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Volunteer for the scut work.
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Andy Kessler, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2022
As head manager for the University of Michigan men’s basketball team, Jason Lansing has spent four years doing scut work — mopping up floors, unloading equipment and showing up for early morning rebounding duty.
—Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2021
Among part-time workers, women pick up even more of the scut work — 6.8 hours of unpaid labor per day versus 2.8 hours for men.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2020
The show’s pilot centered on whether the hospital should even hire Murphy, given that fact; even after the board ultimately voted to bring him on, Murphy’s first day as a surgical resident mostly entailed doing other residents’ scut work.
—Laura Bradley, vanityfair.com, 18 Oct. 2017
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Andy Kessler, WSJ, 13 Nov. 2022
As head manager for the University of Michigan men’s basketball team, Jason Lansing has spent four years doing scut work — mopping up floors, unloading equipment and showing up for early morning rebounding duty.
—Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2021
Among part-time workers, women pick up even more of the scut work — 6.8 hours of unpaid labor per day versus 2.8 hours for men.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2020
The show’s pilot centered on whether the hospital should even hire Murphy, given that fact; even after the board ultimately voted to bring him on, Murphy’s first day as a surgical resident mostly entailed doing other residents’ scut work.
—Laura Bradley, vanityfair.com, 18 Oct. 2017
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“Scut work.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scut%20work. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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