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JANUARY 12, 2016

Cutting the salary of a disappointing new hire. She asked for a higher salary than entry-level, which we were okay with giving based on her experience. Essentially, we regret paying her the higher salary and feel that she isn’t worth it. Legally, we know that we can reduce it a bit, but should we? Here we go….

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

I overheard a conversation between two supervisors in our office (I have a cubicle, they were in the conference room opposite me, the door was half-open, and they’re both loud talkers). Their legal obligations will be the same whether you stay longer or quit now. You don’t need to keep working (for free so far!)

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AUGUST 25, 2016

I didn’t count on driving all these miles every day only to sit in traffic and then under fluorescent lights in a cubicle. My offer letter just states salary and PTO/benefits. It probably is legal but it certainly doesn’t seem fair. I haven’t worked full-time in an office in years.

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JUNE 29, 2016

I found out yesterday that my coworker who works in the cubicle next to mine is incredibly offended by the fact that my body makes sounds a lot. But if that’s not possible, I think you probably need to be understanding about the impact it’s having on your cubicle neighbor and not be shocked that it bothers her. Here we go….

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DECEMBER 15, 2015

She cares most about salary and the life I will be living. I swear to god I don’t want to be sitting in a cubicle, then get married and settle down with two kids while he goes to work. This is also my first real job in the legal field (I’ve been here two years) so his reference will be very valuable to me when I job search.

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MARCH 24, 2017

Step 1: Put together the boxes with the packing tape and place them in a coworker’s cubicle or office. We’ve all probably seen a version of the “fill your co-worker’s cubicle with packing peanuts” trick, and while it’s pretty good, it’s definitely been done before. A cubicle desk with overhead cabinets. Packing tape.

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JANUARY 3, 2018

But when he named my new salary, the number sounded wrong. Employers are legally allowed to reclaim money that was accidentally overpaid to employees — which means that you could have been stuck repaying the mistaken amount down the road. Am I legally entitled to this money? But legally they’re allowed to do it.

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APRIL 28, 2016

We sit in a cubicle separated by a wall. I was just informed that one of our full-time salaried employees is actually volunteering his time on one of his scheduled work days. I love my coworker to death, and don’t want to hurt her feelings. Two offices opened up and ideally we should both get into them. So for example, your I.T.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

There’s no reason she can’t decorate her cubicle however she wants, assuming it’s not offensive in some way. The second is a typical administrative assistant-type role — more entry-level, with a salary to reflect that. How do I handle this as a new manager? The first is an accounting manager position. So, should I apply for both?

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