- Jurisdiction
- New York
I had secure employment in Manhattan and was contacted by and HR rep from a competitor through linkedin. The competitor promised more money for the same work. I went in for a meeting and was told by a manager that the work schedule could sometimes be as much as 60-70hrs a week. At that point I was not considering the new company, but I was also told that one of my old co-workers works for the new company and I could contact her with any questions. I e-mailed the old co-worker and she stated that she has never worked more than 50 hrs a week for the job I was being considered for and on average worked 45 hrs/week. I wasn't sure who to believe in this instance and the offer of more money won out. I accepted the job at the new company, leaving the stable job I had. After a year at the new company, I am still there and have worked 60+ hours the past couple of weeks and am starting to burn out and become worried. I am wondering whether or not the conflicting information between the two employees would be considered a deceptive business practice. I was also wondering that since an HR rep from the company approached me unsolicited, whether that gives me any leverage to leave the company with unemployment and a severance package of some type, since I was coerced into leaving a steady job that I could have retired from based on conflicting information by two employees from the new company.
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