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How to handle it when boss (also business owner) publicly shamed an employee for their mistakes in meeting with all employees
During a meeting, my boss, also the founder and owner of this education-as-a-service startup, publicly (claimed to be for "transparency") criticized an employee because she refused to do ...
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Told it's "my responsibility" to find coverage for shifts scheduled during previously-approved vacation time
I have been working at a YMCA pool as a lifeguard for about 6 months now. I am a good employee who has shown up to every shift, follows the rules and has even come in on late notice due to lifeguard ...
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My coworker and I got into the same post graduate program and we both plan on accepting. Can we be reprimanded?
My coworker and I both got into the same postgraduate program and both intend to leave the company we are at. We are close friends and are both interested in a career in a similar field. We both ...
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I think I am micromanaged. What should I do? [closed]
I've been in a big company for several years and recently had a new manager coming in. He is pretty senior in terms of working years, but he didn't work in big corporations before and I feel this is ...
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What does "Chief Engineer Emeritus" means?
Recently I've came across a few profiles on LinkedIn with title as "Chief Engineer Emeritus".
What does Chief Engineer Emeritus means in an organization ?
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Coworker posted private chat message in a public group
Background:
I have been working with a coworker on a project these past few weeks. I was responsible for the upstream portion for data engineering (made-up timeline).
At week 3, the coworker raised ...
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How should Directors deal with an overbearing branch Manager?
Talking about a branch manager who gets great pipeline and conversions, the numbers all look right, but employee turnover is very high.
His high standard for his staff, requiring high work ethic and ...
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I found a security vulnerability in our code. How do I present it in our sprint review?
Last week I found a serious security vulnerability in our code during a PR review. Twice a month we have a sprint review where we all present our work for the past 2 weeks.
I'm excited that I ...
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Not Feeling Confident In My New Position - Should I Return To My Old Position?
It's been about 8 weeks at the new position I've been promoted to at my office, and while I would have hoped to feel more confident in this position by now, I'm not feeling as confident as I would ...
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How do I handle being asked to work in a store if it makes me anxious?
I have had a new job for about 8 months now. This is an office job in the purchase department. While it is not in our job description or contract, they ask all office staff to work in one of the ...
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How should I explain my plans to exit my new job to my manager and recruiters?
I understand it may seem unprofessional and indecisive to decide to leave a job very shortly after starting, but the situation is relatively messy and was through no action of my own.
I've been ...
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Is it rude to reply to an email where I'm not being addressed but was CC'd?
Sometimes I get emails where the emails says:
Hi [SomePersonNotMyself] do you know what is causing this issue?
This is an email CC'd to me but the person is not specifically asking for my help. ...
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Would I be out of line if I ask my Manager what is the purpose of the task tracker? [closed]
I work in the US. On Friday, my Manager sent an email to employees in my department and requested we complete a task tracker for one week. We are to write down the tasks we complete and the time frame ...
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Unjustified treatment from new manager
I'm working for a big tech company (>100,000 employees).
When I started, I had a different manager than I do today, and I received positive feedback across the board, even when I specifically ...
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I'm unsure about how is my CAD related profession called
I am studying electronic engineering but due to my passion for 3D modeling I applied for drone assembly and within first few months due to persistent contacting with management I worked my way up ...
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How much handholding can a Junior Software Developer expect in a very small company?
After my masters degree I am now at my first job as a software developer a little over 3 months and am seriously questioning if this job and software development in general is suited for me.
My ...
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Does managing interns count as managerial experience?
Very straightforward question as stated in the title. I am a mid/senior level individual contributor in a technical field, with experience in creating and leading projects across teams in a company (...
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How should a project manager tell his team that there are too many bugs?
I remembered that our project manager told us that we had too many bugs in our products and he got into problems because of it, and he let us know about our frustration and even went as far as to ...
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How should you deal with a project manager who tries to have it his way even when it's against the company best interest?
How should you deal with a project manager who tries to have it his way even when it's against the company best interests? I am not sure if I am crazy, but I had this project manager argue against me ...
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How to deal with a coworker who only wants to communicate via video conference
For context I work remotely at a fully remote company as an independent contributor. Like many others I find video calls to be a big distraction from my day to day work. Of course, in many situations ...
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Thumb pain due to mouse usage [closed]
I am a 25 year old software engineer. I used to play online games where I made nearly 100 clicks per minute. In one such instance I felt a sharp pain in my thumb joint right below my thumbnail, and ...
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Interviewers asking about specific companies where I was consulting
I have been consulting for a few firms over the last few years specializing in a large software platform. When interviewing at other consulting firms, I have always used generalized answers as to ...
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How much will it hurt my career progression to take ~1 month of medical leave 3 months into a new job? [closed]
I just accepted a job offer as a software engineer at a medium-size company which is known for being very selective with hiring (more difficult to get into than the average FAANG company) and having ...
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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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Professional relationship and friendship with the same person
I live in a city with very difficult (and expensive) rent situation. I rent an apartment and I have some loans to pay off. To share the costs (and to make some profit), I decided to look for a ...
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Is it okay to ask my boss a laptop or computer loan? [closed]
I was considering to ask from my boss for 2 years even though he wasn't offering it. He outsourced his Customer Service to our country and he was nice all the time however with very few benefits, and ...
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Is it unprofessional to ask for a laptop loan that i will use for work [duplicate]
I was considering to ask from my boss for 2 years even though he wasn't offering it. He outsourced his Customer Service to our country and he was nice all the time however with very few benefits, and ...
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Need help in dealing with workplace harassment
I went through so much workplace harassment in the last year and due to this I am now suffering from poor mental and physical health
It is really unfair if all team is working from home and your ...
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Will IBM's asshole test work? [closed]
When I read this article about IBM's asshole test, I doubt that will work.
This is an asshole test. You see who turns into an asshole under
pressure and they don't make it to the next round".
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Is it a good idea to ask my boss for a one on one in this scenario?
Our department restructured and my new boss called me into his office a while ago. He offered me a new position title with a raise. Long story short I asked him if I could just be a senior project ...
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My successor and her future primary contact do not get along
For several years, I have been working as the technical lead of a team of 7 engineers responsible for one part of a large project in a company based in Germany. As a team lead, my tasks included ...
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"Undelegate" tasks from ineffective coworker?
I'm a lead software developer for a team of 4 (including myself). Part of my job is to occasionally delegate development tasks to team members.
One of my team members is ineffective and requires a lot ...
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Can I open a cover letter with a statement that I might not be a perfect fit for a position?
I'm aware of the various "is a cover letter even/still necessary?" discussions, but where I am at, a cover letter is mandatory, unless I'm applying to the 1% of companies that have some ...
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How should I have handled this wardrobe mishap?
I recently attended a lab session at my university. The lab instructor was dressed professionally in a dress shirt and dress pants. But I noticed that in certain positions, due to the lighting in the ...
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Finding a career as a researcher without any PhD, work experience, and relevant academic degree
I recognize myself as an "Independent Researcher", however, I have no relevant academic degree in the field in which I research (physics, esp., relativity, and electromagnetism). I just have ...
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Do I have any standing to receive back pay after a pay cut?
I started a job at a very small company (~10 employees) last year. The majority of the business is based on contracts with clients, primarily doing government related work. A few months ago it was ...
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What are some coding interview strategies for those like me with dyslexia?
Overall, I'm lucky that I've had a good but challenging career in I.T. with dyslexia for 23 years.
I perform horribly during 'leet code' or Big Tech style coding interviews (Ironically I've worked at ...
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Can I put a killed project on my resume? [duplicate]
Over the past year, I had been gradually working on a project to set up a locally-hosted bug tracker for use within the company. It was essentially complete within a few months, but finishing touches ...
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Convince my employer to acquire a software product that I made in the past?
There is a software product that I was developing in my free time, before starting the current job. It has some user base, but no huge success so far. Some good marketing probably could fix that. And ...
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I have experience in Different Fields, but can't find a job. Am I employable?
I have recently begun to really think about what direction to go in. I have also recently lost a job, due to no fault of my own. I have career goals, and I am not sure what direction to take. I have ...
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Job hunting while ongoing first project
So, I have been working at a company for 13 months and I really want to finish the project I'm working on. It's really just a good way to increase my experience and to prove my competences. And I'm ...
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Can an employer require an employee to lose weight if the employees size alone, rather than any other issue becomes problematic?
I admit this not a practical situation I'm currently facing, nonetheless I've been wondering about this for quite a long time already.
Salad Story is a food chain somewhat similar to Subway, except ...
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Workplace relationships [closed]
My fiancé and I have worked together directly in the company we are with for a while now, and we disclosed our relationship to them in the very beginning. Can they after a year of knowing we were ...
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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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Recognizing performance of solo workers
Our company is big on giving praise where praise is due. How that works is you get to nominate one or more people who are always doing some amazing work, going the extra mile, etc. However, since we ...
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Is working in a big company with less salary is better than working in a small company with higher pay for a fresher? [closed]
I am currently working in a really big company in India as a software developer. I have less than one year experience, and my salary is manageable. Recently I got an offer from a smaller company and ...
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Is it polite to keep a contract offer "on hold" while I wait for other offers to potentially materialize?
I am in the process of changing jobs.
I have sent my CV around quite a bit in the last months and I finally landed some interviews.
Most of them have been for the same company, but different ...
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Full Stack Developer Practice: Where should I start? [closed]
I am currently a junior in high school, and I’m looking into developer careers for my long term future. Initially, I looked into software development, but then I started wanting to do full stack ...
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How to politely decline a take-home test task
I recently applied for a software engineering job and the company responded back with a take-home test task which, in their words, should take between 2 to 3 hours.
Currently, I'm about 2 and a half ...
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Dealing with anxiety when taking on large scope projects
I’m a software engineer. I’m self-taught and I’ve been working with moderate success for a while.
I’ve reached a level of seniority in my career where I’m required to take on ‘ownership’ of large, ...
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