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by HeyZuess 1807 days ago
The different treatment of an executive is kind of expect to those of the rank and file.

However the following should be very much disallowed:

> The move, however, came with a 15% salary cut, she said. Then in late March, the team was told it would be a 25% cut.

Forcing a pay cut due to a business decision is rather wrong. I don't know US employment laws but that surely would have to be illegal.

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What employment laws? Employers can lower your slary or fire you at any time here. The governing principle is "at will."
> The governing principle is "at will."

Thanks, I understand now. Those types of conditions seem pretty bad.

Yep.