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What is the starting wage for a teacher in the US, I say a post about how teachers couldn’t afford doctors for headaches or the teachers son slept in the same bed with her. In Australia I’m 19 studying teaching and the starting salary is around 70+k AUD plus it goes up with every year of experience.

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Best Holiday bonus since 2009! Investment banking = Crash and cash. How is this even legal?

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my boss cut my hours for getting sick

i was out sick for about a week with covid. two weeks go by, i get sick again with the flu and am out for another week, i come back and my employer cuts my hours in half for not being reliable. guess i just should have… not gotten sick??

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Wanted: “Design Guru”; Salary: Eat Air

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NYTimes: “What We Lose When Work Gets Too Casual” Thoughts? I haven’t heard anyone bring to light this issue. Are WFH jobs leading to burnout?

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Lawmakers asking for a federal investigation into travel nurse salaries

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I like my job, but no-work life balance started killing my health and personal life

When I joined my current company, everything was perfect. However, three colleagues left us, and I had to take over all their tasks and projects. It happened three or four months ago. Now I work up to 14 hours a day for the same salary because I’m the only professional who doesn’t have family and children, so I can dedicate 100% of my time for work. I was okay at first, because I didn’t have anything to lose. But shit happens, and I fell in love with a guy (the mutual feeling is the best!). Unfortunately, we cannot see each other often because of my job… I applied for a similar role, but with better conditions and salary (80% raise!). Today I received the answer that only one interview is left and I’m hired. I feel like an asshole (a little), but life is too short to die alone and…

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HR lied to my friend why she wasn’t hired due to an error with her background check. I decided to quit my job today.

I worked as a paramedic for a local hospital and there has been positions opened since last year. My friend just passed the licensing examination and I told her to apply to the hospital. She applied and they really liked her. My friend has never gotten into any kind of trouble, has her degree and overall, a wonderful person. They offered her the job and she did all the HR paperwork that was needed. She was contacted by the background company and gave them the information that was needed. Everything looked great and she was very excited to start the job. Her father passed away and she asked HR if she could move her start date. HR had no issue with moving the start date. She was supposed to start yesterday and when she didn't show up for the shift, I found out that HR had called and told her…

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This popped up in my feed. Ever feel like the world is splitting into two classes?

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Half the mods have been axed

And there's no info about it as usual. What on earth is going on here now?