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There is nothing unprofessional about asking for more responsibilities, nor is there anything wrong with asking for duties that will help you shape your career to what you want it to be. In fact, most …

Someone once told me something like: “A surgeon cannot read his books every time he has to operate on a patient.” Whoever told you that doesn't know how surgery works. Unless it's a very common …

Ignore them. It is most likely spam. You're going to get a lot of spam during your career. They obviously didn't take the time to read your profile or know anything about you. You aren't under any obl …

This is normal operating procedure. Your boss is being a jerk. Did he think you were working for fun? You are working to earn a living. When someone offers you a better living or better employment te …

Sit down and work out just how extensive a change you need to make just to make execute the change he is asking for. Then give him an honest assessment of how long you think it will take. If he questi …

You don't need to volunteer any more information than you are comfortable with. It is courteous to let them know when you plan to be back, and you should probably provide some context if you are going …

He really isn't your problem, he is his manager's problem. There is no way the manager hasn't figured out whether he is doing his job or not. You've noted yourself how many projects he has been unable …

Depending on the role, I've found it often takes anywhere from 6 months to a full year to really find your footing after starting a new role. It is can especially be hard going from a role where you f …

It depends on what the purpose of your GitHub account is, but since you posted here, I'm assuming your intention is use the GitHub account as a showcase for your skills. In that case, you would do we …

Don't overthink this, CEOs are just people like everyone else. The only difference is that their concerns regard the whole company, not just any one department. This sounds like a routine "I'm new, I …

Already lots of good answers, but an additional point I haven't seen well-covered about your behavior during the meeting. Remain calm. Judging by the tone of the emails you have received from this cu …

Absolutely do not include others in your response. In fact, it is probably better not to respond at all. Matters of performance and expectations are between you and your manager, even if he has simila …

Use whatever method will get you there most reliably on time and with the least amount of hassle. They have explicitly given you permission to use a taxi, so if that's the easiest way for you to get t …

People are busy. They don't want to spend the time deciphering your message to figure out what you want. If they don't get there in the first few seconds of skimming your message, there is a good chan …