All Questions
31,185
questions
4
votes
3
answers
325
views
Can I use my degree GPA on my resume?
My academic career had a few rough starts before I got into the right program and figured my life out. I started out in the wrong major and was struggling with some mental health issues which are now ...
- 68k
2
votes
3
answers
603
views
How to deal with extra work pressure from the manager
Background: Time flexibility in a company is very important to me. In my case, I am a person that has no troubles in waking up earlier, so I made clear in my interview if it was going to be a problem ...
- 450
-3
votes
1
answer
348
views
How should a business communicate redundancy/restructuring to those not at risk?
I work in a small IT team for a small uk based business. Today, unbeknownst to me and the rest of the team, three of the five members of the team were suddenly ‘out of office’ at midday, with some ...
- 108k
20
votes
6
answers
7k
views
How to deal with "online" status competition at work?
Some of my coworkers seem to keep their online status as available until late at night, even when they are not working. I suspect they use some tricks to prevent their computer from going to sleep ...
- 131
-1
votes
2
answers
272
views
Is it worth the effort to invest in building a team culture
I work in a company that is slowly but surely transitioning out of the startup phase. I am in charge of a dev team that creates and manages a supporting software product to the main hardware product ...
- 209k
86
votes
9
answers
18k
views
Is "Stack Exchange use" a valuable skill on my CV?
I'm a programmer, and while updating my CV I asked myself if I should add my experience using Stack Exchange, and especially Stack Overflow, as a relevant technological skill.
I've seen some example ...
- 221
94
votes
15
answers
19k
views
Do I need to act happy all the time even if I'm not really?
I'm a software engineer from India.
Recently, I suffered a personal loss which made me sad. I usually have my spirits up, but this time I just didn't feel like laughing at every stupid joke in the ...
- 221
6
votes
3
answers
578
views
As my first job, how can I gain the most out of my mentor, a senior engineer?
I am three weeks into my first software engineering job at a software company in Canada working on a windows desktop application in C++. My work consists of fixing newly reported bugs in the software, ...
- 481
-2
votes
0
answers
162
views
Can my employer constantly change our job duties? [closed]
I work for a detail company as a manager and my employer (Owner of the company) is constantly changing how we are supposed to run things.
We have detailers we manage and about every month the rules ...
-2
votes
2
answers
922
views
Handling a manager's irritating behaviour, rejecting promotion request
In the organization, there are 3 levels of managers, L1 (my direct reportee), L2 (middle management), and L3 (C-suite). I've been performing well since the day I joined the organization (1,5 years), ...
- 651
15
votes
9
answers
12k
views
How serious is it that my new teammates didn't show up to a meeting I set up that they agreed to attend?
I started a new job as a senior developer five weeks ago. I have worked with a one of my colleagues and two of my managers at a previous company, so I'm not a totally unknown quantity at this new ...
- 121
-4
votes
0
answers
93
views
As a web developer, should I focus on my current knowledge or widen it? [closed]
I'm a web developer. I've been doing fullstack JS for 5 years and occasionally a few other languages here and now such as Python or Scala. Is it better for my career to keep focusing on fullstack JS, ...
- 93
-5
votes
2
answers
245
views
What must I do to stop being distracted at my work and playing on my phone?
I keep on scrolling on my phone at work and it's an open work so people notice. Luckily, nobody told me off yet and probs never will since I am an intern and will leave soon. However, for my next job, ...
- 3,801
-6
votes
2
answers
213
views
Is such a feedback fair enough?
I applied for a middle C++ developer position and was invited for a coding interview.
At first interview, I solved both (relatively simple) problems and answered all questions regarding the language. ...
- 56k
-6
votes
2
answers
169
views
What is my share of a SAAS startup that I developed the whole software from scratch as a partner? [closed]
A friend suggested an idea to me so we could use it in a startup company. The idea is to develop a SAAS and sell it online.
I will do the development from A to Z. He is responsible for marketing, ...
- 51.5k
80
votes
4
answers
19k
views
Why do remote US companies require working in the US?
Many of the high-tech opportunities for remote work require that you are working in the United Status. Why?
I am a US citizen, and I lived in the US until I graduated university. I am now living ...
- 51.5k
12
votes
11
answers
7k
views
Company wants to see offer letter received from another company to match salary
I love my job but I've been offered a job at a different company with slightly more salary. As I was in two minds to take the offer, I discussed with my current company if there is anything that can ...
- 221
6
votes
4
answers
873
views
How to handle a situation where someone asks me to delegate tasks to them and then insists on me micromanaging them through the task?
I recently had a situation where a coworker wanted to help me with a project. They asked me to delegate tasks to them, which I did. However, every time I delegate something to them, they'll come back ...
- 12.4k
-1
votes
3
answers
1k
views
Boss keeps restricting my work
TL;DR bold text is the important bits.
I work at a small company (<20 people) and I've noticed what appears to be a gradual worsening of favor with my boss. I do programming work primarily now but ...
- 229
39
votes
11
answers
9k
views
How to convince management that not all software tools should be internally made?
I work at a technology company where we have around 10 programming-capable people. For some reason our management thinks that we should create all the internal tools ourself. By this I mean ERP, ...
- 5,412
3
votes
5
answers
1k
views
How to preserve professionalism in a difficult environment
I work as software engineer in a pretty young company (5 years old) and I'm making a lot of errors that can ruin my career.
Until some months ago everything was great: the compensation is just ok. We ...
- 12.4k
-5
votes
3
answers
197
views
Doing the heavy lifting, no gratitude
I have been in a very strange situation recently. 20 years of experience have had some disagreements conflicts in the past, but I have never managed to alienate a whole team towards me so far :) So it ...
- 209k
-1
votes
1
answer
389
views
Is it "fair" to request employees to use their private whatsapp/telegram/signal/etc account for work related stuff? [closed]
I'm working at a company that sends work related messages through WhatsApp, like meeting cancelations, status updates, etc.
My number, signed into WhatsApp, is my personal number, paid directly by me.
...
- 101
8
votes
2
answers
1k
views
CV - how far into the past should they go?
How many years should the CV go in detail into the past?
As we get older I suppose that things of 30+ years ago are not that relevant. Could I just not enter into the details of them? the CV would ...
- 2,157
0
votes
1
answer
571
views
My report’s job has changed leading to more management involvement - now I am being accused of micromanagment
Our company has recently gone through a change of direction and my reports have had a change of job role that I am not sure they are happy with. I have tried to reassure them that this a learning ...
- 2,157
-3
votes
1
answer
399
views
It is normal to receive a business card during a c-suite interview?
I recently had an in person interview with a group of 6 senior level members. I received a business card from one of the senior level members mid interview, never experienced that so not sure if that’...
- 77.4k
-3
votes
0
answers
205
views
If a task is between 3-5 hours, should it be scheduled as all day event or not? [closed]
I use a calendar app to schedule my tasks. However, sometimes those tasks lasts more than 2 hours and I can do them any time I feel it is the perfect time to do them. Should I schedule them as time-...
- 1
126
votes
12
answers
32k
views
How can I politely work my way around not liking coffee or beer when it comes to professional networking?
It seems that coffee is a staple of the workplace. So much that, in a previous workplace, it took 1 hour to raise funds for a new espresso machine as the current one broke down.
Our culture is built ...
- 1,204
0
votes
4
answers
693
views
How should I let the custodian know that he needs to stop mopping our floors with dirty water?
I have noticed that the new custodian in our workplace often mops our floors with dirty water. The water in the mop bucket is usually dark and it sometimes smells bad. I have never seen him stop ...
- 255
-5
votes
2
answers
522
views
My Boss belches all day, HELP
I work in a professional environment. My boss belches all day. The last time I asked him to be more polite about it he said "I'm in my own personal space" which is his office with the door ...
- 15
21
votes
3
answers
2k
views
What is the best course of action when someone is performing sub-par in your team?
I have been in a couple situations where a member of our group pulls a lot less weight than the rest of us. Usually the manager doesn't realize. However after seeing people like that get credit for ...
- 123
-2
votes
3
answers
960
views
What would my industry-wide job title be, seeing as I don't code enough to really call myself a developer?
What would my actual title be if I were to apply it industry-wide? The term used at my company (Application Analyst) don't seem to apply elsewhere.
A similar title is 'Software Architect', except I ...
- 12k
54
votes
13
answers
18k
views
Might lose job and have no income due to insulting my coworker
I was one of the first people to join an online meeting with coworkers today. Usually, most attendees are up to 10 minutes later before the actual meeting gets started. One of my senior colleagues, ...
- 17.7k
-4
votes
0
answers
105
views
Scientific research in academia or in the industry? [closed]
I have recently obtained my PhD in Computer Science and I am facing a dilemma between doing scientific research in academia as a postdoc (1) or in the industry (2). I have concrete opportunities in ...
- 1
-6
votes
3
answers
162
views
What tools are best for writing resumes? [closed]
What do people use to write resumes these days? Which tools are the best. I've seen lots of LaTex based resumes (there's even a tag for it on this stackexchange site). I'm guessing this is niche and ...
- 77.4k
7
votes
2
answers
3k
views
How to damage control after an internal oppurtunity got nullified due to hiring freeze?
I was interviewing for an internal mobility role at my firm (a big financial company). The interviews went quite well and it was all but certain I would get the role. I had to do a fair bit of ...
- 1,795
5
votes
3
answers
2k
views
How to deal with an incompetent coworker when fighting for a raise
First of all, let me say that I have read How should I handle an incompetent coworker?, How to deal with an incompetent colleague? and How to deal with relatively technically incompetent coworker?, ...
- 2,443
0
votes
3
answers
2k
views
My valid concern is perceived as getting defensive. What to do?
I work remotely at a small-sized startup as a team lead. This is my first time working as a team-lead (< 6months) but worked at the same company for 2y+. Recently, I posted a question in a Slack ...
- 496
-3
votes
1
answer
267
views
Is it beneficial to continue working for a professor, when I don't like the work, only for a letter of recommendation? [closed]
I am working as a research fellow to a professor in a college. This is my first time as a research fellow. I was working as a software engineer before this. I want to apply for grad schools, and to ...
- 77.4k
26
votes
2
answers
11k
views
Using an offer from another firm in my yearly review
I am working at a firm, firm A, in Germany.
In about a month, I will have the yearly review of my performance at my current firm. The review is together with my direct report. I am up for promotion ...
- 188
1
vote
3
answers
467
views
How valuable is academic publishing for a data science career?
I've been working an analyst job in retail for a few months that is really more of a data science role. My background is in applied economics, and I have a master's in the field. I've recently been ...
- 108k
22
votes
4
answers
3k
views
Required to clean employer owned firearms at home as a campus public safety officer
We carry employer owned and issued firearms as part of our job (public safety at a university), the employer has now determined that the employees must take the firearm home in order to disassemble ...
- 17.7k
0
votes
4
answers
540
views
In a resume, how should one handle a series of short-duration jobs in early career?
Long time answerer, seldom-asker here to ask y'all's opinion on something.
So, I'm updating my resume now, and I have a problem. I've been working in industry as a software engineer for about 8 years;...
- 929
7
votes
1
answer
873
views
Can I request reasonable accommodations for music? [closed]
I work as a leasing consultant for a small property management company. They’ve recently decided that all employees are no longer allowed to listen to music while they work at their desks. Previously, ...
- 911
10
votes
3
answers
2k
views
As the Big Boss does not trust the PM or myself and the project may be in jeopardy, how can we improve the situation?
TL;DR: The Department Director doesn't trust/believe myself or the Program Manager and is actively demeaning (though possibly out of ignorance rather than true malice), and this is putting the project ...
- 34.8k
22
votes
6
answers
10k
views
Dealing with a patronising senior engineer
I’ve recently started at a new company (5ish months) where I was brought in to help improve coding standards and development practices. Since joining it’s been very clear that my team is the singular ...
- 131
-1
votes
1
answer
610
views
Having trouble adjusting to new manager's communication style. Thinking of quitting
I have been working a part time job for several years. From the feedback I have been getting, I have been doing it well. Recently I got a new manager. The former manager was really great. I found that ...
- 6,383
12
votes
9
answers
14k
views
Senior engineer mispronounces words and misuses idioms/phrases
Context - I work with a senior engineer on an opensource project. In some vague sense, on this OSS project, he reports to me.
He recently started a new job at a startup and also started taking on more ...
- 160
7
votes
2
answers
6k
views
How to handle special travel accommodations for medical reasons?
I am currently in the process of changing employers and will be relocating to a new area, and a new exciting position. This new job requires me to travel long distances by plane 3-4 times a year.
My ...
CommunityBot
- 1
-3
votes
1
answer
210
views
Ask for Help and Guidance for My Career Dilemma [closed]
I am a 28-year-old man studying MSc computer science with a focus on artificial intelligence. I have a big issue. I like doing things that involve studying or working with people, and theoretical ...
- 1,631