‘Just send it:’ Dropping in at a skate park for the first time on roller skates

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a rollerskater stands atop a wooden miniramp about to drop in, the act of lettine oneself go down from the top of the ramp, usually over a coping.

From the top of the ramp I can see a panoramic view of ‘Hurt City’ skate park. Scooter kids take turns outdoing each other as they push off onto the ramps and kick their decks midair; skateboarders whiz by yelling the occasional “board!”

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The importance of asking for bilingual pay in a company that “doesn’t do that”

advice, capitalism, career stories, culture, first generation american, interpreting, jobs, language, spanish language, technology / By / / 5 minutes of reading
a pale yellow houndstooth on white tiled background reads,

It’s 8:09 AM and you’re standing in a circle of caffeinated, red shirted employees. A manager drones numbers off repeating, “up ‘only’ 15%, up 30%…”

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