Startup fires founding employee, still expects her to do work for no salary: 'They kept another employee who makes less than me'

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• In this story, a startup laid off an employee who had been with them for 4 years and helped them to build the company. They reasoned that it was a necessary measure, as they had been experiencing financial difficulties and they wanted to make sure she could still receive a good redundancy package.

  However, following her dismissal, they continued to ask her to help out with certain tasks. While she was initially willing to help, she started to feel like she was being taken advantage of, as she was no longer being paid. She was not sure how to proceed if they continued to make requests.

• Former employer asking me to do tasks after termination

  

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