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How should Directors deal with an overbearing branch Manager?
Awarded Mar 23 at 19:05
How can I explain to my manager that a project he wishes to undertake cannot be performed by the team?
Awarded Mar 2 at 0:55
Dealing with hard questions during a software developer interview
Awarded Feb 28 at 19:56
Slack culture in fully remote workplace - send "Hello" before asking a question?
Awarded Feb 20 at 20:05
Work requiring employees install Mobile Device Management software on their phones
Awarded Jan 13 at 13:25
How to negotiate a raise, if they want me to get an offer letter?
Awarded Dec 19, 2022 at 22:03
Bugs are not deserving to paid-for
Awarded Dec 19, 2022 at 3:41
Junior engineer initiating counselling sessions to offer unsolicited advice to senior employees
Awarded Dec 3, 2022 at 0:43
How do you explain highly technical subjects in a non condescending way to senior members of a company?
Awarded Nov 23, 2022 at 17:18
Contacted company asking if there's an iOS software engineering role, and they responded saying QA would be a perfect fit. How can I navigate this?
Awarded Nov 5, 2022 at 2:16
My (large) employer hasn't registered an obvious misspelling of their primary domain URL
Awarded Nov 4, 2022 at 9:07
How often does a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) work out well?
Awarded Oct 2, 2022 at 23:05
How often does a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) work out well?
Awarded Oct 2, 2022 at 1:02
Severance contract requires a lie. Is this enforceable?
Awarded Aug 31, 2022 at 8:07
How to politely ask an employee to avoid *personal* texting during meetings?
Awarded Aug 6, 2022 at 11:22
Should I add my primary schools, junior school, and secondary school names to Education of my LinkedIn profile?
Awarded Aug 3, 2022 at 15:55
How can I tell my boss that my productivity is low due to a conflict with a coworker, without blaming the coworker?
Awarded Jul 7, 2022 at 1:46
How to respond politely to a client who is wrong about a small detail
Awarded Jul 3, 2022 at 17:42
Is it appropriate to speak up for a team member who can't drink due to addiction recovery when a company event is being planned?
Awarded Jun 15, 2022 at 17:16
Should I let my coworkers know I can understand their language and risk further alienating them?
Awarded Jun 13, 2022 at 11:11
I feel more comfortable working from an office. Is this now a 'drawback'?
Awarded Jun 11, 2022 at 9:50
How to deal with co-workers that hate each other
Awarded Jun 2, 2022 at 12:27
How should I tell my colleagues that my last name comes first?
Awarded Jun 1, 2022 at 12:32
Candidate refused to take his mask off in a 90 minutes interview even when I told him twice it was ok to do that
Awarded May 13, 2022 at 6:16
Invited to give talk, but want to refuse
Awarded May 9, 2022 at 10:40
Rejecting A Signing Bonus - How To Avoid Red Flags?
Awarded Apr 12, 2022 at 15:56
What is the correct way to approach the request that "new developers should not be able to access the codebase"
Awarded Apr 11, 2022 at 16:56
Train very young colleague on professional skills
Awarded Apr 1, 2022 at 20:48
Software developers: how much time do you actually spend actually writing code compared with other tasks at work?
Awarded Mar 23, 2022 at 8:40
Applying for job at company where former manager just started working, will I be seen as riding their coattails?
Awarded Mar 15, 2022 at 14:26
Keeping and reusing code I wrote in my current job after I quit
Awarded Feb 14, 2022 at 3:16
Is there such a thing as “planned sick leave”?
Awarded Jan 29, 2022 at 2:04
No access to data as a data analyst. How do I change this culture?
Awarded Jan 28, 2022 at 10:25
Is it normal for an employment contract to involve signing over prior intellectual property?
Awarded Jan 19, 2022 at 18:52
Colleagues routinely only answer the first of my questions?
Awarded Jan 11, 2022 at 19:20
Could producing a grave bug that made headlines make you unemployable?
Awarded Dec 21, 2021 at 23:10
Renegotiating a start date on request of current employer (after contract signed)?
Awarded Dec 17, 2021 at 16:43
I suspect that an employee is constantly lying to me. How should I approach this in the one-on-one meeting with him?
Awarded Dec 16, 2021 at 9:45
Part of an HR plot without knowing it: are these HR machinations normal?
Awarded Dec 15, 2021 at 23:05
Engineer asks for a title change and raise with a change of responsibilities
Awarded Dec 13, 2021 at 23:17
I have been invited to join a diversity team: What are the advantages and disadvantages?
Awarded Nov 16, 2021 at 19:20
How to handle accidental embarrassment of colleague due to recognition of great work?
Awarded Oct 27, 2021 at 20:50
How do I deal with a manager oversimplifying tasks to encourage me to take them?
Awarded Oct 17, 2021 at 10:17
Giving feedback to someone without sounding prejudiced
Awarded Oct 12, 2021 at 18:51
How should I tell my boss that I'm going away for another company?
Awarded Sep 20, 2021 at 7:11
Shadowing an interview with my referral
Awarded Jun 30, 2021 at 8:26
A way to fight back the meeting-bongo, how dangerous is this idea?
Awarded Jun 27, 2021 at 17:20
What is the right approach to quit a job during probation period for a competing offer?
Awarded Jun 23, 2021 at 14:42
Muslim colleague is uncomfortable with 1:1 meeting and work culture — to what degree should I accommodate?
Awarded Jun 18, 2021 at 20:27
Accidentally didn't really side-step a recruiter
Awarded Jun 18, 2021 at 13:37
I told a candidate that 'we loved him', was it so wrong
Awarded Jun 13, 2021 at 11:27
Is it reasonable for me to ask for the removal of a contract clause that says all the patents I produce go to the company?
Awarded Jun 10, 2021 at 1:37
Can a company ask for or force you to return your bonus?
Awarded Jun 8, 2021 at 2:16
How to politely ask someone to use Google Translate instead of their own non-native english
Awarded May 18, 2021 at 10:56
Employee effectively not working during notice period
Awarded May 12, 2021 at 21:37
Replying to an inappropriate email by manager
Awarded May 12, 2021 at 1:06
Convince my boss and team to dismiss "arguments from authority" when the correct facts are within easy reach
Awarded May 10, 2021 at 14:32
I am becoming very unproductive because of working from home
Awarded Apr 23, 2021 at 7:53
Can I ask to "audit"/"shadow" a position, if I'm not selected?
Awarded Apr 4, 2021 at 12:05
"Ace" engineer deliberately broke his own toe to avoid training replacements during notice period
Awarded Mar 22, 2021 at 15:32
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