Tagged Questions
-5
votes
0answers
112 views
Management are demanding a commitment I cannot give. How can I handle it? [closed]
I have been working for an Indian outsourcing organization for more than 5 years. My aspiration is to work in the USA. I have valid work permit to work in USA which will expire after 6 months. I have ...
-8
votes
0answers
88 views
Manager lied during the interview that he would be my manager [closed]
The following situation has happened to me more than once.
I go to a job interview, a manager says "I will be your manager". I start working and guess what? After just a little while, he installs ...
0
votes
0answers
55 views
How to handle existing work and poor management? [closed]
I'm in a situation where I'm one of the in house developers for a company that works in the engineering industry. The director of IT is an older guy - he seems to be nice, however, it seems that he ...
11
votes
5answers
531 views
Are there potential consequences of letting your employer know about your personal projects?
Yesterday, while talking with my boss, I mentioned I am working on a personal project in my free time at home. A senior was sitting nearby and he advised me not to tell the boss such things.
What ...
7
votes
5answers
530 views
How can I fire an incompetent friend?
I've seen similar questions to this, but I feel this has sufficient and subtle differences that warrant a separate discussion.
As part of a University Project, myself and two other Software ...
22
votes
8answers
1k views
Disagreeing with boss over personal topics when socializing
Is it bad practice to disagree with a boss on personal opinions, in the context of talking about things for fun? For example, if a boss is talking about how much corruption is in the Catholic Church ...
4
votes
4answers
349 views
How should I approach a 'One on One' with my boss's manager when there are issues with the project?
Here is my problem. I have recently shifted job and I am mainly into computer programming. We work in a framework which is almost 75-80% complete. And I have been given a task to add something more to ...
8
votes
3answers
267 views
How do I deal with a boss who is not doing her job and gets defensive when asked for her help?
I work in a classroom in special ed. We have 9 students with autism, 8 one-on-one aides and a lead teacher. The teacher has the aides do a lot of her work, including writing curriculum programs for ...
14
votes
7answers
878 views
How do I deal with a boastful colleague who has inside information from the boss?
My colleague and I have the same boss. My colleague gets inside information from my boss before the information gets to me (which is relevant to my projects and some additional information which is ...
16
votes
5answers
2k views
boss slapping me due to calc error
I was slapped in the face by my boss. I'm male. She's female. My Excel file had an error in the calculation. Ok, so I messed up. But to be slapped? I fixed it and saved it out to the network. If I ...
8
votes
7answers
528 views
How to measure the creative workers' output who are not filling in the timesheet?
Some Background:
I'm doing off-the-shelf software ( desktop apps).
The Problem:
I am leading a group of 10 developers+designers ( basically all the knowledge workers type) and I give them quite a ...
31
votes
7answers
1k views
Dealing with a manager who won't let go of being a developer
Suppose you find yourself in the following situation:
You have a good relationship with your direct boss, and you are a subject expert in the field. The boss is telling you to do something (a ...
13
votes
5answers
2k views
Why is “I'm stressed and need the day off” a bad request?
The title says it all:
Why is "I'm stressed and need the day off" a bad reason to take the day off? And how can I phrase it so that it would be more acceptable? I've seen this attitude at my current ...
7
votes
3answers
812 views
How to deal with the new boss's power-tripping sidekick [closed]
I'm a software developer in a small company; recently the company hired a new department head after the previous one resigned. Thereafter the new department head hired his friend/colleague from his ...
16
votes
11answers
2k views
How to convince employees that IM and Facebook during work is unethical?
I believe that the employer pays employees their salaries to keep working for 8 or 7 hours daily and he didn't agree while signing the contract that there is few hours daily for chat with friends, ...
3
votes
1answer
353 views
Are games and puzzles at your desk a sign of unprofessional immaturity or quirky intelligence? [closed]
I am the type of person that likes trinkets, small games and puzzles at my desk. Typically I have small brain teasers, a couple of Rubiks cubes and a small Chess board. I also have various other ...
21
votes
7answers
3k views
How can I talk to my boss one-on-one with confidence?
I am quite confident at work and with the work I do, and have a good relationship with my boss in the office. But when it comes to one-on-one meetings in which I present my plans and strategies for ...
