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Manager is asking future employee to do work before start date
A friend of mine is starting a new job in a few weeks. The contract is already signed.
The manager just send her an email in the morning asking her to do some work until next day.
She currently has ...
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Is it rude to eat/drink in front of a colleague who is fasting during Ramadan?
I often feel hungry and have snacks at my desk. Today, I realized that Ramadan has begun and my colleague who sits beside me is fasting. So I quietly kept my snacks back. I felt it might seem rude and ...
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Is my job in trouble? [closed]
I had been working for one month almost and today my team leader called me in private and told me that they are going to hire another person with my position to help with other projects, as "they didn'...
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Being called by a different firstname [duplicate]
I have a firstname which I like, however I prefer to be called by a different firstname in my life (which isn't on my ID Card), is that possible ? is there a way to announce it nicely to other people ...
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Requesting switch from on-site to remote [duplicate]
I've been with my current company for about 7 months as a full stack developer. I'm planning to discuss the option of moving from on-site to remote work in the beginning of September as I'm trying to ...
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Boss stole my project [closed]
I am an IT professional at a non-profit. I enjoy the work I do, and as a person I enjoy taking on interesting and fulfilling projects. Our office building has a small back yard area that has gone ...
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Sneezing volume etiquette [closed]
One of my coworkers always sneezes loudly, to the point that it startles those around her (including myself). She claims to not be able to help it. I know I can control my volume, but maybe some ...
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Fighting Boredom As An Application Developer [closed]
What are some excellent ways to combat boredom as a developer? I've reached this point where I am fighting serious boredom and burn-out with what I do. I'm confident its not boredom with the subject ...
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How can I reassure my team that key defections aren't part of a larger plan?
I'm the IT Director (CIO) for a team of approximately 40 people. My organization prides itself on treating employees well, and many of my team members have been here for 10 years or more, ...
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on-site interview: is it the earlier, the better?
I did a phone interview and got the notice of an on-site interview at the same day today, they want me to be there early next week, which is pretty short notice.
If I can't be there, it will have to ...
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Should music be played at a software development company? [closed]
I am working at a software development company. At my workplace above my desk, there is speaker in the ceiling. After every 2 desks there is a speaker.
As from my desk, almost every second face is ...
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How can I put together a portfolio for software inaccessible to the public? [duplicate]
The company I work for writes a software product that is used by other businesses rather than the general public. In order to log into the web app, a paid account with multiple users is required. It's ...
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Are there talent agents for programmers?
From what I understand, big-name actors have agents who actively seek work opportunities for them. A good agent will find the best opportunities for an actor and work out a lot of the small details. ...
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How do I approach my boss about requesting more PTO
I've been working as a full-time programmer at my current company for about 3 years. Current policy is that full-time, hourly employees receive 1 hour of sick time and 1 hour of vacation time per 40-...
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How to keep track of what projects direct reports are working on? [closed]
Part of my job as a manager is to manage workloads. I have 6 direct reports, and I'd like to keep track of roughly what is on everyone's plates. What methods do people use for this? Pen and paper? ...
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Are there companies that take into account smoking behaviour in their recruitment? [closed]
Even though some progress has been done with 'smoke-free' workplaces, in my experience co-workers - who smoke - keep the (toxic) smell with them, clothes and mostly breath, and also take their pauses ...
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Two recruiters two jobs one company
I have two interviews set up for different jobs within the same recruiting company with two different recruiters, let's call them A and B. The job for A is more interesting, but I would not mind ...
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Not being assigned work because project managers don't want the new person [duplicate]
This is long, so here's a summary if you don't want to read: Working for two months in a department where everyone's been working for 10+ years (I'm literally the only new person). Because I'm still ...
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Application rejected because of bank statement [closed]
I am from India. I have 4.6 years experience. Recently I have resigned from the startup company and got selected in a big reputed company but during my background verification my application got ...
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How to deal with a lying teammate / superior
I have a teammate (technically my superior as their position title is "senior" to my "junior") who occasionally lies, or exaggerates questionably, about our team's progress when ask by our superior - ...
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giving promotion to make people happy
Few small teams report to me, most of the people are happy but a single team who report to me is not happy, as one guy in that team influencing other team mates. he is bit smart and his collegues ...
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Art conservators (H1-B VIsa) - job offer in the US: question about possible change in agreed salary
My wife and I are conservators of art - paintings on canvas, wood and wall. We received our MA's at The Warsaw Academy of Fine Arts (a 6 year study program). We have over 10 years experience in the ...
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Prospective employer approached my previous employer for business opportunities with information obtained during an interview. What should I do?
About 2 months ago, I resigned from my previous job and went on an extended vacation. A week prior to my last day, I went for an interview with a prospective employer. My previous employer is a ...
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How to address a manager frequently losing their temper
This is a follow up to this question. Recap is I began working my current job at the beginning of May and sometimes my boss speaks to me in a way that I'm not ok with. For example I will not tolerate ...
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My boss knows that I had a phone interview with another company. How should I go about this?
So my boss and a coworker saw an email notification on my computer regarding a phone interview for another job. While I closed the notification really fast, I am fairly certain they saw. I do not have ...
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How long should I work at temp assignment before listing on my resume? [duplicate]
I was employed at a large pharmaceutical company for 25 years and let go due to site outsourcing overseas 3 years ago. The site has slowly closed off sections but has not entirely closed yet. Last ...
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Potential employer taking a while to accept or decline [duplicate]
I had an interview on May 30th, which resulted in an interview with 3 other people on the same team. My last interview was last week on Tuesday. I felt that the interviews went well. I emailed them on ...
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How to encourage employees to respect their pet projects and show up with them?
I work with a team of software developers, and some of them have great home projects so far. They occasionally tell me about what a project is for, the audience, technologies they chose to build it, ...
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Is it good or bad idea to send negative feedback to a company?
I sent my cv to this company for a web developer position and they sent me a huge test with a note says: "Don't spend more than 8 hours".
The test said I can use any language or technology I ...
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Should you mention recommendation letter during interview?
I'm a university student so I have very little to no workplace experience but a couple of years ago I did an internship in an office setting for which I revived a glowing letter of recommendation.
I ...
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Apply twice for two identical but separate job postings at the same company?
Company X has on its website two job postings. Job posting A is exactly identical to job posting B, EXCEPT that one is in North Carolina and the other is in California. Under each job posting there is ...
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Is it okay to ask current team lead for linkedin recommendation, while seeking new job?
I'm looking for new job. I want to ask my team lead for a linkedin recommendation, so that I can refer to it in interviews( or indirect reference by putting linkedin profile link in CV). But I do not ...
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I resigned because of my Team Lead. Should I let my manager know before I leave? [duplicate]
My Question
When I gave my two weeks' notice, I gave my manager secondary, much smaller reasons, for resigning. I didn't want to bring up the Lead in order to avoid an awkward final two weeks. However,...
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Was it an offer? or part of the screening process?
I'm having trouble determining where I stand with a company. I did a Skype interview (they're located out of state), then they asked me about my salary requirements, I told them, and they gave me a ...
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Should I ask to volunteer, even if I just applied for a job with the same organization
I just applied for a position with an organization that I am passionate about. I emailed it to the executive director, as requested in the job description.
However, I am also sincerely interested in ...
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Job title conversion on resume [duplicate]
Job titles have changed three times over the course of my employment. The last title, Programmer Analyst IV, was supposed to be an "industry standard" and while there are other companies that use that ...
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My manager is assigning me different tasks than he said he would [closed]
One of our projects failed that I mainly used to work on. When it became evident, I asked my manager several times what I would be working on if it failed. The answer was I would help out with our ...
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How to list self-employment on a resume (multiple businesses)
I'm trying to avoid a gap on my resume. After leaving my previous employer I've been working on multiple businesses concepts over the course of two years. I researched each business individually ...
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Convincing a prospective employer about taking a "lower" ranked job
For most of the past 15 years, I have been working at the "higher" end of the technical spectrum, in both permanent and contracting roles such as tech lead, information architect, product architect, ...
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How do you go about finding a new job after wasting several months not doing any useful? [duplicate]
So basically i wasted 18 months trying to setup a business and it didn't work out.
I've had the 2 years experience prior to it in the same field.
So how will it affect the chances of finding a new ...
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My boss gets mad when I missunderstand directions
I started my job in the beginning of May. My boss is not from an English speaking country and he can be hard to understand, even when not talking about technical stuff. He's a forestry scientist and ...
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false statements made about me to HR [closed]
A coworker is making false statements about me to Human Resources, and now I am under investigation. Other coworkers are now treating and acting different around me because of these accusation. What ...
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Making the most of changes in role in organization
I'm a scientist/engineer at a startup, one year out of a PhD program (finished while working), have been working about 1 year, 3 months. Prior to last month, I had been working on many different ...
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What are the pro and the cons of having an online public Cv? [closed]
I am wondering if it is a good idea to put my Cv online to be able to share it more easily.
For example on www.mywebsite.com/cv
What are the pro and the cons?
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If I don't have enough work in my department, should I ask to help other departments? [duplicate]
About 3 months ago, I left a secure work-from-home job for one with a greater challenge, more money, and a significant commute.
Although I don't yet have access to the application I'm supporting, I'...
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How to ask about work samples being requested that don't seem relevant to the job applied for?
I sent my portfolio as part of a job application for a small software company. Everything seems to be going well and we've arranged to meet.
They've asked for additional sample work in the languages ...
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Should I wait for offer letter? [duplicate]
I attended an interview 2 weeks ago. I cleared all the rounds and discussed with HR on salary also. HR told me that he would get back to me in a couple of days regarding my salary and designation and ...
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Should I wait for an offer letter? [duplicate]
I had written a test, and had an interview 2 weeks ago. At the end of the interview the person had told me that an actual offer can take time, however, if things don't work out they can let me know ...
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Should your Resume refer to the company's current name, or name at the time? [duplicate]
I have had several previous jobs where the faculty names have changed, or the company has since rebranded. Seeing the old company names looks dated to my eyes, is it common practice to update the ...
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Should I feel obligated to work extra hours because of project mismanagement?
What's been happening is that my mobile team is kind of short-handed and we have lots of projects to deliver that our manager committed to, knowing we were short-handed.
Even though we all stated to ...