This is my lovely little pod - 15 years old - went to have his teeth looked at and came home early as blood tests came back with stage 4 kidney disease and high blood pressure
Heartbroken but he is ok, happy and eating well but future isn’t as bright as it should be
I am uk based employed by an American company
I am part of a small team most of who are USA based
I have worked for them for 4 years
I have an annual wage and if lucky, an annual bonus based on the business performance
We have been told that we are moving to an 80/20 set up and that for the rest of this year I will stay on my present wage but next year I will have a base wage which is 10% less than my present wage but I have the opportunity to increase my wage if I meet their targets - I am not part of the sales org and I am not on any commission based earning - they tried to sell it to us that we would earn a lot more if we meet these targets but for me, I work hard already, perform well and now I have to take wage cut and I presume have to do more just to get back to the wage I am on presently
Naturally it’s concerning and I like knowing my monthly wage, I am not interested in getting more money via this new structure
Can they force me to sign this new contract and I do think that if I don’t, then they will get me out one way or another
There are open positions in my dept and they have told us that these new roles will be on 70/30 so I presume that this is the way our role wage structure is going that way
I don’t understand how this new structure works, I have never have this “sales” wage / commission structure before and I don’t sell / have any targets - I just want to keep my present structure and wage
Thanks in advance for any info you can give
Hi everyone,
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My son was arrested in France and is currently still there waiting to go on trial. When this first happened, my family and I were completely lost. We had no idea how to visit him, how to apply for passes, how phone calls worked, or how to navigate a foreign prison system in a language we didn't speak.
We had to figure out almost all of this on our own. Because of that stressful experience, I am creating a completely free, non-profit resource to help other families. It has zero adverts, It is simply practical info to help families survive a nightmare scenario.
My goal is to create a guide for individual prisons around the world, but I need your help. I am looking for insights from people or families who have dealt with prison systems abroad, particularly in countries where English is not the primary language. I have already created the page for the prison my son is in.
I am trying to gather practical details on what to expect during a visit. For example, what is the actual security entry process like, what items are you allowed to take in (such as rings or jewelry), and what should a family expect when they walk through the gates. I also want to cover how phone and money systems work, and how the language barrier impacts daily life inside.
If you have any experience with facilities in places like Europe, South America, Asia, Africa etc please send me a direct message. I would be incredibly grateful for your help.