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How to tell if you are exploited by your employer 12 Articles

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    by Arabella Kelly

    Exploitation of good-natured workers by employers is fairly common practice in the business world. The workplace can be a friendly environment, but being exploited by an employer can make your environment and your job prob...read more

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    by Todd Pheifer

    Exploit is a fairly strong word, and it has a variety of meanings. In the workplace, it essentially refers to a person or organization that takes advantage of an employee for their own personal gain or glory. This is not...read more

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    by Bob Schmidt

    If you are being exploited by your boss, shame on him. If you are being exploited because you lack the confidence to stand up for yourself, shame on you. Exploitation is just wrong, however it is happening. A few suggestio...read more

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    by Ralph Sabean

    How To tell if You are being exploited. Are you making minimum wages? You are being exploited. One reason some people are being exploited are Unions in the work place. They get you higher pay but at what cost. If every...read more

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    by Benjamin Lomax

    There are some easy (and some not so easy) steps to follow to find out if you are being exploited by your employer: FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU ARE WORTH: Find out exactly what rewards you should be getting for your hard wor...read more

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    by Dusty Summer

    Exploitation is common in the USA workforce and in the global marketplace. Unions are dying, all sectors of business are shrinking, and the bosses know you are running scared. With the mortgage crisis, food prices, energy...read more

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    by Justin Jordan

    I afraid we are all exploited by our employers we just may not always know this is the case. People think about the old days where people made very little money worked long hours and had little if any benefits. Unions h...read more

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    by Alex Landis

    As employees in the workforce who depend on their jobs to survive, there is always the possibility of being exploited by your employer. It isn't always easy to tell if you're being exploited at work, and it isn't always c...read more

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    by Jerry Curtis

    The issue of employee exploitation begins and ends with a simple but vital indicator: compensation. If the company is making a mint but employees are receiving "chump change" for their dedication and efforts, employees are...read more

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    by Melissa Glenn

    A smart employee is an informed employee. Before you begin any new job, know the applicable employment laws in your State/Province/City and Country. While most jobs places prove to be uneventful, a pro-active informed appr...read more

  • by Gretchen Lorraine Hillcrest

    I used to think that being exploited on the job meant that a manager had crossed a clearly defined line with an underling. What I didn't realize is that boundary lines are not always so well-defined and anyone can fall vi...read more

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    by Ted Sherman

    Of course, you're being exploited by your employer. Unless you're a worker in Cuba, Venezuela, Iran or China, like it or not, you're part of a capitalist economy. Although those who run communist or dictatorship states alw...read more

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