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Revolut is really scary organization... used them for a year or so, and then one day locked my account... harassed me for 6 months, asking for all sorts of documents, which I provided them. then one day, they closed my account, and sent back 2K balance to random people who sent me money in the past. When contacted them via twitter, the blocked my the same day :)
Business needs change all the time, and being able to adjust your workforce in response is critical. Not being able to do that can be very costly for both the business owners and employees in the long run, or even the short run if the business has revenue or cash-flow problems.
Revolut is really scary organization... used them for a year or so, and then one day locked my account... harassed me for 6 months, asking for all sorts of documents, which I provided them. then one day, they closed my account, and sent back 2K balance to random people who sent me money in the past. When contacted them via twitter, the blocked my the same day :)
More importantly, what alternatives are available? Ideally:
- has an API
- reasonably priced or free
- works in EU
I want to close my account but is transferwise any better?
* Transferwise has been profitable for a little while now.
* Their pricing if fairly transparent and they're always upfront when they need to increase some fees. I could be wrong, but it looks like they're trying to stay competitive but not take part in a race to the bottom.
* They haven't been trying to recruit new customers as aggressively as Revolut.
* Their MasterCard is a little bit more lenient with offline transactions, which can sometimes be a problem with Revolut.
* On the other hand, the mobile app is a bit bland. It does the job, but the UX isn't as good.
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Yeah I knew they were a little farfetched when I saw their head of engineering job spec https://web.archive.org/web/20200406205828/https://jobs.leve... > School/university Olympic medal in competitions in physics, maths or programming :/
• 10+ years as an engineer • Minimum GPA 3.5/4 (US), 60% (UK), 8/10 in any other country "So we know you've been out of school for 10 years, but can you send us a copy of your report cards?"
Thankfully I quite enjoy hunting down lost information but I was not impressed with the HR personnel in that one.
Why on earth would anyone voluntarily quit, particularly as in Portugal you will be eligable for unemployment benefits from having been laid-off, vs quitting and not being eligable for the same. Call their bluff. (I live in Portugal, and some foolish bosses tried the same and were rebuffed. FWIW the gov't agreed to pay 60% of the workers benefits during the lockdown in an effort to stem layoffs and furloughs etc.)
Because they were threatened with their career potentially being ruined with a bad reference?
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Because they were threatened with their career potentially being ruined with a bad reference?
Do people follow references much? I don't think anyone has ever contacted my previous employers, despite me having supplied their contact details as a reference numerous times over the years. Companies are discouraged from saying anything more than the facts of employment ("We can confirm that Bob was employed as a software developer between these dates...") these days, so there's not much value in the new employer b…
They push their employees to breaking point (and with this, seemingly beyond). I'm so glad I didn't pursue that avenue, and feel so sorry for those caught up in this.