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Employee terminated while on leave for an injury

Back in March of this year I was terminated from an hourly job with the tourist industry in Hampton Roads. This was done whil...

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526	01/17/06	CUSTOMER RELATIONS	Worker should document dealings with troublesome client	Give me a break. I really feel like one of my clients is so inconsiderate and disrespectful of me. ...
527	01/17/06	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Emplyee doesn't seem to support team leader in group meetings	I have an employee who always has to have his say in every group meeting I call. I don't mind when ...
528	01/17/06	COWORKER RELATIONS	Project administrator wants to be a part of the project from the get-go	Where I work, the project leaders are very important because they generate the income. My role is t...
529	01/10/06	COWORKER RELATIONS	Office worker dealing with lack of privacy in cubicles	Cubicles are the pits. I know there's no privacy with them but there are times when I forget that a...
530	01/10/06	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Boss' insecurities are affecting her judgement	I'm a government employee and have been one for over 20 years. I do my job very well. A woman in t...
531	01/10/06	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Apology from supervisor is meaningless	I was given a departmental transfer back in October because of the incompetence of my old supervisor...
532	01/03/06	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Boss' outbursts have employee emotionally distraught	I am dreading going back to work after the holidays. I have a boss who makes me feel terrible. His...
533	01/03/06	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Veteran employee's attitude and performance aren't what they use to be	I manage a couple of mid-sized commercial buildings. Typically, my tenants are a mix bag, some are ...
534	01/03/06	PERSONAL WORK ISSUES	Scared to ask boss for modified leave for birth of baby	I work for a large company. My wife is having our baby six months from now, and the company's polic...
535	01/02/06	COWORKER RELATIONS	Angry confrontation on job leaves worker stressed out	I walked off of a job several months ago because I could no longer deal with an annoying and oblivio...
536	12/20/05	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	New supervisor's lack of confidence concerns general manager	I was promoted to a supervisory position just a short time ago. I'm replacing a person who had been ...
537	12/20/05	CUSTOMER RELATIONS	Sick of client's rude behavior	I'm in sales. I provide a service that people can use on a regular basis or on an occasional basis. ...
538	12/20/05	CUSTOMER RELATIONS	Being a sales clerk during the holidays is great	I work as a sales clerk at a high-end retail store at the mall. I'm not writing to complain. I actua...
539	12/13/05	CHANGING JOBS	Job seeker depressed about lack of response	In my 20+ years of working, I have never had to do a job search. Jobs have essentially fallen into m...
540	12/13/05	CHANGING JOBS	Trying to figure out the right way to follow-up with a telephonic, informational quasi-interview	I had what I would call an informational quasi-interview over the phone with a company I'm intereste...
541	12/13/05	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Boss wants to be called by his proper name	I recently got a new boss. His name is Robert and he makes it clear that he only wants to be called ...
542	12/06/05	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Boss says "bah humbug" to holiday party	I can't believe my luck. I'm like a little kid when it comes to Christmas and my company just transf...
543	12/06/05	COWORKER RELATIONS	Coworker lacks consideration for retiree-to-be	I'm retiring in just a few weeks. The person taking over my duties has known this for at least four ...
544	12/06/05	COWORKER RELATIONS	Contemplating having a talk with flirty colleague	I've got a colleague who I consider to be a very good friend. She recently got divorced and seems to...
545	11/29/05	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Employee tired of waiting for boss to make decision	I asked for an inter-office transfer and was basically told, â€œI'll get back to you.â€? It's been l...
546	11/29/05	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Company president doles out restrictions on employees but not on himself	I'm sure you've heard about family situations where parents don't practice what they preach. You kno...
547	11/29/05	COWORKER RELATIONS	Co-Worker fakes being a team player when boss is around	I have a woman in my office who is a big fake. She's saccharine-sweet to me and other workers when o...
548	11/22/05	CUSTOMER RELATIONS	Unfriendly receptionists may be bad for business	Customer service is so important in my business. As a massage therapist, my clients not only expect...
549	11/22/05	COWORKER RELATIONS	Put out with postage meter pilferer	I've seen a coworker use the company postage meter for his personal mail on several occasions. I'm ...
550	11/22/05	COWORKER RELATIONS	Co-worker gets short end of the stick	A colleague of mine is so upset and hurt because she was transferred out of our division into anothe...

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