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I really hate when I read a post about a particular issue with a company and everyone dog-piles on with "find a new job". Usually, the issue is minor or can pr

I really hate when I read a post about a particular issue with a company and everyone dog-piles on with "find a new job". Usually, the issue is minor or can probably be resolved with a discussion. Not in this case. Start applying for new jobs ASAP. The fact that the company is willing to dock your pay by 50% for a on min late arrival signals a god-awful culture. RUN.

raztogt21 7y ago
Agree. This is not our usual problems such as "I don't like the granola bars they serve" or "My tech lead is incompetent". Run from this company now.
throwaway_draco 7y ago
> The fact that the company is willing to dock your pay by 50% for a on min late arrival signals a god-awful culture I brought that up to the CEO/founder and he responded that he's open to proposals. I said that my proposal was to eliminate that policy, but he mentioned that "you cannot replace an idea with a non-idea". Then I mentioned that they should at least reduce it, but he responded that if they reduced it, people would start getting in late (which they rarely did before that policy, and if they did, it was for very justifiable reasons).
- sethammons 7y ago
  You should always come with solutions, not just problems. Here is a solution: we move the stand up back to a reasonable time to better retain talent and we immediately stop the half pay dockage and retroactively repay all those affected to not be in violation of labor code, which could constitute serious fines. And I do recommend looking up the code.
  - throwaway_draco 7y ago
    I liked the way you expressed it.
sethammons 7y ago
IANAL For a salaried employee, you have earned your pay per period by having done 1 minute of work. Some places define a period as a day or a week. Fun fact for most places in California: get fired in a Monday and you are entitled to the full week of pay.

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I really hate when I read a post about a particular issue with a company and everyone dog-piles on with "find a new job". Usually, the issue is minor or can pr

by el_dev_hell 7y ago

raztogt21 7y ago
Agree. This is not our usual problems such as "I don't like the granola bars they serve" or "My tech lead is incompetent". Run from this company now.
throwaway_draco 7y ago
> The fact that the company is willing to dock your pay by 50% for a on min late arrival signals a god-awful culture I brought that up to the CEO/founder and he responded that he's open to proposals. I said that my proposal was to eliminate that policy, but he mentioned that "you cannot replace an idea with a non-idea". Then I mentioned that they should at least reduce it, but he responded that if they reduced it, people would start getting in late (which they rarely did before that policy, and if they did, it was for very justifiable reasons).
- sethammons 7y ago
  You should always come with solutions, not just problems. Here is a solution: we move the stand up back to a reasonable time to better retain talent and we immediately stop the half pay dockage and retroactively repay all those affected to not be in violation of labor code, which could constitute serious fines. And I do recommend looking up the code.
  - throwaway_draco 7y ago
    I liked the way you expressed it.
sethammons 7y ago
IANAL For a salaried employee, you have earned your pay per period by having done 1 minute of work. Some places define a period as a day or a week. Fun fact for most places in California: get fired in a Monday and you are entitled to the full week of pay.