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Client is ending the contract with my company, gave me an unusual offer to work for them directly
I am an FTE for an xyz company. I work as a contractor at my xyz company's client location. I have been working for this client for some time now, more than 6 years and all of the executives from this ...
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How to avoid accidentally sharing proprietary information when working for a competitor of a former employer?
I worked for Company A on Product X, with intimate knowledge of its implementation as well as in-development features. My contract with A included a confidentiality agreement (with a survivorship ...
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Successful project being taken by higher ranking VP - feel demoralized
Just the title really; Successful project being taken by higher ranking VP and I'm being asked to go back to my regular duties - I feel completely demoralized.
Around Christmas, this huge gap was ...
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advice for a help desk guy trying to break into software development
I work at my company's IT helpdesk, was just rejected from an internal position (entry level C# dev) because I do not have, according to them "hard skills"
But, I have already worked pretty ...
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how do I go beyond automated black box job application rejection mails and find out actual reason of rejection?
Getting a job application rejection is okay, perhaps better than not getting any communication whatsoever from the company that one applied for.
Getting the rejected result mail from a no-reply ...
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Another manager is insisting on talking to my team, thank you they are in the wrong [closed]
Start from two different teams office for lunch. Two staff on one team misunderstood what was happening it was a serious incident of sharing a public video in the office.
The staff didn’t reveal it ...
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Employer is forcing me to change from a contractor to an employee
Today, the company that I work for announced that they will no longer employ contractors and are requesting all contractors to become Employees in the near future. I have been with the company for 20 ...
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How does Withholding work for a foreign company?
I'm an American citizen who's applied for a remote job for a company based in Dubai. The job agent asked for my desired payrate, but I didn't know how to answer.
Normally I would mention a certain ...
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(How) Should I tell the company why I declined their offer and accepted another offer?
I am applying for a new job. I am leaving my current employer after just 1 year because of a really bad working atmosphere - I feel I just don't fit there (details don't matter here).
Three weeks ago ...
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The two week notice [closed]
I was wondering, do you have to give a two week notice to take a vacation? I want to take a vacation but they told me that I have to give a written notice before the 15th
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Should I disclose a mental disorder that's been impacting my job to HR/my boss?
There is an existing question about depression in a different situation (job seeking), and the answers are mostly about the obligation to disclose it and clearance issues, which is not really what I'm ...
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Remote Interviews, Face-to-Face Offers
As the title suggests, I had 4 rounds of interview which includes (two technical exams and interview, behavioral interview, culture fit interview) fortunately passed them all. I had a call that the ...
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What is the impact of taking a job in a less prestigious field? [closed]
I am working for aerospace place right now but it's inconsistent work, I got offered a position in a less prestigious area(agriculture) with somewhat similar work but in a different domain/application....
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Mileage reimbursement advice
I'm an administrative assistant at a small law firm and part of my job involves running errands for the office, such as picking up supplies or filing documents at the courthouse. This often requires ...
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Received an email from my company includes revert with 6 months contract extension [closed]
My seaman boyfriend received an email says please be so kind to revert with 6 months contract extension he is under probation period. What does it mean?
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How to make productive use of short breaks between meetings?
I've moved from a more technical role to a Product Owner role a while back, and have been picking up additional responsibilities, including being a PO for a second team, as the time went on in the ...
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waiting on another interview before accepting [duplicate]
I recently got a call to accept a verbal offer for a job I was interested in. The hiring manager followed up with an email asking me to reply with my acceptance before they send over a written offer ...
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Overlapping of relieving date with joining date
I have worked for 3 companies
1st company from Dec 8, 2016 to June 23, 2021
2nd company from June 24, 2021 to 0ct 21, 2021
3rd company from Oct 6, 2021 to April 16, 2024 (**Overlap)
I have given an ...
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Executives are pressing me to take over another managers team [closed]
I am relatively new to this company I currently manage a team of cloud engineers.
The manager of the managed services team left due to a dispute over team compensation.
I have managed a global team of ...
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Approach Sales Manager about fake reference list
I work for a manufacturing company (in EU), and it has come to my attention that the Sales Manager issued a reference list for a project on which I worked as a Senior Engineer. Upon review, I ...
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Seeking Guidance on Resume Discrepancies for Background Check Concerns
My situation is a bit intricate, so I thank you for taking the time to read through it.
Over the span of two years (from 2020 to 2022), I held various positions within the same company, transitioning ...
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How do I handle meetings where someone has a thick accent I cannot understand?
I've recently been assigned to manage a different team at my work space, and have been put in charge of running the update meetings for that team. I haven't yet gotten to know the team members very ...
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Am I being over anxious in thinking?
I have worked at my current workplace for 3 years. I enjoy my work.
The company has two main departments, as well as accounts department and HR department.
When I first started the job, the job was ...
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Can i ask for compensation or I can i request unemployment? [closed]
I do remote work and have a company desktop computer that was sent to me. The computer has no longer powered on since early March. I was able to tape it and rig it to work a few hours before it would ...
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Response to Deliberately Vague Review Feedback
Background first: I've been crushing it since I landed at this team a year and change ago. The team lead left, I took their responsibility on, and I've excelled--deliberately so, as in tech there is a ...
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Dealing with a coworker who asks me to stay late
A coworker routinely asks me to stay late and help him close. He does this when I’m a mid shifter and sometimes when I open. He already got in trouble for staying late while he is closing; we have to ...
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For a a cover letter what's an appropriate salutation line for someone I know but have had a disagreement with
A colleague in a university department where I previously held a temporary position recently notified me of a job posting for which I am a good match. According to the job posting, which was signed by ...
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Continue or “turn the page” and move on?
I'm trying to get into a research team that is focused on the area around which my research interests are currently focused. They have excellent experience and a wonderful facilities. In addition, ...
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can a manager ask me to find someone to cover shifts AFTER I quit?
I put in my two weeks at my (food service) job because I'm going to be moving soon. I got an email back from my manager telling me I need to find people to cover my shift times for the week AFTER I ...
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PTO listed as monetary amount in my offer, contributing to my final salary figure. Shouldn't it be paid on top of my normal salary?
I was recently promoted at my workplace and went from hourly to salary with what seems like a nice pay bump. However, I am regretting not asking these questions that I'm now thinking about post ...
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Cannot apply for new position after the job offer got expired
A year ago I got an offer from TCS and due to some unforeseen circumstances I couldn't either accept or reject the offer and the offer got expired. One year later now I am trying to apply for a new ...
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Co-Existing with a Highly Extroverted Leader and "Forced Fun"
I accepted what I thought was a "contract" position about a year ago but quickly learned that the expectation was to be a Full Time Employee without benefits. Here's what I mean:
The ...
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I am still waiting for current employer to confirm my notice period after emailing my wish to leave but have not had a response
On the 26th of March I emailed my current employer stating that I wish to leave and would like to serve a notice period of a month.
I have been placed on gardening leave but not yet had confirmation ...
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How can I improve my time management and communication skills in this situation?
I work as a junior software engineer and I have recently started a new project. The project is being led by an intermediate software engineer and she has set an ambitious vision for the project and it ...
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How do I get early relieving from my current employer who are taking too long?
I have been work for an Indian organisation as a developer for more than 5 years. Let's call it XYZ. XYZ has a client called ABC. On the payroll of XYZ, I have been working for ABC. I didn't find ...
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What is the purpose of 1-on-1 meetings with your direct leader/boss?
I have worked in places where one-on-one meetings (a meeting where only the boss and one other employee are present) are a weekly thing and topics can vary from "what did you do this weekend" to "do ...
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I was given a personal tip from another waitress table. Can I legally be fired for accepting the tip? [closed]
I was asked to refill drinks, get napkins, and got a to-go box for another waitress' table, and before they left they handed me a tip and said "this is for you." I accepted it, and then the ...
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Help me transition from academia (ongoing PhD) to industry
I'm a first-year PhD student in the US with a student visa (F-1). I'm contemplating moving from academia to industry and eventually obtaining an MBA. Please help me strategize the transition. For ...
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Am I in my rights to ask a colleague to not take notes on everything I say outside a meeting? [closed]
I'm a software engineer with 20+ years of experience. I am used to people taking notes in meetings and outside meetings and I have been more or less fine with that. I have a new colleague who ...
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How to handle a colleague who spends hours every day chatting about personal/home projects with me and other teammates
A colleague from a different team often spends hours discussing his personal projects with us during work hours. These projects, which are somewhat related to our field, become a frequent topic of ...
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When should I ask for a return full-time offer after being an intern for a year?
I graduate at the end of this year and I've been started working as an intern since last summer at my current company (part-time this winter with class). I will be an intern full-time this summer, and ...
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Should I wait for a confirmation to my confirmation to a proposed interview?
It has happened to me a few times that I get an e-mail for a job offer, respond with when they want to arrange an (online) meeting, they follow up. They want to meet (online), with a proposed date and ...
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What are the pros and cons of an honors program in computer science? [closed]
I'm in a Canadian university. Students with more than 3.8/4 GPA can transfer to what they call Honors program. It consist of replacing two of your elective for two Masters classes and replace another ...
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Is Associate's Degree in Computer Science worth it? [closed]
Is associate's degree program in computer science worth nowadays?
I will mention most important courses of this particular curriculum.
Introduction to Programming (C), Programming Techniques (C++), ...
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How often are employers looking for portfolios or code repositories with technical work?
I've seen more and more that job applications in the data space are asking for portfolios, GitHub links, etc.
Do you look at GitHub links or portfolios when interviewing candidates?
In data ...
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I am trying to land on a software engineering job. I have 2 degrees: one in hardware (BS EE) and another in software (BS SE)
I am a self-supporting individual whose education is earned through schooling while working. Back in the 90s I entered the STEM job market with an AAS degree in Digital Electronics. I worked in the ...
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My workmate wants me to teach her art but I would prefer to maintain a work-only boundary [closed]
So I work as a graphic designer and I'm also a very good visual artist. I paint and draw quite well, recently my coworker noticed my talents online and ever since she has become obsessed with the ...
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Career choices while working on multiple technology stacks
I'm working for a company in their R&D department. Its not particularly R&D but we have to work on product as per requirements from the partners.
My work is related to integration of security ...
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Do employers give preference to candidates who apply in person versus online?
I often fill out applications online unless the company requires me to submit the application in person. Are there any benefits to submitting an application in person rather than filling it out online?...
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Is it a good idea to tell my recruiter that my availability has changed?
On the 20th of this month I start a new job in a 20 hour per week position in a store that will open its doors next month. Almost a month ago they hired many people at once after a day of group ...
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