Europe is now a corporate also-ran. Can it recover its footing?

Re:Europe is now a corporate also-ran. Can it recover its fo... by devoutsalsa on Saturday June 12, 2021 @12:01AM (#27481421)

Speaking of frictionless employment labor movement… In the USA I once called in sick on a Monday & was retroactively fired the previous Friday.

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Re:Europe is now a corporate also-ran. Can it recover its fo... by contriban on Saturday June 12, 2021 @12:47AM (#27481615)

It depends, were you hired the previous Thursday?

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Re:Europe is now a corporate also-ran. Can it recover its fo... by mikro2nd on Saturday June 12, 2021 @10:27AM (#27484722)

So what if they were? If you're ill, you're ill and should not have to go in to work. Sometimes ill-timed shit happens. Only in the US you can get fired for it. My mind boggles at the concept of "retroactive" firing... wtf is that even?

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Re:Europe is now a corporate also-ran. Can it recover its fo... by devoutsalsa on Saturday June 12, 2021 @10:59AM (#27484929)

I suppose the upside is you can quit at anytime with no notice. That’s great from an employee perspective, in a feeling of freedom sense.

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Re:Europe is now a corporate also-ran. Can it recover its fo... by devoutsalsa on Saturday June 12, 2021 @02:59AM (#27482254)

Nope. I’d been there for 6 months.

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