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Bizarre response to a counter-offer

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Post date February 9, 2022
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tl;dr employer got super offended when I countered their salary offer, the firm said I wasn't being honest, and demanded I take or leave the offer. Spoiler I left it. I applied for this job originally when I was unemployed in May 2021. I was not called or interviewed at this time. On my application I was asked for my salary requirements, I listed 50k. In June 2021 I got a job and I still work it today. January 2022, I got an e-mail from the company asking me if I was still interested and I said yes. They asked me to fill out another application, I listed 60K as my salary requirements. Teams interview in late January well, without disclosing salary for the position I was asked what my salary requirements were and I said “60k-65k” Last week, they offered me 62K. I said send me the documents and…

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‘We Don’t Want Crumbs’: Thousands of Teachers in Puerto Rico Strike for Fair Pay

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Post date February 9, 2022
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Why I removed myself from working daycare after 7 years – we also did not have Healthcare through work

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Post date February 9, 2022
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REI union-busting “The presence of union representation will impact our ability to communicate directly with you and resolve concerns as they arise.”

NEW: REI continues its union-busting tactics at its NYC store.”The only guarantee in any collective bargaining process is that there are no guarantees.” Corporate-speak for “I'd hate to see anyone get hurt” while rolling up their sleeves…If you work at REI, send me a DM! pic.twitter.com/YL0yYpjIyW— Jonah Furman (@JonahFurman) February 7, 2022

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Hospitals are now lobbying that nurses be paid less because during a pandemic they’re paid “too much”

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Post date February 9, 2022
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Antiwork is pretty pro union… buuuutttt

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Post date February 9, 2022
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Police unions across-the-board help scrutinized officers for all kinds of offensives. Is this an example in which we can be against a union because it’s a public service?

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Are memes and screenshots of tweets drowning out posts from real people in this sub?

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Post date February 9, 2022
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There used to be lots of posts from people in this sub, telling their stories, floating up on the front page. Now almost every post from this sub that floats up are memes and screenshots of tweets. I’m probably just paranoid, but it feels a little like the memes and tweets are drowning out the stories from individuals on purpose. Either way, I personally wish memes and tweets weren’t allowed here. I wish this place was a bit more focused on the actual people that use this sub. Does that make sense? EDIT: Mods, can you make it so only text posts are allowed here?

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