Questions tagged [employer]
The organization hiring a worker. The worker is known as an employee while the organization is an employer. These can be corporations, non-profits and governments for a few possible classifications.
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What else can be done to manage work stress and mental health issues?
For the past couple of months been dealing with mental health issues (General Anxiety & Severe Depression), diagnosed by a healthcare provider.
I decided to bring my situation to my supervisor's ...
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Existence of an NDA prohibited to let any prospective employer
I've been advised by my legal advocates who signed my NDA on my behalf not to discuss the circumstances of my termination or the existence of the settlement with anyone.
If I don't disclose this to ...
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If a former employer did not pursue a creative idea, am I free to pursue it? [closed]
Background: I used to work as design director for an experiential company and, while employed there, I pitched an idea for a new experience that would fit really well within their brand. They thought ...
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Remote work as a freelancer or with EOR. What are downsides for the employer?
It seems that to work for a company in (European) country A while living in a (European) country B, the two options that do not involve an excessive amount of bureaucratic complications are working as ...
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Is it "fair" to request employees to use their private whatsapp/telegram/signal/etc account for work related stuff? [closed]
I'm working at a company that sends work related messages through WhatsApp, like meeting cancelations, status updates, etc.
My number, signed into WhatsApp, is my personal number, paid directly by me.
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How do I handle being asked to work in a store if it makes me anxious?
I have had a new job for about 8 months now. This is an office job in the purchase department. While it is not in our job description or contract, they ask all office staff to work in one of the ...
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Will my prospective employer contact my past employer after I’ve signed the offer letter?
I received an offer letter today from a big-name sports organization. However I have to resign from my current job and feel as though though once I resign it will burn a bridge, deeming me “ineligible ...
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Benefits and risks of telling new employers I have a heart problem I am recovering from
What are the benefits and risks of telling new employers I have a heart problem I am recovering from?
If it was you would you tell new employers?
I work as a software engineer.
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How do you protect yourself against blackmail when you're about to leave a company? [closed]
How do you protect yourself against blackmail when you're about to leave a company? I had a mental breakdown, because this guy has been harassing me and insulting me for 15 months and management didn'...
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Apply to jobs of former company with good relations to current company?
I work as driver for Market_X of Fortune500_Co. Last year, Fortune500_Co sold Market_X to SmallCo, and now I drive for SmallCo.
Fortune500_Co has other markets, and I want to apply to their driver ...
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If a small UK business makes staff work in dangerous conditions, what realistic routes exist to try and forcibly change that?
Its common around here, to see people being essentially made to work when health and safety law says they shouldn't, from employer pressure.
Two examples:
people made to work despite inadequate work ...
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Should I ask for a raise at current company when I receive offer+promotion from another company?
I will start by providing some little context: I was interning as a developer at a company A while I was in last year of my college, one year back. Since it was still a pandemic in my country, the ...
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What can I do when employer changed the job description after I accepted?
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My background is in credit and risk management and I had one job since I graduated in 2018. I focus mostly on credit assessment, credit review, conducting postmortem credit review and also ...
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How to avoid previous employer who is nagging me to do their job?
I used to work for a very small family-owned startup with minimum wage, zero benefit, and it was very exploitative and toxic in nature.
The family had other businesses and they used to run the startup ...
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Is it inappropriate, pushy, or unprofessional to ask for work laptop specs?
A company are offering me the option of getting a Linux, Macintosh, or Windows machine upon joining. I want to ask what specs the Macintosh, Linux, and Windows laptops will be because I would prefer ...
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