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How to signal to my coworkers how busy I am?
I am one of the technical leads in a team of 40+ people. I recently got put on a task force to develop a new and rather high-profile project within my company.
This new project is very demanding in ...
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My boss forwarded a confidential email - what is an appropriate course of action?
Recently i sent a very personal email with a list of grievances to my boss. The start of the mail was a request not to forward that mail to anyone.
My boss has not yet responded to the contents of ...
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Did I Make a mistake by sharing my salary to my future employer?
I am planning to leave my current job and therefore I have interviewed with a company a couple of days back. At the end of the day of my interview, during a discussion with the HR of the company, I ...
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What problems may come from accepting a job with more responsibilities but the same compensation? [closed]
I was offered a management position in a different company that pays roughly the same as I make as a regular staff member in my current company. However, the new position will have more opportunity ...
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Can an intermediate programmer be considered a senior developer? [closed]
I would consider myself an intermediate programmer. I don't think I'm ever really going to get better than that. I've read code from what I consider to be good programmers and worked under these ...
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Romantically rejected a more senior coworker; how can I protect myself?
A coworker recently asked me out in a romantic way and I turned them down. I don't work directly with this person, or report to them. They're not on my team. They are older and more senior. I don't ...
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Interviewing candidates for "bad" projects
I am a senior developer and I do technical interviews for the small software company I work for.
I know there are projects which are terrible to work for (old technologies, complicated clients, ...
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One-year non compete clause
I'm in the process of signing with a large tech company (think one of Google, Amazon, Microsoft, etc...), and noticed a 1-year non-compete clause in my papers.
I feel like given this company is a ...
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Is it good to get involved in another team's project without the knowledge my Project manager
I am new to the software industry, having worked in the manufacturing field before now. Currently I work on a project which is almost 50% completed, which means I have to grasp the technology faster ...
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How to recruit an honest candidate?
I am planning to start a retail business soon. As such, my business will have a shop, and a cashier for collecting fees from customers.
I would like to recruit someone to open the doors each morning ...
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Is it ok to not include phone number on resume?
I have a phone but I very much seldom use it. I prefer the communication through email (which I had already included in my job resume).
Is that okay if I don't include a phone number in my job ...
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Is lower first year pay normal?
I have had two jobs now in which the initial offer was below average market value and negotiation moved it only a little. In both cases, I took the position for reasons beyond money.
After a year at ...
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How to convince boss that learning new technology or brushing up during downtime pays off?
I have posted about many challenges at my workplace, and the issue of how to manage downtime is one that we've been struggling with, and I speak on behalf of my colleagues as well.
What exactly do we ...
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Is there any way of getting my bosses to fix the air conditioning?
I work in fast food, and after speaking to a lot of my colleagues I've found that I'm not the only one at work who feels it is too hot.
We do have air conditioning, but the managers all admit it does ...
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The Dos and Don'ts when complaining to the management
My company was acquired by one of the biggest companies in the world (think Microsoft, Google, Amazon,...etc). The acquisition took a long time to finalize and several visits were made by the Big ...
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Moving - when should I start looking for a new job?
I live in one of the EU countries and in about 6 months me and my girlfriend are planning on moving to London. I am a software developer. I was planning on getting a job before we actually move there, ...
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Is it ethical to implement site-wide facial recognition technology without informing all employees?
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I am a very junior researcher working at a government research institution that, alongside R&D, hosts lots of educational courses. Due to presence of potentially sensitive data, ...
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If I'm getting raises based on inflation, do I need to do something to not fall behind in my career?
I am a recent college grad in Computer Science. I have been at my current company for a couple of years. Each year I receive a raise about consistent with inflation (~3%).
Although there are ...
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How should I communicate technical changes to a non-technical manager?
I maintain software A, B, C and database D and E. Database D and E are used internally by software A, B and C.
I am often get asked by my manager to put xyz functionality in software A/B/C. She does ...
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Maintaining relationships with coworkers when working in a politically unpopular department
I currently work in IT Compliance / Audit department at my company that operates in the software engineering industry. The company is large and multi - national, with many thousands of employees.
My ...
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Handling culture difference in multinational workplace
Last week, a coworker, my boss and I went on a 4-day business trip to China.
It was fun, for the most part. However, things got rather awkward when our business partners took us out to dinner. They ...
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Is it appropriate to apply for a job requesting experience in a programming language I have only personal experience in?
Background: I'm a college student with almost 4 years at my first full-time job as a software developer. I'm pursuing a bachelor's degree, but since I started this job in my sophomore year, my ...
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How to prepare for first performance review
My first review as a Ruby on Rails programmer is tomorrow. This is my first performance review ever. What should I do to prepare myself? Should I study anything? Should I review my own work ...
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How can full-time telecommuters overcome feelings of isolation?
I've been working 18 months in a telecommute position. We moved to a new part of the US that is lacking any after work activities and I left all my friends 1,500 miles away.
Any ideas out there for ...
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How should I professionally handle a job offer when the potential employer is pushy, I might get a better offer, and I'm unemployed?
The situation: I had been unemployed a few months. Unfortunately, my financial reserves were low. I was receiving unemployment benefits, but those would be stopped if I turned down an employment ...
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Team building activities for a fast growing team [duplicate]
I'm working to help plan a team building event at my workplace. Having seen that while independent companies can do a great, slick, team building event, they can also be both expensive and hit or miss ...
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How should I phrase an email and/or conversation that I need to back out of an interview? [duplicate]
Recently I accepted an offer for a position; however, I have interviews that are scheduled for a couple days out. What is the best way for me to phrase an email and/or conversation explaining that I ...
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How can I ask for more positive reinforcement?
I found out that what fuels me to do well at work is positive reinforcement from bosses, colleagues, and customers.
My current job at a start-up is very demanding. My boss doesn't have time to give ...
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Unconventional method of programming interview [closed]
I was asked to solve a programming problem in my last interview. I was given a laptop with an online editor/compiler where I was to write code and execute it. Standard enough, so far. Here, I was ...
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All the code I've written over the last 20 years is proprietary [duplicate]
I'm on the job market for the first time in ~20 years, and find that I can't show to prospective employers any of the code I've written professionally, because it's all proprietary.
I imagine this is ...
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How to interrupt collegues?
This question is related to a similar question asked before. However, it focuses more on a specific detail.
From time to time I have to talk to a colleague face to face. So I go to their office, ...
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Should I send a thank-you email for answers received?
This is not always a workplace scenario but if I ask someone a question by mail and they reply with an answer, should I reply with a thanks or not?
I am always thinking maybe they will think I am ...
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My boss doesn't believe in positive reinforcement
My boss has told me, in no uncertain terms, that he does not and will not offer praise or positive reinforcement to anyone for simply doing what he considers to be their job.
He also will absolutely ...
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How long should one wait after interview to see if they got the job? [duplicate]
I recently interviewed with a company on Friday in which I think the interview went really well. Now that it's Wednesday, I'm starting to get some jitters that I may not have gotten the position.
I ...
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How to tactfully decline overtime caused by bad decisions?
Situation:
I've been hired as a senior software engineer in a small team to support an existing project where the coding is done by employees without software engineering background and without IT ...
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How to prevent employer from preventing me to work?
I work for a big company, and I have been responsible for a successful project. I faced bullying, harassement and ultimately nepotism - once the project was confirmed to be successful, somebody tried ...
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How to prepare for possible mass departures over work from home? Not just individual departures
My company recently announced return to office plans. We have 150 employees. Over 100 complaints flooded our suggestion box about the new policy.
Management dismissed the complaints with a lecture on ...
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I think my ex-employer secretely kept me in their system as an employee
I used to work for a company as a General Manager, but gave my notice for a couple reasons. One reason was due to a medical issue and the other was their cult-like culture. This is a fairly large ...
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Determining why an employee who is very quiet seems to be unhappy
I manage a team of software developers. I have an employee who is unusually antisocial. It's not just that he's quiet, he won't even nod to you if you pass him in the hall. On the other hand, he is ...
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How do I provide hyperlinks on my resume?
I am a new graduate and starting to apply for jobs. While designing my resume, I decided to include links for the code samples that I have worked on (I have pushed them on GitHub, for example). I have ...
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Should I include unfinished/cancelled projects to my portfolio?
I worked for about a year on an application before it got cancelled by the company. I am quite proud of the work I did, and am considering adding a description of it along with some screenshots of the ...
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Can an employer ask a part time worker to come in 1 time a week on their day off for a 15 minute meeting?
My employer is asking for me to come in for a 15 minute staff meeting on my day off EVERY WEEK. When I asked her if I couldn't just be told what was discussed on the days I work I was told no it ...
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Would visiting a country in the Middle East jeopardize my security clearance?
I am about to apply for a security clearance through my company. My father wants me to travel with him to our home country in the Middle East. I am worried that this might result in my application ...
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HR scheduled an interview on Labor Day. I agreed, but forgot about Labor Day. Should I email confirming that the interview is indeed on Labor Day?
Title says it. After finishing my first interview, HR requested a second Skype interview on Monday September 7th. I agreed to it yesterday. I realized today that Monday is Labor Day. I personally am ...
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How does a web developer showcase their work in a portfolio? [closed]
I am a coder and I'm encountering a challenge: To show a portfolio.
If you are a designer you can show visual designs, a graphic designer can have a paper portfolio.
Could a developer have a ...
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Wondering if my expectations are too high?
About five weeks ago, I began an internship at a small (~ 35 total employees) software development company. I am a non-traditional CS student in that I went back to school after starting a family and ...
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What are practical ways to deal with "Reply-All" happy coworkers?
Some people use reply-all a lot. Oftentimes as a default reply rather than only when appropriate. This can result in a large volume of email which is unrelated and unnecessary and add additional ...
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Should I point out spelling mistakes in a reference letter?
I just finished an internship and my boss gave me a very nice reference letter. While I'm happy with the content, I found one spelling mistake and it is really bothering me. Should I tell him to re-...
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How should I go about bringing my espresso machine to a new job?
I'm starting next week at a company and the kitchen has only instant coffee. I'm a coffee lover and I want to bring an espresso machine to the office.
What do I need to consider before I bring a ...
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Is it generally understood that tech recruitment emails are constantly sent out?
I'm a web developer, and I get usually 2-3 recruiter emails a day regarding various positions. Some are good/relevant offerings, and some seem to fall in the category of "this guy has worked with ...
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