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21 questions linked to/from How to give a polite ultimatum?
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Should I tell my workplace that I’m thinking of quitting? [duplicate]
The long and short of it is that my workplace is chaotic and mismanaged. I have made numerous attempts to fix issues but I’m always blocked by someone more senior than me. It’s very stressful and I’m ...
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When switching job, should I make the "last condition" to the former employer, and if so, how? [duplicate]
I have not been satisfied with my current job so I found another one. The new contract is not signed yet, but it is in my hands. I need to tell the current employer I am leaving.
If the current ...
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What is the best way to tell your boss that time is up. Either promote me or I am going to find another job [duplicate]
I've had career discussions with my boss a few times and brought up the subject of promotion. They don't dismiss it but keep postponing it. My reviews have all been meets expectations and last review ...
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Talk before quitting job [duplicate]
Next week I'll have a talk to my manager, saying that I intend to quit my job due to various reasons ('politics', not able to get a fair, interesting task, which has severe impact on my (technical) ...
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Asking for a raise without sounding like I am threatening to leave? Is this even possible? [duplicate]
Facts:
I worked for a company for 1 year and then joined my recent company
I really enjoy working here
I have 10+ years in sw development
I really think (honestly) that I am an employee that anyone ...
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How do I professionally let my manager know I'll quit over cigarette smoke in the office?
My manager just started allowing smoking cigarettes in the office today because he and another guy like it. I hate it and I'm having trouble breathing. I'm considering walking out this afternoon but I ...
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How should I properly approach my boss if I'm feeling underpaid?
I started working at my current company as a Software Engineer about 2 years ago. When I received my offer, it was $5k less than what was agreed to during my interview and non-negotiable. However I ...
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As a junior is it unethical to leave after 1 year for remote?
The context
1 year ago, after a Master's degree I had my first real web developer job in a great startup (~50 people) along two other juniors, we all were trained and were given a lot of resources (...
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Would you tell your boss that you are thinking of leaving over a lack of seniors at the company? How honest are 1 on 1s supposed to be?
I have two years of experience as a software engineer and this is my second job. One of the concerns I have about continuing is that there are no more senior engineers left at the company, or at least ...
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How do I convey that I'll leave if I don't get promoted?
I work in a medium-sized company on a team that takes on special projects and kind of struggles to explain and define its role in the wider office.
The team has been without a manager for a year, the ...
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Should one explicitly say they are open to a counter-offer upon quitting?
I have a job that involves too much travelling for my work-life balance. I have discussed it many times with my manager, got a lot of promises, but there has been no long term improvement.
I have ...
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As a salaried employee, how do I tell my boss I won't do extra work without being paid more?
I have worked for a few companies now, and I have noticed a trend, where oftentimes my boss (or above) will want to assign me more work compared to other co-workers on our team or department.
This ...
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Asking for a substantial pay raise after I became an essential employee
I have been working at my company for over 15 years. In that time I have gained immense knowledge on the proprietary software that the company needs for everyday operation, and, I'm the only person ...
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Communicating to employer that commitment-/retention-agreement is legally void
Background:
I´m located in Germany. Four years ago, I started a master program next to work which ended two years ago. The cost for the program was $50k of which I paid half, and the other half was ...
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How to tell my manager that I will leave if things don't change without offending him? [duplicate]
I'm a Web developer. My annual performance review is approaching. How can I tell my manager in a very professional way that I don't like the projects I have being working on at the company; If I'm not ...
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How to communicate to my boss that I will quit if they do not grant me a more flexible schedule?
In my company we all work remotely.
We are located in different time zones.
There is however, one of the time zones where most of the people are located (not all). I am not in that time zone. Other ...
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How do I tell a manager that it's now or never if they want me on their team?
I’m in a job that I really don’t enjoy. The work is only tangentially related to my education and the work environment has degraded to the point where I’m looking to leave.
There is another department ...
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Is it unprofessional to dangle a carrot when asking to be replaced? [closed]
I'm considering resigning my salaried position. I want to leave on good terms. When asking to be replaced, would it be unprofessional to pose what is essentially an ultimatum?
I had expected the ...
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Appropriate use of leverage
I've been job hunting for a few weeks since getting stuck with a strange VP and being mislead with salary changes. I have a few offers that are starting to show up, but in the middle of all my ...
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How to say to employer, that I want to continue job? [closed]
I work in a startup. My team has 4 members and a total of 5 full-time members are there in my company. We work very hard like any other start-up, may be more.
There has been lots of pressure from my ...
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I had the best performance review on the team, but another colleague was promoted [closed]
I am a web developer in a large financial institution (~1,5k employees). Our team is composed of 3 developers and 1 supervisor.
I have worked really hard in the last 3 years, including unpaid ...
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