In today’s edition of This City: how a PhD student making $40,160 a year spends her money, myth-busting the truths and half-truths behind the “lazy-girl jobs” trend, and more. Visit torontolife.com for all our city coverage. |
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Jessica Gosio makes $40,160 a year as a PhD student at U of T. She rents a one-bedroom apartment on Hospital Row for $1,150 a month. “I’m lucky because my parents subsidize my rent and phone as long as I’m a student,” she says. Here, she breaks down how she spends her money. |
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| | A veteran at the GTA offices of talent solutions firm Robert Half International, managing director Deborah Bottineau has had a front-row seat to 25 years of job-market cycles and hiring practices. Here, she myth-busts the truths and half-truths behind current workplace trends—including “lazy-girl jobs”—and reveals what bosses really need to know about this cohort of employees. |
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| | Everything you need to know about Toronto’s private and independent schools |
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What to read, watch and listen to this month |
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| | Growing up isn’t easy for anyone, but try being a gay kid in a hyper-religious immigrant family in the Toronto suburbs during the 1970s. That’s the hand artist Maurice Vellekoop was dealt, and he played it well, becoming a prolific cartoonist and illustrator. His new graphic memoir, I’m So Glad We Had This Time Together, traces his life story from familial estrangement to personal discovery as a student at OCAD, including all the rough patches along the way. Out February 27 |
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| | In the latest issue: how two faux-Inuit sisters cashed in on a life of deception. Plus, the city’s best cheap eats, a suburban holy war between religion and real estate, a bittersweet memoir about ditching Toronto, and more. Still not receiving Toronto Life at home? Subscribe today. |
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