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NY Times – With Zero Notice, U.K. Ferry Company Lays Off Hundreds of Workers Over Video

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My boss told me I could have half an hour to say goodbye to my dog that was being put down

This happened last summer, but I still often think about it and wonder if I should talk to hr. I work as a mechanic and one day my mom called me to tell me that our 15 year old dog was acting very lethargic and wouldn't stand up, and they thought she'd need to be put down. I broke down sobbing, because I'd been there right when we picked that puppy up 15 years prior, and she'd been the best dog over the course of her life. I grew up with that dog, and I was devastated. I went into my bosses office, crying, and let him know I needed to go to be there, but he told me I could only go if it was something that would only take half an hour. I kind of stared at him but he was being serious so I walked back out…

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Info for raise negotiations

Does anyone have a good website to look up a companies yearly earnings?

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How long do you give a new job you don’t like?

A couple weeks? A month? I'm on my second week at a new job, and maybe it's just because my mental health is spiraling but I am not enjoying it like I thought I would/should. But I feel like a failure for wanting to leave so soon. I live at home with my folks, and do have some money saved up, so I'm considering taking some time to myself to get my life and mental well-being on track, but part of me feels like I should just stick it out and feel fortunate for even having a job

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My hours have been cut and I’m in a depressive rut now

so my boss called me the other day and told me she can no longer pay me for 40 hours a week, but instead 30 hours. She said a lot of employees were getting cut hours for some reason…i cant quite remember what she said. I work as a cleaner, so i get to work for 4 hours, i go home when I’m done and get paid for the full 8 hours. It was great for me because i have pretty severe depression and anxiety so it’s great not having to stress. But now I’m panicking because i definitely won’t be making enough for me to live off of. I really don’t want to have to find a new job, as i love being paid for more than I’m actually working. Any advice or kind words would be appreciated. I really could use it right now

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jokes on you, I can’t afford the bus or lentils

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I was told I’m responsible for my coworkers livelihoods

At a meeting the team was told to look at the other members on our team and realize that if we weren’t doing our job in full we were risking their livelihoods. That we would be the reason they can’t feed their children. We were threatened with being fired by management and told if we don’t want to do the work, we are welcome to leave. We were also told if we didn’t do the work and they fired us, that they would fight unemployment claims tooth and nail. This came from upper management who no doubt make easily 8-10x times what we do. I’m so sick and tired of toxic workplaces.

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What are your experiences working with non-profits? “Non-profits: The Cycle of Exploitation | Corporate Casket” on YouTube

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Started a new job

So got a job as an assistant manager at a retail store, shifts for me are usually from 10:30-7:30 but the real kicker is that you actually stay past 7:30 every night because no one has the balls to tell customers that our store is closed- end up leaving at around 8 or later every night w/ no pay. My first shift I noticed a hand written sign by the store manager that said “NO ONE GOES HOME UNLESS THE STORE IS 100% CLEAN NO MATTER WHAT TIME YOU LEAVE”, really got me thinking about it this is somewhere that I want to work considering they believe using passive aggressive notes is a way to encourage your employees to work past the end of their shift regardless of time. Looking for a new job now lol

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$15-$17 an hour depending on education and experience