Unless you work for the government or an organization that has agreements in place with unions or similar, a company is free to deviate from its stated policies as much as they want so long as they don't violate law.
EDIT: Wow, this is a tough stackexchange site!
Companies can deviate from t...
@DavidEspina this site has a "back it up" policy
Most of our questions have some potential to become super localized without comprehensive answers explaining the "why"
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in unrelated news I think I downvoted the most answers I've ever downvoted this morning
@enderland I get those sometimes.... I find if I tell them the google keywords to search for or links to external resources instead of giving them the answer then they eventually learn to figure out things on their own instead of coming to me :)
@Rachel Oh I know. It is so hard becuase I can solve most of the code problems in like 10 seconds but it takes like 20 minutes of asking questions to get him to solve it himself :)
@enderland I do that sometimes too - tell them to post a question on SO along with the exact details and a small code sample, and have them send me a link to the question. Then if they don't have an answer in a few days, I'll see about helping them find an answer :)
I accepted a job offer from a company (Company A) and was planning to start mid month.
In a strange turn of events, the place I am currently finishing up at (Company B) sold their franchise and now what would have been my old boss is going with the franchise, and just today he's offered me a jo...
Earlier today, I was offered a position which I accepted. It is supposed to start in about a month.
I feel like I've made a huge mistake. Can I do anything about it without coming off as unappreciative to the company? Is it considered rude or inappropriate to change your mind when you've alre...
I've been asked by a U.S. company to fly to their location (I'm european) in order to have an interview. I am ellegible and already applied for the Visa Waiver Program. What should I state as the purpose of my visit when asked by an officer at the point of entry?
@jcmeloni one of upvotes on "possible duplicate" comment is mine: it means questions look pretty close to me and I like that comment made them "linked". Also, I spent quite a while studying both questions and still can not decide whether these are close enough for being duplicates
@gnat The only real difference is the situation around the offer (one person decided it was a mistake for their own reasons, one person would have chosen differently had they had more info), and the answers to both are, really, "not rude if you do it politely" because the questions are both "can I back out without burning a bridge" (to my mind).
That being said, I'm not going to unilaterally close it as a dupe, and I find the 7 upvotes on that comment interesting :)
I've been asked by a U.S. company to fly to their location (I'm european) in order to have an interview. I am ellegible and already applied for the Visa Waiver Program. What should I state as the purpose of my visit when asked by an officer at the point of entry?
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