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Is it inappropriate to tell my boss that "baby talk" is unprofessional?
Is he using this language with customers, or just inside the company? If the latter, cut the guy some slack; it's pretty clear he isn't deliberately using it to insult you, and if the people he is ...
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I found a security vulnerability in our code. How do I present it in our sprint review?
"Hi Team, I noticed this bit of Code - something jumped out at me.
Based on my hunch, I decided to do a couple of tests - based off my Proof of Concept, there's a potential for exploit/exposure/...
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I'm a manager and a person in my team has poor writing and speaking skills. Should I bring up this feedback during annual performance review?
That's what a performance review (or any feedback meeting) is for. Keep the tone positive, praise strengths, but also communicate weaknesses.
Don't speculate, mention background or personal life. ...
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I found a security vulnerability in our code. How do I present it in our sprint review?
If the vulnerability is still there, it’s a bug, and you report it as a bug. Show it to someone experienced, figure out how it can be exploited, prioritise it accordingly, and then it gets fixed.
If ...
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Is it inappropriate to tell my boss that "baby talk" is unprofessional?
The other answers say it's not your problem. So what?
If I was doing something that made my co-workers laugh behind my back, I'd want to be made aware of it, and so would you.
You sound like you're ...
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I'm a manager and a person in my team has poor writing and speaking skills. Should I bring up this feedback during annual performance review?
I have been the recipient of such feedback, and I really appreciated it.
I am French, I was born in France, raised in France, and worked in France for close to a decade in an "English-speaking ...
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I'm a manager and a person in my team has poor writing and speaking skills. Should I bring up this feedback during annual performance review?
is it plausible to include this topic in this person's performance review?
Yes. It's a professional matter, there's nothing personal for you. If the topic is affecting the professional development ...
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How should I explain my plans to exit my new job to my manager and recruiters?
Should I just keep my head down and work at my new job and accumulate
stress from poor performance until I'm likely let go, and avoid the
new job in discussions with recruiters, or be more honest with ...
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I found a security vulnerability in our code. How do I present it in our sprint review?
Since you're using terms like Sprint Review, I'm going to base this answer on the Scrum framework as it's defined in the Scrum Guide.
The Sprint Review is not the right place to bring this up.
The ...
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How to deal with a coworker who only wants to communicate via video conference
1. Use the standup
Given that you indicate you already have a standup, I would expect this person to be indicating there if they expect to need help to progress their tasks during the day. If they are ...
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I found a security vulnerability in our code. How do I present it in our sprint review?
Developers find and fix bugs on a daily basis, with varying impact. Why do you think finding and fixing a security vulnerability deserves extra attention?
If you want recognition for your work: sure, ...
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I found a security vulnerability in our code. How do I present it in our sprint review?
Frame-Challenge
The best place to present this amazing success is not at the sprint review, but at your performance review. For the sprint review treat like any other bug that was found, and if there ...
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I feel like I am kind of being called out publicly for a mistake I made. Should I bring this up with my superiors or is it no big deal?
I would keep a note of it, but wait.
A Single instance should be dealt with in isolation, but if it happens multiple times - then yes, public shaming is very unprofessional.
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How to communicate a problem with a speaker Info. form that got disabled after I sent it to the speakers via email professionally?
As the organizer, everything that does not work to plan is by definition your fault. If it does work to plan and people don't like it, it's still your fault.
If you don't want that responsibility, or ...
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Is it inappropriate to tell my boss that "baby talk" is unprofessional?
TL;DR: Get over it.
Is it inappropriate to tell my boss that "baby talk" is unprofessional?
Are you in a position to make that statement?
If you challenge your boss's choice of words you ...
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I found a security vulnerability in our code. How do I present it in our sprint review?
The bug was a mistake anyone could have made, in no way does it imply that the devs that missed it are to blame for anything (besides initially I missed it as well)
Personally, I think you are ...
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"Undelegate" tasks from ineffective coworker?
There is a well-known model of Situational Leadership that describes how to assign tasks, and when to delegate. It's part of probably every MBA today, not something fringe.
The basic idea is that you ...
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I feel like I am kind of being called out publicly for a mistake I made. Should I bring this up with my superiors or is it no big deal?
I feel like I am kind of being called out publicly for a mistake I made.
If you know you made a mistake and know how to correct it, the first thing you should do is to publicly reply and state that ...
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How do I make my boss understand that his edits to my writing make it unreadable?
How can I persuade him that his edits are not improving the quality of my writing?
You and your boss should jointly find a review source that your boss respects. Perhaps a reviewer in academia, or ...
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Is it inappropriate to tell my boss that "baby talk" is unprofessional?
I disagree with much of the answers posted here. He may not realize that people are definitely going behind his back and mocking him. This may not cause any issues immediately, but long term, we'll ...
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Is it inappropriate to tell my boss that "baby talk" is unprofessional?
If you want to "help" someone, you can always do it. But is it useful? Is it "your" business?
I would distinguish 2 areas:
Appearance related issue: you see your boss with a ...
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Is it inappropriate to tell my boss that "baby talk" is unprofessional?
As other answers have said, this isn't your problem, and I think trying to talk to him about this would be extremely uncomfortable for both of you. I don't think you should bring it up with him unless ...
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I'm a manager and a person in my team has poor writing and speaking skills. Should I bring up this feedback during annual performance review?
You did not mention culture. Culture plays a big role and how you would communicate it. Maybe you mention that you know that it is hard for them, and maybe you stick to facts like in jwsc's answer.
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I feel like I am kind of being called out publicly for a mistake I made. Should I bring this up with my superiors or is it no big deal?
Don't worry too much about how you are perceived for this. It was one instance, you're new, nobody likes paperwork, and most people are going to recognize that this indirect way of giving feedback in ...
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I'm a manager and a person in my team has poor writing and speaking skills. Should I bring up this feedback during annual performance review?
There are already several, good answers to this, but I feel there are some aspects that still need mentioning.
Being autistic myself, I have been through something like this, and I could have used ...
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Slack culture in fully remote workplace - send "Hello" before asking a question?
There are some excellent answers here that I heartily agree with. I will also add this, which I didn't see covered but also boils down to the general point about Slack being asynchronous: pretty much ...
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How should I explain my plans to exit my new job to my manager and recruiters?
Can your current boss do anything to keep you?
Give you different tasks, rearange roles, or whatever?
If yes, you could talk with the goal of staying.
If no, telling your new boss is a high risk low ...
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Is it inappropriate to tell my boss that "baby talk" is unprofessional?
This feels like your boss is over-correcting to avoid using harsh language.
I've seen this happens a couple times, and the root cause is often either because of:
Being called out by some higher ups ...
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"Undelegate" tasks from ineffective coworker?
But ideally I would like to "undelegate" some tasks from him and do
them myself. If I do undelegate, is there a graceful way to do this
without embarrassing my coworker?
If that's what you ...
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My job is has changed my schedule and is having me train in a different department that I do not feel comfortable in, how do I say no?
TL;DR: don't decline without discussing the issue first. Ask your supervisor for a meeting, and try to sort this out before taking any further action.
You want something from your supervisor, the best ...
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