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Questions relating to disagreement or arguments between two parties
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Employer doesn't want to pay me because I took longer than estimated to finish the work
Slovakia is an EU member since 2004. What your boss wants to do is illegal anywhere in the EU. We can ignore all your arguments why it took longer, fact is you were employed for three weeks, therefore …
48
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Accused by the team of "stealing" my role from a colleague: all team members are against me
Not a good situation. So the problem was that John thought he has the job, but you have it, and he doesn't like it, and anyone on the level up doesn't want anything to do with it.
In principle, there …
45
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Co-Worker sabotages my work life
When the boss told you about "no raise", that's when you should have spoken up. Told him that a lot of "her" work is actually your work and so on and so on.
You can still make an appointment with yo …
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Is it harassment to ask a person why they did what they did and whether they got paid for it?
Your company seems to be weird.
If another employee sent me an email about bank deposit rates, which has nothing whatsoever to do with my job, and I told her to stop it (I wouldn't ask why she is do …
19
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Problematic coworker, manager was informed, but did not take real action
If John is supposed to handle one whole new module all by himself, then two things can happen: Either John was just not bothered all the time because he could rely on others, and now he gets his act t …
18
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Colleague blocks change request in peer review because of perceived mistakes in code, but su...
In the workflow at my company, that would be easy.
Mark the change request as “won’t fix” with a comment “correct fix rejected by reviewer”, then assign the change request to him. Obviously he knows …
18
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How to politely ask "pretentious" engineers to simplify language
You ask a question - but this question has a context. Team I made an engineering decision without consulting A to H. They bamboozled the management higher up to accept this engineering decision. The r …
18
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How to handle manager when handing in my notice after lying about not looking for a new job
You are putting in your notice. It doesn't matter how they take it. Worst thing, you get fired. If that happens, you can always ask your new company if you can start earlier.
If your manager asked " …
15
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Ugly email exchanges, spreading Insecurity
You broke a few rules. Rules for looking after yourself and putting yourself first.
Never tell that you are going to leave until the day you give notice. You thought "it was only fair to give them t …
15
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Quitting job in the first month due to repeated insult from a colleague and how to leave the...
Of course you tell your manager. Your manager needs to know about this. Remember that hiring you didn’t come for free, it cost your company significant money, which they will lose if you leave. Don’t …
15
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My successor and her future primary contact do not get along
You can see how this will create conflict. …
12
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What should I say to a client when my boss is almost explicitly telling me to lie?
So first, you have eight more weeks of work and the boss says no. You can reduce what you deliver, and the boss says no to that as well. Remember that just because your boss says no, that doesn't chan …
10
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I'm getting personal insults as a response to set up collaboration with former system develo...
For every job, the right person should do the job.
You messed up the relationship with this volunteer software developer. Someone has to fix it. I would say that you are not the right person for thi …
8
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How to deal with an incompetent department in a new firm
Be very careful about calling someone "incompetent". Those who you think are "incompetent" may have totally different priorities than you would like (for example a manager who won't let them do the ri …
7
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Managing conflict with coworkers to relieve a hostile work environment
First a remark: Assuming that the minimum age for employment is 16 years, someone who has been with the company for many years isn't a "girl". So if you are located in the UK or the USA, using that ki …