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I could really use advice on how my partner can proceed with this bs from his job or if there's not really anything he can do. Ok so, my partner does general contracting for a small family business. It's the very old lady who owns the company, my partners father and my partner. And that's it. They do all the usual general contracting stuff. And while his dad helps out occasionally, he's getting old so he's not very much help and he's also mostly doing other management type things. So my partner is regularly and daily doing jobs on his own that a team of men would be working on. And he does a phenomenal job. People are always impressed with his work and the quality. Here's the recent issue, I've been telling my partner for a long time now that he doesn't get paid enough for the work he…

Is this really what the working world has become? A joke? Why are tiktokers on LinkedIn. It’s honestly an insult at this point to be working.

My annual leave is continuously rejected – I requested 2.5 days of leave, 4 months in advance, and got a 314 word email back (4 paragraphs), which could be summarised into two letters: “no”. It’s the fourth consecutive time they have rejected my annual leave. I spoke to HR who told me, and I quote “you’re coming across as very defensive, and I can see that you’re upset about this, but unfortunately business needs come as a priority to annual leave”. Some excerpts of emails from previous annual leave rejections (I’ve not added anything) (The previous annual leave to this, they said I don’t give enough notice – though I have 1 month for 1.5 weeks, fine, fair enough, this time I gave two months notice for 1 week): “Hi …. Given the notice issue we had last time, I wanted to let you know in advance my close friend’s…

I really don’t wanna serve the 4 month notice period I can only do 2 maximum since the other company requires me to start in 2. The current place I’m in I’m over worked and underpaid, how do I negotiate a reduction in time served. Thing is I need a experience certificate and I want them to give it even if term served is 2 months

Hi there guys, So because of my disability (I have aspergers syndrom), I've been spending years and years (yes, several years) unemployed, despite having a BA and a Master's degree. I was able to live very decently because where I live (South of France) we get what's called a “disability fund”, and I didn't have to pay a rent because…well, let's just say I'm lucky enough to be able to live alone in a comfortable appartment without paying rent. So I was actually ok, and, in fact, life wasn't unpleasant. But without that…man, my life would have been really tough. A friend of mine who's a business owner helped me cover the gaps by giving me a work certificate certifying that I had been working for him for years, and that helped quite a bit, I was 30 at that time…except covid happened and it was impossible to find a…

15 years at the same company honing my skills in a trade. Wanted to get licensed in my state, for the 1% raise my work offered, since they had tuition assistance. Got zero help from management, I ended up arranging it all, and I got my license. Then management hands me this non compete if I want reimbursed. Keep in mind I’m very blue collar, so this is pretty extreme. After I read the part about being limited a year after employment that I can’t perform any of my duties necessary to make a living, I decided to eat the cost. I’m out over $1000. But hey, my resume now says Licensed so that’s something. But the idea that companies hand out papers like these, so they could legally chase someone down and force them out of their work field for a whole year, effectively starving them or sending them…

My wife came up with this. The holidays are stressful enough. So feel free to take as much time off as you need and if something can be put off til January, let it sit.

Hi all, Back in September, my wife’s boss surprised her with negative feedback (generally lacking acceptable performance etc) even though her reviews last year and even a month prior were stellar and documented as satisfactory. This was done particularly right after they they hired a former customer as an employee so they can leverage contacts/favors etc. Boss wanted my wife to meet with HR the following week to discuss “options”. Nothing was documented and no mention of PIP at any point. Not sure what was the agenda of the Meeting with HR. Meanwhile, my wife immediately applied for an got Approved for FMLA (to care for her dad with cancer) – something that has been a source of stress and the timing was perfect. After 10 weeks of caregiving she’s due to go back to work in 2 weeks and is stressed, depressed and anxious about her dad’s condition as…