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What makes for a ‘good’ severance package?

Work Life

As an executive director with a base salary of $250,000, that amount would be nothing to sniff at. At the time, Dogen had about “a year’s worth of compensation” in deferred cash (60 to 70% of his salary and bonuses had been deferred). The junior employee promoted to his position had a significantly lower base salary than his.

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employer wants my SAT scores, raffling off extra vacation days, and more

Ask a Manager

We’re a pharmaceutical company, in case diseases seems odd to non-pharma types.). Is it legal? The raffle tickets are given out one per employee, and extras could be earned by wearing specific company colors or disease awareness shirts on specific days. (We’re Is it advisable?

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

Ask a Manager

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. Also, there must be legal issues regarding an employer forcing an employee to spend money on something they don’t want to have. I work as at a leading worldwide pharmaceutical company as an administrative assistant.

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A Case for Parallel Mental Health Care

Mad in America

Psychedelics: While still controversial due to a welter of legal, cultural, and safety concerns, it now seems unavoidable that psychedelics will be part of the mental health care of the future. Even as legalization proceeds apace across the country, ayahuasca circles and similar events can already be found in many communities.