Run when you see companies call employees "family". That's how exploitation works.
At this company, we are family
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#12It is a joke, and funny. But not entirely sure this is un-realistic in todays world. or "As you know, Grandma has Long Covid. With her reduced efficiency, and diminishing ROI, tough choices have to be made" > Edit. Not sure why the negative feedback. We all know this is satire and a joke right?
I mean, there are a lot less far-fetched examples. I mean, I left home at 17 for economic reasons. And if you think of all of the people who have disowned or been disowned by their own family it's pretty common.
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#13Nothing more like a family than the conditional love of a company.
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#14The only thing missing is a stupid name, like "as a Smithee" or "as a Smithonaut" or something.
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#15Don't go into business with family!
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#16I especially like the very American "I ask that you refrain from discussing your termination with any social contacts made through your membership in the family [...] Failure to comply may result in your severance being terminated early or withheld entirely."
In (most of ?) Europe, this severance is law and not debatable (as discovered by Musk recently), so this sentence would be outright illegal. You can talk about your salary with anyone you want, discuss it with your colleagues, that's even mandatory for mass-layoffs (through unions and/or elected representatives).
You should fight for some more rights, sometime <3
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#17Gosh, I hate “we are a family” companies so much.
Best to always ask which family?
Supportive, abusive, dysfunctional, a mafia with constant internal power struggles…
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#18Gosh, I hate “we are a family” companies so much.
As someone who's autistic, these kinds of companies are very difficult for me. Usually the "we're family" companies are also the "let's have a social event constantly", or return to the office days are also just filled with socializing.
I get it.. some people really enjoy that, but that's not everyone. It feels like it's by design to exclude other kinds of people who don't enjoy a hyper social environment.
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#19I especially like the very American "I ask that you refrain from discussing your termination with any social contacts made through your membership in the family [...] Failure to comply may result in your severance being terminated early or withheld entirely." In (most of ?) Europe, this severance is law and not debatable (as discovered by Musk recently), so this sentence would be outright illegal. You can talk about…
Would that sentence in itself be illegal? Or just if the promised action is performed?
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#20I especially like the very American "I ask that you refrain from discussing your termination with any social contacts made through your membership in the family [...] Failure to comply may result in your severance being terminated early or withheld entirely." In (most of ?) Europe, this severance is law and not debatable (as discovered by Musk recently), so this sentence would be outright illegal. You can talk about…
That would be pretty suspect here too now, actually [0]
[0] https://www.americanbar.org/groups/labor_law/publications/la...