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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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401	05/08/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Worker worked up over boss's response to concerns	Once again I am enlisting your help for continued work issues I'm having. As a part-time worker, my ...
402	05/15/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Employee upset over boss's invitation	I just got an invitation to my boss's kid's graduation exercises. Over the past few years, I may hav...
403	05/15/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Boss needs to address employee's annoying habit	I just hired a new project manager for one of several teams I oversee. She's a great hire, she's int...
404	05/22/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Worker worries comments may have been misunderstood	During one of the all-employee/manager meetings called by our General Director, the General Director...
405	05/29/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Worker worried meetings aren't inclusive	I work in the performing arts – the theatre world. We’re having a major building renovation. When ...
406	05/29/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Receptionist upset over being corrected in front of customers	I’ve been working at a salon for about a month now. I sit up front where I answer phones and check ...
407	06/05/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Senior employee wants a location transfer	We just got word that our company is going to have a “presence” almost 90 minutes away from our home...
408	06/12/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Worker ready to move on but can't	I need some advice on how to stay focused and decrease the animosity I feel towards my supervisor an...
409	06/12/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Employee is upset with boss's telephone policy	I don’t get it. My boss insists that we change our voice mail when we go on vacation, indicating th...
410	06/26/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Addressing issue with boss gets results	Just wanted to let you know what happened with my work situation concerning my boss and her unfair s...
411	07/03/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Worker puzzled by commute compensation plan	We just moved into a new office that is causing many of us to have a much longer commute. It’s obvi...
412	07/10/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	New employee can't take boss's micromanagement	My boss is over the top! She’s out of the country on vacation right now but she’s emailing us sever...
413	07/17/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Worker says summer dress code bogged down in detail	We have casual dress all through the summer in our office. It’s not actually all summer – it’s from ...
414	07/17/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Employee upset with owner socializing with some employees	I work for a pretty good size company. There are a little over 100 of us working here. I really like...
415	07/24/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Worker wonders if supervisor passed email 'up the line'	I sent my immediate supervisor an email, explaining why I did the things I did with one of my client...
416	07/24/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Boss needs to vacation while he is on vacation	I had to email you and share with you and your readers what just happened in my office. It fits rig...
417	07/31/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Promoted employee thinks bosses taking advantage of her	I work for a small cleaning service which contracts to a large high-end resort. I work for two ladie...
418	07/31/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Employee upset with boss's work-hour expectations	My office’s official hours of operation are 9 AM to 5 PM. Because of my outside interests, I’ve been...
419	08/07/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Worker needs advice on reporting boss's behavior	I was searching the Web for articles/stories/advice on what to do if I know (with 110% certainty) th...
420	08/14/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Resentment rises up with boss's e-mail	A couple of years ago I got into a showdown with my immediate supervisor. He said I said things and...
421	08/14/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Intern's future with firm may be in jeopardy	I just finished interning with a major engineering firm. I had cut the internship short by about tw...
422	08/21/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Employee wants to tell his side of things	I’m being transferred to a department on the Peninsula and I’m being told it’s because it will be cl...
423	08/28/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Health	I’m a good team player. I can promise you that no one will challenge that. I have no problem working...
424	08/28/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	As retirement approaches, employee needs to express anger	I’m retiring at the end of the year and I’m admittedly quite bitter about how I’ve been treated near...
425	09/11/07	EMPLOYEE/MANAGER RELATIONS	Employee anxious to get a definitive response from manager	An official from a rather small city asked me if our agency would like to participate in a career da...

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