How are the facts about my separation obtained in context of unemployment benefits?

See full answerYou give the reason for your separation when you file your claim. This information along with a questionnaire is sent to your former employer for completion. If your separation is other than a lack of work, it will be necessary for a deputy (sometimes referred to as a hearing officer) to talk with you by telephone about your separation from work. Your employer may request to participate in the interview, or he may provide additional information in writing or by telephone. You have the right to review and comment on any information provided by your employer. The deputy will make a decision whether you are eligible to receive benefits. This decision will be contained in a “Notice of Deputy’s Determination” which will be sent to you and your employer.

How do you prove retaliation against an employer?

To prove retaliation you must show you were subjected to a negative or adverse job action because of a complaint you made of harassment or discrimination. The following three statements must all be true to prove your case: You engaged in a protected activity. Your employer took action against you.

How often does your boss give you opportunities to leave early?

Often—in my opinion, too often—my boss will swing by my office and give me an opportunity to leave early, by sometimes as much as an hour or more. I’d estimate he does this an average of twice a week.

How do you deal with a boss who always has ideas?

I can shoot down and ignore his ideas; keep him off committees, meetings, and projects; and make him wait as I stall, raise hurdles, complicate, and forget. Yes, he’ll work according to my schedule. And I dare him to go around me! It is the perfect punishment: He’ll go nowhere, left to rot in the same job, never to move up.

Should I Ask my Boss to let me leave my job?

So definitely go ask, you never know what your boss will say. Maybe it’s just me, but I think if he offers, he means it and doesn’t think it’s a big deal. You’re right to stay if you have something that needs to be done, but staying just to stay even after he tells you to feel free to leave seems unnecessary.