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NOW: Hundreds of protesters sitting in on Century Boulevard near LAX airport, risking arrest to support working people who are being priced out & forced to commute hours to work. Hospitality workers are #readytostrike and we know who has our backs #1u

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16 year olds first job as a seasonal employee in Texas. Are we crazy or does this seem like an overreaction to asking for two days off?

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No Response Since June 2nd

Ok so for context last year I should have received my employee annual review in June- August. I received it March after finally escalating the issue to the head of HR. they only back dated the raise 3 months because “annual raises are not guaranteed it is based on the financial state of the company” I was also told at this time that my bosses boss would be sending me a schedule so I would know when my next review was coming. I have never been sent said schedule. So June 16th was my 5 year anniversary so on June second I sent my boss and my bosses boss an email asking for this schedule and also if the company would be giving raises this year. Because if it's based on the state of the company they should be giving the raises to everyone or no one right? So I…

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Sledging Boomers is a neat way of dismissing achievement — The Age

How do you know you’re hitting a nerve? When they have to tell you not to think something that people know to be true.

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I got told I’m being put on paid admin leave but have no idea why?

I got a call from my boss tonight super late. He stated that I was to be immediately placed on admin leave but gave me no other details. I'm lowkey scared. No idea how to properly handle it and even keep my job if possible? Is this a good thing or bad thing? Am I in danger of losing my job? I've only been in significant trouble ONCE at my job and that's the only thing in my file. I talked to my boss a few weeks ago and recieved a written letter but nothing more was said.

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Waste of time interview

Went to an interview about 40 minutes away from my house. It was advertised as a manager position for a tech sales company that worked “closely” with Verizon. When I got there I got immediate red flags. First one was that they decided to interview two people at once. Me and one other girl. Keep in mind this was my first ever professional interview since I had only been hired by amazon since I got out of highschool in 2021. I didn’t know what to expect. So he asks us both to tell him a bit about ourselves. We do and then he goes into a long drawn out spiel about how wonderful their company is and how beneficial to us it would be to work there. (without labeling any actual benefits) So my hopes were already dashed because it felt like he was just trying to sell us the…

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Is it really that horrible in the US?

Long time lurker, first time poster here. I myself live in europe, Finland to be exact. Every post here i've seen is from the US. And what I read, its horrible. But how horrible? When you people are telling that wages are low and cost of living etc are rising, could some of you provide some numbers that I can get some sense of what is going on. For example I can provide mine and I'd like to compare them to yours. So I work as a practical nurse, I do only graveyard shifts in a nursing home (5 nights on the job 5 nights off, 7 weeks off paid holiday when 15 years on the job) I make around 50,000€, 35,000€ after taxes in a year, so that makes a little under 3,000€ in a month after taxes. My monthly expenses are around 1,500€, including 750€ for rented studio…

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CEO purposefully withholding signature so that salary is credited late, causing major issues with loans

Hey everyone I hope you are fine. So, normally payroll is processed in advance so that salary is credited on time in our bank accounts. But, for it to be credited, the CEO of the company needs to sign a document to approve for this transaction. The thing is that upon signing, the salary is credited the same day or the next day and the CEO is purposefully withholding his signature so that it is credited a few days late. His reasoning is that in France salary is credited the 6th or the 7th. But in my country it is generally from the 23rd to the 27th of the month. We used to get paid these dates but this new CEO is completely changing shit. Every credit/loan systems in my country is build around the fact that most salaries are paid from the 23rd to the 27th and of course…

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Why do I feel like we are waiting for mega church pastors to use Oceangate as an example of why other peoples choices keep them poor?

Am I alone in this premonition?

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At a crappy company, what is the best way to resign when needing to give 60 days notice? What should I include and exclude from letter? Middle management is TERRIBLE. Highest level of nation wide agency are involved to provide support, but I’m OUT.

So I made no friends in a new job experience (besides people I supervise). I was hired under a lot of false premises. Company had a lot of high turn over, no support, and 0 guidance. I’ve been left alone in unsafe situations. I voiced concerns up to “C” level. Problem was that no one knew how bad the situation was before I spoke up. Middle management are working remotely and covering everything up. I see a lot of compassion at a high level, but NONE until I get to the top. I think the expectations was that I would shadow run the practice while middle management got credit. What hit home to me is during a meeting with a “C” I was asked “are you able to forgive them?”. Although that is the correct question, I find it very odd in a work place perspective. Personally I feel, demotions…