Month: September 2023

So keeping written evidence of everything that happens at work is arguably the best legal defense you can have in order to avoid your boss or HR taking advantage of you. Asking for certain instructions and deadlines to be delivered via e-mail instead of just verbally is a good example of this. However, my suspicion is executives and particularly Human Resources (I don't know how it is in other countries, but here in México it has the infamy of being the most crooked department you can find) are hyper aware of this and avoid falling into that “trap.” So, what are some sneaky tactics I can employ in order to keep a paper trail of everything and protect myself legally in the workplace, should the need arise?

My co-head does nothing and takes credit by dropping in messages here and there and we are seen as a good team when I'm doing the coordinating and taking all initiative and getting stuff done. I'm kind of impressed by them but I hate this position. There's no incentive for me doing good work. And when delegating its being delegated equally to me and members because it is discussed. So I handle the accountability, the initiative, small tasks here and there so the team doesn't question what work I am doing and just doing the majority of work while credit is distributed equally. How can one delegate without seeming like they aren't slacking and how can one turn the tables. I don't mind coordinating but I do BOTH. On top of handling documentation singlehandedly offsite they say attendance is mandatory offsite and so I'm stuck. The thing is one time…

Hello, new to posting here, im 20 and a college student. I work at a supermarket in massachusetts, the job is union and i’ve been there about 9 months. A month ago I was taken off the schedule and didn’t think much of it, I just continued to work until eventually I asked one of my semi-managers what was going on, and she wrote a note to the manager who handles the scheduling. The next week I was back on the schedule for my regular hours. A week later(2 weeks ago) I was taken off again, I didn’t show up and haven’t shown up since, but i’m considering showing up today and asking what’s going on. I’ve seen that this could be constructive dismissal, and I could file for unemployment. Any tips would be appreciated.

Retail job, pretty simple. I got a job offer on the 15th and accepted it on the 18th. I had onboarding and training scheduled on the 22nd. Job called me about everyday to ask details on my schedule, to make sure I accepted it verbally, etc. Normal things, I'd assume I have the job as they sent a job offer and I'd accepted it. Today, the 22nd, this morning I wake up and check my emails before I'd head out to onboard and train. There's an email at 1:06 am from them rescinding my job offer as “they've carefully reviewed a number of new applications from them and unfortunately, we are no longer considering your employment in our hiring process.”

Alright bear with me here got a lil backstory too. I work from home and take calls, our phone system is part of the computer and has a button to push for ur status (available, break, on lunch etc.) we’re allowed 2 15 minute breaks which I assumed were logged out on the correct status right, and from what I was aware of if we needed to use the bathroom or step away to use the break status. This is how I’ve always done it since December of last year. This Monday we got a new supe who has been here a while and she says I exceeded my break usage for the day (after I get back from my first logged 15 and using the normal bathroom status aka break status earlier to take a dump for ab 20 min) so naturally I was confused as to how I…

I have worked my my company for almost 2 years this is not able due to the very high turn over rate we have at least in my department. (People typically use it to move up) but, I love it yes it's stressful but it's also fun and I like it. Anyway, when I started I got 12$ an hour then at my 1 year it was bumped to 13$. well around that time we got a ton of new people all over the country and the company raised it's minimum wage to 14$ for my position. But, now I make what new people make after they work here for a few weeks and I asked for a raise. They said maybe. Then we had a bad month and a lot of people got fired and I was almost one. But, I was lucky. However, it does feel like a…

Just venting. A recruiter contacted me recently. Actually, multiple recruiters contacted me, but only one listened to my request to email instead of call. He scheduled a call for me with his hiring manager for 12:30 yesterday. It's a national company, and I'm not sure where they're located, but they at least know I'm in Maine. When they didn't call, I sent an email saying I don't have any free time the rest of the day and need to reschedule. He said his manager had called me at 12:30 – they called me at 1:45. I realized we may be in different time zones and pointed this out, and scheduled a new call for 12:30 EST today. I did confirm EST. it's now 1pm, nothing. I do want this job, but if they can't pay attention to something as simple as that, I can't expect them to respect me or…

Title says all. I was not paid, complained about it, asked questions only to get evasive answers. I literally asked if there were delay payments in the previous months and the answers I got were “The circumstances were different” or “You can't make a conclusion based on past delays”. Like what I only asked a very simple question why the hell are you tip-toeing around it. Anyways I want public about it, asked the company wide group chat, to which the Finance Manager still said the same answer until someone spoke up and said they haven't been paid in months. Then the Manager replies “Ah yes I forgot that part” ???? Anyways they finally gave a reply somewhere along the lines of “We are waiting for new funding to come in as we expand our business” to which is replied TLDR: The company has some serious financial issues to which…