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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it is reasonable.  I recently received a rather generous offer (30% raise) to a number I never thought I would earn.

I turned it down because of these issues.  The problem for me is I have medical issues which require flexibility (I never know when I will be out for a few weeks or longer....disability coverage is a must, either they pay or I pay)[/quote]

[b]I don't think it is a reasonable way to phrase a question.  So would it be ok for them to ask if you had any medical issues they should be aware of?  Because that sounds a bunch like "do you have kids" question.[/b][/quote]

And if you require flexibility (or conversely, rigid structure) from your employer because you have an illness, children, great grandma to take care of, night classes, or a love for watching Doctor Oz At 5:15pm, then that's your problem and life choice. You DONT want to work for someone who will require you to work outside the box, so the question should immediately make you wonder if this will be a good fit for YOUR needs.

Businesses are there to MAKE MONEY. They are not there to give you 15 days off sick leave to care for Larlo every year, when you refuse to work 15 minutes extra at inventory time. Unfortunately, this is how many people act in their jobs.[/quote]

Of course business are there to make money, but employees aren't slaves or indentured servants.  There's an agreement, "they get paid X amount for Y amount of work."  It's completely reasonable for a potential employee to want to know what the parameters of that arrangement are going to be.  Am I getting paid X amount of money to work 40 hours a week or to work 60 hours a week?  Because just like businesses are there to make money, employees work TO MAKE MONEY.  Before accepting a job, they have a right to know exactly the nature of their compensation and what they are expected to do in return so they can consider whether it is something they are willing to agree to.

The whole notion that it's okay for an employer to say, "you make 50k a year, but I can change up how many hours a week I want you to work and sometimes make you work 60 hours when you took the job based on the notion it was for 40."

If an employer expects larlo to work an extra 15 minutes at inventory time, then that should be made clear upfront.  Just like the number of sick days or vacation time.

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I just don't think high paying salary positions pay like this. Hourly and low salary jobs, yes.[/quote]

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