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Walmart retail nd warehouse workers are kept just below FT so they can't get benefits, and the vast majority receive government benefits. Your taxes are subsidizing millions in benefits for the richest company in America so the richest CEO in america is richer.
Everything in the second paragraph of this post is public knowledge.
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They flat our refused to let me see the video and told me there was no evidence that I hit my head. I offered to sign away any rights to sue and I wasn't even asking them for hospital bills or paid time off. Long story short, I sued them, I won, and had to sign an NDA. I got my wages and hospital bills paid that I wasn't even asking for, and was finally able to get the video. It was a 100% no-doubt head injury complete with a loud bonking sound effect and me falling down and leaving a dent in the bulkhead that I hit.
After the fact the office staff told me that they were under orders from upper management to lie and saw they didn't see anything on the tape. They said this was standard for anyone who gets hurt... to just lie about it and let it play out in court. I obviously quit soon after.
According to the author of the viral thread, it's important to remember that NDAs are not bulletproof, nor are they completely binding if they go against what's legal.
"From what I understand, NDAs are not above the law," u/iam_saikat told Bored Panda, explaining what employees should keep in mind when signing these documents.
"For instance, if an employer wants an employee to keep shut about something illegal going on in there, the employee can and should report it accordingly in spite of any binding NDA."
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Can you pay the tuition? You're gifted!
Can your sibling pay? Them too!
Your cousin? Neighbour? Kid you know across town? You're all gifted!
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While average call times were in the 12-17 minute range, his team was constantly under 10 minutes. His team was awarded multiple times and his "strategy" was adopted company-wide to all customer service and technical support teams, including our internal IT teams.
That strategy was under a strict NDA, as we did not want to allow competitors to emulate it. When our call center would go bid on contracts, it became an awesome metric. "Our Customer Satisfaction Scores are on-par but we have call times 20-30% lower than our competitors!"
The dirty secret of the NDA that I was not allowed to disclose? Their "big method?"
Just hang up on people.
Straight up.
Find a way to say "Okay go ahead and do that and call back if it doesn't fix it."
Then hang up. Don't wait for confirmation.
"Okay so reboot your PC and your problem should be solved! Thanks for calling!" *click*
Eventually they came out with more useful metrics that tracked things like First Call Resolution which absolutely *shredded* this company and they went out of business a year or two later.
Meanwhile, the OP shared a few thoughts on how to have the biggest impact on Reddit with any interesting threads or posts that users might have. For them, timing is absolutely everything.
"Normally, if these curious questions are posted when users are most likely to use social media throughout the day, they get good response and engagement," u/iam_saikat said.
"And since almost half of Reddit users are from the States, if the posting can be timed correctly, it clicks more often."
You aren’t completely powerless when it comes to (not) signing NDAs, but you’re not exactly in the driver’s seat either. You could, for example, ask your future employer why they feel that you need to sign the contract. You can also ask them to potentially amend the document if there are any parts that are overly vague or uncommonly restrictive.
However, this approach requires two things. For one, you have to have a bit of legal knowledge to understand what exactly your NDA entails. And secondly, it takes a lot of guts to start questioning your future employer. You don’t know how your employer will react if you refuse to sign documents that have become part and parcel of corporate life. That said, it’s still better to clarify things before you sign anything rather than after the fact.
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A random winner was to be selected for the prize, and I wrote a software tool to randomly pick the winner to be used when the contest was over.
When the contest ended, I was told to forget my tool, forget the rules, just look in the database and find someone in South Florida (where the Superbowl was in 1999) so the company wouldn't have to pay for airfare.
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NDAs are, by design, meant to protect someone’s interests by restricting the type of information that can be shared at work or outside of it. They formalize the (lack of) trust between the employer and the employees.
On the one hand, these documents ensure that the business gets at least some level of protection from potentially malicious actors. On the other hand, if someone feels like the NDAs and NCAs are too restrictive, they might decide to take their numerous highly demanded skills someplace more trusting.
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I got let go two weeks after that and I believe the original plan was to fire me under the justification of missing my yearly budget. Instead I got a severance of $15,000. I believe Pam knew or heard what the lay of the land was and helped me out.
Appreciate you, Pam!
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This once caused Elon to throw a fit and threatened to take the contract somewhere else.
The solution?
For the next visit the company separated the lines by a wall and told Elon they had ended the Rivian contract.
They still produce both and also the components for the new Ford electric models.
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Breaking an NDA doesn’t incur criminal penalties, as it’s a civil contract. However, if you go against the terms of the agreement, your workplace can sue you to make you pay for all the potential damage you may have done to the company’s business interests or reputation.
You can always ask for some time to mull over the documents. If you have anyone with legal expertise in your social circle, they might give you a few pointers. Otherwise, if you’re particularly worried about the NDA, hire a lawyer who specializes in them, so they can give you their professional advice.
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Google is always listening. Always. Listening.
I had to listen to a ton of recordings and identify if they were “accidental” and if what I heard was a command.
I’ve heard everything you can imagine.
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Alternatively, if it’s a pretty standard NDA, sign it, and enjoy your new job. It’s not like you should be spilling work-related secrets in the first place. However, if your workplace is doing something that is outright illegal, you can and should get in touch with the authorities ASAP.
Have you ever signed any NDAs, dear Pandas? How restrictive were they? If any of your NDAs have already expired, are there any corporate secrets that you want to get off your chest? Feel free to vent in the comments!
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Having a good understanding of what happens to whistleblowers, regardless of NDA, I won't name the companies. I don't need to get forcibly suicided.
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I had panic attacks on Sunday nights because I knew at work the next morning we'd go over the list of everything not compliant and the lawyers would argue they were, and nothing would get done. Many times the lawyers would tell me that I wasn't "interpreting what was written correctly.", then I'd remind them that I WROTE IT with a committee and if they didn't believe me they could go look at the minutes taken in the meetings. Instead, they would just document their "justifications" for being compliant and not actually secure anything...
The US power system is now so vulnerable to cyber attacks that it is only a matter of time before millions of people have their lives thrown into complete disaster and potentially hundreds of thousands that will die. I just can't even think about how bad things are now.
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The hotel had no internet connection starting around 1 am to 6 am. Like clockwork, every night. Idk if it was just a system fault or if it was cost cutting. But without internet, the security cameras didnt work or record anything. The fire alarm system doesnt work either (the alarms go off but it doesnt call for help). So if we had a fire that started at 3 am for example, then unless someone else thats driving by calls it in, I have no idea whats happening.
One night we had an assault happen in the parking lot. The police needed camera evidence and our cameras didnt record anything because the internet was out. So that was fun explaining to the detectives.
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