The Secret Sauce of Retail Social Media: Empowering Employee Voices The challenge for many retail marketers is cutting through the noise on retail social media and establishing genuine connections with their audience while mega influencers and celebrity endorsements might generate buzz. They often lack the authenticity and local credibility that today’s consumers crave. How do you successfully implement an emplo…

Full-time employee (Mobile Technician with a company vehicle working from home) From Texas – How to reply to my bosses email for asking me not to clock in to work as a mobile tech with a company vehicle? While waiting on parts,checking company emails for (work orders/ jobs needing to be scheduled for repairs/ work orders needing a diagnosis, parts order status, important company emails/updates, dispatch calls/ scheduled wor…

Shipbob Employee Pay Does anyone here work at Shipbob? I see they have positions available but read their pay is low. Are raises decent each year and job progression for higher positions fast? submitted by /u/SilentGovernment5142

How much is too much? Retirement contributions as a government employee. I have access to an unusually high limit for retirement contributions as a government employee. I’m debating putting extra money into retirement above my current contribution level. I’d appreciate any advice or considerations when allocating my funds. 32 years old and currently unmarried / childless. Renting but would like to own a home in the …

What is the optimal way to handle Employee Stock Purchasing Plan (ESPP) money? Our company (Intuit) allows us to purchase stock at a 15% discount, and I’ve been contributing 15% for a while (currently sitting at $120K in stock from ESPP). But, two questions: What is optimal to do when shares are purchased? Sell right away? Is putting this money into VOO superior? What should I do with my $120K available? I thought since …

Amazon retaliated after employee walkout over the return-to-office policy, NLRB lawyers say Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThe National Labor Relations Board has filed a complaint against Amazon in Seattle that alleges the company “unlawfully disciplined and terminated an employee” after they assisted in organizing walkouts last May in protest of Amazon’s new return-to-work directives, issued early last year. In February 2023, …

Kanye West was ‘angry and upset’ ex-employee wouldn’t have sex with him, lawsuit says submitted by /u/arealdisneyprincess

How can I give an employee access to my tiktok? to post content, interact, DMs etc submitted by /u/JuriJurka

Interview with an employee of iilluminaughtii submitted by /u/CyborgBanshee

Public Employee – How do I calculate my savings rate and retirement goal? 30 year old local municipal employee in NV. Have 5 years of service and ~70k in a PERS account (2.25xService Credit pension benefit). My employer contributes 29% of my gross income to PERS and my salary is not reduced. Max I could earn after 33 years of service credit is 75% of my highest income averaged over 36 months in retirement. I’ve built …

Employee benefits, good or just the norm? So, just started a new gig. And the benefits seem much better than previous jobs. For me and my son, it’s free. Not to mention, pretty good. 100 bucks for an er visit. 750 deductible. 10% Co insurance. and so on. My last few jobs had benefits, but they were expensive and not nearly as good. Did I find a job with good benefits, or did previous…

Why would an employer pay his/her employee in cash? I recently got a job offer as I move into a different field, and was told the pay will be in cash. Meaning I won’t get taxed even though I can be. Why would they do that? Can someone explain it to me in his/her shoes? Thank you! submitted by /u/Ordinary_Pianist4514

Tipped employee question about 401k contributions and taxes The company I work for offers a matched 401k. The majority of income received by the restaurant worker is in the form of tips that are not paid out on the paycheck, but the gross amount is all accounted for on the paycheck with an IRS tip-agreement. I’m struggling to find a clear answer on 401k contributions for a tipped employee and tax ramific…

How to know if your undervalued as an Employee (compensation wise)? I work for a small B2B software company as the Director of Sales. I have been with the company for over 15 years and worked my way up the organization and am the #2 to the CEO/Founder. Currently I am making around $125k, living in a major city in North Carolina. I feel like I could make more money if I moved to a new company but I need some vali…

Can a job reclassify you as an employee after you’ve already signed a W9? A bit of context, I’ve been working at this job as a delivery driver for the past 4 months. I’m a normal employee who has fixed hours and a fixed rate. My boss never deducted taxes whenever she paid me, and I thought nothing of it at the time. I recently just found out that I’m the only person classified as a 1099 even though I do the same work …

Employee Health Insurance Changes – can’t afford!! There have been changes at my work and employees now have to cover more health insurance costs. For me, my spouse and 2 kids, it went from $480/ mo to $900 /mo. I am now spending $10,800 on health insurance. We are healthy 37 year olds and kids 5yo and 1 1/2yo. I don’t see how going out of pocket is not a better deal but I have not done the res…

I checked into my hotel with a remote front desk employee on a screen last week. Are these a thing now? There was no one working the front desk, that is no one at the desk at all during my entire 20 hours there, just a sign directing me to use the kiosk. I pressed the button and a guy in the Philippines (I asked him where he was, the hotel was in California) came on the screen and checked me in, having me scan my id on the kiosk that spit out my r…

LPT – if you see a fellow customer treating an employee unkindly, you can speak up for the worker as you have a lot more freedom in that situation To be clear – I’m not saying to yell at the other customer. But you can speak more freely since your job is NOT potentially on the line. submitted by /u/jxcb345

Qualifying for a mortgage as a tipped wage employee in USA I’m a server. Virtually All of my income is based on tips. Will this get me qualified to buy a house?? My base wage is $22k / year (tipped minimum wage based on full time) And my tipped income (claimed) so far this year is $71k. I’ll end up making Atleast $108k gross. I’ve been working on improving score. I had a bad time with things due to d…

How do you classify employee stock plans into your overall savings? I’m 25 and have been at my current job for about 2.5 years working in the pharmaceutical industry making ~$30/hr. As soon as I could (6 months in) I started post tax deductions into my company’s stock purchase plan that buys stocks on a 6 month interval at a 5% discount. I am currently contributing 10% of my pay check (max im allowed) but I have…