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Single Moms Have “Chosen to Quit”
Have they chosen this or is the unnecessarily stringent work requirements, inflexibility, lack of health care and child care options making work impossible? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/05/business/quitting-single-moms-parents.html
Support the Federal Trade Commission's rule to ban noncompete clauses which hurt workers and give excessive power to big corporations https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/ban-anti-worker-noncompete-clauses-now Why is this important? Between 30 and 60 million Americans work in jobs where they are forced to sign “noncompetes”—clauses in their contract that limit where they can work if they leave or are let go from their employment.[1] This compels many workers to stay in jobs despite low wages, limited benefits, abusive management, coercive scheduling or other poor working conditions for fear they could not take their skills to new employment. It deprives them of the ability to seek exiting and remunerative opportunities for fear their employers will bring legal action against them. And it limits their ability for entrepreneurial pursuits such as leaving to start their own businesses. Fortunately, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) under the leadership of Biden appointee Lina Khan, a fierce advocate for…
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They will try to keep this from the news
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Americans, you guys need to do something
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Lay-off Questions
Hi, a curious question. What are the criterias that the company look into when laying off their employees?
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job lawyer explains it all
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Where did the word “tip” originate?
The word “tip” originated in the 18th century as a slang term meaning “to give.” It may have been derived from the word “tipple,” which at the time meant to give a small gratuity, or from the practice of merchants “tipping” goods from one container to another. Another theory suggests that it may have come from the old English word “typpan,” meaning “to strike lightly.” Today, the word “tip” is commonly used to refer to a small gratuity given for services rendered.
For Context – I'm looking to immigrate to a new country. I am more than qualified for the roles I am applying for. Got my CV/ resume redone by a professional. Still no luck. It could be because they would need to sponsor my work visa. But I decided to reach out to executives in the companies to understand what's missing. Here's a response I got from one of them. I gave a quick brief of what I do and open positions in the respective company, which I am a good fit for and also for feedback on my CV. I was very respectful and polite and professional. Executive – “I suggest looking for roles based in your home country” I don't know if I should be happy that I got some response or mad that the executive felt the need to mention the role I'm looking for is in…