I'm a volunteer for a local radio reading service. Twice weekly, I read aloud an hour's worth of employment ads which then gets broadcast to the blind, hearing impaired, and print handicapped across the state of Colorado. (I also record a couple of weekly Spanish-language shows.)
In the course of reading the Employment Opportunity News show, there are certain phrases that, due to the nature of the reading material, occur and recur. Equal Opportunity Employer. Self-motivated multi-tasker. Competitive compensation. Benefits include excellent medical, dental and vision insurance.
Sometimes, from that last phrase, the ad leaves off the word "insurance" because, come on, you know what they mean. And sometimes I parse it literally anyway.
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A Most Competitive Compensation Plan (excerpt)
NouvellesIt's all down to the fine print. Isn't it always?
