Subj : Re: 3.5 weeks to being la
To   : ACMEBBS
From : Nightfox
Date : Fri Jul 15 2022 08:55:34

  Re: Re: 3.5 weeks to being la
  By: ACMEBBS to Nightfox on Fri Jul 15 2022 04:40 am

 >> any time.  The law also allows this in many places (at-will
 >> employement). 

 AC> Been many times that in good times...this is great...but when the economy
 AC> goes south...not so much. For instance...had a manager who slammed me into
 AC> a wall & threatened me. Too bad I couldn't find a new job at the time. Add
 AC> to that...if I had called the police to report the assault...they would've
 AC> screwed me over when possible employers called to check on my job
 AC> performance there. Life isn't fair & if a scumbag idiot you worked for
 AC> wanted to screw you...they will and will be happy to do so. 

Wow..  That's pretty bad.

 AC> Could go further on this...but it's almost my bedtime. Have seen way too
 AC> many things over the past 40 years. Just wish I could move to another
 AC> country with better work rights. If I would've did this when I was young
 AC> enough to do so...my life would've been VERY different. 

Yeah, I've heard some countries in Europe have pretty good worker's rights, and it sounds like they generally have better work-life balance than people in the US do.  More vacation time, more parental leave, and recently I've heard some European countries have enacted laws where companies cannot call or email their employees after working hours.

Nightfox
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