Remove Legal Remove Office Chairs Remove Promotion
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I’m not allowed to buy my own office chair, did I accept an offer the company meant to withdraw, and more

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I’m not allowed to buy my own office chair. Having big issues with my back pain and several scary looking diagnoses, I asked our manager if I can buy an ergonomic chair with high adjustability and pay for it myself. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. The answer was “no, I am not sure we are insured for this.”

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

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Also, there must be legal issues regarding an employer forcing an employee to spend money on something they don’t want to have. There has been no offer to match the salary of the new role, not promise of a promotion, NOTHING… just “you can’t leave.” It doesn’t! It makes me feel like a piece of property! Am I stuck?