"Despite their company policy, they are not giving me any severance whatsoever if I don't take the job with the contractors. The contractors *require* a two-year NCA, and stated unequivocally that anyone who would not sign would lose their job immediately. "
Are you assuming this is true? Or did you actually speak to a lawyer to find out if this was indeed true?
If it were me, I'd go to the nearest law school or I'd contact my local Bar association and ask for a cheap referral.
Assuming this is false, then you could anonymously let all your coworkers know about it and see what happens.
By the way, the Non-Compete Agreement might not be in the contract. It might be in the employee manual or it might be presented to you the first day or the first week on the job.
That's why it's important that you ask in _advance_ if an NCA will be required of you. You should also ask for a copy of the employee manual, a copy of the complete benefits and package, and try to ascertain if there will be a urynalysis, a psychological test, a pay stub check, or a lie detector test upon hire.
Even if those processes are not important to you -- those things are telling you who's your daddy. They're setting the tone for the rest of your employment and they should be thought of as additional concessions you're making to your new employer.
California is a Right to Work state. I live in California, I know the agreement is bullshit, but I won't sign such an agreement. If I allow myself to be intimidated by my employer right from the start, then I'm setting a dangerous precedent for the rest of the relationship.
Your premise is flawed. Something good for the economy, as we measure it, is not necessarily good for me. You can burn down my house, that will be good for the economy, but it certainly won't be good for me.
Please think of this next Christmas when you're watching the Corporate News.
There is a a balance in the system. If you don't like the terms turn the job down.
That's what he did. By making a counter-offer, he's effectively turning down the offer. Perhaps you should direct your caustic remark to the other posters who sound like victims. I dislike those guys as much as you do and I think you're confusing the parent poster with one of those guys.
Companies love to have new hires sign non-compete agreements (NCA's), whereby the employee agrees that if and when he leaves the company, he will not join a competitor or compete with the company for a prescribed period of time. The prospect of signing an NCA worries most people, and it should. An NCA can prevent you from working in your field and it can cost you a lot of money in lost income.
There are many tactics you can use to limit the effects of an NCA, including restricting the time period and the geographic area to which it applies. But, I've got a better approach that startles most companies. Try it when you negotiate your next NCA.
Recognize that signing an NCA costs you money and confers a benefit on the company. For the deal to be fair, the NCA should cost the company money, too, and it should confer a benefit on you.
If a company wants to restrict your ability to earn a living, it should give you something in return: a guaranteed severance package for the term of the NCA, to tide you over while you're out of work and not competing. The severance should be yoked to the terms of the NCA. That is, if the NCA applies whether you quit or are fired, then the severance should be paid in either case. This is a deal that shows good faith when the company hires you.
It's no fun to be left holding the bag when you leave your job. If a company wants to lock you out of the market, it must compensate you for it. What I'm suggesting is a win-win approach to NCA's that forces the employer to put some skin in the game. When it has to pay for the benefit of an NCA, an employer will think carefully before asking you to sign one.
Let's make sure there's fun and profit for everyone in NCA's."
Charities are Trust funds. They may have good charitable aims, but they also make great investments that can survive the financial ignorance of your descendants. Bill and his family will be able to draw on this "untaxed" compounding capital for generations to come.
I wouldn't be surprised if Salon predicted its own death three years ago. Most of the articles I've seen from Salon were contrived attempts at trolling slashdot and fuckedcompany for some random eyeballs.
By any chance Smitty, do you work for Salon or do you own somekind of stake in Salon? Frankly, I don't see why anyone else would be so defensive about such a random topic.
Yep, it's either a hacker who's scanning, an illegal spider indexing hidden content, or a software vendor who's putting tabs on his non-commercial copies.
Now might be a good time to do some actual research. Look at the cash flow within the company and see where you fit in. Read their financial reports, pour over their marketing materials, read all the related financial forums, talk to your friends in the industry, and then go to fuckedcompany.com for the unofficial version.
This layoff news is giving you incredible leverage in this negotiation. Don't be afraid to use it. So once you've done your research, you should talk (not email) to your hiring manager, share your concerns, and ask him what kind of (written) guarantees he can offer you to reduce the risk of impending layoffs. Any promise made over a phone line won't do if the person is being laid off, or if there is a general hiring freeze. And make it clear that you won't accept an offer until you have a signed copy of it in your hands with all the concessions they've made to you.
Here are a couple of links that may be of use: "In many cases, the same companies that are firing people out one door are hiring people...
Don't waste time fretting over the news..." http://www.asktheheadhunter.com/basics4.htm
There are plenty of companies that went from 2,000 employees down to 4 employees. Are you saying those companies didn't die either? In any case, maintaining a web site and asking for people to submit articles for free is not too difficult these days.
How does his invention differ from a
free standing faucet? The concept is the same. Only the shape is different. May be his competitors will be able to make competing products based on slightly different shapes.
40 cents per message seems a bit much for the US.
I have a Verizon Wireless prepaid and it's costing me 5 cents per message and 35 cents per minute. On MetroPCS, I think they charge an extra 2 or 3 bucks for both unlimited SMS and unlimited voice mail. That's on top of their standard plan which cost $35 per month (+ standard ~7% local sales tax + anywhere from $0 to $7 for special County cell phone tax) for unlimited calls within the surrounding metropolis area.
Those plans are not great, but they're not as bad as you make them sound either.
Her words, just like her music, are not entirely hers to begin with. The language she uses and the music she makes is based on the language her predecessors used and the music her predecessors made. "giving what was not yours to give" is not an original phrase and neither is her music. This may contradict everything our Western culture says about knowledge and music, but what was given to her -- was not for hers to keep.
These comments are an example of netiquette gone too far. People make mistakes. People are inconsiderate of others. People have different rules for labeling spoilers. Get over it.
There is no need to make us feel guilty over such a trivial matter.
That should be actual damages, not punitive damages. Punitive damages, i.e. "punishment for wrongdoing" would not be affected by after-the-fact changing of source code.
The original poster is still correct. Punitive damages would also be affected by this. Punitive damages is compensation given in excess of actual damages. It's something judges and juries have a lot of discretion over. It's used to punish and the size of the award will depend largely on the willful nature of the wrong and the sympathy of the jury.
Your example of an "assault" is by definition a willful act. It's not a good base for comparaison. Juries want to punish people who do wrongs willfully and juries do not give their sympathy to victims who don't mind being victimized repeatedly.
Newer boxes store digital data, the previous gen versions stored the data magnetically on a wire (!).
Digital? Magnetic? Isn't most digital data stored magnetically? In any case, I get what your saying; something has changed in the design of the physical box to make it more reliable. Perhaps, there are less moving parts because a spinning wire isn't being used anymore.
But is it true that the overwhelming majority of those black boxes don't even work when the plane is intact, let alone when it crashes? And what about the interpretation and the resulting simulation? Can anyone else make a simulation of the incident? And isn't the resulting simulation opened to interpretation since there is a lot of missing data?
"...look at the research on child molestors. they are habitual. they cannot be "cured". actually true of most sex offenders. but towards children especially."
Look at the research yourself, it seems the recidivism rate for sexual offenders and children predators varies between 10% and 40%. The rate is not 100% as you make it seem to imply. You may think 10% or 40% is too much to bear, or that the research is flawed because many sexual offenses go undetected, I won't argue with you there and that's not what I'm arguing -- I'm just trying to distinguish what is fact and what is opinion. You *said* that "the research" backed up your claim and that's simply not the case.
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Are you assuming this is true? Or did you actually speak to a lawyer to find out if this was indeed true? If it were me, I'd go to the nearest law school or I'd contact my local Bar association and ask for a cheap referral.
Assuming this is false, then you could anonymously let all your coworkers know about it and see what happens.
We don't have this in the US, but this sounds like a sensible policy to me.
That's why it's important that you ask in _advance_ if an NCA will be required of you. You should also ask for a copy of the employee manual, a copy of the complete benefits and package, and try to ascertain if there will be a urynalysis, a psychological test, a pay stub check, or a lie detector test upon hire.
Even if those processes are not important to you -- those things are telling you who's your daddy. They're setting the tone for the rest of your employment and they should be thought of as additional concessions you're making to your new employer.
California is a Right to Work state. I live in California, I know the agreement is bullshit, but I won't sign such an agreement. If I allow myself to be intimidated by my employer right from the start, then I'm setting a dangerous precedent for the rest of the relationship.
Please think of this next Christmas when you're watching the Corporate News.
That's what he did. By making a counter-offer, he's effectively turning down the offer. Perhaps you should direct your caustic remark to the other posters who sound like victims. I dislike those guys as much as you do and I think you're confusing the parent poster with one of those guys.
http://www.asktheheadhunter.com/crocs66nca.htm
" Signing non-compete agreements for fun and profit.
Companies love to have new hires sign non-compete agreements (NCA's), whereby the employee agrees that if and when he leaves the company, he will not join a competitor or compete with the company for a prescribed period of time. The prospect of signing an NCA worries most people, and it should. An NCA can prevent you from working in your field and it can cost you a lot of money in lost income.
There are many tactics you can use to limit the effects of an NCA, including restricting the time period and the geographic area to which it applies. But, I've got a better approach that startles most companies. Try it when you negotiate your next NCA.
Recognize that signing an NCA costs you money and confers a benefit on the company. For the deal to be fair, the NCA should cost the company money, too, and it should confer a benefit on you.
If a company wants to restrict your ability to earn a living, it should give you something in return: a guaranteed severance package for the term of the NCA, to tide you over while you're out of work and not competing. The severance should be yoked to the terms of the NCA. That is, if the NCA applies whether you quit or are fired, then the severance should be paid in either case. This is a deal that shows good faith when the company hires you.
It's no fun to be left holding the bag when you leave your job. If a company wants to lock you out of the market, it must compensate you for it. What I'm suggesting is a win-win approach to NCA's that forces the employer to put some skin in the game. When it has to pay for the benefit of an NCA, an employer will think carefully before asking you to sign one.
Let's make sure there's fun and profit for everyone in NCA's."
Charities are Trust funds. They may have good charitable aims, but they also make great investments that can survive the financial ignorance of your descendants. Bill and his family will be able to draw on this "untaxed" compounding capital for generations to come.
By any chance Smitty, do you work for Salon or do you own somekind of stake in Salon? Frankly, I don't see why anyone else would be so defensive about such a random topic.
Yep, it's either a hacker who's scanning, an illegal spider indexing hidden content, or a software vendor who's putting tabs on his non-commercial copies.
This layoff news is giving you incredible leverage in this negotiation. Don't be afraid to use it. So once you've done your research, you should talk (not email) to your hiring manager, share your concerns, and ask him what kind of (written) guarantees he can offer you to reduce the risk of impending layoffs. Any promise made over a phone line won't do if the person is being laid off, or if there is a general hiring freeze. And make it clear that you won't accept an offer until you have a signed copy of it in your hands with all the concessions they've made to you.
Here are a couple of links that may be of use:
"In many cases, the same companies that are firing people out one door are hiring people... Don't waste time fretting over the news..."
http://www.asktheheadhunter.com/basics4.htm
How to avoid a "bait and switch" job offer.
http://www.asktheheadhunter.com/crocodile.htm
Don't get fired on day #1.e d.htm
http://www.asktheheadhunter.com/crocs24dontgetfir
Beware The Cause Clause.e .htm
http://www.asktheheadhunter.com/crocs57causeclaus
Due Diligence: Don't take a job without it
http://www.asktheheadhunter.com/hadiligence.htm
Signing non-compete agreements for fun and profit.
http://www.asktheheadhunter.com/crocs66nca.htm
There are plenty of companies that went from 2,000 employees down to 4 employees. Are you saying those companies didn't die either? In any case, maintaining a web site and asking for people to submit articles for free is not too difficult these days.
What does SGI have to do with cute little cars?
How does his invention differ from a free standing faucet? The concept is the same. Only the shape is different. May be his competitors will be able to make competing products based on slightly different shapes.
40 cents per message seems a bit much for the US. I have a Verizon Wireless prepaid and it's costing me 5 cents per message and 35 cents per minute. On MetroPCS, I think they charge an extra 2 or 3 bucks for both unlimited SMS and unlimited voice mail. That's on top of their standard plan which cost $35 per month (+ standard ~7% local sales tax + anywhere from $0 to $7 for special County cell phone tax) for unlimited calls within the surrounding metropolis area. Those plans are not great, but they're not as bad as you make them sound either.
Her words, just like her music, are not entirely hers to begin with. The language she uses and the music she makes is based on the language her predecessors used and the music her predecessors made. "giving what was not yours to give" is not an original phrase and neither is her music. This may contradict everything our Western culture says about knowledge and music, but what was given to her -- was not for hers to keep.
Not our phones.
If your phone has four wires, the calls can be forwarded.
There is no need to make us feel guilty over such a trivial matter.
The original poster is still correct. Punitive damages would also be affected by this. Punitive damages is compensation given in excess of actual damages. It's something judges and juries have a lot of discretion over. It's used to punish and the size of the award will depend largely on the willful nature of the wrong and the sympathy of the jury.
Your example of an "assault" is by definition a willful act. It's not a good base for comparaison. Juries want to punish people who do wrongs willfully and juries do not give their sympathy to victims who don't mind being victimized repeatedly.
Our jobs, our toys, and our options are diverging from each other and increasing in numbers.
Digital? Magnetic? Isn't most digital data stored magnetically? In any case, I get what your saying; something has changed in the design of the physical box to make it more reliable. Perhaps, there are less moving parts because a spinning wire isn't being used anymore.
But is it true that the overwhelming majority of those black boxes don't even work when the plane is intact, let alone when it crashes? And what about the interpretation and the resulting simulation? Can anyone else make a simulation of the incident? And isn't the resulting simulation opened to interpretation since there is a lot of missing data?
The video-recorder alone might just do it. Videos can be tampered, but they can still make some pretty convincing evidence.
Look at the research yourself, it seems the recidivism rate for sexual offenders and children predators varies between 10% and 40%. The rate is not 100% as you make it seem to imply. You may think 10% or 40% is too much to bear, or that the research is flawed because many sexual offenses go undetected, I won't argue with you there and that's not what I'm arguing -- I'm just trying to distinguish what is fact and what is opinion. You *said* that "the research" backed up your claim and that's simply not the case.
The first article is a study, which analyzed the combined results of 61 previous studies on this topic.n _98_frame.htm
http://home.wanadoo.nl/ipce/library_two/han/hanso
The second article is a review of the literature on this subject./ grubin_96.htm
http://home.tiscali.nl/~ti137156/helping/articles