Questions tagged [employer-relations]
Questions about employer relations involve the relationship between an employer and its employees. These questions should generally involve the relationship with a group of employees rather than individuals.
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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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Who to ask about the benefits mentioned in job description and offer letter
When starting a new job, who is the correct person to ask about the benefits mentioned in the job description and offer letter, the direct manager of the new employee, the internal recruiter who ...
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Asking a new employer for hours off in first week
I have an appointment which I can't schedule outside of working hours. It is my first week in the job and I wanted to ask my new employer if on a particular day during my first week, whether I can ...
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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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How to navigate the breakdown of managerial structure in workplace [closed]
I'm hired by a Manager X. He is under the higher level boss Z.
Z is the largest share holder of the company and initial mentor of X.
A breakdown happened between X and Z. Because X wants to pursue his ...
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What to do when supervisor doesn't follow the time schedule?
I currently work in a company with ~10 people. My supervisor is also one of the business owners. My job description is related to product management, where I have to prepare tech specifications, ...
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Should I change a family environment workplace for another one? [closed]
I've been working full-time for over 3 years in a company while if I'd have to count even the
scholastic internship's done during my hight school, I'm in that company 6 years.
I'm 21 and my role in ...
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How to respectfully decline offer from previous employer
My previous employer wants me to come work for them again. I was let go because of the pandemic, but I think the real reason I was let go is because my line manager had issues with my communication, ...
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Resentment towards employer over reduced pay
Background: I work as a mechanical engineer at a startup in India.
So basically during the past year, my employer has reduced my pay during lock-down periods by up to 50% while still having me work ...
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How to come back to the company that I left early in the past?
2 years ago, I started working in a company in the IT field. Honestly, everything worked well regarding the job and work environment. However, due to an unpredicted change in my family life, I had to ...
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Boss introduced my soon-to-be right hand via email. How to proceed now?
I recently accepted a new job and I'll be starting in a couple of weeks. The entire interview process has been online (video chat) because of Covid.
I'll be leading a team. Obviously, I have not met ...
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Gave a bad feedback to an employee on an appraisal and my manager has basically demoted me
I'm the marketing manager of a very successful start-up and the social media manager who I have been managing for the past two months and a half is really bad. She's incompetent, she's a bad colleague ...
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Withdrawing form a job offer via a recruiter when "official" documents are to follow
My questions is tangentially related to this one (but slightly different): I've been offered a job, but my new employer won't give me a contract until after I give my notice
I have been given ...
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Why would a former employer, with whom I am in litigation for wrongful termination, want a copy of my current resume? [closed]
I have sued my former employer for wrongful termination. We are going to mediation and they have asked for my current resume. Why would they want this?
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Being Extremely blunt about displeassure of a certain person in a management position
I work (first "sidejob", 2 years) for a company who's offering me freelance work. It's great. It pays extremely well.
There's a person in a management position who organizes our orders. ...
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