Top new questions this week:
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I've recently applied to a company and got invited for an interview at a future date, but surprisingly my first response from them includes the words, "we do not negotiate our offers". The ...
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On several occasions, where I've made a breakthrough in my (highly intellectual, but non-academic) work, I feel accomplished and very proud of my achievement. But, when I go and tell my boss about ...
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I interviewed for a more senior position than one I am in now.
They seemed to really like me and gave me ‘an offer I can’t refuse’ basically. The pay/perks are more than I asked for.
My current ...
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On an employment contract i'm offered, there's a clause saying that The-Company can contact any one of my future employers in regard of my obligations -
"The-Company may inform prospective ...
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I have been working in my current company for over a year, I am the only one doing activity X and the only expert at it.
I was told I would lead a department regarding activity X after a year or so ...
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I'm a junior developer. In my first week back after time off due to some issues, my new manager reprimanded me because a senior dev team member complained to him that I was asking him questions about ...
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I'm offered a permanent position in a company.
When I look the company up, the company appears as "Inactive - Discontinued " since a few months before. This is in the federal registry. Name ...
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Greatest hits from previous weeks:
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Over the last year or so, our team has lost many computer programmers, and we have been unable to fill these positions. In other words, we are severely understaffed1.
Due to this severe understaffing,...
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A close relative is in really bad condition. I can't show up to work for the next few days.
I am planning on emailing my supervisor right now and informing him that I cannot be at work next week.
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I am a huge proponent of nohello in the workplace - I get way too many Slack messages and other interrupts to waste time on pleasantries. I keep my Slack status set to "nohello.com" as a way ...
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Question:
What are some good ways of listing language proficiency on a resume?
Problem:
Language is such a complex thing to explain simply. There are several aspects of most languages (reading, ...
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Sometimes I send emails and need a response. While not quite as bad as not being able to find denvercoder9, it sometimes happens I get no response.
This presents a problem if the request is something ...
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While filling out a job application in the US, I noticed a label designating M/F/D/V.
Is this important? What does this label mean?
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I recently accepted an offer to work at another location. There is a person in contact with me and they sent me a first week preparation email. I replied that I got the email and would read it over ...
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