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Theres a company in the UK which will dry clean your suit if you are unemployed and have a job interview. And despite their business being key cutting, they still actively recruit former prisoners, and have developed training programmes for convicts.

Their boss has become the new prisons minister following the recent election. He genuinely believes in reform.

Thanks Timpsons .

Lochearnhead Report

Final score:

193points

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Tabitha 4 months ago

TBH, if more ex-cons could find decent-paying work after they’re released, the rate of recidivism would plummet. Problem is, no one wants to take the chance that they’re really reformed, so they can’t find work at all, even if they got a diploma plus training certification in a good-paying field while incarcerated. If they do get a job, by some fluke, it’s usually extremely low-paying. All of which ends up driving them back into their former careers, which tend to pay better, even though they’re extremely hazardous.

93points

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working I work at a smallish company. We have ~50 branches. Each branch has an associate of the year winner. That winner gets airfare for two anywhere in continental US, hotel paid for, a week PTO, and spending cash for the trip.

Best company I've ever worked for.

twsmith23 , Armin Rimoldi Report

Final score:

148points

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René Sauer 4 months ago

I wouldn´t call 50 branches "small". that´s a pretty big company.

72points

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working I work for a utility company and we have "storm duty".

The basic idea is that whenever there's a big storm and enough people lose power, everyone in the company drops what they're doing and has a role to play to keep the public safe and get people restored faster.

Some examples:

- Office workers may get sent out to put caution tape up around down wires or to help with triage efforts

- Call center workers may switch from taking customer calls to do dispatching for all the extra people who get sent out into the field (both employees and repair crews from other utilities who get called in to assist)

- Extra IT workers may get called on to monitor systems related to outage reporting or dispatching crews 24/7 while they're under load.

timtucker_com , Andre Furtado Report

Final score:

125points

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Asher Samuels 4 months ago

You gotta be kidding me - a company with an actual disaster plan?

94points

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working If a Google employee dies, their surviving spouse or partner receives 50% of their base salary for 10 years, and any child receives an additional $1k/month. This is in addition to a life insurance base policy of 3x one's annual salary, and the immediate vesting of all unvested stock units.

Sub_Umbra , PhotoMIX Company Report

Final score:

119points

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JB 4 months ago

But how many of them are actually employees, and how many of them are "contract workers?"

122points

UnhappyJohnCandy , Aleks Magnusson Report

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working At a hotel I worked at, somebody f****d up the employee handbook: during fires we were to huddle indoors away from windows and during tornadoes we were to wait outside in the parking lot.

Final score:

115points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 4 months ago

I think common sense should overrule that.

73points

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working I used to work for an internationally known bank (but I was low in terms of pay and rank). If a customer got charged for exceeding their overdraft limit we could not refund it. UNLESS... they had money.

If the customer had savings or a large mortgage then then the charge was refunded. But if they were poor... no refund.

I later got promoted where I was authorised to refund up to $250 without question. So if a poor person was charged $30 three times in a month and I felt it was unfair, I'd refund the $90 and then put words in their mouth like "I imagine you've spent a lot of time phoning us over this and your phone bill might be about $50? So I'll credit an extra $50 to your account for that. And you know what, you mentioned you have your daughter's wedding coming up? I would love it if you could buy people a round of drinks but as long as you say this is because Carblays Bank made it happen? And then I can justify crediting your account with another $110.".

kitjen , energepic.com Report

Final score:

111points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 4 months ago (edited)

As if the rich needed any more advantages.

73points

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working I never worked there, but Discount Tire has a policy of never letting a customer drive off the lot with potentially dangerous tires (bald, poor condition, etc.). There are many stories of people who can't afford tires going in there and just begging for what they can get. They'll replace them for free.

Edit: this post got a lot of traction. I'm not editing the original post because that was my original comment, but using the word "begging" was inappropriate. Please replace it with the word "asking" as you read it.

Wazzoo1 , Mike Bird Report

Final score:

98points

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Apatheist Account2 4 months ago

New tyres will get a lot of traction too.

49points

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working I recently broke my phone like a moron and had to go get a replacement at t- mobile. Upon talking to the guy, I was told that my drivers license had expired, and therefore I couldn't access my account. No amount of argument from me could change this, never mind having the credit card that has paid the bill for the last 10 years, etc.

Long story short luckily I had my gf as an authorized user on the account and we were able to get a new phone later that day, but afterwards I asked the manager, "what if I didn't have anyone, or say I just moved here and knew no one", to which he replied that I could call t mobile customer service, give them my user pin or whatever, and add someone as an authorized user. I then asked if I could add that guy over there, and he said yes, anyone with a valid ID. Because somehow that's more secure than using a secondary form of ID. Asinine.

skike , energepic.com Report

Final score:

89points

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Tobias Reaper 4 months ago (edited)

i dont get the reason that they cant accept your id if its expired i mean im still me its not like when it expires i turn into 9ft tall blue alien call Frank

126points

#10

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working I worked for a very large corporation. We were not allowed to ride in hot air balloons. I have no idea why, but it was in the employee handbook.

jvlpdillon , Pixabay Report

Final score:

84points

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Manic Mama 4 months ago

The day my employer tells me what I can/can't do in my own time, is the day i tell them to f*** off, and find another job.

66points

#11

American Airlines began offering $400 per ticket to take the next flight out, then $500, then $600. I saw the next string of flights could hit a connection and land my family of four only 90 minutes later. Offered $800 each, and we scored $3200 that covered the hotel, meals, and entertainment for the whole vacation.

BariatricPressure Report

Final score:

77points

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Elchinero 4 months ago

Yes, you be flexible and alert!

25points

#12

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working During COVID times, if we tested positive for Covid we weren't allowed to send proof, and we weren't allowed to discuss it over the phone. You had to go in, show them the test then you were sent home.

YaretFace , Mika Baumeister Report

Final score:

76points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 4 months ago

"Why do our staff keep contracting the virus? It baffles me!"

100points

#13

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working I worked in IT for an insurance company. Whenever anyone filed a claim on their automobile policy, before the company did anything, they sent a letter that said they had investigated the claim and determined it was without merit. However if the claimant wished to have the decision reviewed, they could, but should be aware of the specific penalties for insurance fraud in their state.

Most people called screaming about how the accident was not their fault. Those claims were handled promptly and professionally. But they assumed some percentage of the claimants were too intimidated to complain.

JustSomeGuy_56 , Ryan West Report

Final score:

74points

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pep Ito 4 months ago

This practice was introduced to insurance companies by the McKensey consulting firm. It is explained in the book When McKensey comes to town.. of course is not ethical

58points

Square-Raspberry560 , Laura James Report

#14

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working I work in healthcare. During COVID, we were so shortstaffed that employees who tested positive but were asymptomatic were denied PTO/sick leave. They just made you wear a mask. And if you wanted to be off because you were sick with something that wasn't COVID, you had to call the agency nurse, describe your symptoms, and she would decide if you got to stay home or not. Even if you felt like death, if you were not deemed contageous, you were fully expected to come in. Because of that policy in several healthcare agencies, I think a lot of patients would be surprised and possibly disturbed to know that they were being taken care of by staff actively ill and even COVID positive.

Final score:

65points

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Jack Burton 4 months ago

Same in France at the time, we were so much nurses tested positive they asked to come working if we were ok.

16points

#15

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working Many airlines intentionally overbook flights, betting that some passengers won't show up. When too many people do, they offer incentives for volunteers to give up their seats. It's a calculated gamble, prioritizing profits over customer convenience and satisfaction.

luminous-beam , Oleksandr P Report

Final score:

64points

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Niels Veldhoven 4 months ago

It is even location dependent.. some crowds are more prone to not show up.. for instance.. Japan has one of the lowest overbooking rate if any since Japanese people will be there..

24points

#16

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working At PNC Bank, if you transfer money from one of your accounts with them, for example from money market into checking, they put a hold on the money for several days so if you are writing a check w using the transferred money you can incur an "insufficent funds fee". They tried that c**p on me but when I threatened to pull everything they waived the insufficient funds fee.

PupperMartin74 , Pixabay Report

Final score:

58points

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Diolla 4 months ago

Hah. I wonder if cheques still exist where I live. Haven't used or seen one since 1990 or so.

12points

Page intentially left blank 4 months ago

I have one - ONE service that requires cash or check. No cards - not even Venmo. So I have to buy checks for ONE purpose.

6points

Crystal Spencer 3 months ago

I still get a hand written paper check for my paycheck every week. If I didn't have a bank account or a local branch it is written on, I'd be screwed because you can't cash those things anywhere anymore.

2points

Eva 3 months ago

I use checks for certain things, because I don't want my card attached.

2points

WFH Forever 4 months ago

I get a discount at my local car repair shop for paying by check since they don't have to pay the credit card fee.

2points

I_imagine_even_worse_w***s 4 months ago

They're only used within certain industries where I am and it's far and few between. Don't.know anyone who has had a personal one since the early 00s where I am either.

2points

Dead Man Talking 3 months ago

I just ordered some from USAA.

1point

David 4 months ago

Of course they do. I wrote one a couple of months ago. I rarely use them but I still have them / bank still uses them. And my credit card company recently sent me a check for $29 because I had overpaid them and they don't want to owe anyone.. That one seemed weird since I usually charge several hundred a month on that card and pay it off in full each month. So the $29 credit would have been used up quickly.

1point

Bob Brooce 4 months ago

So? Do you think you can get around a hold by using some sort of instant electronic transfer instead of writing a check?

1point

Max Fox 4 months ago

I sometimes get checks for refunds, and I have sent checks recently. However, they were issued electronically. You put the amount, account, and address of the recipient, and the bank issues the check and sends it to the recipient.

1point

Robert T 4 months ago

What kind of primitive banking system is this? I was paid by someone today straight into my account and the funds were available for immediate withdrawal and that was from another bank. At the absolute worst, if I transfer something from one bank to another it will be available next day. Anything transferred between accounts internally is immediate unless it is a notice account.

5points

UncleJon_TheMadScientist 4 months ago

When I lived in Texas I opened an account at a large famously "frozen" bank, I went to deposit a $5000.00 CASHIER 'S check my Grandfather sent from the bank he worked for ( garndpa's bank had 200 times the assets of the texas bank) they told me they would have to putt a 14 day hold on not only the check but the rest of my account as well. I thanked them for telling me that up front, took the cashier's check b back and closed out my account... Then opened an account at a local credit union. They didn't make me wait on funds

5points

Bob Brooce 4 months ago

It's not unreasonable to put a hold on cashiers check because there are plenty of counterfeit cashiers checks out there. Putting a hold on the rest of the ac count is so incredibly stupid it might even be illegal. It also might not be an actual policy, but I imagine that plenty of new cashiers don't quite understand all of the rules.

1point

Crystal M 4 months ago

I have been with PNC for over a decade, they have never done this to me.

3points

Bobbie McMasters 4 months ago

Same here. Been with PNC ever since they acquired National City. I have 4 accounts with them, and never had this issue.

0points

UncleJon_TheMadScientist 4 months ago

I had a certain bank of &#@%$#@ pull a fast one on me and several people I knew, they posted the days transactions at midnight, BUT would post ALL debits (withdrawls) first then post the credits (deposits) pretty much insuring that many would rack up overdraft fees... Was able to recover all the "bank errors" with the help of a letter from a lawyer friend... Then switched banks

3points

Sand Ers 4 months ago

Sounds like Wells Fargo. A massive criminal conspiracy masquerading as a commercial bank.

1point

shankShaw deReemer 4 months ago

I can pay my water bill in check or cash only. It's a small water company that has THE BEST water around, so I don't mind too much. Plus, everyone knows the main guy by name so if there's an issue, we just call Billy and he takes care of it that day, typically.

2points

Celtic Pirate Queen 3 months ago

The only check I ever write is to our HOA (US). She doesn't cash it for up to 2 full weeks. Drives me nuts. I have suggested online banking on more than one occassion, but the HOA members are all old as f*cking dirt and cannot grasp the concept.

1point

Oerff On Tour 4 months ago

Move to the EU. By law, money transfers must be instantaneous. And we have left cheques in the 20th century. We pay either cash (down to 17% of all transactions in my country) or debit card. Large amounts are wired on the spot using our banking app

1point

Diolla 3 months ago

Yes, that's how we roll these days :-D

1point

Paulina 4 months ago

Banking in USA is so stuck in 1990s 🤦‍♀️ Hold for several days? On your own money?? Writing checks?? Unbelievable...

1point

Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 4 months ago (edited)

You're still writing cheques?

1point

Vinny DaPooh 4 months ago

Believe it or not some places insist on them. For some dumb reason my life insurance policy can only be paid that way. Electronic check? Nope. ACH? Nope. Visa? Nope. Paper check? Yep

5points

Teutonic Disaster 4 months ago

Not. The. Point.

1point

Eva 3 months ago

There's a couple of places I write checks out of spite, because I didn't trust them with my card number after a couple of mishaps. Lol

0points

Tom Brincefield 4 months ago

I had to put some money back into my Flexible Savings Account because a dentist returned it to me. They would only accept a check. No electronic transfers, no credit cards, just a check.

0points

WindySwede 4 months ago

Parents had a hard time using them in the 90s, the receiver didn't know how they worked. And if buying computer they needed to call the bank to check if it was sufficient funds! Good thing that's past!

0points

Lyone Fein 4 months ago

There are many situations where checks are the most appropriate form of payment; for example: paying my neighbor to mow my lawn for the summer, going to the town hall to pay my water bill, dropping off my monthly storage locker payment in the locked box, sending in a donation to a local charity that only has a PO box, paying a highschool kid who does some yard work for me, etc.

0points

Lululoohoo 3 months ago

ALL bank are so shady its crazy

0points

Wes Ouzts 3 months ago

It is all about the fees and interest.

0points

AR 4 months ago

One of many reasons why I don’t deal with banks anymore. Credit Unions all the way.

0points

Toothless Feline 4 months ago

We’ve been PNC customers for over two decades. We routinely transfer money from savings to checking to cover expenditures, sometimes while we’re literally in the checkout line because the purchase was more than we’d expected. We have NEVER gotten an NSF fee over money transferred between PNC accounts. OP either is lying, is mistaken, or was dealing with a crooked employee or branch.

0points

Kabuki Kitsune 4 months ago

PNC does this because in the past they had instant transfer. This made them very popular in the state of Florida with both scammers and d**g traffickers, as they could quickly and easily launder money. To counter this, they created this transfer hold, as this allowed them to monitor the movement of the money, and also perform reporting to the IRS, as is required by federal law.

0points

R.A. Haley 4 months ago (edited)

When we first moved to Alabama we tried to open an account at PNC. They were all smiles and helpful until they suddenly weren't. Turns out our credit union, that we'd been with for 20 years, never reported our status to any credit agency. We weren't given an opportunity to explain, and even had to find out the problem ourselves. We went to a local credit union and had no trouble at all getting an account. F*ck PNC.

0points

Bob Brooce 4 months ago

The work around is fairly easy. Make a cash withdrawal and a cash deposit. Just as a matter of principle.

0points

DowntownStevieB 4 months ago

No one likes PNC. Their fees are too high and all over the place. And, if you cash a check, even a PNC check, the percentage they take is good and noticeable.

0points

Elchinero 4 months ago

Really .. never write or rcv checks. Year 2024, I just "checked"

0points

Tropical Tarot 4 months ago

That makes me glad I closed my account when they bought out Simple. That was a damn good bank.

0points

#17

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working My favorite one was that if a customer sexually harassed us we should deal with it because the customer is always right and it keeps them coming back.

SunnxBunny , Ketut Subiyanto Report

Final score:

58points

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Luis Hernandez Dauajare 4 months ago

"IN MATTER OF TASTE!!". The saying goes "The customer is always right in matter of taste". I am pretty confident that does not cover taste for harassing employees...

96points

#18

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working At AutoZone, answering the phone was priority over the customer standing in front of you. The idea was the customer standing in line is already a guaranteed sale while a phone call is potential for more.

shok_antoinette , Armin Rimoldi Report

Final score:

56points

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Seanette Blaylock 4 months ago

Really? I'd be very inclined to down the goods in my hands and head for a nearby competitor that actually cared about making a sale to the person who is actually there.

10points

#19

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working I worked for a company where all men had to wear suits Monday through Thursday, shirts could only be white or light blue, ties couldn’t have any graphics on them aside from lines or dots One guy wore a tie with teeny golf clubs on it and the owner sent him home to get a different tie. He lived an hour away.

Tony-Flags , RDNE Stock project Report

Final score:

55points

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Jill Rhodry 4 months ago

but golf club graphic is simply a line with a dot on the end of it

51points

#20

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working At a retail chain I worked for, they had a policy where employees had to clock out for bathroom breaks. This wasn't common knowledge outside the company, and it felt really unfair and demeaning. It made a lot of us upset and frustrated, as we had to carefully plan when we could use the restroom without losing pay.

Sofie_Kitty , Tim Mossholder Report

Final score:

55points

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Marianne 4 months ago (edited)

This is discriminating against women and also people who experience bowel movements more often than others. And I imagine it encourages people to not wash their hands after.

67points

#21

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working In the US, flood zone maps are modified by Congress and lobbying. It’s not a pure science & engineering map.

ikonet , nytimes.com Report

Final score:

55points

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Luis Hernandez Dauajare 4 months ago

Dear United States: what the actual f***k?

90points

#22

High end European car company offers leases to all employees. Said leased cars come with included fleet insurance. Company policy is that you can let literally any licensed driver, even some rando walking down the street, use your lease car for up to 7 days, fully covered by insurance, to promote the experience.

No down payment, discounted lease payment, no insurance or registration costs, you get a brand new car with ~8 miles on it every year (or less depending how many miles you put on it), and you can let almost anyone drive it.

Ayitaka Report

Final score:

54points

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Boris Long-Johnson 4 months ago

My old work used to have a clause that any licensed driver could drive your company car as long as it was “for your benefit”. If one of my mates needed to borrow a car I could ask them to pick me up something specific from where they were going and that was them insured. They also covered ANY household member with a driving license - 17 year old kids driving range rovers etc no issues.

30points

Human-Historian-6675 Report

#23

There is a wedding venue company in San Diego that makes their clients and all vendors sign basically an NDA, disallowing them from speaking ill of the company, venues, or their experiences.

I will never understand how that isn't a red flag for people.

Final score:

52points

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arthbach 4 months ago

This is not a problem. Simply get a person who has not signed an NDA to give the reviews. eg. "My niece was recently married at the San Diego Winery/Petting Zoo. The whole thing was a shambles from start to finish. The Winery/Petting Zoo promised the earth, and gave us sh*t instead." The aunt/uncle was not the client, nor a vendor, so they can speak their mind, provided it is truthful.

53points

princesstiinaa , Karolina Kaboompics Report

#24

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working When I was a F&B department head for a large golf resort, I was tasked with "bringing new blood" into the department. Problem was that I could not increase my head count and if someone left I could not place a request in until after their last day. The process of hiring someone new took about 10 weeks. In which time I would be short handed.

I would get s**t from my boss that certain people were still there, then get s**t for paying overtime. When I would bring this up to my HR recruiter she would just give me a knowing look. Basically middle management hell.

Final score:

51points

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Guess Undheit 4 months ago

Responsibility is for other people, not for those who create the problem.

18points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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#25

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working If you are an American Express Platinum member and you book a bargain vacation package, your Platinum benefits do not apply. It's there in the fine print on the website... somewhere.

FreyaGin , Asad Photo Maldives Report

Final score:

44points

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Sarah Mills 4 months ago

That is useful to know. Damn, Amex!

13points

#26

I worked for an insurance company. Insurance companies are the **worst**.

People would call and ask why their rates were raised. The closest thing I got to a real answer was, "Because they'll pay more, and if not, they'll threaten to cancel. If they do that, then we'll send them to retention, who will then lower their rate."

Rates were being raised simply because they could.

Also, when signing up for an auto policy, your mileage directly correlates to your risk rating and will either lower or raise your rate. The company I worked for would allow your mileage to be what you said for the first 6 months. At renewal, your mileage per month always jumped for 12k. Or higher if your initial mileage estimate was already over 12k. It'd be about a $50 increased a month, depending on your state.

F*****g criminals.

dudeimjames1234 Report

Final score:

42points

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Garth 4 months ago

A friend of mine worked at the corporate headquarters of the "Good Neighbor" company in central Illinois. She was sitting in her car in the corporate parking lot getting ready to leave work when another employee backed into her hard causing some rear end damage. There were witnesses.She filed a claim which was denied. Why ? The other employee's supervisor was over her supervisor. The other employee claimed she had been backed into by my friend. The witnesses were told internally to stay out of it. My friend was passively harassed and told it was her fault. She had to get a lawyer and threaten to sue and suddenly they paid. However, for years she was passed over for training and promotion. My friend always warned everyone to never get a job at The Farm.

34points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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#27

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working Christmas Day comes out of London Tube staff’s annual leave allowance despite the fact that the entire tube system is closed on Christmas Day.

CharSmar , Andrew Kota Report

Final score:

40points

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Foxglove🇮🇪 4 months ago

Lots of places do this, including government departments, county councils and so on. People always have to keep some leave to cover the Christmas closure.

19points

#28

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working Old workplace decided to have a weekly compulsory company meeting that started (and finished) outside business hours.

AngelicAriaa , Christina Morillo Report

Final score:

37points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 4 months ago

Did they pay you for that time?

28points

#29

If a student literally shoots another student but isn't immediately charged and arrested they can still attend class (and in fact we're supposed to let them) until such a time they are arrested and charged. So students can basically be made to attend with their attempted murderer, not just with their rapist like we always knew about.

phoenix-corn Report

Final score:

36points

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Michael Largey 4 months ago (edited)

The OP leaves out a lot by not explaining why the killer wasn't charged. Without that key information, all we have left is the concept of due process - no one should be punished for an offense they haven't been convicted of, or even charged with. Otherwise you have the trial from Alice in Wonderland: ‘Sentence first—verdict afterwards’. Solution. If the police had not acted in a timely manner, the school should have invoked its own internal disciplinary process and suspended or expelled the student. No need to wait for the police.

27points

#30

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working Unlimited Paid Time Off policies are scams.

When employees have vacation balances in their accounts, companies have to carry the value of that time as a liability on their balance sheets. Some genius figured out that by offering "unlimited" time off, employees don't take any more time off than they would under the limited time off system - some studies suggest employees actually take less vacation with Unlimited PTO - but then the company carries zero liability on their balance sheet.

Edit - The replies below like "no, I love my Unlimited PTO!!" show that people truly don't understand the impact of these policies. Or understand what it even means.

AdWonderful5920 , Riccardo Report

Final score:

33points

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Nathaniel He/Him Cis-Het 4 months ago

Guessing this is the USA?? I have 32 annual leave days a year, not including bank holidays, and I have to take them, not that I am complaining.

34points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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#31

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working One of the most surprising company policies I’ve encountered was at a retail store I worked at. They had a strict "no asking for time off during holidays" rule, which makes sense. But what people don’t know is that we actually had a secret list of employees who were allowed to take time off during these peak times, based on favoritism. It was kept very hush-hush to avoid any backlash.

BeautifulSofie , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

33points

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eMp Tee 4 months ago

Places where I have worked the team would usually prioritise those with children during school holidays. An example would be for me, pre-rugrats, to work Christmas but get new year's eve and day off.

12points

#32

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working Comcast (now xfinity) likes to f**k you over, and then when you complain enough, they verbally promise credit whatnot only to f**k you over even more.

Alfred-Adler , Mike Mozart Report

Final score:

32points

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Pandaodboredem22 4 months ago

I learned to always visit the Comcast customer service store, they resolve issues quickly and usually discount your account

14points

#33

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working When I worked at a major cable internet provider, it wasn't that we weren't giving you a credit because we didn't want to, we weren't giving you a credit because it went against our scorecard and we'd get in trouble. Call at the beginning of the month and you'll get more love.

TheRealOcsiban , Thomas Jensen Report

Final score:

31points

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WindySwede 4 months ago

Huh?

10points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#34

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working I worked for a state government, and they had a policy stating you could be required to sleep at the building (at times of bad weather) due to staffing requirements, and they weren't obligated to give you breaks or lunch breaks. We had people regularly forced to stay for 20 hours.

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Tobias Reaper 4 months ago

for country that claim to be free the US sure does c**p all over its work force

70points

#35

The president of our division thought khaki pants were ugly so she banned them.

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eMp Tee 4 months ago

Wear camouflage pants so she can't see them.

64points

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#36

35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working I work for a company that has a fairly relaxed dress code; exposed tattoos are fine as long as they don’t depict sex, d***s or gang symbols, t-shirts and sweatshirts are permitted as long as they have the company logo. Sandals are allowed if you wear socks.

But the one thing I find ridiculous is that we cannot wear anything with a hood on it. If it has a hood on it, don’t leave your office, you will get in trouble for it.

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Luis Hernandez Dauajare 4 months ago

Nice! But, sandals *with* socks?? Good gracious, the tackiness! [faints dramatically]

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Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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“This Breaks My Heart”: People Stunned—And Angry—After Woman Buys Lost Luggage From Airport

#37

They advertise it, but I don't think that people really get that *anything* and *everything* that is Gold Emblem brand by CVS is 100% satisfaction guaranteed no matter the f**k what. I had a kid who would come in nearly every day, buy a bag of chips, eat like 95% of the bag, then say he wasn't satisfied and we would give him either his money back or another bag for free. I'd be mad, but seriously f**k that awful company I hope they go under soon. Only job I've ever quit.

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Garth 4 months ago

This was an episode of Leave It To Beaver or Dennis The Menace.. and it was a grocery store offering double your money back..and it was an uncle that did that to get enough money to take the kid to the movies.

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#38

Lol, “work- life balance “ has become the new boogeyman for lots of companies. If you request any specific days or times off, you might as well tell the company that you don’t want to work and won’t show up any other times. They love to say “flexible schedules” and such, but that just means they want you to be on-call 24/7 and sent home as soon as you are not profitable.

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Diolla 4 months ago

USA thing? Over here you are encouraged to plan your holidays and such. Paid leave.

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"I Didn't Start The Dryer": Karen Gets Taught A Lesson After Throwing Out Neighbor's Wet Clothes

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Guy Divorced 3 Years Ago Drops Off 3 Y.O. With His Ex-Wife Completely Out Of The Blue

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35 Corporate Policies People Found Out Existed Only When They Started Working I’ve worked at a lot of hospitals and only two have had this policy but the fact that ANY do is absolutely mind blowing to me. If a patient leaves AMA (against medical advice) but then comes back within a certain time frame (6 hours at my current place), they do not need to be re-triaged in ER. They can be returned to their previous floor. Thankfully this is not a well known policy and in the 6 years I’ve worked there, I’ve only had it actually happen once.

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Guess Undheit 4 months ago

An idiot pal of my brother's was told by a dentist, "don't smoke for a day" after getting a tooth removed. The idiot smoked as soon as he got out the door, then came back in begging for help as blood was coming out of his mouth. The dentists showed that butthead no mercy as they stitched him up.

5points

#40

I was getting divorced and my wife at the time and I separated, she sold the house (I had agreed to this). This was during The Great Recession. However, I worked for Bank of America. I discovered after the fact that her selling the house as a short sale - because neither of us wanted it and it was underwater - automatically put me on a PIP. Even though our divorce judge had ordered the sale. Fun times.

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Kelly Scott 4 months ago

Sounds like Bank of America. This is the company that once froze all wages and raises while their CEO was asked to step down and took his million dollar golden parachute with him. If you guessed that that didn't engender any loving feelings towards the bank, you'd be 100% right.

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“All Three Shot Out Pink”: Triplets' Baby Shower Turns Sour, Pregnant Wife Wants A Divorce

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College Student Does Exactly As Told After Roommates Demand They Keep Their Stuff In Their Room

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I think it’s possible to understand why it’s a scam but also enjoy using it when it isn’t offered in a malicious way. At my company we are encouraged to take our unlimited PTO and many us of take off 4-6 weeks a year with no issues. Yes there are downsides such as not being able to cash out on unused PTO when leaving the company but in the rare case there isn’t stigma against PTO at your office I think it is a plus.

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#42

Starbucks has an official policy that the caramel drizzle bottles can't be used for hand soap at the sink.

Also, according to the official policy, venti iced drinks come with the short straw by default unless theyre served with a dome lid. Enforcing that is a really fun way to p**s off a customer that's acting like an a*****e without doing anything wrong.

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WindySwede 4 months ago

Nestlé 👍🙃

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#43

Some ndas require you to return any viruses you have made. Fortunate 50 company, makes hardware and some software.

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WindySwede 4 months ago

Return?

4points

#44

When for-profit salespeople quit or get fired it's on-demand and they don't get comped for their current pipelines.

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Vinny DaPooh 4 months ago

Well... the current pipelines are all theoretical sales and haven't become contracts. Why would you get comped for that? Sales gets paid for revenue not for potential

6points

#45

No sex in the champagne room.

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Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My! 4 months ago

Is champagne allowed in the sex room?

20points