50 Former Employees Share The Worst Company Secrets They Learned On The Job

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Yep. Over the years more stores do this nasty stunt by increasing the prices starting at september and selling it as BF-sale for almost the normal price or a little below.

its why I start looking up prices in September for my holiday shopping, and then when it comes to Black Friday or other seasonal sales, I can see how much of a deal it really is. Quite often you are getting very good deals, on a select few items.

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Hmmm

Burn it down.

? I just pay €25 (or is it €30 now?) and it is reimbursed within a week in what must be the weirdest and most asinine palaver imaginable. I pay to see my doctor and then get paid back...like, why even bother? 🤷🏻‍♀️

As the recent Astronomy-Coldplay scandal proves, HR is in bed with management, not workers.

HR is there for the company, not for you.

I can attest! They are not your friend.

I hate this trope of "HR is not your friend." It absolutely is NOT your friend. That's not the point. HR is there to prevent bad management, in order to prevent employee turnover, lawsuits, disengagement, toxicity, quality control problems, etc. All of these are bad for the company.

It’s so important to answer all the questions so the paramedics can jump off the ambulance with the correct equipment and hit the ground running.

Girl Scout cookies are made by two bakeries - ABC Bakers and Little Brownie Bakers (https://www.girlscouts.org/en/cookies/cookie-flavors.html)

Girl Guide cookies in Canada are made by Dare but I will support the GG every time (I was one!) It raises funds for the camps and other activities.

i need to find some Adventurefuls!

True, but I dare you to question them... Hope you have your affairs in order.

I was an agency care assistant circa Y2K. The number of times I had to explain to people that, no, I'm not making £20/hr against your £7/hr. I'm making a tenner and so is the agency for, essentially, providing me (nice work if you can get it...). And while that's more, you know that you get to come to work tomorrow, and next week, and next month. I do not, such as is agency work. Oh, and those weeks where I did 7 eight hour days? Still get counted as a part time worker so no holiday entitlement or sick pay (though I think that loophole got closed?).

Like when me and my 4 employees were on a $5 million /year contract...

Join a trade/labor union.

Yes! I had an accomodation at work for a health reason. New company HR decided I needed to submit monthly (new -within past month) letter from doctor reiterating my permanent disability. EEOC set them straight that that's straight up harassment.

Be aware that in many companies, going directly to external resources without first following internal procedures (HR, Legal, Union rep) can be grounds for disciplinary action including termination of employment. The simple fact of being part of a legal proceeding against the company is in some cases a valid reason for suspension until the dispute is resolved. The only case where it is usually protected is whistleblowing, and only through specific legal channels.

Here, for little things, you go to HR first. If that doesn't work, you go to the CSE (worker's committee). If that doesn't work then you can look at other options, but you need to have demonstrated a willingness to sort the problem out in a legitimate manner. For bigger problems you can go directly to the local work inspectorate, but that's sort of the nuclear option. Litigation doesn't happen that much as it is long, complicated, and payouts are barely more than recouping lost wages and the like (plus you need to show that you tried to resolve the problem amicably before running to the law). Usually the union rep is helpful in gently reminding a company of its obligations.

Also remember, Costco makes a profit before selling a single product. If you took the entire expenses of Costco a year (all purchases, salaries, etc) and lined them up against membership fees, they make a profit at that stage. Everything they sell, is literally profit as a result, and they pay well using that calculation of membership fee revenue.

I enjoy all the staff at both Costco's I go too.... they are delightful and work their butts off

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We appreciate the effort, but I think you may have misunderstood the assignment.

Sounds like a reasonable excuse. Same excuse every establishment with a dirty ice machine uses. Yeah, you might want to think twice about getting ice in your drinks.

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Ours closed down. It is now a Chinese supermarket.

Tim Hortons stopped baking on site back in the 90s. Nothing has been fresh or tasty there for years but people don't seem to mind. I eat there about once a year when others want to stop and it's consistently terrible.

I have only visited TH once. I won't bother again.

For a long time, the franchisees had no oversight. Their food standards weren't really followed and the franchises were just pulling in ridiculous cash anyway. Stopped at one TH and counted 28 flies over the sandwich station. I walked out and have never eaten at a TH again... I've been in dozens since, but only a few that I would even consider eating in.

The failure to prosecute Wells Fargo or other corrupt financial institutions or their executives after the Great Recession was absolutely incredible. The only response of the federal government was massive bailouts, rewarding high-risk behavior. The desired response by the right wing to let them all fail probably would've worsened the recession, but letting all of their bonds and stocks go to $0 while their management was replaced and prosecuted would've been a good start: investing stupidly or criminally should not be protected by the government.

🥺 Quietly removes resume....

That... would explain why in my entire lifetime I've only ever heard from two actual human beings on Indeed.

Or only have fake joblistings because they can apply for some bonusses from state-agencies by having a ton of job opemings and doing fake-interviews

Or HR posting things to justify their jobs. "See? We are posting the openings. Nobody fits the requirements!"

I do not understand how she became a celebrity.

Seeing her trying to sell skin care in ads makes my blood boil. We know how repugnant you are and now you want us to buy products from you? Up your nose with a rubber hose

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Nope - this is someone just riding the coattails of the allegations against her.. NEXT!

Knew someone who worked on a cruise ship. They got to pretty much just see the inside of the cruise ship. No time off, just work.

Not much different than airlines. You work in the travel industry, you generally get to travel on the cheap.