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“When you’re lying on your deathbed with your family all around you, why will you think of this job and how it helped you achieve your life goals?” – CEO of a very well known startup in my 6th round interviewing with this company

Received a generic email about 2 hours later stating “your type of ambition does not align with our company values”. Dodged a bullet there.

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Baby steps.

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I’ve been seeing these at the entrances to my college campus. Some sort of union strike? What’re your thoughts on this sort of demonstration?

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“Not looking for someone looking for a great work/life balance”

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I think americans need these words now more then ever. Best wishes from Sweden.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5vvrUrBuQQ The capitalists raises the rents, and the state the housing allowance So if you can cheat a little crumb even with the ironhard wage laws they pay even less in wages than the price for food and rent Because the state runs better, if the cost of living goes even higher! Side by side, they help each other out The state and capitalists sit in the same boat But they aren’t the one’s rowing Rowing so the sweat is dripping And the whip that tickles, doesn’t tickle their fat necks! The tasks of the schools are in order it teaches the working class that “If the brooms are going to clean properly you can’t neglect the handle” Barriers and quotas and standardized tests, it’s a system made to separate The wheat from the chaff and move everyone to the right compartments! Side by side, together they roam around The…

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zero tolerance drug policy even in California

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What does it reasonabley take to begin an L&I investigation and what should I expect?

For example if there is just a culture of management ignoring 10 minute breaks, would that be enough to launch an L&I investigation? At least half (of just under 50) of us agree that we'd like to take our breaks but we feel pressured to not take them because we already regularly run short staffed and we don't want to leave our friends working that much harder. Occasionally someone will ask management for a 10 and it's usually given but this is the exception. Management does not proactively run breaks. Several of us have expressed our concerns to management, who always talks of doing better and then don't. Is this even illegal? What should I expect from L&I?

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Paid Under the Table

I am being paid under the table (10/h) I only work part time. If I were to not be paid can I take legal action to get paid or at least fuck over his business? He owns 25 similar locations to where I work. The owner lives in California. I live in Idaho.

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I’m a month away from having a baby, and I was just laid off.

The higher ups love telling you all about how “we’re a family” until it stops being convenient for them. Never trust a company to have your back. They don’t.

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Should I quit my job over a trip?

My brother is offering to pay me a trip set in march but he needs an answer today because of a discount that’s currently available. About a month ago HR had already offered me October and I took it. But as of now now I need to arrange 15 days in October and 15 days in march. I spoke to my manager and he said he needed to check if there could be any conflicts. I then spoke to HR and explained the situation (that my brother needed an answer today) and the guy gave me a green light. I went to talk with my manager again and he said he still needed to check and that I should remind him tomorrow morning. I want to go ahead and say yes to my brother but I’m afraid my manager might find an issue. Right now this is just a job…