Careers & Employment - June 2007

hey..ivve just given my 12th...n now applying for admissions to engg n sc programs..but not so sure yet...i'm thnking of applying for btech in compsc....i'm interested in pcm esp more of chem..n i'm good at studies its just that i need to be focussed. also i had infomatics practices as a secondary subject in th 11th n 12th grdes n i scored well...wat i'm asking is that...u know if there are any comp engineers around (coz i hardly know any).can u give me an idea of the job profile n the challenges.. n whether u find ur job satisfying enough (i mean i know it pays well ..but are u career wise happy? )

2007-06-15 06:14:17 · 4 answers · asked by confused seeker... 2 in Technology

my friend has worked at this company for nearly a year now and she has been accepted for a different position in the company. however they are saying it pays less which means they would reduce her salary! i thought companys were not allowed to deduct soemones pay only either keep it the same or raise.! anyone have any ideas?

2007-06-15 05:29:27 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Legal

2007-06-15 05:20:17 · 6 answers · asked by nickel 1 in Marketing & Sales

For a while now I am being accused of things that are completely untrue due to rumours being spread around my company. For example, a while back a family member was rather ill and I needed to take time off to take care of them. I took this time as holiday that i was entitled too . I was then confronted by my boss saying I had lied about the family member to get time off work. Considering I was entitled to the time off I had no reason to lie, so why wld I? This has been going on for so long that i handed in my 1 mnths notice last week. today i got sent home from work b/c a collegue asked me if i had heard a rumour about her being spread and i said yes and also said i couldnt be sure of the source. she then confronted this person and my boss got involved. This collegue then claimed I told her to confront the other person, I did not!!! My boss told me to go immediately and that on monday i wld be told as to whether i still had a job!! I beleive im being harrassed? what should i do?

2007-06-15 05:20:02 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Legal

I'm working at the small machine shop. I used to be on salary($13.75hr). I've switch to hourly rate(time card). They cut my pay to $11 hr without notify. is this legal?
thank you for your input.

2007-06-15 05:15:29 · 14 answers · asked by wonderboy_777777 2 in Law & Legal

Situation: Worked full-time (40 hrs w/benefits) for a consulting company,but recently laid off, and working part time as a independent contractor(work at home - very part time <10hrs) and Real Estate agent(only 1 sale this year), and currently as a PRN substitute teacher(very part-time - 0 hours this year). Would I receive unemployment benefits? I need a full time job and advise!!

2007-06-15 04:55:23 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

I had a job interview on the 30th of May, I sent a thank you letter after that. I called on the 6th to check on my status, she told me they were still making decisions, but had a great interview with me, she also told me that she was thank ful for the thank you letter I wrote to her, she told me she would contact me soon once the decisions are made.
It is now the 15th and i havent heard from her, should i call or wait.
Dont get me wrong iam also looking for other jobs but i really want this one.

2007-06-15 04:38:42 · 8 answers · asked by beatohsi 1 in Health Care

i am so stressed out about this..what could they possible want..i had this interview like a month ago..now a call back..i hate this..it makes me nervous..what should expect

2007-06-15 04:29:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

I'm about to go into full time work for the first time, as i am leaving college, and i know nothing about employment law and contracts. I really want a new car, which i will be able to afford with the pay from my new job as a trainee accountant. The thing is, i don't want to take out the loan if I don't have security that I won't just get fired for no reason. What rights do i have? Is it reasonable for me to request that I be given a longer period of notice than the law requires? Is it likely that they'll let me put that into the contract? and does this override the fact that by law they only have to give me 24 hours notice within the first 4 weeks? Please help, i'm confused

Thanks for sensible answers

2007-06-15 04:23:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Law & Legal

2007-06-15 03:06:24 · 9 answers · asked by $*Cream*$ 1 in Technology

Anybody knows the differences between the two? Thankyou in advance to those who respond!

2007-06-15 01:59:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

2007-06-15 01:41:04 · 16 answers · asked by Trish L 1 in Government & Non-Profit

What kind of life can you have with this on your record? How do you move forward? Is there any jobs that will hire with this on your record? Seeking some answers, would like to get a career started. A career that this won't be a hinderance. Answers from people that may have some insight on this issue only!!! Please!!! Really need some help, this is a very serious matter for me.

2007-06-15 00:34:31 · 6 answers · asked by Nikkeba H 1 in Law & Legal

I work 24 hours a week and they asked me to come in on my day off for an hour. It's quite annoying b/c I have to go to the babysitters, drive out to work, work the hour, then drive back to the babysitters...I used up basically 2 hours of time. I heard there's a law (CT) that if you come into work for one hour they have to at least pay you for 3, is this true?

2007-06-15 00:29:18 · 5 answers · asked by biology_freak 5 in Law & Legal

make this a successful volunteer experience?)

I'm not asking exactly what to put, but I was wondering if someone could explain what the question is asking.

2007-06-14 21:20:44 · 5 answers · asked by H. 2 in Other - Careers & Employment

It's Friday and I can't be bothered

2007-06-14 20:41:43 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

He lied on his application...the question that asks if u have ever been convicted of a felon he put no. I saw it with my own eyes on the website.I would tell the store manager but he is so far up her *** its not funny. Please help!

2007-06-14 20:36:57 · 9 answers · asked by koliver1973 2 in Law & Legal

I am a clerical employee in your basic cubicle environment, not a lifeguard, yet they're telling me CPR training is 'not optional.' That sounds illegal to me.

I'm in Arizona, if that matters. Thanks!

2007-06-14 19:07:02 · 7 answers · asked by Scott M 2 in Other - Careers & Employment

2007-06-14 18:36:02 · 11 answers · asked by EJ 1 in Other - Careers & Employment

I am going to college to become an x ray technician. i really dont know much about this job at all. Can someone please tell me more about to job and what you dont like and like about this career. Thank you so much.

2007-06-14 17:41:47 · 3 answers · asked by Gixxer 1 in Health Care

What do you think makes a good manager? I am currently an Assistant Manager for a retail store and am looking to improve myself and my performance!

2007-06-14 16:37:43 · 8 answers · asked by fateskiss8 2 in Other - Careers & Employment

I just accepted a job offer. I start on June 25th, but I just got a child support case letter notifying me about my court date for child support on July 11th. I've been waiting on that FOREVER!!!! What should I do? I'm afraid to even ask for a few hours off because I'll still be in the probationary period (90 days).

2007-06-14 15:24:18 · 7 answers · asked by sdc 2 in Other - Careers & Employment

for pharmacy tech certification

2007-06-14 15:05:09 · 9 answers · asked by vincent m 2 in Other - Careers & Employment

THEY R NOT SAYING THEY WON'T PAY ME. BUT EVERY WEEK I'M TOLD I'LL GET IT NEXT WEEK then next week and so on. I've already been waiting 5 weeks! I exhausted my savings and I'm falling behind on bills. They owe $2000! Today I called to see if they would pay me tomorrow and they gave me the same line, NEXT FRIDAY. I can't keep waiting for them to cut me a check. My Human Resource Mananger has been trying to help me out, but out of his own mouth he told me he's never in his life seen an employee go through so much hassel to get paid. PLEASE HELP ME.

2007-06-14 14:55:38 · 9 answers · asked by HALO SPARTAN 2 in Law & Legal

I work at a retail store and THere was this guy like 22 years old that was fired today, THere was another guy along with him that quit casue the other got fired, THey are both losers and like everything they say is b.s.

I run into them today and the one 22 year old is all saying that he wasn't going to take a piss test as they had requested, and claimed he was going to sue cause of being fired, By the way he has no case,

Towards the end of the conversation he says that he is going to wait until anither guy that works their around 20 years old is off at 4 p.m. and he is "going to kick his azz". I told my supervisor and the guy that he said he was going to do this to.

The two guys came in and out of the store and were hanging out near the exits,

the kid called for a security escort to his car, DUnno if they were out there at the time or not?

Do you think i did the right thing by reporting this????

2007-06-14 14:42:06 · 17 answers · asked by the d 6 in Other - Careers & Employment

i have been in the same type of work for ten years but, i dont have any transferable skills, how can i break into a new field and not have to live off of cat food?

2007-06-14 14:39:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Government & Non-Profit

all i seem to be able to find require a fee or seem really suspicious.

2007-06-14 14:09:58 · 8 answers · asked by qt8942 1 in Government & Non-Profit

im a home bound mother of two who need to work from home but all the sites i go to want u to spend money to work for them so i need a job that i dont have to spend no money on and i can work from home

2007-06-14 13:37:12 · 12 answers · asked by Cotton 1 in Other - Careers & Employment

I CALLED OFF TO WORK ONE DAY,AND THEY REQUIRE US TO CALL 1 HOUR AHEAD OF TIME, OUR START TIME IS 8:00AM,AND MY CALL WAS PLACED AT 7:01 AM.IS THERE ANY LAWYERS OUT THERE TO LET ME KNOW WILL THIS STAND UP IN A COURT OF LAW.

2007-06-14 12:03:09 · 1 answers · asked by jehovayasha 1 in Law & Legal

It says $_______Hourly for 12 hours per week, As per collective agreement.

Please explain. Thanks! :)

2007-06-14 11:29:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment