Questions tagged [psychology]
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How to deal with a client who is constantly distrustful towards me?
I work as a freelance web developer. There is one important client that I'm currently doing a large project for. Most of the time he is easy going and friendly, but there have been many times he ...
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As a proxy Line Manager, how do I manage performance? Have I overreached and how should I recover? [closed]
I am the Scrum Master of a development team of about 4 people. The role is not a pure Scrum Mater role but rather it encompasses Scrum Master, Leader of the Team and being a proxy for their line ...
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Does occupational / workplace psychology have a name for local managers using the "Barnum Effect"
The Barnum effect is when astrologers, tarot readers etc statements about your personality or your future that you think is specific to you but in fact are very general and apply to almost anyone just ...
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How to properly replenish knowledge in order to work in the topic of space technology? [closed]
I have a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, a master's degree in mechatronics and robotics, and my PhD is due soon. After my PhD, I would like to work professionally in the field of space ...
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How to handle repetitive counter-questions situation
I've been recently accepted in a new position (joining new company) as a team leader. My team is composed of 2 persons, relatively my age and experience.
What I've noticed is that one of those new ...
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How to communicate effectively with a customer if I have low self-esteem and I have doubts about the value that I or our company can deliver?
I am trying to do my best but my self-esteem is low and I feel the risks that I can become rude (e.g. avoid normal pleasantries) because my personal value is so low that noone can be insulted by such ...
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Strategy of interaction with the employer when applying for a job in a foreign company
I am planning to get a job in a foreign aerospace company. It is so atypical and unusual for me, it seems complicated and long, potentially life-changing. But this is the way to achieve my goals.
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Is it reasonable to expect manager-like colleague to check in regarding progress of my work?
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I work as an engineer for a large multinational consulting firm. My job includes collecting available data, running engineering calculations, generating reports and communicating with ...
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How to overcome Scrum's inate naiveness [closed]
Scrum Guide and Agile Manifesto emphasize some of the following:
Teams are cross-functional and have skills to create a Done increment.
People are to be trusted
Work is to be at a sustainable pace
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Working on overdrive (struggle to take a break) - affecting health [closed]
Firstly, apologies if this is the wrong site but it is related to work, but could also be related to psychology so please feel free to move if necessary.
By trade I am a software developer so my job ...
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How to address with the boss that I need work permit for a psychologist?
I'm a developer, in Italy, and due to some problems related to my social sphere with friends I've started going to a psychologist.
The problem is that the one that I found and is helping me is only ...
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How to deal with an extreme frustration with the job?
I started a job a few months ago. When I was being showed around in the office, one of the managers reacted to my introduction ("Hi, I'm the new x"") with "Oh god, I don't envy you&...
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How to act in a situation where coworkers seem to have forgotten the past?
In recent months two related things happened at work regarding my ideas:
I made a suggestion which some people were sceptical about, but others liked it, and it was adopted. It has now become clear ...
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Strange Behavior by Recruiters on LinkedIn
I wanted to talk about something strange that's been happening with me and recruiters on LinkedIn.
The thing is, the recruiters contact me there through the messaging service describing a potential ...
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Job with a lot of social interaction for a mathematician
I recently finished a highly mathematical theoretical physics MSc degree. My thesis was in string theory. The normal next step from now would be to do a PhD in the field.
However, I now see that all I ...
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Starting a career in psychology (talent development and creativity) without any internships or other job experience
I've completed my master's degree in psychology last year. The master track is called “talent development and creativity” and I have also done a few courses in coaching. Now I am looking for a job and ...
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How a person with Asperger's syndrome should advertise themselves?
Recently I've been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and it made me feel that I'm better in some specific things than other people. The point is that the ways to advertise myself which come to my ...
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How to get over nervousness during video interview?
I applied for a position at a company and have received link for video interview which will be about 30 mins long. I am bit shy but I do well when a human takes my interview but I find it weird and ...
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How to maintain composure when a dedicated employee gets fired without any proper clarification? [closed]
This can happen in any workplace especially in those workplaces where a collaborative mindset suddenly gets invaded by autocratic and top-down mindset and new rules are forced on people, with ...
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How to like somebody who you dont like at work? [closed]
I guess its the most natural of all feelings, some people we like, others we dont. But at work, wanting to be professional and to the advantage of the business, I believe collaboration is best when ...
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Enroll at a university to not appear unemployed when applying for jobs?
A friend (who is also German) will soon finish his Master's degree in psychology. He has been looking at job offers but will likely start writing applications only after he has finished his thesis. ...
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Psychological domination and manipulation by a colleague
There is this female colleague in my office who is not strong technically. Yet, she manages to complete her work by taking help from the rest of the team.
Of late, I have been observing her and found ...
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What to do when my ideas aren't chosen, when I strongly disagree with the chosen solution?
Bit of a psychological question I have here in relation to working as a programmer.
In your work environment, when you're working on a particular system and that system needs to change due to ...
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Why I feel like the company I'm working for is taking all my creativity/imagination? [closed]
I have stood out for being a worker that advances quickly, that I'm good for programming and that I am very enthusiastic about the new projects of the company where I work.
My problem is when I want ...
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How to deal with anger that caused by nested problems? [closed]
Sometimes I encounter technical nested problems which are the problems that, the solution to a problem involves a sub-problems, which in turn has its own sub-problems. To deal with the anger I ...
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How to combat an experienced line manager who uses calculated silence effectively?
I'm a junior project engineer in small technical engineering team (not software or IT) and my line manager is an experienced technical person with extensive managerial experience. I have come up ...
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How do people with ADD manage in the tech industry
My question is about techniques that people with ADD use to manage working in the tech community.
I have ADD (the Attention Deficit Disorder and not the hyperactive type). I specifically picked the ...
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How to talk to / deal with boss about closing his door if he's going to talk to himself
My boss talks to himself. Sometimes even raises his voice. For much of the day. I'm not worried about his mental stability. Actually I wouldn't mind, except that his office door is four feet behind me....
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How do I effectively address the Dunning–Kruger effect? [closed]
After reading the FAQ, this question might be considered as too-broad and opinion based. So if such is the case, please let me know and I'll preemptively stop the question.
Dunning–Kruger effect
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How do I professionally ask the CEO to communicate with me directly?
I am a software developer who has recently (6 months) been hired as the CTO of a medium-scale services organization in Pakistan (50 employees). I have not been given charge of all the projects yet but ...
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Highlight my masters experience in my resume, when I won't be finishing the degree?
In Ontario, Canada.
I'm feeling like I'm doomed after reading multiple articles online regarding an unfinished masters as a black mark of death.
So, like many other students, I have not flourished in ...
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How to "let go" issues, blocking my mind?
This is a problem I'm facing already during the entire course of my career (I'm 45 years old now): regularly I get stuck with something. I look at the problem and I can't find a solution. As I don't ...
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Should I accept to do psychometric tests while employed, in US and UK? [closed]
I have been asked to do a psychometric test "as part of my business skills training" but I am afraid it might be used against me at some point.
Is it legal, in the US and in the UK respectively, to ...
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What is the correct response to being asked to sing a song during an interview? [duplicate]
I just read this question: If you were asked to sing or do other weird things at a job interview, does this mean that the employer is not taking you seriously?
The common consensus seems to be ...
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If you were asked to sing or do other weird things at a job interview, does this mean that the employer is not taking you seriously?
I was applying for a position related to personnel work. At the job interview, as expected, the panelists asked me a battery of questions about my work experience and goals. Later on, however, they ...
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How to cope with unexpected aptitude tests in interviews [closed]
I applied for a junior c# developer position.And they prepared an aptitude test.I got 1 out of 5 questions right. The questions give you a box of a set of numbers with different values in the numbers ...
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Is it safe to discuss work grievances with a company psychiatrist?
Asking this one for a friend located in the United States.
She's currently experiencing significant stress coming directly from her place of employment. All attempts to mediate this with her ...
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How to handle coworkers where complaining is a big-ish part of the work culture
At my last job, everybody loved to complain. The developers, the tech support, the salespeople, even management; I never really could understand it.
For the most part, all the complaints people had ...
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How to politely decline my salary due to feeling I don't currently deserve it? [closed]
I am a software engineer at a startup. I'm feeling burned out from my job and am not performing up to what I would consider par. Therefore, I do not believe it is ethical for me to accept my salary, ...
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Remote worker, minimal feedback, how to avoid fearing for my job every day?
I am an application specialist working for a small startup from the West Coast in the US. I am working remotely from the UK.
In my team we all code and work with customers, and I think I was hired ...
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Tell employer upon resignation about psychologist consultations [duplicate]
I have been working at a French start-up for 2 years. I have passed through some difficult times during this period. The workplace was one of the main causes and I ended up seeking help from a ...
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How to tell a manager that he is making technical mistakes? [closed]
I had a 20-something CEO/CTO at a startup whose technical knowledge seemed very limited, but he was also very arrogant and he didn't want to hear my ideas AT ALL. Here was a person who was doing ...
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How to decide between jobs based on office environment?
I'm fresh out of grad school and busy interviewing for my first job (in roughly the data science field). I've interviewed at two companies, both of which look like they can offer me great experience ...
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How to deal with programmers who think there is “one true way” to write software? [closed]
I've been coding for iOS for years now, and I'm continually finding that I encounter programmers who believe there is one true way to write software for iOS; typically these are guys who have very ...
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Someone in the office drinks water as a defence mechanism [closed]
Someone appears to drink water as a defence mechanism when in trouble in the office.
As a point is being raised or feedback given, the person always brings their glass to their mouth and will drink (...
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How do I deal with a very manipulative employee who doesn't do his work? [duplicate]
I am the supervisor of an IT department in a small but a high-paying company. I supervise 12 employees. There's one that I'm having troubles with lately, he is newly hired and is a great person.
But ...
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What are the downsides of not informing people about being succeptible to panic attacks?
This question:
Panic attack in interview: Just leave or explain?
Has a top voted answer that - basically - recommends NOT telling people upfront that a person has mental health issues that result ...
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How to form opinions and communicate them after being conditioned to a culture of obeying-without-questioning?
Please help me rephrase the title in case it doesn't properly reflect the content, or isn't professional enough
I am at the same company since I finished education. I was quite enthusiastic about my ...
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I was honest about wasting time: can this harm my job?
Just now my boss asked me "Why are you working overtime today?"
I replied "I wasted 2 hours in the morning and I am working overtime to compensate for time wasted."
He gave me a perplexed look. He ...
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How to deal with constant episodes of forgetfullness [closed]
I have been working on a task for 2 weeks.
There was no stress.
i was going well into the details and making good conclusions.
Yet, yesterdya we had a demo on the work and when asked about some ...
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