What metrics are sales professionals guided by? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Nov 10, 2009 - 6 answers

Is it legal in the states of Massachusetts or California for a company to require its non-exempt employees to basically be on call 24/7 with no compensation? Details inside. [more inside]
posted by mandapanda on Nov 3, 2009 - 2 answers

Is $50 off of my next month's rent ($395 monthly) a fair rent voucher to compensate for a flooded bedroom, loss of the use of that room and sleeping on my futon for a week? I've had to do the same for 2-3 days twice in the past couple months too due to moisture and water seeping into the foundation of this basement apartment.
posted by franklen on Aug 27, 2009 - 17 answers

Please help me figure out how much I should get paid now that I am going from full-time to part-time. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 26, 2009 - 9 answers

If an employee makes $9.50 an hour, how much is his employer out of pocket, per hour, once you add in Social Security, Medicare, worker's comp, etc.? Please assume the employee has no benefits and no retirement contributions. This is just hourly wage + other mandatory payments.
posted by HotToddy on Jun 22, 2009 - 7 answers

Does formal, or politely euphemistic, language exist by which, early on in the job-hunt process, you can make sure you and a potential employer aren't considering salary ranges that are half a planet apart? [more inside]
posted by WCityMike on Jun 12, 2009 - 8 answers

I have a product idea for a regional restaurant franchise that I think would do really well. How do I go about making my dream of untold wealth a reality? [more inside]
posted by shiu mai baby on Jun 9, 2009 - 8 answers

I'm looking for salary guidelines for a job outside my field that I'm interested in -- coordinating events and marketing for an indie bookstore. [more inside]
posted by Miko on Mar 19, 2009 - 15 answers

P/T rookie real estate agent in NYC: is 25% of 3% fair? [more inside]
posted by aquafortis on Mar 15, 2009 - 10 answers

My parked car got hit by a truck. Then, before I could get it fixed, it got hit by another truck. How do I handle two claims at once? [more inside]
posted by fermion on Mar 6, 2009 - 9 answers

If I get laid off, will I be compensated for my outstanding vacation time? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 26, 2009 - 13 answers

Hourly bonus programs- anyone have experience / advice? [more inside]
posted by GuffProof on Feb 24, 2009 - 4 answers

My employer gives me extra vacation hours instead of actual pay for overtime. Is this legal in California? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 12, 2009 - 12 answers

Car accident insurance filter: Insurance company refuses to provide for rental car before sending me the money. What to do? [more inside]
posted by coolnik on Jan 8, 2009 - 5 answers

Are retainer fees common outside of the field of law? How do they differ in other professions? [more inside]
posted by Jeff Howard on Jan 7, 2009 - 13 answers

There will be no raises this year - so be it. But I'd like to try negotiating for tuition reimbursement in leiu of a raise. Can you give any advice on conducting this conversation with my boss? [more inside]
posted by Miko on Dec 19, 2008 - 10 answers

Interviewing at new employer... how to determine salary and compensation requirements? [more inside]
posted by valannc on Nov 5, 2008 - 4 answers

Rewarding a good deed - We accidentally left something sentimentally and monetarily valuable in a pastry/bread store. A week later they returned it to us. What is a fairly inexpensive reward/gift that all the employees could enjoy? [more inside]
posted by nzydarkxj on Nov 3, 2008 - 9 answers

How much should an unknown band charge an acquaintance to use one of their songs in a podcast? Podcast is highly targeted and may initially be heard by 80-100 people.
posted by Area Control on Aug 25, 2008 - 17 answers

We're in the middle of having a new kitchen installed. As part of the remodel we knocked down a couple of walls. The house has hardwood floors throughout yet the contractor did not put anything down to protect the floor(!!) when they did the demolition. No surprise then that there are scratches and a couple of gouges on the floor. We're not happy. How to approach this? What rights do we have? [more inside]
posted by NailsTheCat on Jul 11, 2008 - 10 answers

I'm an engineer/inventor who is in salary negotiations with a non-profit and I hold the patent for a mission critical technology. I have some questions about how to secure the best offer. [more inside]
posted by Cardboardbox on Apr 10, 2008 - 9 answers

Help me convince company execs that it's time to bump entry level starting pay. [more inside]
posted by GuffProof on Mar 13, 2008 - 17 answers

Am I entitled to back pay for a year of working Sundays in Rhode Island and not receiving time and a half wages? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 3, 2008 - 3 answers

Airline Woes: When should airline passengers expect compensation in the form of tickets or otherwise from an airline? [more inside]
posted by boots77 on Jan 23, 2008 - 20 answers

How much should I pay an amateur photographer per photo for use on a website? The website is for a small nonprofit if that makes a difference.
posted by Packy_1962 on Nov 6, 2007 - 8 answers

Interesting profit-sharing schemes or payment incentives for programmers? What can my boss give me to make me work more efficiently? [more inside]
posted by Post-it Goat on Jun 29, 2007 - 8 answers

My fiancée is only 24 years old, but she has osteoarthritis (see this previous question). As a result, she has a lot of pain, particularly in her back, but she is just generally sore all over. We suspect that her job (customer service in busy cafe with a lot of heavy manual work thrown in behind the scenes in the kitchen and store rooms) may have exacerbated her condition because before she started there, she never felt the sort of pain she feels now after just two years of working there. We're thinking maybe we should get a personal injury lawyer and see if we have a case. Do the medical and legal minds of the hive think we do, too? [more inside]
posted by Effigy2000 on May 20, 2007 - 17 answers

During construction on the common area of the town home complex I live in, workers may have damaged my water main, possibly causing damage to the interior of my home. They are trying to determine the damage now. Do I need a lawyer? [more inside]
posted by rryan on Aug 31, 2006 - 5 answers

Please help me figure out how much to charge for two potential jobs! (Both are database related) [more inside]
posted by radioamy on Jun 28, 2006 - 8 answers

I am a US citizen and resident, contracting with a European organization for a freelance project that won't be over until near the end of the year (we're still fighting over discussing the actual due date, but that's another issue). I requested a certain fee in US$. They agreed to that fee, but they want to pay it in Euros, based on today's exchange rate. Is this common practice? [more inside]
posted by scody on Mar 19, 2006 - 17 answers

Jaded Combatants:-What price the health of our civil servants, army, police, and emergency personnel? [more inside]
posted by Wilder on Feb 18, 2006 - 7 answers

Can I claim compensation for a hotel room from UPS? We have been forced to stay an extra night (at full cost) because UPS has not delivered a very important document. [more inside]
posted by xoe26 on Feb 6, 2006 - 28 answers

This fellow is interested in getting together a push to have Iraqis compensated along the lines established by the UNCC. Ideas, suggestions? How to proceed?
posted by Wolof on Jan 9, 2006 - 19 answers

I need a strategy and workplan to get funds to rebuild a hiking trail destroyed by a major dam failure. [more inside]
posted by F Mackenzie on Dec 18, 2005 - 10 answers

Changed from an exempt to a non-exempt employee; what gives? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Dec 14, 2005 - 19 answers

Cost of living comparison. Is there any way to compare salaries and standard of living between USA, UK, and France? If I relocate between these, how much should I ask for to attempt to maintain a standard of living? [more inside]
posted by carter on Aug 9, 2005 - 17 answers

A friend of mine has a question about how (and how much) people in so-called third world and developing countries get paid when their images are used in American ad campaigns. [more inside]
posted by blueberry on Jul 26, 2005 - 6 answers

I've been recruited to help start a company. Help me write my own ticket. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 9, 2005 - 4 answers

Suggestions for a very fair compensation package for a design manager/art director (department head) for a mid-sized fast growing media company? Web resources on this front? [more inside]
posted by specialk420 on May 3, 2005 - 3 answers

What's the going hourly rate for building complex web apps these days? An acquaintance asked me if I could help them add functionality to their existing web app suite. (More details inside) [more inside]
posted by Triplanetary on Feb 8, 2005 - 8 answers

Relating to yesterday's credit check question, how do you reply to a prospective employer who wants your salary history in a way that's fair to your value? So many IT/Web type jobs over the past few years have seen pay rates chopped down. If they ask, and A) I know my former employers don't give out salary information; and B) they don't require some sort of three year old pay stub - then why can't I just fluff it up to my true value again? I don't want to get in trouble, but I'm sick of getting low-balled. There's no way I can let them continue to get away with this! Do you just lie? What's the system?
posted by anonymous on Jan 12, 2005 - 11 answers

Is there an easy way to find out what companies provide their employees with a pension and medical benefits after a certain period of time working there? I am looking for a centralized list or such that would tell me all those companies that are local-as I want to look at working at a company like that. A centralized list probably doesn't exist. How do you find out if there isn't a centralized place?
posted by aacheson on Jun 3, 2004 - 2 answers