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Should I mention that I failed A Level computing during Interview? I have an interview next week for a software development placement. I am studying Computer Science at university, despite dropping it at A Level when I got an E. The reason for this was that I didn't enjoy the structure of the subject then and was qui...	If you do want to mention it as your "biggest failure", you have to remember that this question from an interviewer really means they are looking for how you fixed or learnt from the situation. I suggest you mention about that subject only if prompted about it , otherwise there is no reason for you to disclose such det...
Is it professional to leave a meeting early if attendees are late and it runs over work hours? I don't mind staying late to get something done in a fire drill, or to meet deadlines, but if there's a meeting that runs over the working hours that you've communicated to your co-workers (in a different timezone), is it acc...	It is unprofessional to plan a meeting so that it will run past the end of your working hours. It depends a lot on the context of the meeting.
How much can I reveal about the financial impact of previous projects in an interview? I am preparing for an interview. In my previous role as a consultant for a services company, I was responsible for a number of projects where I could say something along the lines of: I worked on site for client company X, and whil...	Be very careful when throwing numbers around that you really cannot substantiate or may sound to grand/lofty. Yes, you absolutely can as long as you can back them up with data .
Dealing with a co-worker who is extremely entitled but won't be fired A friend of mine is supervising a team of three people. One of those three is a foreigner who is a source of her daily frustration. My supervisor friend describes that employee as follows: Generally: lazy, entitled, unprofessional, dishonest and ve...	Set realistic and measurable goals for improvement and stick to it. IF the manager has what he or she needs to fire the person, the he or she should simply start looking for the replacement now. Consider that it is possible that this person, simply because they are not familiar with your culture, is behaving in a way t...
What is considered normal ramp up for a senior developer? About a month ago I started a new job at a smallish company. I've been a web developer for about 6 years and only worked in big companies, big enough to be listed on the stock exchange, for example. At this new job I have immediately been given large, complex ...	There is no normal.
Is it appropriate to use email to ask a worker to stop backbiting? I have a (female) coworker who always has a terrible mood and curses everything. While I can deal with that, now, after working a few months at this place, I see more and more that she terribly backbites people. Not just some usual shit-talk but just pl...	No, you never want to criticize or deliver negative feedback via email. If you feel this person has a problem I suggest you talk to your superiors and expose your concerns about it . You want to have an established pattern of her behavior before you confront her. Passively aggressively confronting someone like this wil...
My friend referred me to his employer for a position, but I already have a fulltime job I was talking with an old buddy of mine who works at a company. In conversation, we were talking about our jobs. Just today I got an email from his employer about an opening. Apparently my friend referred me to the employer even tho...	The fact that you already have a job should not deter you from taking interviews with other companies, especially the ones that come from a friend's recommendation. I'd be reluctant to go for a more formal interview if you were thinking you'd probably turn them down, as that could burn more bridges than turning down an...
How to ask a superior to keep something discreet / confidential I am about to send an email to my boss (cc'ing the chief accountant & HR) so that the email has only 3 recipients. How would I say to my boss formally to keep this topic between the three of us, and that I would prefer if it wasn't disclosed to others? ...	If you can get away with just saying "I need to take leave for personal reasons" and not giving the information in the first place, do so. If you can have a face-to-face meeting with your boss, then skip the email altogether and inform him/her in the meeting.
Should I point to an error in my bonus calculation? I work in management consulting and lately had my yearly review with my boss with the intent to renegotiate my salary and yearly bonus.As usual I don't negotiate a lot because my boss is very generous. Our company's bonus calculations are complex, involving several pe...	Politely point out the possible mistake to your boss in a neutral tone: If there is an error in your calculation, you should point it out because, if they made the formula like this, it's because they actually want you to receive this amount.
Tests in an interview I was asked to attend an interview next week for the role of a Data scientist with a lottery company and was told there would be an hour of testing prior to the interview. Is this usually a technical test, personality test or some drug test?Would it be appropriate to ask the recruiter? <Q> Interv...	If you're interviewing for a technical role, then you can expect the test to be a technical test, unless told otherwise.
Should a candidate attend interviews for which he suspect recruiters have not clearly understood his CV? I received an email today requesting my availability for an interview next week. This is with regards to an open position of Data Scientist. I was informed that there would be an hour test; likely a technical test ...	Let them know you want to interview, but not at the expense of wasting their time.
Former employer did not send me the W-2 and is ignoring my emails. What to do? I live in the US and I left previous employer on bad terms. It was a small startup company (~4 employees, a manager and a CEO). For those not familiar with the W-2 form, it is the total income statement and tax data that US employees recei...	If the employer files a W-2, but doesn't send you a copy, you can get it by requesting a "transcript" for the 2017 tax year from the IRS.
What is a fair way to delegate who gets to go home early due to poor weather I work in a laboratory in a team of 5 people. Being in Wisconsin, the winter months can bring storms that can make travel dangerous. I live close to work, >10 minute drive, as do two of my coworkers. My other two coworkers and my supervisor al...	In an ideal world if there is an adverse weather warning everyone should get to leave at the same time, but I wouldn't complain if people with a longer commute were let out early. If your supervisor doesn't have budget to pay bonuses, perhaps comp time or some perk could be found.
How can I appropriately ask for a lower salary once I have an offer? After receiving an offer from a company concerning salary & benefits, how can I ask for a smaller salary and/or benefits without causing the company to retract the offer? Any attempt I have made in the past to do so has lead to the retraction of said...	Your choices are: Seek another job for lower pay Rearrange your finances so that whatever is preventing you from accepting more money is no longer a factor.
Was offered promotion to stay at company, but received another better offer, is it unprofessional to accept better offer? I was going to leave my company about 2 months ago, but was offered a promotion to stay. After receiving this promotion I was offered another position at a third company which is even better. Is it ...	The best you can hope for is to tell them, apologize, and don't accept a counter offer. Either way I think it's best to go with your guts and if you want to switch jobs, do it now.
Probably going to get a small annual pay rise even though I'm underpaid. How to counter my bosses offer? We have our workplace annual reviews coming up soon, this is when people in our organization receive pay-rises etc. The pay-rise is usually around several percent. However I feel as I am being underpaid. I have wo...	Consider asking for a promotion.
How to handle really bad source code? I'm currently working on a project where I inherited a product somebody else made halfway-through. My job is to finish that specific project. I was told I had a free hand over what to do, so I looked at the source code and decided it's rubbish and I started all-over again. Within ...	Fix the documentation a bit at a time as well. You can't just throw bad code away and start over whenever you find it - working with bad code
Should I apply for a job even if I don't have all of the necessary experience? I'm in last year of a Bachelor's Computer Science course, and I have strong knowledge in a variety of languages, albeit mainly Java, Python and JavaScript. I also have an industral placement under my belt, having worked for an international...	As an applicant, if you had all of that experience, you'd very likely be a top contender. In most job postings, hiring managers will put lots of requirements but you don't have to check off every box.
Software companies who train from scratch: what's the catch? Context I've started looking into programming/software development jobs. I don't have a computer science or software engineering degree. I did do two years of a Computational Linguistics degree, which involved computer science modules, before switching pro...	After checking your contract and making sure you like what you see, I don't see why not try this job; you will be increasing your technical skills and experience, something that may prove valuable on years to come and future jobs you may seek.
How do I ask to transition from full time to permanent part time instead of retirement? I'm a software developer and I really like my job. I mean I really really really like my job. I have a great work environment, I work on creative projects, I work the standard full-time gig: 40-50 hours per week, 3 weeks vacation...	Maybe it would fit your employer better if you offered some kind of flexible/freelancing approach where you would work a set number of days per year which are then scheduled depending on the current needs of the company. If there is someone in HR you trust, approach them and talk through potential options how to struct...
How to decline the job opportunity due to a long commute? I received an email that asks me to go to an interview but the location is far from my place since I need to travel by public transport. But I know that the company has difference offices in different location. What should I write on the email to decline the po...	If this is a company you are interested in and the distance is the only objection, I would definitely go to the interview. Don't decline just because of your concerns as this is one of the core points of the interview process.
Is it unprofessional to say my non-technical manager that I'm documenting instead of writing tests, refactoring, etc? I work in a small company with 4 other developers. Essentially all projects are solo projects. Our manager has a strong sales background, but can write "hello worlds". He knows words like server, front...	Yes it is unprofessional to lie to your managers.
How to request project reassignment when handpicked for current position? I am a software developer at my company. I have worked for 3 projects and have had success. As a consequence, my skills and leadership acumen have been inflated and passed up the chain of command. I now find myself removed from a stable project ...	Any reason you provide for wanting to move on should be about your growth, and not about any problems with the project, team, or management of it.
How to drop a rude/unprofessional client? I have been working with a client for a few weeks, and recently I have needed to liaise with another of their contractors to sort out some technical issues relating to the work. During the course of the email exchanges, the client essentially accused the other contractor of ly...	If you are keen to cease working with the client, see through your current tasks with them to completion and part ways amicably.
Am I obligated to give executives my personal cell phone number? I work as a software developer for a company in the US. We recently got a new CTO, and today he went around asking for cell phone contacts for everyone. That information is already in my file with HR, and my direct boss has it as well. Having been on the...	There is nothing strange or unusual about the CTO requesting it, but refusing to give it will be a career limiting move and bad form.
Is it appropriate to add things you studied on your own to your CV? My question is about software engineering/programming related fields, but don't know maybe it can be applied to other fields as well. If I read a couple introductory books on a technology, for example about NoSQL databases, wrote some code on my own t...	If you have just studied the technology in your own time, I'd be wary about adding it to your CV.
Will working on an old technology stack affect my career? I recently took a position at a new company. I have experience as a full stack developer for 5+ years. From my understanding of my new position, my main focus will be mobile development but I will also be tasked with work on the server, and web client as well. A...	Out of date stuff isn't the end of the world as long as you control the deployment environment, which this company seems like it does.
Taking time off to switch technologies/job I'm currently planning a career move, and would love some feedback on my particular situation. I've currently got about 10 years experience working on C#/.NET in various companies, with experience in things ranging from code design and unit testing to .NET low-level concepts ...	It seems to be a good idea to switch to new technologies and it will probably open new opportunities to your career, independent of the specific area. There are a lot of companies who need skills in multiple languages/environments.
Team member is blindly following directions I am an IT Auditor, and the lead for my team. I have a team member who is blindly following directions and referencing previous work done. Last week, I was sitting with him doing peer QA of audit work papers before presentation to management.I asked him why de chose to test...	I don't know if you have ever taken him along as an observer when you present similar things to management, but seeing what kinds of questions and answers are part of the process is useful before he has to defend his own work. The earlier in the process you ask these questions the better.
Software engineer position trial day - "Do"s and "Don't"s After a series of interviews by Skype and even a test task, one IT-company from the EU invited me to a trial day (and I live far from this EU country and I'm even not in the EU) I've got no idea what a "trial day" there means, I assume it would be like just sim...	It would be a positive sign for you to ask questions so you can be prepared. As a last piece of advice, even if is a casual wear environment at the job, I would invest on at least a good suit. A " trial day " probably means exactly what it says. you can always remove the tie and jacket .
Managers giving me front end work when I am a back end developer I'll start off by giving a bit of context, we are a small company in the UK and we consist of 2 directors, one whom project manages and one who deals with finance and networking. We also have a BDM and then there is me and the lead developer. I am an ap...	Learn as much as you can about all areas ( the full stack ) of development and you will find opportunities are more plentiful for you. Based on what I see in the market regarding developers, the roles that are strictly back or front end are going away . As to your question, you need to get comfortable asking for what y...
Are performance reviews public information? Can other companies request performance reviews of an employee from other companies? Can they request it from the employee or the previous employer? <Q> Can other companies request performance reviews of an employee from other companies? <S> However, they are highly un...	Yes they can ask.
What are the situations that make sense to hire a labor lawyer to keep your job? I have a situation at work and am trying to figure out when it's appropriate to hire a labor lawyer to fight for my job. Some background: I was performing to expectations and have exceeded expectations in many categories in my reviews. ...	If you have been accused of fraud or some other major offense, it makes sense to hire a labor lawyer to clear your name (and not to keep your job .)
How can I prevent my boss' boss from undermining my direct manager? I'm having a problem, in which my CFO "undermines" my direct boss by changing things without her knowledge, on some of the financial reports that I run. He doesn't have knowledge of my current list of to-do items, and frequently makes requests that rep...	Arrange a meeting between you, the CFO and your direct manager and try to set some acceptable unambiguous rules regarding task assignment from both of them. One option is to try to resolve it.
For managers, would you think less of an employee with a large and busy family? I live in the USA, My wife and I have 4 natural-born children (13, 13, 9, 7 years old). We also are foster parents, and recently took in 2 more young children (2yrs and 6mo old baby) while their mom works out her issues. We also have a re...	But if you do your job, covering what is requested from you and performing well, I will think more of you; with respect . Now if you take 2 days off every week, because of issues with your family, that would not be good for you nor your employer. I have not yet seen a man who had a large family discriminated against, I...
Is there anything better I can say to coworkers after taking a day off for mental health, when they ask? I have a condition that pretty much never surfaces on medicine, but sometimes does (no pattern I can tell). This happened the other night so I called out sick, just announcing I wasn't feeling well. It often passes ...	If you show gratitude for their concern and indicate that you're feeling better, most people won't pry any further - and if they do, you're perfectly within your rights to say that you're feeling better but don't really fancy going into the details of what was wrong. As a general strategy, if you want personal details ...
How should I dress in a japanese company? This summer I'll be doing an internship doing R&D (in computer science) in a japanese company.Right now I'm a CS student in college in a western country, so there is no dress code among the researchers. I already did an internship last year in another university in my country a...	If you can't get a good answer from your contact, then I would recommend wearing a suit on your first day, and figure out what to wear on your second day on from there. As others have said at the end of the day it does come down to that specific companies' culture.
Is it too much information to tell a hiring manager that part of the reason I'm job searching is to try and make more money to support a sick parent? A friend is helping me submit a resume to her group at a bank and while catching up, she asked me why I was leaving my teaching and research job at school; I told her tha...	In general, irrelevant personal details shouldn't be brought up in an interview. For the interview, when I'm asked why I'm leaving a job, I like to say it's really about the opportunity that I'm interviewing for. That's something you can learn to say with a big smile.
I wanted a coworker to offload things to. Now I have more work to do Some months ago I asked the manager to add another developer to our software project, in order to be able to offload some things and parallelise a little more. The new guy is (and was already) a friend of mine. For the initial period I planned to rev...	In any case, I've found that a code review process with documented standards can do wonders. It might be inexperience, or it might be that his previous work environment prioritized quality differently.
Colleague who always contradicts people How do you deal with a colleague who is always arguing on most topics just to be right and put everyone else wrong. She always says "No!, because.. {insert argument}". She always wants to be right at the expense of offending other people. I mean you can say that gently and not t...	The way to deal with a difficult person is to address the behavior when it happens.
Chances are that I'm going to work at a company literally a floor below the one that fired me. Should I be afraid of potential conflicts? I used to work as a junior developer for more than half a year at a company which ended up firing me. The reasons are irrelevant but no conflict occurred - at least as far as I can j...	As long as you don't bad mouth your past employer, you should be fine. Chances are that most people care a lot less than you'd imagine.
How to answer "why did you leave without a job to go to", when your manager was aggressive? I have dug myself a hole here. I left my work because basically my manager wouldn't show any developer without significant experience any respect what so ever. Our director was basically his chew toy because he works on one ou...	If you really feel like telling about the true nature of your ex-manager try to keep it as respectful and objective as possible. Just tell the truth and don't show any animosity or anger. Try to be dispassionate about it in the telling. If others quit before you did, stress your loyalty to the company and that even tho...
How can a small company optimize pre-employment screening? We are a very small (10) firm and have a few positions opening up in the next couple of weeks. They are simple admin "Data entry" type positions. Normally, we would dedicate quite a bit of time to sorting through the available candidates, screening, then havi...	You can then apply additional thresholds or filters to further reduce your candidate pool, so you can finally proceed to physical interviews or whatever the final steps of recruiting are on your company. Have a basic typing test, a basic phone test, and a basic data entry test and one thing with some problem solving an...
Can I use a sample project for a past interview in my portfolio if the interviewer provided skeleton code? I had an interview a few months back where the interviewer created a small sample project and asked me to finish it. It wasn't much more than a skeleton for a REST API with an unstyled UI and one unit test, and my...	If there were no instructions to not share the code, and no licence on the code itself, then so long as you remove any company-specific items/information, then I would say that it is fine.
How to properly ask for help from a coworker? I am new and learning the system. When I ask this coworker whether he has time to talk about some questions I have, he always answers yes. Sometimes he clearly means it and we talk in-depth about my questions, almost always giving me the information I was looking for. But a...	Write the amount of time you thought your question was going to take vs. the amount of time your question actually took to answer. Try a form that openly allows your colleague to tell you that he's busy.
What agenda items to bring to a one on one as the employee This is sort of the opposite of this question , where I'm instead the "shy" employee. My manager has recently started scheduling weekly, hour-long, one-on-one meetings with me. To facilitate the meetings, he has asked me to make an agenda each week, with the ...	I don't think you have to fill the entire hour. Other future-looking topics of conversation include new duties you can take on at work, some new version of something you're expecting to be released in the next few months to a year, and what that would mean for your projects and workload, that sort of thing.
After leaving position, how to respond to previous colleagues and clients reaching out for answers to questions regarding previous responsibilities? I recently left a support contracting position after several years of working very closely on site with my government clients and other support contractors for a new posit...	Clients can't ask you stuff because it's counterproductive for them (your information is outdated after your job's last day, plus, you may not be allowed to share former company information anymore) and your ex-colleagues shouldn't ask you anything because anything you had to share is already documented. Next time they...
Managing office temperatures in shared office We've recently moved to a new location in the outer suburbs, and in new shared offices. In our previous location, we had no ability to open windows, or control heating and cooling. In our new offices, we can now open the windows, and have an individual heater/air condition...	You can always get a heater or put on more clothes if you are too cold, but the options are limited if you're too hot, and that's how you can begin to approach it.
How should I handle leaving a company before a big bonus? I have an offer pending soon for a job that I am very interested in. However, my current employer offers an annual salary bonus that is only about a month from being paid out. This bonus is substantial and in almost no case do I want to lose it, but I also don't...	Tell new company what bonus will be, tell them to pay it
What does "disciplinary action" usually mean? I had worked at a call center, and hung up on a customer who was swearing at me. He called back and complained to management and they said there may be "disciplinary action". They ended up firing me for just cause (which I'm still considering taking to the labor board) but ...	In employment law, disciplinary action is a process for dealing with job-related behavior that does not meet expected and communicated performance standards.
Asking for bonus pay for additional project I work as a programmer on a team that supports a group of enterprise applications. The team is so short-staffed and back logged that we currently suffer from an issue where we don't have time to create an error tracking / alerting system. All of our time is spent on supportin...	Yes, contractors make good $$$, something to strive for if that appeals to you - and the travel, and the uncertainty, and the taxes, and the healthcare.
How to send a company I want to join a tailored project without coming off as brash? I built a demo project for a company I want to join. Basically it's a dedicated marketing project in which I built it as if it was done by the company itself (with the logos and everything). I thought it would be helpful for me to bu...	Whatever the case, you want to approach this with humility and ask their permission to show them what you've done before you actually do.
How to set boundaries with work hours Recently I started work at an R&D firm, and as I was hired one of the big selling points was the opportunity to work on diverse projects and "never get bored". For the first two months I assumed there was some sort of learning curve so I put in long hours (12 hour days). Keep in m...	I believe you already know what you have to do: find a new job . Instead of trying to change your bosses expectations, start looking for a new company whose philosophy matches yours.
Sharing the same clothing with others I work with 30 colleagues in a grocery store. Our management wants us to start wearing shared company-provided aprons, which wrap around the neck. Many of my coworkers including myself, find this dirty. Not all of my coworkers care about their hygiene equally. Some of them have unh...	You can refuse to do anything you want at work, but that can be career limiting.
I feel like my CEO lacks focus, am I being unreasonable? I work at a small (10 person), sport-specific e-learning startup. The CEO is a nice guy but I feel he lacks focus. He is very easily excitable, so if he or somebody else comes up with an idea that he likes he will often become fixated with it for a week or two be...	You may find out that the lack of focus is due to the limited potential of the product you are developing.
Should I say the real reason as to why I've left the company Leaving company because I don't think the way they solved things was professional, ranging from how they dealt with clients to how certain in office issues were solved. My boss and colleagues were great but I wasn't happy with the rest.That's of course not th...	Never, ever, ever bad mouth a previous boss or company ( internship or regular employment ) as it is almost always considered in poor taste to any potential suitors you may have, and may cost you the opportunity. I would suggest keep your reason for leaving vague and simple. Direct answer to your stated question: no.
Interviewer asking for offer letter from current company for verification. How to proceed if I never got one? I am working in company A. Still I didn't get offer letter from company A since 1.3 years. Now another (company B) interview is scheduled in 5 days. They will ask about my offer letter (issued by company A) f...	Also mention that you have not been issued with an offer letter from your company as yet.
What's the best way to go about getting job with a later morning start time? I'm not a good morning person, and this has caused friction in jobs when I've been consistently the last person in the office, regardless of my performance at the job. I'd like find a job that has the expectation of starting 10:30am. This ha...	One thing you might consider is contracting, especially while working remotely. If you are definitely not settling for something else, I suggest you try to find if they offer such alternatives as soon as possible during the search process .
How do companies and employees deal with abnormally long commutes due to traffic? I'm considering moving to Northern Virginia because my girlfriend lives there. When I leave her place to get to work, 50 miles away, it takes two hours if I leave before 6 a.m but 3 hours if I leave later. It's got me wondering how employ...	Many employers simply won't hire you if your commute is longer than "X" with "X" being defined by that company. Others allow telecommuting if your commute is longer than or farther than "X" As for employees, some will rent rooms closer to work, or have friends they can crash with for times of emergencies, such as incle...
How to respond to unreasonable boss in front of other staff I lead a team which has been short-staffed for months. I have spoken to my boss and given written reports on numerous occasions detailing why we’re short staffed and requesting that he begin an interviewing process for a new employee. In the mean time we are ...	Talk to your bosses manager ( again risky )
Overlap in positions during layoff transitions My current position is at a large-ish company that has a well-defined process for laying off or re-allocating employees when a project is terminated. This process is called "reassignment" and it works like this: You (the employee) is relieved from your normal work duties f...	Follow your employer's process and pay attention to the rules on outside employment, which is what your new job would be.
Should I share all the companies I worked with on resume? I am in United states. I worked unpaid for a small company A for 3 weeks at the beginning of my OPT visa period. I did voluntary unpaid work in company A. It is not exactly relevant to the skill set I am applying.Then I continued to work for company B. Question...	Why don't you have some sections on your resume, like "occupational experience" where you state company B , and later on something like "other activities / voluntary work" where you state company A , giving the time frames of the activities you performed.
I was fired because I spent too much time on non-work activities. How should I explain it in an interview? Long story short, I worked as a junior web developer for slightly more than half a year. My first job ever, and I already had issues with procrastination, sort attention span, and the likes, you name it. My boss ...	In short, you could explain that you were fired for not doing enough work, but emphasise what you have learned from it and how you are actively improving on it.
Am I compelled to take sick days? Some background is needed here. I'm a young worker from an IT company, so I'm lacking experience to deal with my current situation. I'm not quite the strong guy who can resist everything and be fine, more like the one who can get the cold very easily during autumn/winter. It's quite ...	While I am no doctor and medical advice should not be allowed here, it is common sense that if you are just showing sympthoms without a real infection, there is no danger for the people around you. I would ask the doctor about what sympthoms to expect in order to take a sick day. If you can't afford to miss work, talk ...
My intended position means a colleague's job disappears, should I give him a heads-up? I'm wondering if I'm being loyal enough and how much of a heads up I should give a colleague whose job will disappear. My place of work has been reorganising, and one of the consequences is the previously existing datawarehouse has ...	If your colleague is going to be made redundant due to a restructure, then this is for HR to disclose and not yourself. I would not tell him, as it is not your job to do so. You can carefully help him by a note: I have information that organizational changes in our part of company will go deeper than it might look.
What are the problems with asking my employer to work less than 40 hours per week? I am a full-time, salaried software engineer who has been with my current company for 3 years in good standing, and I'm currently struggling with chronic lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) that makes it painful to use a computer. I'm ...	Also, if you are in a employed in an at will state, an employer could take it as a sign of weakness and decide to let you go to find an employee in better health. It depends on your company and your boss though. The key thing is everything is open to negotiation.
Is it risky to ask to increase salary after job offer? I had final interview where the company said they would like to have me as new colleague. However, they said my salary's suggestion is over their budget because they are small company, but they would try to give me a best offer. They didn't say (or I didn't ask) ho...	Once you know what is reasonable and the offer is way off, ask for a better salary, pointing out that this seems to be the going rate for this job and place. In general you can ask for more before you accept, and arguably you should. The answer to your question depends a lot on where you are located, the type of busine...
Feeling sick before phone interview I have a phone interview in less than 24 hours. I have been feeling increasingly unwell. It has affected my ability to prepare but expect to be able to at least physically have a 30 minute phone call. Should I let the interviewer know this or ask to reschedule? This is a first round...	Ask them wether the interview will just be a light chat, or testing your knowledge, and if it the former, you can have it, while ill, if the latter, say you would prefer to delay it a couple of days.
What can I do if the company owner dismisses my sexual harassment complaint? A male coworker made sexual remarks about me. One of the managers saw and heard it but did not confront him. The company owner has a very violent temper, so out of fear, I did not report it. However, one day this person threatened to punch m...	Start looking for another job. If the sexual harassment continues, keep recording it, and seek advice from a lawyer. In this case, you need to hire an attorney to sue the owner, possibly the manager, and the company .
Colleague asks me to compare my performance with other person, should I provide this info? Me and two other developers (A and B) work remotely for an IT company. Here's the situation: Coworker A has a hostile attitude towards others, sometimes mentions that they don't work well enough when talking in person, refuses ...	If you do send a reply to the question, try to word it very carefully so that nothing in it can be used against either you or B. If you can word it to say how well you and B get on as a team, then that's all the better.
How long should I wait after salary negotiation email? I got my first job offer, but they offered me a very low salary that is going to make it hard for me to even pay rent and transportation. I sent an email negotiating for a higher salary, and it has been 2 working days with no response. How long should I wait? I ...	I would recommend waiting at least a week before sending them a 'friendly reminder'.
How to ask for a contract with out a non compete agreement? I got my first job offer, and in the offer it says: After joining service with us, you will undertake not to seek any employment with our competitors for a period of (2) two years from the date of termination, resignation or completion of your service withou...	Sometimes, your best option is to walk away.
I want to work in big teams. How to convince future employers that I can? I have been a developer for a number of years. I have always worked in small teams, and never had the chance to work as part of a bigger team. Due to this, I find myself at a major disadvantage when I apply for jobs that mention agile. However, t...	Since it is a software development job, I would recommend to actively participate to some existing free software project (perhaps on your spare time).
Company wants back a miscalculated salary As a little bit of background, I have been working in Germany for about a year now. It is a startup company with less than 40 people. Last December I received €1.7k more than my usual salary. I reported this to my immediate manager (who is also one of the partners and top mana...	If you can repay in 3-6 months then I would expect any reasonable company to be able to accommodate that.
1 Month barely have done any work (System Engineer) I was hired about 30 days ago by the COO who's recruiter is a "friend" of his. I also interviewed with the VP and Director of IT who I directory report to. After waiting an unusual month and a half they finally gave me a start date. It has to be very obvious that I b...	Teach yourself what your company is all about and find ways to be productive to your team and the business users.
Concerned with my boss presenting my project/presentation About 8 months ago, a coworker and I worked on a project which lasted about 4 months to complete. After completion, we as a team presented the findings to 3 different groups of increasing authority. Everything went well as far as I could tell with the presenta...	I understand your point regarding your boss not knowing the work quite as well as you and your team do but the best approach for this (and one that I think would serve to up your professional reputation with your boss) would be to offer to give them a primer on the presentation in advance if they want.
How to stop a coworker from constantly nagging about joining his "initiative" In my open-space office our 5-man team, "A" sits next to 8-man team "B". About 3 weeks ago, a colleague from HR came and asked team "B" to mind their behaviour because they were rather loud and tended to swear quite a bit. In order to accomm...	I suggest you work very hard on ignoring this person and demonstrating to everyone else, in some other way, that you are a team player. Walk away and tell them to stop bothering you about it. Put a jar on your desk labeled "Nag Jar 25 cents" and insist that he drop in a quarter every time he mentions the swear jar. Nex...
Senior developer and design review feedback I've been working in the software industry for around 7 years with above average skills. I have worked on many smaller projects, contributing at every layer end to end. I was asked to work on the low level database design for a small application all by myself with the help o...	If you learn from them and do better next time, a mistake can be worth the initial embarrassment. Don't be too tough on yourself. Be diligent about addressing each issue. Next time you have a new project (especially in an area you're not familiar with), arrange for some intermediate review of your design/code instead o...
Should I Put Useful Java Libraries on my Resume? I'm currently 2 months into my first full time software engineering job, and getting a lot of experience with technology they don't teach you in college, like Project Lombok, Mockito, Google Guice Injections, etc. My question is, should I put these technologies on my re...	Mockito and Google Juice do seem like they'd be items I'd list with the projects I used them on.
My manager wants me to travel but multiple issues prevent me from doing it I have worked at this company for about 5 months now and it's my first job that pays really well in my industry. During the interview my boss (owner of company) never mentioned travel as a requirement. After I was hired I realized that 80-90% of...	It sounds like this is not a company that fits your life in the long-term sense: even if you are able to convince them to exempt you from travel, you aren't going to get many promotions / bonuses / raises as the one person at the company that can't travel.
How to deal with public humiliation in a professional way? There is sometimes a problem when you find a person in a workplace that enjoys to target one person and humiliates him/her in public (in front of other coworkers). The person for example points that the target "does not know any better", "is a little bit of a...	Such a situation calls for being able to communicate assertively and expressing your disinterest about the treatment you are getting and highlighting that its not affecting you in a joyous way from within.
When given a technical challenge to solve, is it ok to use answers you don't fully understand? While applying for jobs, on a couple occasions I’ve been given a technical question to do at home. Occasionally I feel the solution I provide I don’t fully understand because portions of code is copied from stackoverflow.com ...	When faced with problems that you can't solve yourself, it's often worthwhile to submit your reasoning for how you propose to research and learn how to fulfill the problem. You are not cheating, if there are no rules set.
Should I accept free lunch from hotel RFP responders? I am conference chair for a professional organization and am in the midst of the Request For Proposal (RFP) process for finding our host hotel. I visited the first responding hotel to have a look around and clarify some of the details in the RFP for them. After the...	yes, it's common for the host of a meeting to pay for lunch and that goes double in your case since the hotel's catering is presumably also something you'd want to evaluate.
My boss asked me for a written job offer from another company. First of all, English is not my first language, so, please, forgive me for some mistakes, and sorry if I couldn't make myself understood. I'm currently working for a company that clearly underpays me. My boss went as far as say straight to my face that he ...	You have no reason to show your boss the offer.
How to open a discussion with management in a small company? Situation I work in a small company of ~20 people. While this company was a startup ~a decade ago, it is not anymore. The people working there aren't "wild teenagers" anymore; some have kids already. Things like pensions become more important now, but have b...	First find out WHO you want to talk to:
Coworker saying explicit things on social media I recently found my coworker's social media. He talks about me publicly saying sexually explicit things. He also mentions other women. I have never had an intimate relationship with him, the things he is saying are illegal and offensive. Can I report this to HR? Is some...	It doesn't really matter who reports it, but they might need your statement to determine that this is actually harassment.
I got promoted while I am on a job hunt. Will it be wise to mention about getting promoted during an interview? I am on a jobhunt and my 1st interview with Company B went well. To my surprise, the next day, in my current job, I got promoted. I still want to look for a new company and Company B has contacted me for a 2n...	Telling them won't be a selling point because they may believe that the promotion is only because the current company was worried you are about to leave. I don't know enough about your situation to offer solid advice on discussing your promotion with your prospective employer. At this time, you don't need to give the c...
Contracted Security Guard at a secure facility I have a Co-worker who has never shown up on time for a shift since I've started working for this company (and at this site that contracts the company I work for). Due to the nature of the job (Security Guard) employees are not allowed to end their shift until the person w...	You should discuss this with your employers, in the sense that they need to fix their software so it properly tracks each employee's time instead of making assumptions. The way I see it, your beef is not with your co-worker. Bringing it up may only cause aggravation for you. Employee time from 1 to 7 minutes may be rou...
My employer is ending my contract, because I intended to leave the country. Is there any need to update them of my changing plans again to stay? I am in a difficult/weird situation that I need to handle very soon. I have moved in the Netherlands for a job position in September 2017, and I have been working there since ...	As for how best to proceed I suggest being honest with them, I'd make it clear that you aren't just angling for them to renew you again though: If you don't want to work at the company anymore, that's fine, but unless there is some personal reason why you think you owe your current employer additional information, then...
Is it OK to go on other interviews while pending pre-employment medical checkup by a potential employer? I interviewed at Company A more than 5 weeks ago. At week 3 of the hiring process, I had already known I was shortlisted and was only pending final confirmation from the boss. (I emailed the internal HR for updates)...	You should do this as quickly as possible after accepting a final offer so that way the other companies can proceed forward with other candidates.
What is a polite answering system message to stop clients from repeat calling? Often clients will call my phone continuously until I answer. Sometimes they have already left a voicemail only moments earlier, sometimes they do not leave one at all. I make a concerted effort to return calls during the same business day...	I suggest using the message to give your policies on returning calls. One solution is to let your clients call as many times as they want.
Childhood "Publications" in Resume Is it a good idea to put articles that I wrote at 8 years old, in a school newspaper, in my resume? For some context: I was told by an orientation guy from my university to put theses articles on my résumé, like if they were publications. These articles were about nature, while I am ...	Unless the article is highly articulate and amazing for a 8 years old child prodigy, I wouldn't include it.
After being offered a position, is it appropriate to ask who the other candidates were? I’ve been offered a senior management position. This is an internal move within my current company (a large financial services organization). The interviewer was well known to me beforehand and given the nature of the work I suspect...	You don't need names, and if you are professional and didn't get the job, you wouldn't want your name given. The answer to your question differs depending on the purpose of it. Start from a clean slate and give everyone a chance to prove themselves
Reaching out to Marketing for experience when I'm an Engineer I'm currently an engineer and am thinking about starting up my own business on the side (still an idea but in the process of creating the MVP). My business would bring zero competition to my current company and would not interfere with my current job. All ti...	If you want your employer to pay you to learn things that don't help the company and will lead to you leaving, no . If you are reaching out in your private time and asking the individuals to assist you in their private time, yes .
How to respond to an insistent recruiter's cold email? In receiving a second cold email from a recruiter earlier today, I discovered I had missed the first among my usual sea of emails. The recruiter guilts me in the subject line, writing "I haven't heard back from you" and, unlike the first, the email is copied to eve...	If they keep on contacting you, don't forget there are ways to mute, ignore or remove their emails, without you needing to pay attention to them.
Interviewer said to concentrate on personal work and reschedule interview So my interviewer told me a time that conflicts with my schedule so I asked her for a different time on the same day so I can complete some personal work. She replied back saying no problem we can schedule on a different day but I would like to ...	You could make it less "pushy" offering that even the same day would be ok for you, just at another time if this could make it easier for the interviewer.
What to do when a coworker reveals confidential personal info about me? A 28 year old female supervisor at a different department, looking to sabotage me professionally and socially, revealed my age to some select co-workers. Is this illegal? Should I tell HR? I am over 40 and work in digital media. What is the lik...	So, unless you have an iron-clad case for discrimination and have spoken to an employment attorney, going to HR could backfire.
Coworker is upset I did not offer them food I work part-time in a restaurant, and my co-workers are a mix of older and younger adults. I tend to speak more with the younger adults at work because they are closer to my age. I work with an older woman at the front, and find her very annoying. She is rude and nosy, and m...	If someone wants to be nasty to you, then let them look bad by taking the high road and being nice to them in turn. There will always be people at work you don't care for.
How do I give availability time ranges for an interview (of unknown duration)? I'm trying to tell someone when I'd be available for an interview. Seems easy, right? I'm available 8-11 AM on the 1st and 3-5 PM on the 2nd. But this seems ambiguous in that "8-11" could mean either I'm available ending at 11, or the l...	Just stick with "I'm available between 8-11am on the 1st, and 3-5pm on the 3rd".
Manager trying to drag team into office politics I am not a new employee in the company but I am part of a kind of newly formed team with a newly promoted manager. The team overall is not performing well and she is the main reason (and some team members chip in). After her manager's feedback she tries to promote an...	Best practice is not to get involved with other peoples conflicts and ultimatums unless you have the status to force change without repercussions to yourself.

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