Questions tagged [canada]
Questions about the workplace that may specifically relate to cultures, customs or laws in Canada
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Might lose job and have no income due to insulting my coworker
I was one of the first people to join an online meeting with coworkers today. Usually, most attendees are up to 10 minutes later before the actual meeting gets started. One of my senior colleagues, ...
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In a resume, how should one handle a series of short-duration jobs in early career?
Long time answerer, seldom-asker here to ask y'all's opinion on something.
So, I'm updating my resume now, and I have a problem. I've been working in industry as a software engineer for about 8 years;...
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How do I earn work experience to get a job if I need a job to earn work experience? [closed]
I am a software developer with experience in the Dart programming language and the Flutter framework. My major was in Electronics Engineering at George Brown College during the COVID-19 emergency.
I ...
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I enjoy my part time job but they aren't paying for all work hours
I work for a company that sends me to different stores to give out samples. The pay is by hour. I used to do it for the money, now that I have a full time job I just do it because the work is ...
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What to do when company insists they need personal information they don't, like SIN for a contractor?
Sometimes I do very short term work as a contractor (like one or two days). Sometimes companies insist I use their template for filling out my invoice. Some insist they need my SIN (SIN is Canada's ...
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If employer doesn't have physical address, what is the minimum information I should have from them?
I have a part time side job that I've been doing for a number of years. I found it through a social media group. Since being added to their roster I have been getting regular frequent work (a few ...
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Worried deeply about my criminal record. Can someone tell me If I should be this worried? [closed]
I just turned 24 a few weeks ago, and it's starting to worry me more deeply. When I was 19 I committed a serious crime. I can tell you that I wouldn't have done this ever, but it was due to a ...
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Will companies consider someone for an internship after they graduated?
I am completing my university degree in Canada and would like to do an internship.
I initially planned to do an internship in during my studies but my immigration status disallowed full-time work ...
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How to find motivation to keep applying to jobs after being rejected
I have had a lot of trouble getting a permanent job that uses my degree (Computer Science). I find applying for jobs unpleasant and stressful. Sometimes I spend a couple days writing a custom cover ...
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Can my employer change the terms of my compensation in my employement contract, and do I have to agree with it? [closed]
Location: Ontario, Canada.
I'm current a full time employee at a small company in Ontario, Canada. My employment contract states that my yearly salary is X, and that I'm entitled to a bonus every year,...
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Payroll recording process changed. Now to be done at home and takes more time. How to handle this?
For the last 6 years we have just written our hours on a sheet; it took 2 seconds. Recently we've been required (despite my request to decline the change) to find the time at home on our own laptop ...
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Is it okay if I tell my boss that I cannot read cursive?
I am working as a part-time grader.
Some students hand in their assignments handwritten. Here is the problem.
As an ESL1 speaker, I was never exposed to cursive handwriting.
Not only I can't write in ...
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Employee name removed from the organization chart [closed]
I recently noticed something weird. I have been working in a company as an R&D researcher since 2019. I have been part-time during my studies as a master's student and then got hired as a full-...
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Interviewing with a company that "flaked" on me before. How to negotiate job security when interviewing for a new position with them?
A few months ago I was interviewing with Tech Company for a consulting job. The job was attractive for a few reasons, the main ones being a big pay increase, full-time, fully remote, good career move, ...
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Concerned that a manager is accessing my inbox
We've recently (48 hours) had a minor change in management, and also a minor change in task priority. I've already learned that the new manager (who is not officially managing my team) is a serious ...
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Citizenship status and work application
I am within one to two weeks from taking an oath of citizenship in Canada and was applying for work that favours applicants with citizenship. When the application website asks what is my citizenship ...
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Should I follow up with my application email?
I am a master's student applying for a job that, on its description, doesn't require experience. I have sent an email to their "careers@XXX.ca" mailbox with my 2-page resume (here is the ...
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Should I resend an application to give a shorter resume?
Almost 24 hours ago, I submitted an application for an engineering job through that company's email using a resume template that I used when I was applying for internships as a 3rd year university ...
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Is a technical interview the place for questions about culture, work life balance, etc?
As the title says, should I ask non-technical questions during a technical interview? There are a number of things I want to know about the position and the company (how do you handle overtime? am I ...
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Soon-to-be-ex-employer trying to force me to disclose name of new employer
I recently tendered my resignation at my current company (senior engineer; get along well with the teams, but my boss's boss promised big bonuses and raises they never delivered even when my team ...
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Working in a research company that studies the same research problem as my startup
I am almost in the final step of joining a big research company. This company has a huge amount of data for research problem X, and their research team is always digging into it. I just want to ...
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Did not get my expected pay at the end of the month, what should I do?
I started a new job back in May 2, 2022. Salaried - so I'm not really going by the hour. The pay schedule is semi monthly and on May 13th, I got my first pay check with the company. All good there so ...
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Will I still have to provide the 4 weeks notice if I'm still on probation?
I am currently just 2 weeks into a new job and I don't think it's a good fit. Nothing bad about the company or the work they do, I just don't think it's a good fit.
I have been applying for new jobs ...
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How to ask about potential breach before signing employment agreement
I just recently accepted a job offer and was sent the official employment agreement that I need to sign. I was reviewing the document and I noticed a clause that said I may be required to make ...
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Departing senior engineer refuses to introduce replacement to open source community/peers
We had a senior, very capable (i.e. 5x) engineer, "Gust", who has served his notice (4 weeks), and will be leaving. Our company likes to "test" people in their new roles when being ...
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How to ask what the expected work hours are for small, distributed team?
I am starting a new job as a permanent employee. The company is very small and has no office. I think some of the people I will be working with are located in different time zones. The person who made ...
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How to accept job offer but ask if it's possible to push back start date a couple days?
I received a job offer. I asked for a higher salary. They came back with an offer I'm happy with. In the time that elapsed a part time employer I had worked for asked if I could work a few more days. ...
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Whose responsibility is it to buy licenses for software used, employee or employer?
Simple question, but this has been a persistent problem. Is it the employee's responsibility to buy licenses that are needed for software used at work, or the employer's?
If the employee raises the ...
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Understanding annual salary having been paid by hour
I have a job offer that states what the annual salary would be. I have only had jobs where I've been paid per hour. In the interview there was some discussion about pay and I gave a pay range I was ...
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Is it worth it to react to an unfair performance review?
I'm looking for advice in the following situation:
Due to recent restructuring in the company I work for, I now report to a manager who is more than 2 levels above me and who is not interested in the ...
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How to acknowledge receipt of job offer without sounding like I have decided to accept it yet?
I received a job offer that I am probably going to accept, or negotiate the pay a bit. I once had a bad experience where I received a job offer but the manager went ballistic because he thought I was &...
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Must I provide information to former employer they claim is needed for tax?
I had a short term job where I was hired as a contractor. I was fired for something I didn't do. After I was fired the company wanted me to give them my home address. The agreement was I would be paid ...
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How do I secure a job offer from this company that I worked for two years during my master studies?
I have been working as an R & D engineer in a company for the past 2.5 years during my study. I recently graduated from university and was hired by the same company as a temporary full-time ...
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How long you would be with a junior title?
I got a part-timeast 6 months with the same junior job title. I worked for a total of 2 years and 2 years and 9 months. I have never had raise in my salary.
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Is pay normally stated in terms of anything required before government?
Here is one example though I mean to ask this in a general sense:
I had an interview where we agreed on the pay rate of $27/hr. In my contract the pay rate was written as $25.92/hr. When I pointed out ...
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Is it unreasonable to demand a signed and executed contract before quitting a job and extend my agreed upon start date past then?
I have a verbal offer, but so far it has taken the company a week to generate the offer letter and I keep being told that "it is coming. HR is just slow." My problem was that I agreed to ...
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Insubordinate chief engineer training colleagues to be "too mobile" out of spite
We have a problem with one of our chief engineers, but we cannot fire him (yet) due to professional qualifications he holds, and it takes time to replace him.
This engineer was a hard worker years ago,...
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Warn my employer [duplicate]
I'm actually kind of new in my company (been here for 4 months now) and my boss has been really kind to me in the way of giving me responsabilities and thrusting my judgement.
I'm a programmer analyst ...
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How to communicate to manager of staffing agency I'm not OK with being sent home early especially when shifts are already short?
I am doing work through a small staffing agency. I am working for a particular client for about 2 months. The owner of the agency is really nice but I'm getting frustrated with how frequently he ...
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Contract company not paying
I took up a contract with an agency (we'll say Agency), for their client company ("Client"). i don't know the business/legal terminology to describe these -- but in the end, i'm working on ...
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Got fired because someone slipped and was injured (in public) on something I was alleged to have been carrying
I was hired to do a simple, short term job. I was handing out flyers (aka brochure) to promote a new online store in busy public areas. The other day my manager told me there "had been an ...
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Wrongful accusation of holding fake degree
My friend recently joined a large federal government organisation in Canada. A few of months into the job, she's applying to another job within the org. During the application, she's being accused of ...
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Why do equal opportunity employers ask about my gender and race when applying?
I am currently applying for jobs in Canada, and most of the large companies I apply to make it clear during the application process that they are equal opportunity employers. Here's an example of one ...
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Promotion request was rejected in big financial company (Canada), any ideas what can be done?
I have been working full time in this company since the financial crisis at the same level. I am at the top of my level and don't get any raises for several years. The pay levels are very rigid in and ...
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When asked if I've been fired, should I count times where the probationary period hadn't ended?
A while ago I was fired for just cause. They gave me no warning and did it to several other employees. I tried to dispute it with the labor board. I was told the company I had worked for provides a ...
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Manager wants to reduce my hours so I don't work with a coworker I'm not getting along with. Not sure if I should agree [closed]
There has been conflicts between me and a new coworker. The manager called me today. She wants us not to work together but this means I would have my hours reduced. I would be happy not to work with ...
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I have to work alone with new coworker and we are having conflicts
I have been working at a coffee shop. Most time I work alone or with one other employee. Recently we got a new manager and hired new employees. One of them I have been having a conflict with. I won't ...
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Should I even show up tomorrow, after being put on a Performance Improvement Plan? [closed]
I got put on a Performance Improvement Plan this afternoon. What would be the consequences of just putting my computer in a box for the courier and mailing it into my company?
I am a software ...
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How can I determine if my manager is harassing me? [closed]
My manager often walks up to my desk when I'm quietly working and says insulting things to me such as:
How is your baby? Do you even know? Do you care?
Why did you have a baby anyways?
In my country ...
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How to dress for a office Christmas party? [closed]
I recently got my first job (internship) as an engineer and it is my first time that I am going to participate in a Christmas party where all of my officemates and my boss are there.
I wanted to ...
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