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can I ask a new hire to use a nickname, manager asks for money for food and gas, and more

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Manager keeps asking team members for money for food and gas. The department consists of an assistant supervisor (Arya), 3 payroll clerks (Robb, Bran, and Rickon), and an administrator assistant (Sansa). Arya makes double the average salary of the area and one and a half times what Robb, Bran, Rickon, and Sansa are paid.

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cheating in an office bake-off, my boss is advertising my job because I was out sick, and more

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I have been at my new job as an administrative assistant for just over two months. A previous employer used to require that salaried, exempt employees clock in and out every day. However, if we had to work more than 40 hours in a week, we weren’t paid overtime, because we were salaried/exempt.). day of PTO.

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I was laid off and now my manager wants my help, I don’t want my company car, and more

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Even though I earn a really good salary, it irks me that I spend over $3,500 a year for a car I don’t want. I work as at a leading worldwide pharmaceutical company as an administrative assistant. There has been no offer to match the salary of the new role, not promise of a promotion, NOTHING… just “you can’t leave.”

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my career hit a dead end when we moved to a small town

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This was a big blow to my family since I provided health and retirement benefits, as well as the “bread winner” salary. Everything else is basically low-paying retail and fast-food jobs. in my exact field, albeit in an administrative assistant capacity (which would be a step down from my previous compliance position).