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Does it? You hear stories in the US of people trying to manipulate employees into not quitting or lambasting them for leaving, but trying to actually, seriously
by TulliusCicero 2y ago
Does it? You hear stories in the US of people trying to manipulate employees into not quitting or lambasting them for leaving, but trying to actually, seriously deny their ability to quit is nearly unheard of.
- Ekaros 2y agoThey would absolutely do that if contracts would be stronger. But as they want to keep their ease of firing and laying off people, contracts are weak in both direction.
- 3D30497420 2y agoI don't recall seeing examples in the US of directly preventing someone from resigning. But I have read about situations where companies make it harder to get the next job, essentially forcing someone to stay in a bad work situation. For example, non-competes for service jobs (fast-food, hairdressers, etc.)
- rightbyte 2y agoFor agricultural workers it is quite common with 'we safekeep your passport for you' and similar schemes. I think foreign workers are more exploited in general but outside of the cities it is way harder to escape such employers.