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I am part of a team while not officially reporting to its manager, and I think this is causi...

You need to get Ex-Skip to give you something important to do. This will get you out of New-Manager's hair, so he no longer has to supervise someone who doesn't report to him. Whoever gave you that ch …
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37 votes

What is the best course of action if the Head of HR is making unsubstantiated and false accu...

One of the vital duties of the HR department is to shield the corporation from accusations of creating a hostile workplace environment. Committing outright slander against an employee does not seem to …
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1 vote

Fighting back being thrown under the bus

Document it now. Bring it up next time. Meanwhile look for a new job, just in case this is part of a repeating pattern. With any luck you will not need that documentation, because your manager will no …
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12 votes

Could you help me to understand this workplace situation?

our partner, Steve, hasn't made it explicitly clear where my responsibility begins and Rick's begins If you want to advance in the company, when faced with this kind of ambiguity, you should just assu …
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145 votes
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How do I deal with a team member who regularly makes breaking changes?

You must make an ironclad rule that if a person commits code that breaks the build, the commit is instantly reverted and that person's work is not completed. If you don't have the authority to make an …
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57 votes

Why would I sign a confidentiality agreement after reporting an issue to HR?

"Why would I sign this?" You would not. No advantage accrues to you from agreeing to a gag order. "Should I tell them they can drop their investigation?" No. That's none of your business, really. …
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316 votes

Manager wants to hire me; HR does not. How to proceed?

Continue to work for this company as a consultant. Conspire with that friendly manager to enlarge your contribution until it is essentially full time or even more. Charge three times what you woul …
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