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Do you have to act stressed/unhappy? Is it ok to always be happy and act cool? Or do you have to look actively stressed out and/or unhappy at work, to look professional? Is it a red flag if your employer expects you to look stressed out and unhappy, eventhough you don't have any reason to? <Q> Do you have <S> to loo... | Displaying stress or just general unhappiness in front of clients is not professional and should be avoided.
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How many years of job history should I include on my resume? I've been in the IT industry since 1999 including several jobs in between. I was a Director with an organization for 7 years, and another 7 years at my current job as a Director as well. This gives me 14 years as a Director in two different companies. Shoul... | Your resume should include the most relevant experience for the job you are applying to.
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How to be prepared for legal threats when resigning? Context I am a salaried full-time employee at a small company where there are about 30 people. This is in western Europe. There is a high amount of employee turnover and frequently people leaving are very disgruntled about broken promises. Management usually speaks ... | I would expect that your lawyer will give you appropriate words to use if confronted during your resignation day.
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Switching technology at peak of your career - Things to consider while making a choice I am an expert in an obsolete technology which is still being used at few places. I would like to learn something new and change my career path. How to make sure all my years of experience in developing enterprise application is resp... | Become familiar enough with the new technology so that you can show how your skills translate. IMHO, it is not an issue,being on the top of your game in one thing doesn't preclude you from learning something new.
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Should I clock in if computer started updating? I got in early at work today, with approval from my manager, to get a head start on some tasks. I noticed my computer is acting out and decided to restart it. Instead of just restarting it installed an update for a at least 30 minutes. We do not have a policy on such c... | You should just ask your manager what you should do, as how to specifically bill your time will depend on your company policy.
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Should I negotiate the yearly raise? Each year in January my boss, which is also the company owner, calls each employee in and reviews how they've done. He will then give you a cost-of-living adjustment and a raise on top of that. I've only been here about a year so I've only had one of these meetings with my boss. He... | If the offer is fair, then just take it. Negotiating with some bosses leads to issues, and you will only have been there a year and a couple of months.
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Responding to trivial and constant affirmation in a telephonic conference My team and I (supervisor) have to attend a telephonic conference once in a week with another team located in a different country. The agenda is usually sharing updates of each other's work and trying to understand it. There is a third person who... | You could go as far as having everyone mute their lines until a person has finished.
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Could working facing a wall be harmful to my eyes? My co-workers told me that it is harmful for my eyes' health to work facing a wall (the distance between my eyes and the wall is the width of the desk). I was given a brief explanation but I'm not totally convinced. It involved the fact that my eyes can't look around a... | Your desk should be positioned perpendicular to light sources to avoid reflections on your displays, keyboard and desktop. If you were up against a wall, you can still "look" or focus at 50 cm, and 1 metre, by relaxing the eye and getting it to look at something imaginary behind the wall (I do this easily, I'm not sure... |
I accidentally did my colleague's work better than he did. Should I say anything about it? My colleague and I both work for a small startup. We have been both allocated different sections of the product to work on, with different areas of expertise. We both have the same boss (the company owner). Last week he was task... | I might show my colleague the situation and explain to him what you did. Do your best, every time, and the best people will stick with you. I would refrain from asserting beforehand that you think your work is better, because that might make him defensive. Even though you think your code is superior, it might be you're... |
Dealing with HR harassing My daughter works in Georgia, USA at a small company and is having some problems with the only HR person at her workplace. Apparently, this is how things have went down: daughter applied for a job HR person social media checked daughter and discovered she was dating the HR person's ex-boyf... | Since the usual place to go to (HR) isn't available, I think she should go to someone in the company who is senior enough to talk to HR.
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If my business hours start at 9:30, at what time should the office be open for staff? Over the last few weeks, our manager (who has the only keys to the office) has been arriving to work for 9:25 when our business hours start at 9:30. She hasn't been late every day but it has been a few times. On these occasions, the s... | Without knowing the specifics of the business, I would suggest the door opener get there at least 30 mins early.
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Got deleted from spreadsheet for a company run. Should I act on it? A lot of companies are participating in a 5 km run every year. I signed up I a google spreadsheet. The deadline to signing up was yesterday, the teams were announced and I am not in any of the teams. I look at the spreadsheet, and I am not there. I go ... | Someone made a mistake and didn't realize it. Don't get all into why it happened, just assume it was a mistake, and ask the person in charge to add you back because someone must have accidentally removed you when they updated their entry.
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Is it a problem that I am never considered for new opportunities at work? I have worked for a private firm for the last 9 months. I find myself facing the below problems everyday: My ex-manager who resigned recently, did not convey a good image of me to the Executive Team. There are two developers in our team and my ... | It could be that your ex-manager badmouthed you, and the Executive Team is reacting solely to that.
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Will I look bad if I apply for the same job twice? I have sent a cover letter and CV to this job, do you think they will notice if I apply on the site as well? <Q> I have sent a cover letter and CV to this job, do you think they will notice if I apply on the site as well? <S> Yes, I do think they will notice. <S... | Most likely they will, if their recruiting and screening process are adequate. The answer to that is Maybe.
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Talking to colleague I am close to regarding their performance issues I have recently become my colleague's Team Lead. Within a week of being in the post, I have been asked to address some issues (performance) that were found with her work. The colleague and I are very close. While I have no issues addressing the... | As far as approaching them just tell them there are performance issues that need to be corrected. A friend should understand you have a job to perform. Put it in writing. As long as you keep it polite and avoid putting emotions to it everything should run smoothly. Perhaps a good way to go about this is to try and get ... |
Manager who won't put information in writing: does this happen outside academia? For the last 23 years I've been working at a community college in California, and several times I've encountered a certain situation with managers. I'm curious whether this dynamic is one that plays out only in academia, or whether it has ... | It is very common in the government.
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Can a job title be changed without the employee being informed about it? In a casual conversation, my colleague told me that she was upset that her job title was changed without her knowing about it. Apparently in a meeting in which she wasn't in, her boss had informed her co-workers about her new title. She received... | If the title is not in the contract, then yes I would expect it to be totally at the whim of whoever gets to make decisions at a given point in time.
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Should I agree to accept any further addition of rules to the company policy? I have been a senior software engineer in an Indian based company and owners of the company are an Indian as well for the last two years. Recently all employees were given an agreement to sign. Below is an excerpt: In reference to the ongoi... | Whether or not you are willing to sign it should depend on future consequences and not an immediate impulsive reaction of "yes" or "no."
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How do I stop IT Recruiters from sending SPAM? I have received thousands of emails from IT recruiters asking me to hire their clients. I have asked them repeatedly to Cease and Desist and yet they keep up the spamming. One IT firm sent me over 1300 emails in one day. What else can I do to make the company stop? Edi... | If I am not mistaken, you can even indicate that certain account or sender is SPAMming you, and mark them as such to filter those mails. Find out if they're a legitimate business.
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Prior School Experience with Interviewee who was a Pothead At work I heard a rumor of a new candidate applying for a few positions at the company. I learned that this new person is someone I attended University; with lets call him Tom. While we did not become friends we did have several classes together and completed s... | My suggestions is clearly to keep your knowledge on Tom to yourself. If Tom qualifies, your "good word" is needless, if he does not qualify for the position, then your "good word" is useless.
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Why do some companies only consider local applicants? Recently, I've noticed a couple job postings that say they'll only consider local applicants. What is the motivation for this? It seems like it shouldn't make a difference if applicants are willing to travel for interview and/or relocate on their own budget. <Q> You... | Some companies conclude (usually through experience) that hiring non-local workers isn't working out for them, and choose to avoid the hassle. They want to hire somebody really fast, maybe even interview within aweek.
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Boss frequently thanking me for doing my job I have this job in the US for years now. I come from a different country and a different culture where people don't frequently say thank you at workplace. Over the past few years, my boss would thank me for all the hard work I've done once in a while. In the beginning, I tho... | It could be his way of praising people that he finds are excelling at their job. Based on the information you have provided, I don't think you have any legitimate cause for concern. Not to mention that working with someone who's not from the US may have made him uncomfortable, and so his response is to revert to more f... |
Making a loss when working a delivery job? I occasionally do part time delivery work for a local takeaway. They provide an amount of pay for 3 hours. However if I do a large range of deliveries in large quantities, I often find after counting my money I don't make any money but in fact a loss from the cost of petrol ou... | Your employer should be paying you the costs of doing the deliveries, plus the national minimum wage (which varies by age).
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How should I approach my store manager about a colleague's lie? The fairly new manager of our retail store relies heavily on the office manager, who knows the ins & outs of the store more fully. I recently found out that the office manager told the manager that myself and another employee wanted a different employee f... | There is a midway point: You should tell the store manager that you (and whatever other employees are implicated in the office manager's tall tale) did not do or say anything of the kind that he was told by the office manager. You should inform him about thew situation
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Given an extremely open ended question in take home test I have been interviewing for a junior level dev role and in the last interview I was given a take home assignment to assess my technical skills. The last question was really broad. It was "give a high level description of a way we can share product documentation ... | You don't need details and you don't need to know their specifics.
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How to deal with a colleague who consistently schedules meetings that should be emails? I've got a great team to work in and I absolutely love my job, but one of my colleagues will continually insist on meetings, even/especially after a 'long' email discussion. They're often <= 30 minutes, but I feel they take me out o... | Since you're (effectively) asking them to compromise for your preferred workflow, you should try to meet them halfway. If your colleague believes that meetings are necessary to clean up the information from the email chain, than maybe the problem isn't the meetings, but the email chain itself. If they're a senior perso... |
How can I avoid the stigma associated with being late into work everyday? I recently have started a new job. I commute in via train a fair distance but am never late (I usually got in around 15 minutes before my contracted start time). Recently, improvement works have started taking place that have massively affected m... | You say you have mentioned this to your manager and he is okay with it (as long as there's no critical project deadlines to meet). yet - posting a short notice in the communal areas where gossip takes place, explaining the nature of the problem and offering to pay petrol costs ought to stop the gossip, which is the pur... |
How to deal with a colleague who harasses me for seemingly no reason? I started working on this big company last February as an external consultant. I'm in an office with 3 other external consultants and we all offer a similar service for our client. From the start, the other 3 members were told to mentor me and teach... | If this is too much of a toxic situation which isn't going to improve, you may want to move on to a job you can actually do without needing constant assistance and oversight from this lady. This colleague clearly has a personal problem with you and if that's the case she needs to keep it to herself or just get over it.... |
How long should I wait to start interviewing for my next job? Some background:I started this job at this company about three months ago. During the interview they said they would be working on new technologies. However, after I joined here, I find that there is not much scope to learn here. Also, the tasks are very mu... | If you feel staying in that company makes no sense for you professionally, then there's no right or wrong waiting time to start looking for a new job.
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E-mail etiquette for retroactively adding people to the conversation Let's say you get a mass-email from your boss containing some organizational information. You have a question, so you send a reply to your boss (not everyone) asking for clarification. When your boss receives this, the "technical" default behavior ... | There are also many reasons why a sender might trim the audience of a followup email: the topic has changed and some people aren't relevant anymore, or wanting to save other people's time, or to discuss something sensitive. In terms of looping in the new person, the boss would "Reply All" to the latest email that has e... |
Asked to interview for different position from application I applied to a company for a job as Configuration Manager. Today I received a call for an interview for an Assistant Software Engineer. Now I am very confused! How do I know which job the interview is for? <Q> How do I know which job the interview is for? <... | It's quite possible that the "Assistant Software Engineer" position is used for several junior-level roles and might include the person doing configuration management.
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Boss hasn't transferred my salary yet. How to approach the situation? I'm a recent graduate and new to the employment world, let alone the startup world, so please bear with me. I need some advice on how to communicate with my boss regarding my salary. I was hired at a local creative startup agency last July. We don't... | Another fair warning: delayed salaries are a sign that: Either your boss is transferring the money manually every month and should really setup automatically transfers, or The company is not doing well and might become bankrupt very fast, especially in the Startup scene. Just start with whatever you use for general inf... |
How do I politely refuse scheduling phone calls and redirect to email instead? At my job I regularly receive calls and emails from people who want to make certain kinds of offers to sell my team some services, which don't interest me 95% of the time, although they could be interesting sometimes. Note that it's not part... | To redirect to emails instead, simply say: I'm not interested in a phone call however if you have anything that you believe may be of use send it through in email
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My friend, together with his bosses, is inviting me over for dinner. Accept or reject invitation? I have a colleague-turned-friend who's inviting me for dinner together with his bosses. He said they want to have a chat with me. I have a hunch it's about my plans regarding my career progression. I said this because when... | Accept the invitation if it doesn't conflict with previous plans and go to the dinner.
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Colleague appears insensitive to the fact I wear glasses now I recently went to the eye doctor, and got myself some nice glasses. They are great, and I paid for all the goodies. Non glare, etc. I have a coworker whose desk is over my left shoulder directly against the window. I had shut the blinds a bit ( you could... | If worst comes to worst, the manager is likely to side with you as your colleague has no productivity issues based on the window whereas you do. A healthy middle ground might be to find a semi-transparent film to go over the window. It is unfair that he is reacting like this, but he is unlikely to formally complain if ... |
How to ask payment for work done? My company wanted to get a small animation video done on our website. So they were looking for someone to do this job. One of my friends works in animation design, so I asked her to come up with a short sample and if my company liked it then we could go forward with the full thing. So... | Your friend should have issued an invoice to the accounts department of your company (together with payment details).
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Is it harassment to ask a person why they did what they did and whether they got paid for it? I get a lot of useless emails in my work mailbox, so, a couple of days ago I received this email, talking about some bank's deposit interest rates. The email came from a person who works at the same company as I do, but in a d... | If the email is sent to all in your company, or a large subset, the best thing to do is ignore it.
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Are these requests common before redundancy? As background, I previously worked in a development role at my current company. A new development role was created last year to solve a set of perceived issues in one of our workflows - due to my experience in similar situations, I was promoted into this new role. Over the ... | It could be that the funding for your project is in question and they are trying to put things into place to keep it on hold and have you re-join your former team until things open up again.
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Showing up late at workplace I recently (about 2 months ago) hired in a software development company as SysAdmin. The main reason I got hired was to improve my skills in SysAdmin and DevOps stuff, I had my own dedicated server and was selling VMs and hosts to people, but I realize it's time to face bigger problems. B... | Tell him that you lack the motivation to get up early because you have no real task at work. Make a suggestion how you would improve your situation. If your boss can offer you an interesting task but you still feel unable to get out of bed, you should really seek the professional help of a psychologist or neurologist. ... |
Abusive employer and illegal/void clauses in contract: how can I protect myself and my money? I have received a contract with various conditions in it that are illegal/void. They, among others, circumvent employee protection laws, withhold pay and require me to be scanned by those airport full body scanners without off... | It will be difficult if you are an accomplice and knowingly sign a contract that has illegal/void conditions in it. Create a paper trail so that if/when the company breaks the law, you at least have evidence you can present to an employment tribunal/court/whatever to prove you've been wronged.
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Is it common/appropriate to negotiate salary after receiving an offer letter? I recently received an offer letter from an employer. During the interview, the manager said that they cannot give me an exact number before they calculate the budget (or something similar I cannot remember, although I did provide the expecte... | If you feel it is too low, or that it could be improved upon, make them a counter-offer.
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Why would a recruitment agent want a face to face interview? As part of the software development industry some things are standard. Asking about your experience, skills, projects you have worked are usually expected. Job agents aren't technical people so a technical test is less common (unless they have someone they ... | If he recommends you to an employer, he wants to be sure you will fit there, socially.
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How to handle Senior developer speaking bad over new colleagues I face the issue that one of the Senior developers and actually one of the first employees of the company is regularly speaking bad over new-joiners. First of all it's important to understand, that we make all recruitment decisions together, to actually ge... | You can mitigate it somewhat by having a quiet word with him to take it a bit easier on the juniors, if you do, make it private. Alternatively, the senior person could be assigned a more intense onboarding role where the success of onboarding becomes one of his key performance measures. I would definitely pull (him|her... |
How to apologise for how i said things but not the content? A colleague of mine has gets on my nerves, half because of the way she does things, half because of the way I'm wired. Recently she brought up an issue which I think was just a waste of time and an artifact of a derailed process, and also she negleted an, IMHO... | Next time you see her just apologise for your tone.
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How to communicate co-worker sharing company code on GitHub I'm a software developer at a well-known financial company. My team consists of three junior software developers, and our team lead has taken more of the manager, hence there is really no supervision on the quality of the code. About six months ago, we were a... | You have to report the developer to your manager and let them decide on the concequences. Taking code from a company is equivalent of stealing (even if you wrote this code yourself). Do not wait for the one-on-one!
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How can a back end or full stack developer highlight their portfolio site is only meant to showcase their work? As a back end or full stack developer, one may want to have a portfolio site that showcases their other work. However, not everyone wants to design or build a portfolio site. Is it ok to use a template (... | The more simple, and clear a template you can find, the better. Taking that to the extreme, it can also be beneficial to just present your work on a web-accessible source control platform (such as Github).
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Boss asked me to comment on friend's abilities I am a student researcher pursuing an internship (thesis, actually) at a research institute in Germany. I have been working here for a few months now. One of my friends had asked me about my experience here. I told him the truth that I was enjoying my work and learning a ... | The "ethically sound" way to respond is to say that based on the admittedly limited experience you had working with him on a project, you don't think he would be a good fit for the team.
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Providing potential employer with source code for something I made but isn't publicly available I've been interviewing for a QA position with a software company. I had spoke about an (Android) app I have been making and they asked to see the source code. I told them it's not publicly available (in the sense it's not on... | They just want to see if your code is modular, well structured, well commented where necessary, has meaningful variable names and that sort of thing.
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How to write a resume with a 10 year gap 2008 challenged my survival after being laid-off. Three gravely ill family members required me to care for them, sadly until they passed away. Making a few attempts to start a home business and presently I'm struggling with formatting/ writing an eye-catching resume. How can I e... | On your resume, you just leave the gap in place.
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How to deal with colleagues who laugh at me when I study something? I want to advance my knowledge of algorithms and data structures, and sometimes I study them at work when there's nothing to do, because I usually do things fast and no one needs my help. A lot of times when 2 of my colleagues go and have their smoke ... | Most people don't realise when they're being rude, so simply telling someone "that's a really rude thing to do, please stop it" is very effective. If someone finds cigarettes more entertaining than maths, you should feel sorry for them, not be annoyed or upset.
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Should I delete certain academic credentials from my resume? I graduated from my master's program in International Relations just four months ago in May. I went to a top-10 school for my field of study in the US. I am still in the process of looking for employment, but to no avail. Apparently, the US job market is very... | Of course you can omit any experiences / education you wish from your resume.
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Should I worry I was hired but not staffed yet? I was hired a couple of months ago with a permanent contract as a senior software engineer for a company that operates as a software development agency. They hire engineers who then do work for the agency's clients at a billed rate. I was briefed on my 2nd day about a pr... | appropriately: Search for a new position if you're tired of waiting or wait if you can.
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Senior staff member hinted at a promotion to a new position I work in a support role in an expanding company. While I was working, a more senior staff member I've never met before came to me and said there is likely to be a new role soon in a higher position, and told me about it and asked whether I could do it. We w... | You may have been recommended by your existing manager or possibly your good work has been noticed by others in the company.
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Interviewing someone for the job you applied for We had a managers job open in my department for someone retiring at the end of the year. Several external and internal candidates had applied and interviewed before I submitted my resume. I was given an internal interview with the supervising VP, but no clear indication... | You cannot know if your interview was just for courtesy or if you are still being considered.
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Is it normal for a prospective employer to require a reference from the applicants current supervisor? I was recently applying for a job in Australia, and it said It is a requirement that your most recent supervisor is nominated as one of your referees. Nominated referees may be contacted at any time during the rec... | I'm not aware of any reason why it would be illegal (though I'm unfamiliar with Australian law), but there's also no reason why you have to play ball.
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How to tell boss about romantic relationship with coworker I recently started a romantic relationship with one of my coworkers. How do I best inform my boss about the situation? Background: Our relationship has been growing for ~2 months now, we're both very happy with it and consider it a long-term thing. We work ... | Tell you manager clearly that you are in a romantic relationship with another employee and you will try your best to not let this relationship interfere with professional responsibilities. At work, you and her are both employees and should foremost put professional obligations first .
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I want to switch my career path to web development. How do I not start from square one again? I've been doing data engineering/science-type work (before they were even called that) and software engineering for over 10 years now, in fields like security, bioinformatics and engineering. I'd like to switch to web develop... | If you can impress some people with your work then it'll be a piece of cake to get a new job. In order to not start from scratch you need to show your skills.
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Dealing with Poor Onboarding, Unrealistic Project Edit: this is a not a simple death-march question, because it involves newcomers to an organization and on-boarding. There is an urgent project involved and there is a question about frank feedback, but the project has not yet reached burn-out, overtime, undiscipline... | However in the same vein your roles and responsibilities should have been spelt out at the job application / interview stage where it might have been made clear if you are expected to show initiative and autonomy in your day to day work. If the company cannot spare more resources, the project cannot be that important.
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How to resign but leave door open I have led a department within a large US company over the last 10 years. About a year ago, I got a new boss, who is #2 in the company and has the power to make whatever decision he wants. He is from Germany and is extremely hard to read. He says he supports me and my department but hi... | If you can't go up in your current company you can just say you leave to find new challenges, after 10 year at executive level it is normal to leave a company, it is healthy. I would want some type of employment contract to ensure he is serious when he says he supports me and is pleased with my performance
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Recommending previous coworkers while new I recently started a new software job in the US (less than a month ago) and want to know when and what is appropriate for recommending previous coworkers. My last company experienced a cultural shift recently (partially the reason for my leaving) and I know that many of my prev... | Once you have earned respect among your colleagues, this should be fine. There is no amount of time rule for this.
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Refusing a business trip of an indefinite length for personal reasons My company partnered together on a project with another company, located in another country. In the near future, there may be need to have co-location to expedite debugging of issues that may or may not come up. The other company wants me to travel... | Instead of trying to come up with reasons why you can't travel, make the partner come up with reasons why working remotely wouldn't work. It's going to be costly for your business for you to be living in a foreign country for an indefinite period of time.
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Competitive co-worker changed their job title I work for a small holdings company. I am one of two people competing for work building websites. My co-worker's job title - according to the company - is Senior Web Designer. My job title is Web Developer. There has been no announcement but they changed their email signatu... | Do nothing If the colleague in question really can't deliver on the sorts of projects they are being assigned with their shiny new title then sooner or later they will crash and burn.
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Strange Task given while waiting to be assigned to a client I was hired a couple of months ago, and the interviewer who was going to become my boss told me I should be available ASAP. It's been two months now, and I have not be staffed yet (that is, our clients haven't accepted me yet on their projects). Today, he su... | If you feel uncomfortable or unsure on how to proceed, I suggest you approach your boss to ask for guidance and feedback on the task you were given.
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Should I keep in contact with a recruiter? I've recently gotten a job with what I think is a good recruiter. The recruiter works with an independent company than my employer, but she was nice, knew my needs, and knew what kind of position would fit me. I have a friend who keeps in regular contact with his recruiter, b... | I wouldn't feel at risk of "losing" a recruiter you like due to not maintaining the relationship.
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Company delays interview outcome in order to interview more candidates I've interviewed with a big firm in the software industry and the interview went well, they gave me a good feedback. Once completed all the interview steps the manager said that I would get a response within a couple of weeks. By that day the feedb... | If this job you're waiting on is something you really want and the offers you've received are much less desirable, it may be appropriate for your specific situation to wait.
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Increased duties during last 2 weeks I have given my 2 weeks notice to my employer. From what I understand your last 2 weeks is a time to finish up projects and assist in the training and transfer of job duties. Since I have notice, my employer keeps adding more jobs assignments - things I have never done before and ... | They are totally allowed to assign you as much work as they like. You aren't being "set up".
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How to choose a job title when I was the only developer working on a project? So a while ago I worked on a mobile game where I was the only programmer/developer. I'm confused as to how to name my position - officially, my title was "Lead mobile games developer", since the company had plans for further expansion in this... | As long as your title generally fits your type of work (don't put CEO if you weren't), it shouldn't matter.
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Relocating to different city; 1-month notice given, but workers contract says 3-month required and employer is NOT letting me leave I work at a small private business in USA, California. My family recently decided to relocate to a different city and I cannot keep working at the same company as commute time is unrealist... | Many contracts with long notice periods allow one to pay in leau of notice. Second if you are all out of options you may (and this is by no means certain) have a force majeure claim if the reason you need to leave is an emergency out of your control and not doing so would cause you extreme hardship, however if you want... |
Colleague posted paperwork on group chat My colleague posted a photograph of all the paperwork he'd been left to do to our work's group chat. He is now in major trouble with our supervisor because the paperwork had confidential information on it. However, I am wondering how serious this is as you couldn't read anythin... | Your coworker screwed up and needs to deal with the consequences. Sharing confidential documents to the entire company Just because your coworker has the right to read this information doesn't mean that everyone in the entire company can. Definitely warrants a reprimand.
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What is the strategically wise answer to the question about impressions after the interview if it didn't go well? I've been interviewed a lot in the last months. I think there's a new trend among employers. Immediately after the interview or several days later when they call you with the feedback, they ask you about yo... | While it's possible that they could use your feedback to improve their interviewing process, it's not likely they will unless you are someone they sought out and really wanted to hire, and you've indicated that you're no longer interested as a result of their process. The simplest thing to do is make a polite, perfunct... |
Can I gracefully skip part of a work outing? I have just started a job 4 days ago (hooray!). The model of my team is a "startup within a big corporation," so we work in a coworking space separate from the main campus, people are in and out a lot, and the environment is very casual. Yesterday we got an email from the ... | I would go to the whole event. You'll probably have to suck it up and miss the class Go to your boss and explain the situation, just like you did here.
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Can I resign without notice due to unhealthy working conditions? I've been working at a fast food joint part-time for about 2 weeks and I'm doing the job of cashier and janitor. For the janitor part, I have to deal with cleaning sprays that give me day-long migraines and medicine isn't helping. Can I quit this job wit... | Let them know you're quitting, politely.
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Is it possible to revive an offer a few days after not accepting it? Recently I was in negotiations with a company after getting an offer. During the initial call of this interview process I was given a number that I was quite happy with, so when offer time came around I assumed I'd get something close to this number, ... | It's possible to change your mind, but not a sure thing.
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Is it wrong/unethical to continue looking for Internships even if I already have one To preface, I am a junior in college with in-progress Computer Engineering and Computer Science degrees. This past summer I worked for a large company doing software work. I thoroughly enjoyed my time there and was offered to come bac... | If you find another internship that fits you better then go for it.
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Mobbing by changing job requirements outside skill set? First things first, I'd like to state a clear intention: I am not trying to post a rant, I just want to know if I am suffering some kind of mobbing. Thank you for your understanding beforehand. I've been working as a software developer for a company since 3 years... | It appears that while you may feel you're working out of your comfort zone and not doing the work you want to be doing, no one is telling you you're doing a bad job.
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How to politely suggest a co-worker needs to try to find the answer on their own before coming to me? I am a senior-level developer in a large corporation in the US. Two of my co-workers on the same project work with me and sit in the same office, right by me. We'll call them Bob and Jim. They are both "mid-level" d... | Tell them that you are saying all these 3 things that you mentioned (the A-C), for them to learn how to act professional and in order for them to not waste anyone's time like you have experienced yourself.
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Is it reasonable to expect students to always eat lunch with the other employees? For 3 weeks I've been doing a project with my school team for another company (it's unpaid). We make biweekly (twice a week) visits to the company. It's a company with around 8 employees. The way lunch works at that company is that they... | No, it is not reasonable to expect that every time.
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Should I tell my new employer I feel incompetent to do the job? I'm a software developer with 4+ years of experience. I'm socially awkward and always try to avoid daily meetings in my agile work environment. I'm planning to move out of my current company and I have got a better offer (both in pay and role) from another... | You don't have to be confident, although, depending on the job, you might have to appear confident. Since you want to be a lead programmer, and you have the opportunity, go for it and do your best. There will be situations, even as a developer, when you will not have the option to say "I don't know" - you will have to ... |
In Germany: Covering the costs of a job interview when the candidate rejects an offer If a job seeker goes to a job interview some hundred km away and gets a job offer following the interview, which she rejects (for whatever reason - personal or professional - but not related to the company), should she still have her ... | In general: yes, in Germany the interviewing company is obliged by law to cover the costs of interview related travel no matter what the outcome of the hiring process is.
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Second interview, interviewers mentioned about experienced other candidate On the last interview for a position, the interviewers have told me that I have done very good so far, and the other candidate they have been interviewing is a 20 years experienced person, and if I wouldn't get selected I shouldn't be feeling ba... | So there is a chance that you get the job, even with the more experienced candidate, or maybe not. They realize that the person with more experienced has probably interviewed many places and there is no guarantee
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A decent stack-exchange score for resume I am a fresher, and I have been working on my resume for sometime now. I have a 500+ reputation on stack-overflow, that I gained in a year. I am not sure if I should put this reputation on my resume. What could be a decent score on stack-exchange? I am not a beginner for sure, ... | Having a high stack overflow ranking doesn't really pertain to your fit for the role nor does it demonstrate a capability as a software engineer.
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Is it bad to bring an Android phone to an Apple On-site Interview? I know Apple employees are passionate Apple fans. I do have an old iPhone that I can use. Should I just bring my old iPhone with me to the interview? <Q> It doesn't matter. <S> Ideally, you won't be taking your phone out of your pocket during an inter... | Keep your phone in your pocket or your bag or leave it in your car.
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How to organise a Friday lunch for 80 people We are a company that likes having free lunches on the last Friday of every month. However, we have grown from 20 to now 80 people in our office! We are finding it difficult to fit in our kitchen at once and some people dislike only speaking to the 2 people next to them. H... | So, alternatives to having lunch that I can think of include: Make a reservation at a restaurant where you can all fit and chat comfortably. I see that the core issue here is that your office is now less adequate for the number of people in it. If it's important enough to the company leadership, you can embargo other a... |
What is the worst that could happen if I keep my conversations only work related with team members? My Situation : So the office I work, I happen to be part of a team where there is more gossip (Teammates talking about what he/she did funny the other day on a skype call or near the cafeteria etc etc.. and more about o... | It will make your job easier down the road if people like you a bit. In real life, if you are rude and acerbic all the time, people won’t like you.
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Work contract in one country and work in two countries for a multi-national company? Is it possible for a multi-national company present in multiple countries to arrange a work contract in one country and have the employee work in the other or both countries? In particular, the two countries in mind are France and the... | But the details depend on the laws of UK and France, as well as any mutual tax agreement they have. Yes, it's quite possible.
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Do people being interviewed need to be informed they are part of an investigation? I'm looking for some guidance, hopefully from a HR professional but any advice is appreciated; for context, this is in the UK so will be subject to our laws/guidelines. I, along with many colleagues in my department, were recently 'inte... | If someone without the legal obligation to keep your conversation confidential approaches you and offers you confidentiality, you should be very cautious about what you say until you understand what is going on.
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What resources exist, or how should a woman describe the details of sexual harassment (assault)? A female friend of mine is telling me about a sexual harassment, which was in reality a sexual assault involving a coworker physically grabbing her backside with both hands, from upper hip with the assailant's pinky touchin... | And, given that there is a habit to sweep these things under the rug at her place,tell her not to send anything in writing to management until she talks to him, given any information she will provide can be used against her should it reach litigation. If they fail to take action then consider filing a police report or ... |
Use of malfunctioning company car In of my business trips to USA, I was directed to use one of the company cars. The car seemed to have a severe brake issues and not having an oil changed for a year and a half after the deadline. I was warned to be careful and leave a distance from the cars ahead but it was scary when ... | If you knowingly drive a car with brakes in a bad condition, you are legally responsible. Refuse in the strongest possible way.
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Intern I am working in pair with is slacking and disrupts our work I am two months into my last internship as a Software Engineer, and the workplace is fine, except for one other intern, who I happen to work in pair with. We work on our own project in the company, so we do not have a real hierarchy above us that works... | While it's true that you should be more concerned with your own work/performance than that of others in your team and/organisation, you should also be concerned about anything that may impact the delivery of the project you are currently working on. If you complain about the other intern you can easily be seen as toxic... |
4-month internship and likely job afterwards: how hard should I negotiate wages now? Context I am considering an offer I have received. It consists in a four-month internship, paid hourly, leading explicitly to a full-time position (if all goes well, obviously). Being intern prior getting hired seems to be a company... | If you are interested in maximizing your earnings, explore other job opportunities during the course of your internship.
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I mistakenly took someone else's lunch; how should I proceed? I've been working at my present job for 5 years now, and I maintain very good relationship with my colleagues. Last week I accidentally took someone else's catered lunch, thinking it was left-overs. This week the company sent an internal email because they... | Admitting a mistake and making it right is a good thing to do when it is not disruptive. Do it similarly to the way you did it here with us; explain you did not intended to take anyone's lunch, and mistakenly took that plate assuming they were leftovers. But I've talked about this to several people outside my job and a... |
I've been looking for an out-of-state job for 6 months now, what else could I do? I'm currently attempting to locate a job in another state (NYC if that's relevant) and have been for ~6 months. What's further complicating my search is that I'm trying to shift careers at the same time (from engineering to product manage... | My advice is to simply move into the area you want, and search for a job.
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Office manager repeatedly produces loud distracting noises (tics), what to do? Working in a small co-work space, the current office manager constantly and repeatedly (every 10 seconds approximately) produces loud noises (mostly tics ) when not engaging in a conversation. A few examples: clearing his throat; knockin... | You might also ask yourself if there are other sounds in your work environment that are equally loud. If you're not comfortable in talking to him about it yourself, maybe discuss it with his manager
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Co-worker letting coding standards drop again after large refactor - how to enforce better practices? After we spent 4 years cleaning up the code and it is working OK again, my colleague started to get messy again. Ignoring Reviews with the usual phrase "I have more important tasks to do atm" means that reviews are onl... | Presumably, after 4 years of refactoring, nobody wants to do that again; explain to your boss and to your coworkers that in order to make sure that this doesn't happen again, there need to be tight code standards and everyone, including this other coworker, needs to follow them. There are tools that will check your cod... |
My company sends honeypot phishing email; should I automatically junk them? My company sends honeypot phishing emails from within our organization in Microsoft Outlook. e.g. hr@mycompanyname.com , ithelpdesk@mycompanyname.com , etc. I fell to one of these in a lapse of judgment while working late (I clicked a link in a... | I would take it a step further and email every single one of them to the spam account your company has if they set one up. I don't think it's a good idea...
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Applying directly on employer website after rejecting recruiter offer for similar position I was contacted by a recruiter about a job, and my resume was presented to the company. I interviewed but rejected the offer because it was a temp-to-hire position. As much as I like the job and the company, my family needs the b... | Its worth mentioning that you have done nothing wrong. If a company is seen to be rejecting candidates but then purposely taking them on for other roles they havnt asked the recruiter to recruit for this could be a potential breech of any agreements they may have.
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Working additional hours as a Software Engineer hurts my productivity I don't know how to approach my management team about this issue without sounding 'elitist', or like I have a bad attitude. Quite often deadlines and requirements are handed to my team at the last minute. Discussing with my Senior Developer, we agr... | I would suggest you talk with your manager, one-on-one, and discuss how you feel the additional, last-minute context switching could be having a negative impact on your projects and deadlines.
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How to handle requests at work that are not my department's responsibility without antagonizing users? In my workplace, there are two IT departments, and each handles a different thing. This is not always obvious to the non-IT staff and as a result they often send stuff to my department that should be handled by the ot... | What I used to do when having users that were coming with problems that were not under my responsability, either on their own, or sent by helpdesk, or users with mixed problems that belonged to the two groups, was: acknowledging their problem and have an idea what they were talking about if something that would be a mi... |
Contract Extension is being left to the last minute I am a contractor and I was told my contract has been extended, but haven't signed anything yet. There are 10 days remaining until my current contract ends. I asked the boss for the new contract 4 days ago and he mentioned that HR was being slow, but I am in a panic... | I'd say give it at least another 3 days
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How to explain why I know the company's employee conditions? I'm looking for a job. I used to date this person who worked for a small company. He shared with me information about working there, so I have a bit of insider knowledge (I don't mean business secrets of course, but their focus points, organisation, benefits ... | It does not matter whether an ex-employee that recommended the workplace is a random person you met at a meetup, a friend or an ex.
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