in large part because she is vicious and destructive. There was literally nothing against him except ‘he does it too!!’ fired in his direction on her way out for provably sleeping with students. But Jason chose to quit ahead of his hearing instead of just saying ‘god, she’s a nightmare, ask me anything’.
thejeff
Because he felt guilty, because he’d actually done it.
I mean, it works for the story, but in reality Jason would likely to be here on an F-1 education visa, not a work visa. But that wouldn’t create a story dilemma (except maybe how to pay for it without relying on his father’s wealth).
BBCC
That’s the problem. So far as we know, Jason’s not at risk academically of being kicked out of school or anything. Without a job though, he’d need to leave because he can’t afford to stay.
Laura
OK, yes, tell me about that? Could he have worked as a TA on an F-1? Do we know if he is still enrolled in school?
Discussion (176) - “Currently”
Ana Chronistic
you can hire ANYONE
…under the table
(although he can only work for, like, a MINUTE at the prevailing wage I imagine)
Ana Chronistic
re-alt: guess Jason didn’t bulk up much since Sal
Stephen Bierce
He’s on a diet. It’s called being too broke to eat much.
Stephen Bierce
Or as said by Brits: in for a Penny, in for a Pound.
Yotomoe
Holy shit, I really really hope Joe used that line on Penny when they were boffin’.
Joy
I feel like he would have :0
Jamie
That was legitimately genius.
Mr D
As they say, in for a penny, in for a pounding.
Ryan
He’s probably making an okay living as a bartender, liking being paid off-book plus tips. The problem is that restaurants don’t sponsor work visas.
Needfuldoer
He’s probably “supposed to” have an on-campus job, too.
Sirksome
He’s pretty tall though. His bones must be hollow like some kind of posh flightless bird.
Decidedly Orthogonal
Well he’s certainly trying to avoid flying (home).
Daibhid C
I feel like there’s a problem with hiring somebody under the table so they can keep their work visa. I know, it feels like it’s cheating for government departments to compare notes, but sometimes they do it anyway!
Jed!
But the whole point is for it to be over the table, right? So that Jason can point to it and say, “See, I have a job as a TA.” A job that was “official” but paid very little would suit his purposes (though if he was paid five dollars, it would also clearly be illegitimate).
Slartibeast Button, BIA
Leslie hires him as a TA. She is then “shocked, Shocked!” to learn of the allegations against him. She suspends him without pay pending the conclusion of an investigation. So he can point to the paper saying he has a legit education job. While he works off the books as a bartender to pay his bills.
Some Ed
I think somebody here knows something about working the system.
Mahare
Don’t be disrespecting grey eyes in here. There’s dozens of us!
Yotomoe
Good thing posted said that. I was prepared to write a comment disrespecting grey eyes in here.
Ryan
Maybe even scores!
Thomas
Ruth speaks from experience.
Her own eyes were gray before she picked green!
Yotomoe
Grey eyes mean he hasn’t gone through a personal character arc yet.
Nono
According to the tags, that’s not Ruth, that’s Robin! In disguise! To win Leslie’s love!
Yotomoe
“Look at how altruistic and helpful I am. Definitely girlfriend material, amiright?”
pope suburban
Oh no. You made me think… You know who *is* a real professor, although they really shouldn’t be? And who would love a chance to swoop in for wacky hijinks to show Leslie up/to make an excuse to spend more time with Leslie? I think we’re about to see Robin again.
Needfuldoer
As if Leslie and Robin weren’t already (reluctantly) joined at the hip via their mutual unofficial stepdaughter.
Diane
That’s what I was thinking too. And Robin would be all about it. Paying someone to do the work she’s supposed to do? Oh yeah, please, grade all this annoying homework, the kids haven’t received their assignments back at all this semester.
thejeff
Have I forgotten something about Robin being a full professor? Don’t let the pipe and the mustard elbow patches fool you.
King Daniel
Joe from a week ago was still tagged as Walky last I checked, guess this chapter’s just full of imposters
Bryy
Secret Invasion *is* coming out in March.
The Wellerman
Nah that’s just me, you’re resident alien parasite ?
The Wellerman
*your
damn phone
Shadowsnail
That’s how you serve notice. “You are resident alien parasite. Put your affairs in order.”
Slartibeast Button, BIA
With an entire planet to conquer, why do the shapeshifters consider all these clowns strategically important?
thejeff
They know that in another universe most of them were SEMMF.
Amós Batista
Plausible. Ruth shouldn’t be so nice to someone who use bowtie and overcoat.
Sirksome
Jason deserves pity. Donate now to 1800-555-BRIT to support a Jason today. Each dollar pledged goes to new bow ties and tea time.
Yotomoe
For as much as the price of a cup coffee you can help support a brit with such trials as
-Mushing their peas
-Bangering their Mash
-Beaning their toast
-Cheesing their toasties
And more.
Yotomoe
Also, it wasn’t until I posted it that I realized all of those sound like british specific euphemisms and I hope they all get used when Jason’s in bed with Ruth.
Sirksome
I don’t think I want to know what mushing the peas means in bed.
Yotomoe
Knowing Ruth’s proclivities it is either not fun or VERY fun. I don’t kinkshame.
PirateTawnee
I’m not the only Brit who comments around these parts, but I would like to be the first to claim that I’ve done at least three of these, and they weren’t all trials.
Slartibeast Button, BIA
Well, to be trials, you’d all have to be wearing those wigs, right?
Andrews
I, an Englishman, laughed so hard at this that my monocle fell out and into my cup of tea.
JBento
What, no “spotting their dick”?
Slartibeast Button, BIA
I think you need to go to the clinic if you’ve got spots on it.
ValdVin
Toading their hole, or holing their toad?
Daibhid C
-Shepherding their pie
-Steaking their kidneys
-Massaling their chicken
-Beefing their Wellington
-Treacling their tart
In addition, the more northerly Brits need help
-Neeping their tatties
-Culling their skink
-Finning their haddies
Needfuldoer
Grayscale shots of Jason doing ordinary tasks then looking dejected roll in the background:
– He goes to drive a car, and gets into the starboard side out of habit.
– He buys a bag of Lay’s, the register rings up “chips” and adds sales tax.
– He’s typing a Word document and every word he spells with a U (like “colour”) gets a squiggly red underline.
ValdVin
🎵 In the arrives of an aaaaangel 🎵
ValdVin
? In the arms of an aaaaangel ?
Ed Callahan
Oh God, please no. I spent the week before Christmas watching Edie Falco shilling for the ASPCA, backed by endless photos of miserable puppies. It was so effective I would have donated, except I spent the week calling Suicide Prevention.
brionl
Huh, I wonder if Robin is a real professor.
Yotomoe
I’m pretty sure she’s a fictional character. I can’t be certain though.
mrnoidea
oh god how much does she get paid
Is it more than what an indiana congresswoman gets?
C.T. Phipps
Ball State U is depicted in Willisworld as an incredibly corrupt crony-dominated institution.
So, like real academia.
Needfuldoer
Depends on whether she’s gotten her professorin’ jacket back from the cleaners.
Dr. T
That was what I wondered.
temporalshrew
Look, Ruth, you can’t be dragging *strays* in here.
Yumi
Imagine Leslie somehow could hire him as a TA and did, and then on his first day in the class, a student was like, “Hey, didn’t you get fired for sleeping with a student?” Now THERE’S an interesting day in Gender Studies.
Thag Simmons
Yeah, even though he was a dogshit teacher at least Jason was qualified to do maths
Yotomoe
“And today’s class will be about why I shouldn’t have done that.”
Laura
For sure. Bad news all around. 🙁
…Plus, it wouldn’t do any good. He’s already bypassed the amount of time that a nonimmigrant on a work visa has to be between jobs, and by this point he’s likely accrued enough unlawful presence to become inadmissible and barred from returning or adjusting status in the States.
https://www.uscis.gov/archive/uscis-publishes-final-rule-for-certain-employment-based-immigrant-and-nonimmigrant-visa-programs
BUT SEE:
Guilford College v. USCIS, et al.
https://immigrationimpact.com/2020/02/12/uscis-unlawful-presence-court-decision/
https://jcsla.wordpress.com/2020/08/04/2018-unlawful-presence-memo-declared-void/
So, ha! If the university never got around to reporting the firing to USCIS, and if Jason’s recertification or regular reporting haven’t yet come due, and if USCIS hasn’t yet “determined” that Jason’s “duration of status” has ended… maybe there’s hope for him yet?!!?
(Color me flabbergasted.)
Yotomoe
eaking, as far as we know, they never actually performed an actual investigation. OR maybe they did offscreen. They basically just took Penny’s word for it, and by her own admission she was lying just cuz she thought it was funny. (now that lie actually happened but as far as I know the only people who know are Sal and Walky and I dunno if either of them would testify if they knew it’d get him deported. Well maybe Sal would. I can never tell how they feel about each other.)
bubba0077
Selling him out would run counter to Sal’s anti-authoritarian personality.
bhtooefr
Given that he received an official e-mail from the university stating that there would be a tribunal, and he didn’t contest it? His failure to contest it means that he’ll have automatically been determined to be guilty, and he’ll have been terminated with cause, and ineligible for rehire, so even if Leslie wanted to hire him, they should have HR systems that should flag the application as by someone ineligible for rehire.
Now, there’s issues with the tribunal process as depicted in that strip – given that, as far as Penny knew, it was a false accusation, she didn’t actually have knowledge of which specific student to claim. If she didn’t specifically name Sal as the affected student, he may have been able to lie and say that there was no affected student to bring to vouch for him.
Yotomoe
Yeah I think that’s the rub for me. The fact that Penny didn’t actually know that Jason was having a snog and sly canoodle with Sal makes it strange that Jason didn’t try to fight back against it. His entire life is in the balance and they had NO PROOF by Penny’s own admission. Now, maybe it was guilt or a concern Sal would step up and say “He fraternized me!” but it woulda been worth contesting.
anonymsly
Right? All he had to do was point out that Penny is his ex, in large part because she is vicious and destructive. There was literally nothing against him except ‘he does it too!!’ fired in his direction on her way out for provably sleeping with students. But Jason chose to quit ahead of his hearing instead of just saying ‘god, she’s a nightmare, ask me anything’.
thejeff
Because he felt guilty, because he’d actually done it.
Wizard
Let’s see, what’s the name of this comic again?
bubba0077
I mean, it works for the story, but in reality Jason would likely to be here on an F-1 education visa, not a work visa. But that wouldn’t create a story dilemma (except maybe how to pay for it without relying on his father’s wealth).
BBCC
That’s the problem. So far as we know, Jason’s not at risk academically of being kicked out of school or anything. Without a job though, he’d need to leave because he can’t afford to stay.
Laura
OK, yes, tell me about that? Could he have worked as a TA on an F-1? Do we know if he is still enrolled in school?