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Old 11-10-2020, 12:10 PM   #223
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Didn't work for me when I personally called the HR. Was told I was welcome to pay up for a lawyer to initiate it. They played hardball with me, as well as most people. Wasn't worth it as I wasn't there long enough to make a big enough bump relative to the stress and potential cost incurred. So I played my card, they played theirs, their bluff worked.

However a former coworker who had been at same company over 10years also tried that... same response. But he DID get a lawyer involved and after some stalling and more noise they eventually bumped his settlement up. Then he managed to find new work right away so he scored super huge.
Did paying out the lawyer more than cover his increased payout?
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