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Don’t know if this belongs here, but here it is.

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Watch “NoFx – Go To Work Wasted” on YouTube

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Bad Manager

Hey everyone, I have a situation I was hoping someone could help me navigate at work. We just recently had a new manager start at our warehouse located in British Columbia and he is on a major power trip. There hasn't been a single day since he started that someone hasn't either been written up, pulled into the office or screamed at by him. hes constantly threatening to fire ppl and saying negative comments. He also walks back and forth throughout the warehouse looking for reasons to give ppl shit, he has turned the entire warehouse into a hostile work environment where we have to constantly be looking over our shoulders for him. 2 days ago I had some of my coworkers come up to me and ask if I could make a report about him to HR and have them all sign it. I would have a total of…

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Did you ever retaliate against an employer for wrongfully terminating you? Or even for threats of retaliation or punishment?

I’m sure a lot of people have thought about this and feel discouraged. If you have a story good or bad maybe it will help others decide if the next move should be legal recourse.

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This just felt a little wrong to me

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Amazon Tries to Kick Union Organizers out of Union-Busting Meeting

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Always record your calls

Yesterday i made a call to RrHH of my employer and i drop the bomb, end contract and everything was normal, until today another person above of my boss call me to ask why i was leaving the company and request me information about the new job (i dont have any so far) yelling and call me all names on the book, after a few hours another call from main RRHH almost asking about the interaction with the boss, i ended showing the recorded call and looks quite complicated how this will end

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Today in “Gee, why would someone not want to post salary numbers?” (article on pay transparency)

https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/success/salary-ranges-pay-transparency/index.html “Only about 12% of postings from US online job sites include salary ranges, according to Julia Pollak, chief economist at ZipRecruiter. And that's an increase from 8% in 2019.” “Keeping the number under wraps can also be a negotiation strategy. “The person who says a number first loses,” said Donovan. Publishing salary information also means that competitors and current employees can see what a company is paying. In some cases, current employees may discover that they are underpaid, which could lead them to demand more or find a new job. “That's the scary part, that is why [companies] aren't putting it in writing,” she said.”

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No Salary Listed for a Reason

Companies don't/won't list salary for an open position because they don't want existing employees to know what they're willing to pay a new person for the same job. Even small companies with 2-5 people working the same positions will have a wide variety of salaries.

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What if jobs are not the solution but the problem?