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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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My boss is advertising my job because I got sick before some pre-approved vacation time. When I returned to work on Wednesday, I found a sent email (everyone in my office shares one email account) from my boss to our advertising partner asking to place an ad in the paper for an office admin (my job). Did I do something to cause that?”

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Discussing salary. If I’m a supervisor, does that prohibit me from discussing my salary with peer supervisors? Or am I prohibited from discussing my salary with any other employees of the company? It basically doubles my workload and I’m putting in overtime (but I’m salaried). Perfume at work?

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Your Guide to Avoiding Job Scams in 2025

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For a base pay of $2,400 a month, Ramos could work from his Las Vegas home sending out packages for a company called Filly Shipping, with a promised $40 bonus for each package he mailed. Employment scams often promise high salaries for only a few hours of work a day, move very quickly, or dont involve thorough interviews.

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When he was announced as the new manager (he hasn’t yet formally moved into the role), Abigail and Cynthia separately came to him and let him know that his predecessor had been supplementing their salaries out of her own pocket, to the tune of thousands of dollars a year! Mailing list etiquette.

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