On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, curious wrote:
> A warning about getting too deep into "legal rights"...
You know, this is bullshit.
> If a company is doing something blatently wrong in a big way.. then by
> all means act on it..
You'd probably be surprised how often this happens.
> if you find yourself in an oncall job which was
> discribed to you during the interview.. think hard before you take drastic
> action against it.. if you ever find yourself out of work and look to get
> hired again in the same sector.. you will find it much harder of you were
> a big pest at your last job..
This is bullshit. Companies ask for references. Anyone who has had a few
jobs will have decent ones.
> though not exactly a "black list" alot of company managers work alot
> with managers of other companies ans such and a simple "say do you know
> much about this srl guy?" with a negative response can be bad..
This would open them up to a libel/slander suit SO fast that no manager
can *afford* to give a negative review in the US these days even when it
is warranted. It is generally the practice to confirm only the dates of
employment.
Furthermore, most of the things employees get blackballed *for* seems to
be exercising their rights as defined by law....
> same goes for suckering raises by constantly getting other offers and
> forcing a managers hand...
If one is being paid less than market, occasionally it's not a bad idea to
see that one gets a salary adjustment. Period. Some people take this too
far.
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