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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

I am a college student working part-time at a retail job that I absolutely love. Is it even legal for them to not give me a promotion based on my mental health? It’s really, really normal to switch shifts with people at part-time retail jobs, as is needing to call in sick or ask for specific days off. Here we go….

Promotion

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

I had a brief career in IT consulting, after which burnout caused me to hop around for a few years to decompress, doing mostly warehouse and retail. But assuming neither of those was in play in this situation, the legal angle isn’t the one you want. Every attempt to put something together was rebuffed by my parents (I’m 30 now).

Interviewing

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JANUARY 22, 2019

You train people well enough that you trust them to carry out their work without constant supervision, and if you find that’s not working, you take it as a flag that they either need more training/guidance or there’s a performance issue you need to address. I’m a 17-year-old girl, and I’ve been in a retail job I love for a year and a half.

Retail

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JUNE 20, 2016

How can I provide anonymous feedback on websites and prevent legal actions, given that I’d be easily identifiable? I work for a small retail business cofounded by my sister-in-law. The number agreed upon for part-time workers was 50% off retail. Nope, not common and not reasonable. After she became the sole owner, she hired me.

Retail

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DECEMBER 28, 2015

I recently started working in a high-end retail setting selling a luxury item. But you’re certainly right to be concerned if he could be promoted into a position where he’d be supervising someone he’s dating. It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go…. Coworkers are leaving love notes for each other.

Salary