Questions regarding the people one works with. This includes questions about communication, teamwork, or other issues caused by ones co-workers.
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Is it ethical to share information that could get a competitive colleague fired?
I have information that could get a competitive colleague fired. If I share it, I would have to do it anonymously. This colleague has done some very shady things to me in the past.
I'm feeling ...
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9answers
16k views
Colleague blocks change request in peer review because of perceived mistakes in code, but suggested improvements do not work
In the company I work for, change requests go through various steps, including a development step, a peer review step and a testing step. On this particular change request, I have been assigned as a ...
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5answers
1k views
How to respond to colleague's sharing about me during daily scrum?
I recently joined a new team. There is one co-worker who, whenever I ask him any question, brings it up in the next day's stand-up saying I asked a question on X topic.
He seems quite detailed in ...
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2answers
289 views
How to deal with a uncommitted coworker, it affects my performance too
I am a back end developer for a data visualization tool. I have to work with a coworker who does the front end part.
We established the deadline date to the client (it is a internal client in a big ...
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3answers
584 views
Talkative Coworkers [duplicate]
I have a colleague that is really good at his job but sometimes we get off topic and explore a few "rabbit holes" onto more personal topics. I don't want to appear that I'm a chatty Cathy so I am ...
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21answers
23k views
How to handle colleagues who are unwilling to write a bug report?
I'm working as a software developer at a small-ish company (~50 employees).
My main project is a mobile app. I have most of my colleagues on the alpha test channel and customers do not have access to ...
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2answers
467 views
Manager Prioritising Colleagues holidays
Background: So I work in a company where we have flexi time and our holidays are first come first serve. It's in the policy of the company.
I work with 2 other developers but our manager (for obvious ...
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3answers
471 views
Competition with colleagues, is it professional ?
We have a mailing list, where people can post interesting problems to work on. Less than 2 weeks ago my boss posted a very interesting problem. To accomplish it one needs to read a very mathematically ...
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15answers
31k views
Is it unprofessional to car share?
To save some money, my colleague and I decided to start car sharing to and from work. Our workplace operates a flexible working policy between 7 and 7 and we often come in early and leave early to ...
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3answers
725 views
Should I continue to help my colleague?
Few colleagues and I are currently under probation in a web developing company. We have assigned specific tasks. Some of the tasks may look difficult so we often brainstorm and work together to solve ...
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4answers
823 views
How to prepare for a leaving colleague without letting the company know about it
we are a small company with about 100 employees. Our department consists of three people. Our bus factor is as close to 1 as it can get. I know for certain, that a colleague will be leaving in october,...
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0answers
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How to deal with co-worker's unhygienic habit [duplicate]
We sit in a not too large room with a table in the center and about 7 - 8 people around it. The so called 'Project/Team Room' setting. All monkeys diligently working off their keyboards.
The word ...
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3answers
564 views
How to deal with a person who constantly explains things you already know well?
One of my colleagues enjoys explaining things a lot, and he does it very well. This comes up handy when I am missing something on a subject: I come to him, and he teaches me everything I have to know ...
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5answers
322 views
Consequences of not attending work offsite day as a contractor? [duplicate]
The scenario is the whole office (30 people) is having an off-site day at park, like a (catered) picnic. It’s not a teamwork type of retreat, though I’m sure a side effect is better teamwork in the ...
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1answer
283 views
How would you deal with a colleague who arranges meeting with your manager to discuss team processes?
I have a teammate who pings our boss quite often behind my back (I'm lead for my teammate) and it is okay for our boss to be pinged quite often (just a character). This time he arranged a meeting ...
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6answers
781 views
Dealing with co-workers who don't understand timezones
I work for a small startup that builds software used by people in different timezones. In recent months the company has been trying to improve issues related to timezones, but they are not investing ...
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1answer
399 views
Should I report incidents which only affect me? [closed]
I am not on good terms with a colleague of mine, a salesperson who is the definition of "professional liar". This person is never accountable for anything. I am trying to ignore this.
However, we ...
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2answers
394 views
How to spend less time answering basic programming questions?
What is the best way to stop spending so much time teaching a co-worker basic things, without being hurtful?
Background:
I am a computer programmer, and my work is generally tested by a business ...
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10answers
6k views
How to come out gay without jeopardising relationships with colleagues?
I have a friend who is openly gay, but the team does not know. The team refers to his partner as his girlfriend. This has been going on for a while, and it is now too awkward to go back and disclose ...
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3answers
116 views
Can you get demoted to your previous position if that position is already filled? [duplicate]
If you have been promoted to a higher position and now that’s position is getting eliminated, Can you get demoted to your previous position ( manager) if that’s position has been advertised and ...
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0answers
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Work position & demotion [duplicate]
Does this affect me? Will I get fired? So I just started working somewhere around a couples months / year ago. The last person who was in my position worked in my position for 3-4 years and then got ...
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4answers
582 views
Lazy, arrogant and unskilled coworker [closed]
LE: This is not a duplicate of What can I do to make a coworkers lack of effort more visible because: . I think the other question only addresses part of my situation (the subjects of that question ...
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3answers
908 views
Toxic situation in big corp workplace [closed]
TL;DR
What to do when your colleague get all the projects because he/she's careless of cumbersome task/change management, so therefore can deliver faster and you are left with less important non-...
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3answers
757 views
How to avoid revealing to (soon to be ex) colleagues the name of the new employer? [duplicate]
I'm about to move to my new job, and my current colleagues are curious about the new enterprise that hired me. I discussed with them the organization, benefits, pros and cons of the actual vs the new ...
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4answers
818 views
How to handle a subordinate who asks the same question repeatedly?
I just joined a new company. My team of direct reports is new as well. We all started the same day. I have a direct report who tends to ask the same question multiple times but rephrased.
For ...
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1answer
331 views
How can I respectfully disengage from a coworker that won't stop talking?
In the last couple of places I've worked, I've found there is at least one person in my department that just won't stop talking, once I get them started. What typically happens is that I'll go over to ...
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4answers
693 views
How do I stop my habit of gossiping in my office negatively impacting my colleagues? [closed]
I have this bad habit of gossiping around everyone. Sometimes, it feels really embarrassing as I think that gossiping and backstabbing about my colleagues, I am not only cheating them but myself too. ...
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3answers
826 views
Freelance co-worker not doing anything at all [duplicate]
TLDR: Alice is not doing her job and I end up pushing all the activities and doing her tasks because I'm afraid of being let go. Should I inform management about this ?
The backstory:
I've been ...
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2answers
529 views
How to work with a senior colleague that you have bad chemistry with?
I work as a junior-ish software developer in a small team inside a fairly large company. We've recently hired a new senior software developer. He is very good at what he does, with lots more ...
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3answers
859 views
Is it common for a boss not to want an employee to tell his/her coworkers about his/her departure? [closed]
I am leaving my current employer and have informed him of the decision. In addition to some congratulatory pleasantry, he asked that I do not tell my coworkers about the decision. Is it common that a ...
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3answers
4k views
How to defend myself from someone trying to undermine me?
TL;DR
Co-worker doesn't do his job and is trying to blame me for his low performance, what is the best way to get out of this situation? Is talking to his manager a good option?
At my company, my ...
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11answers
21k views
How to mention that teammate accomplished nothing in team lead's absence [duplicate]
My team lead went on vacation for 2 weeks, mid-sprint. So my team, 3-ish developers, had a fair amount of work to finish the sprint off. Then we were told to work on the backlog and bugs in his ...
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5answers
927 views
How to navigate working with a development process that is not supportive of clean code?
I started working at my current job just over a year ago. When I started the code base was a complete mess. All of the code was in one file, it was not maintainable and best practices were not ...
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3answers
376 views
How do you deal with a colleague who is sharing information with you on a delayed basis?
I am working with a colleague who shares information with me on a delayed basis. She's worked on an area which has been assigned to me now. There's no one else whom I can ask about that area except ...
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2answers
613 views
How to overcome lunch-break embarrassing incident? [closed]
I was sitting on a table in the lunch room when I started coughing, which to my utter embarrassment resulted in a disgusting sound. Unfortunately, there were other colleagues having lunch near me, who ...
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5answers
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How to respond to unprofessional gossip about colleague in the workplace?
Jane is one of my female colleagues. She doesn't get on well with a third colleague, Joe.
As he does every morning, Joe comes in to our office to say hello. Right after that, I receive an instant ...
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1answer
224 views
Part- time worker rejected for full-time position
The company that I work at has few full time employees but a large number of part-timers, mostly all who work elsewhere full-time.
I have a very good friend that has worked part time in my ...
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3answers
665 views
What are reasonable concerns to have in a company culture that is not meritocratic? [closed]
I've been working at a start up company for two years and am wondering how I and other employees should respond to a company culture that doesn't reward hard/good work. (I am working at a small ...
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7answers
23k views
Senior colleague feels threatened by me, an intern
I've been living a quite bizarre and pretty depressing situation the last few months. I'm currently interning as a financial engineer, and to make it short and blunt and without being too arrogant, ...
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3answers
1k views
How can I get out of carpool, or ask money for it?
I would like to know how to get out of a carpool agreement I already made with a coworker, or, how to charge her some money.
For the past two weeks or so, I have been picking her up at a highway and ...
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1answer
444 views
When is it okay to IM or email a coworker?
I only recently started working in an office environment. Apologies if this question seems obvious.
My company uses Skype for Business so I can see when my coworkers are in meetings/free/away/etc. I ...
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1answer
1k views
New programmer is too active and unfocused on his role in project
Sometime ago I was put in some sort of teamlead role in our programmers part of team.
And so I got two new programmers under my responsobility. Both of them have little previous job experience, but ...
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7answers
16k views
How can I deal with the blame-game played by my colleague in office?
My colleague (call him Bob) and I are Software Developers with experience of 1 year. Our CTO considers me to be more intelligent than him. For the last few months both of us have been working on the ...
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1answer
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Temporary Job Ending [closed]
I really enjoyed working with my school's administrative(Principle, Asst.Principle, Head Secretary, and Liason for Students and Parents)staff. After working 5 mos. the school year is coming to a close ...
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11answers
13k views
Motivate coworkers to use strong passwords
I work for an expanding company, and we are currently establishing a new IT-infrastructure and several company-policies (privacy/safety rules).
One of my biggest concerns is the acceptance of ...
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4answers
566 views
How to deal with a bossy coworker
Long story short, our team is now out of its team leader and our manager is not quite involved in our day to day operations. We're a small team with two more senior guys (another guy and myself) and ...
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1answer
828 views
Colleague facing redundancy has asked me to accompany her to HR meeting
The place where I work is currently making redundancies. Cuts are being made and 20 people are at risk of losing their jobs.
I'm not at risk but my colleague is and she's been invited to a meeting ...
9
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1answer
647 views
Missing Colleague
I have a strange situation that I need some advice on.
I work for a small marketing agency as a senior web developer. Last week a junior developer in my team resigned. He was still in his probation ...
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1answer
286 views
How do I politely decline a team lunch for this specific reason? [duplicate]
From another post on this website I've seen that "I should just be honest with my team and let them know", I'm not sure if it would be the same here?
The context:
Every time my team has a new member,...
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2answers
752 views
Deal with unprofessional behaviour of a colleague? [closed]
We have one colleague who is always watching us. Hes not the boss, but just a colleague. Ive had several issues with him.
To give an example:
Once after lunchtime he came to me, stopped me, pointed ...
