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MAY 10, 2022

Therefore, I don’t worry so much about finding a job I can do well and pays a salary I could comfortably live off. Communication is maybe a bit less spontaneous than in an office, but when you do decide to have a meeting, it’s because you really need one, not because it’s just office policy to have regular meetings.

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Salary Advertising Office Policies Interviewing 38

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JULY 8, 2020

Of course you wanted to alert your manager to a violation of office policy that COULD KILL PEOPLE. It’s entirely reasonable to assume your company would want to know and would enforce their own damn policy. I’ve started collecting my coworkers’ salaries in anonymous survey — am I good?

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JUNE 23, 2022

Less than two weeks later I received a similar offer where the in-office policy was allegedly far more flexible, but the salary package and healthcare benefits were strangely structured and ultimately the $10K increase in base would’ve somehow actually been a backwards step for me financially. Thanks, Alison!

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

For years, we have allowed all eight people to attend office meetings. Unfortunately, this has morphed into the three assistants feeling entitled to ownership-type opinions regarding investments and office policies. Is there a plan to put some of the profits into raising staff salaries to more livable levels?”

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 2, 2015

Tell her that you’ve noticed a pattern where she violates various policies until she’s told to stop, and that going forward you need her complying with all office policies, without exception. Tell her that if she continues to violate policies, you’ll need to let her go, and that this is the final warning she’ll receive.

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JUNE 10, 2020

I apparently violated an (unknown) office policy, but it was honestly well-intended. My husband is an exempt, salaried employee who has been completing most of his work at home (his company was deemed essential) since March. She said that was ridiculous; it ended at that. Do I owe her one? Should I address this, and if so, how?

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Work Life

JANUARY 11, 2025

As return-to-office policies continue to increase and threaten an end to flexible work arrangements, many workers are opting out of the traditional career ladder altogether and crafting an exit strategy. This wont be your revenue forever, its just a starting point that can feel doable and accessible.

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Work Life

DECEMBER 25, 2024

As companies have imposed strict in-office policies along with ongoing layoffs and other cost-cutting measures, in some casesworkers have been increasingly vocal about their frustrations. People leaders have had their hands full this year.

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Healthcare Prioritization Technology Security 98