Questions tagged [united-states]
Questions specifically related to a job market and other aspects of employment and career in the companies located in and following the laws of the United States of America.
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How to prevent nepotism in hiring for my team?
I have been in teams of medium and big sized tech companies in which new people were added to the team without an interview or a normal interview. I found out that the new persons were related to ...
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How to indicate, when applying for a job, that my legal name is my deadname?
I'm a trans woman looking to get back into actively job-searching. As of currently, I've fully socially transitioned and use my preferred (female) name for most purposes (and it's what all my ...
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Are employers allowed to fire at will yet employees are bound by long notice periods?
A few months back a family member was terminated without cause at a company that has dental clinics in Illinois.
However, the contract had stated she had to provide 60 day notice.
There was no mention ...
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Called Dr. in government setting? [closed]
I work in local government (law enforcement) in the US, where titles are pretty important. I am a civilian supervisor with a doctorate degree. No one else there has this degree. I completed it two ...
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How do I make my boss understand that his edits to my writing make it unreadable?
I am a Ph.D.-trained data scientist, who is also a native English speaker. My boss is 30 years my elder and speaks English as a second language. He also has a Ph.D., but is several decades removed ...
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My company is probably violating LGPL, and I think I may be complicit [closed]
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I am one of the newer members (a bit over 2 years by now) to a small company based in the US that makes specialized hardware, with software that goes along with it. The company is around 20 ...
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Why am I not getting any responses from job applications? [closed]
I'm an experienced data scientist with 5+ years experience from the UK. I've also recently completed my Masters degree whilst working full time. My partner has been offered a role in New York City and ...
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What can I do to stand out as a remote software engineer from an unpopular part of the world?
I actually already worked for several multi-billion dollar US companies, but I did that through local companies, who would just put me in touch with their clients, then stuff their own pockets and ...
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Is there any feasible way to avoid outing myself as transgender to prospective employers?
I'm planning to get back into actively job-searching in the somewhat-near future. I've thought of something that could potentially be a stumbling block, though; I'm a trans woman living in a not-too-...
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Quitting instead of accepting Performance Improvement Plan?
I was spared in the recent layoffs at my company which is based in California, USA. First, they let go/forced out many leaders and replaced some of them. Then, many middle managers including mine and ...
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How to address year off in resume for software developer?
I'm a web developer and left my last position 10 months ago. It was extremely toxic and damaging to my health. I paid off all my debt and saved up about year's worth of living expenses.
My plan was to ...
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Can I opt out of employer-sponsored health insurance? [closed]
I'm in the US.
I'm happy to say that my employer offers a quality health insurance plan using a nationwide carrier. My only option is to opt in to a lower deductible with a higher premium -- same ...
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I announced my resignation . . . and was completely ignored. What to do?
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I work as a software engineer (direct hire) for a small B2B SAAS company. Like most of the folks at the company, I work remotely and primarily communicate via Slack, Jira comments, and ...
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How can I receive payments from a US company as a UK resident for a project?
I have a friend in the US who owns a company, and he wants me to make an app for him. The arrangement would be a monthly fee until the app is done, and a lump sum at the end. I'm almost certain this ...
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Employee name removed from the organization chart [closed]
I recently noticed something weird. I have been working in a company as an R&D researcher since 2019. I have been part-time during my studies as a master's student and then got hired as a full-...
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How to ask about another project within company?
I'm an employee at a Fortune 500 consulting company (CompanyX). I'm currently working on a project in NY.
I was going through CompanyX's website, and I saw another project that looked really ...
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Can an employer deduct "scam losses" from wages?
My mother recently was scammed at work. She is an assistant manager at her work and was scammed into giving $300 away. The scammer was impersonating her boss and had all the names and sounded legit.
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Why would an at-will employer lay people off instead of just firing them when the second option would save them money?
My question is provocative because I have often wondered why would companies lay some folks off when they could seemingly save so much more money by firing them?
I understand if it was a big reduction ...
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If I sign a job offer while on PTO, should I give notice as soon as I sign it or when I come back to work?
I am not sure if I should contact HR while on PTO just to give notice.
Contractually specified notice period is three weeks. If I wait till I come back, I will be giving them notice period of three ...
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How to approach getting permission to remote work outside the US as a programmer for a US based company/staffing company? [closed]
I am a US citizen currently based in New York and just got a job as an android developer (W2, 1 year contract, hourly rate) for a major US company through a staffing company that is also based in the ...
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Does working for an extremely republican company affect my future job prospects? [closed]
I would like to ask for an honest opinion.
Does it matter if you work for a very republican company and then if you want to change the company does that affect on the resume for future job ...
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Is it legal for an employer in FL to tell employees who agreed to attend the company Christmas party to leave work at 3pm and require those who cannot
Is it legal for an employer in FL to tell employees who agreed to attend the company Christmas party to leave work at 3pm and require those who cannot attend to work the full day until 5pm?
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Interviewing for a tech position. The interviewer wants to ask about my "business skills." What should I be preparing? [closed]
As the title says, I'm interviewing for a tech position and I've been told by the HR contact that the interviewer wants to ask me about my "business skills." My background is academia, and ...
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PTO was approved for me. I might receive a job offer soon. When should I give notice period to my current employer?
I work for a consulting company (specifically with one of its clients).
My employer approved PTO for me. It starts in two weeks. Client is ok with that.
I think I will receive a job offer soon. I ...
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How can I convince my manager to allow me to take leave to be a prosecution witness in the USA?
Per this question I posted on Law Stack Exchange site, I will soon be a witness in a criminal trial of another in the United States, for which I was also a victim. The crime being prosecuted is the ...
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Is it common practice for a company to request a background check before a job offer?
I applied for a job in a bank. HR told me that the next step is that they would like to perform a background check on me. In my past experience with applying for a job, I have always gotten the offer ...
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Job Offer: Exchange Health Insurance for Higher Salary?
This question is from the United States.
Summary: I am looking for a job with better health insurance. I want to negotiate higher salary instead of offered plan and be self-insured, is it reasonable?
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What to do when there is a job lined up in 4 days but I haven't decided where I want to work yet [closed]
I accepted two offers A and B at the same time and worked at A since A started earlier, asking B to delay the start day by 1 month so that I have more time to evaluate the pros and cons between the ...
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Depression and on final warning for tardiness
Over the last few months, I've been getting more and more depressed, and this has been feeding into me getting later and later everyday, and this culminated in me getting the final warning of all time....
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How to effectively communicate feelings of being undermanaged?
I'm working for a "flat" tech company of roughly 50 people. I work with several project managers, but there's no one whose responsibility is to manage me. Despite being billed as flat and ...
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Why with so many US job vacancy today, the foreign policy still make it nearly impossible to work in US as a foreigner? [closed]
Why with so many US job vacancy today, the foreign policy still make it nearly impossible to work in US as a foreigner? I mean for the direct apply instead of being transferred by the company.
From ...
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Some coworkers are committing to work overtime for a 1% bonus. How can I best opt out of this?
I'm part of a massive death march project that really seems unlikely to be finished in shorter than six months. The company has announced a 1% bonus for everyone if this particular project is ...
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Why is there no automatic option to keep everything the same during open enrollment?
This is US-specific, apologies in advances for folks who don't work in the United States.
Every year open enrollment comes around and any employee who does not go into the system and select options ...
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Why would someone ask about your citizen status in a 1v1 [closed]
Suppose an external consultant is working for a company. Why would a manager for that company ask about his citizen status in a 1v1? Is that a sign that that the company wants to hire him?
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Multi-person Conversations
This seems like an incredibly basic question, but one I nonetheless have trouble with. In an office environment, can anyone give advice on how to interrupt an ongoing conversation between co-workers ...
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Company I quit is requesting I pay them back for Tuition and Relocation, however, they aren't responding to any of my attempts to contact them
I worked for a company who recently has sent me bills in the mail to repay them for tuition reimbursements and relocation stipends. Which is fine, however, I tried to communicate with them through ...
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Is a paid non-compete from a non-competitor a reasonable reason to delay start date?
At my current employer in the US, I have a paid non-compete agreement (basically garden leave). If I leave the company, I am prohibited from working with a competitor for 9 months, but receive my ...
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How to address team member who excessively defers to me and is unwilling to give clear feedback
I recently became the manager of a team of 9 in the cybersecurity division where I work. I have been with the company for close to 9 years and am well respected.
A particular team member is doing good ...
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Not Provided with Contact Info - Should I send a Thank You Note?
Context: I am currently a college student in my senior year. I have completed several internships, and am currently interviewing for full time roles.
Yesterday I completed super day (final round) ...
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How is part time defined in the United States?
How is part time defined in the United States? For example, if I work for 4 weeks at a time for an employer, then have 4 weeks off, then 4 weeks again, etc., is that considered part time or full time? ...
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Interviewer keeps stringing me along. How should I respond to their latest response?
About 8 weeks ago, I interviewed for a position. The interview went well, and they gave me a verbal offer, telling me to expect a written offer within the week. I put in my 2 weeks' notice and left ...
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Severance contract requires a lie. Is this enforceable? [closed]
I was recently laid off. A severance package was offered to me, contingent on me signing a contract. The contract has terms that require me to tell anyone who asks that I was not, in fact, laid off, ...
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How to respond to a written offer when we have a verbal offer from a better-fit company?
My spouse and I live in the U.S., and she has been out of work for about a month. She has a written offer from Company A and a verbal offer from Company B. She has negotiated and accepted the verbal ...
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Communicating UK shared parental leave to US manager
some background: I work in the UK as a software developer for a US technology company. My line manager is based in the US.
My wife and I are expecting a child. My wife is taking 6 months of leave ...
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FMLA 12-week limit (US)
I'm about to take a 16-week period of unpaid leave. My employer will maintain my medical cover for the first 12 weeks of that, as required by FMLA. However, they are actually willing to maintain cover ...
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Would it be appropriate to ask to bring along my partner to an overseas office visit?
I live and work in the EU, for the local branch of a global company. The company's headquarters are in the US.
I have plans to go there for vacation soon, and I'll be staying a few days in the city ...
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Should I explain to my team a facial scar due to surgery?
I recently had a minor surgery and biopsy done on my face. This is obviously visible and hard to conceal.
Depending on biopsy result, further treatment may be needed. My role interfaces with both ...
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Unexpected Promotion & Little Experience. How to Judge an Appropriate Salary for a my New Position?
I have recently been told that I will soon be receiving a promotion to a new position, Product Owner, at my annual performance review. This was fantastic news to me, but I realized upon thinking it ...
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Employee has made really slow progress
Several months ago, I hired someone to join my team of 5. Even though they had no prior work experience, they showed promising signs during the interview.
It's been 10 months, but I feel like their ...
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Is my current workplace actually trying to retain me?
I recently received a much, much bigger offer and a promotion to join another group. I've been dissatisfied with my current job because the leadership has been fickle and irresponsible. However, I ...
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