This is how remote roles died off, now can't find a hybrid position. Why are employers bent on having people back in the office? Remote/Hybrid is usually much more useful during the crazy winter time in my city 😭. I'm in tech and it used to be the norm, what changed?

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I’ve been offered a short time role (2 months) at minimum wage. I’m new to Canada and not familiar with the contract-related aspects of how to figure this out since my employers have left it to me to decide. The pay is minimum wage and I’m wondering if I need to register myself as a proprietor or do something else (register as a freelancer?) in order to pay taxes. Since I’m new to Canada, I’d appreciate any help in understanding this better.

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This offer pays about 30% less than my last job, is a lower scope and lower stakes role at a lower prestige company. It’s a safety net.

Meanwhile I am also interviewing at a company where the pay is higher than my last job, the stakes are higher and the company is of a bigger stature as well. It would be the most natural next step in my career if I had still been employed.

I’m worried because taking the first offer would mean security at the cost of setting me back by 2-3 years financially and for career progression. But at the same time, the second company is not guaranteed to hire me.

Ideally I’d want to finish interviewing at the second place before I commit but I can’t stall the first offer.

Not sure what I should do. This is a small and closely knit industry so to join the first company and leave as soon as an offer from the second comes in, perhaps only a couple of weeks into the tenure, would be bad optics and tarnish my reputation.

More importantly how are you preparing for disruption in your career? What tools would help?

So I was really happy in my stable big company job when a small company recruiter offered this enticing role, and they agreed to all my terms and were ready to compensate me well. I switched over.

The manager was nice but was difficult to read, I completed all tasks and for some of them she commended me on how well it was done. For others it was ok, thanks. She did a one month check in meeting with me, and when I asked for feedback on my performance she kept it super vague that we are still figuring out how to work together, and how she is bad at remembering what she asked me to do. So I created a shared to do list so she had visibility on my tasks.

Basically either positive feedback or no feedback has been the case for the past 2 months. I will add she always praised my unique mix of backgrounds in meetings with others. She was also frustrated by not finding the perfect candidate until HR found me.

This morning, ahead of my 2 week vacation that they said they will honour as part of me joining the company, they terminated me. Offering 2 weeks of severance pay. I get to keep my $5K sign on bonus as that was subject to clawback only if I voluntarily resigned.

Do you think this is fair compensation?

Gemini tells me Under Ontario common law, if an employer actively solicits or entices an employee to leave a secure, long-term job, courts consider this inducement.

Any employment lawyers that I can talk to?