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Co-worker team leader wants to inject his friend's awful software into our development. What should I say to our common boss?
But something I need to do. But what?
Provide your feedback in a "constructive way", and be done about it. Not your place to make decisions.
Mention something along the lines of
"It ...
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How can a company recover after a Glassdoor debacle?
For the purposes of this, I'm going to assume that at least the bare facts of the reviews are accurate (i.e., that the company uses older technologies and sometimes requires legacy code from new hires)...
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How can a company recover after a Glassdoor debacle?
You're looking at this "problem" the wrong way. The way your question reads is "People are leaving negative reviews, therefore people shouldn't be leaving negative reviews, how do we stop people from ...
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Coworker reviewing code too late in process
Unless Clint finds any major, “do not deploy”, bugs, I would simply thank him for his feedback and explain to him how you intend to address the points he raises (if valid) in future releases.
If he ...
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How do I know I'm not unknowingly messing up my software apprenticeship?
The first sign that you're not is the fact that you're concerned that you might be.
Give me someone who's a little insecure over a know-it-all any day. It means you're going to ask questions, ...
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What does it mean when an interviewer is rude?
We can't possibly know what drove this person to make those comments. Maybe he is simply a jerk on a power-trip. Maybe the company has a strategy of making you feel like crap, and thus feel super ...
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Is it professional to make lack of feedback visible?
What they did was unprofessional.
You should reply to the group email with copies of your original emails and something like this.
I'm very sorry that you feel that my samples were limited. I am ...
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Coworker watches content on his phone all day
Should I approach him about this behavior?
I would only do this if this person is falling behind on their tasks, or their work quality worsens.
You just said that this person is a "good employee ...
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Giving feedback to someone without sounding prejudiced
As long as you kept your feedback limited to the things she did, what the effect of those things were and what she could do to get a better outcome I don't see how anything you have said could be ...
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Received a 'behavior reminder' from manager. Not sure if it was just me or something she sent to the whole team
Ask them to be more direct and tell me if I did something wrong
That.
Go to you manager and ask them. "I don't quite understand what this is about. Can you please explain if I did something ...
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Coworker watches content on his phone all day
I don't know the psychological term for this but when I was in university studying computer science I developed a bad habit of always playing random repetitive games on my phone or laptop while ...
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Is it a problem that pull requests are approved without any comments
While the other answers are good, you have mentioned something new and relevant in a comment, which might be causing the specific behaviour from your teammates in your case. You said:
I'm also the ...
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How to handle anonymous feedback from unknown colleague via manager
"I received feedback from my manager that a colleague found a code review comment of mine hurtful."
"I looked over my recent comments and did not find anything that seemed objectionable to me"
You ...
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Is it professional to make lack of feedback visible?
would it be unprofessional from my side to reply to the mail
Yes, you should not be doing this without taking it to your manager first.
Best case scenario and the professional way any dispute like ...
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How do you respond to (negative) interview feedback?
Is there any point in addressing this or shall I just say thank you for taking the time and providing me feedback?
Yup, there you go.
No point in arguing back (specially if this was an interview). ...
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I have been invited for a post-interview chat about a position for which I am not selected. Should I still attend?
Myself and several of my family members have had post-interview chats (formal and informal) like you describe on different occasions. In those chats we learned things like:
The interviewer had a ...
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What does it mean when an interviewer is rude?
This behaviour is highly unprofessional and likely indicative of the workplace culture at this company. If he's comfortable behaving this way in front of total strangers during a job interview, I ...
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Giving constructive criticism to my boss' boss
Can I suggest she work on cutting down or eliminating the phrase "you know" by practicing or taking a class? Or would this be insulting?
Telling your boss' boss that they should take a ...
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Why do my bosses ask if I am okay?
Should I ask them what they mean
If you want to know why they are asking if you are okay, you need to ask them. They are the only ones who could know their reasons. Any suggestions anyone here could ...
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Do I owe my company "fair warning" about issues that won't be solved, before giving notice?
Do I owe my company this sort of "fair warning", to bring up issues
that are severe enough to make me want to quit, even if I know there's
no hope in fixing them?
No. You don't owe this. ...
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Co-worker team leader wants to inject his friend's awful software into our development. What should I say to our common boss?
If you believe that a coworker is operating in cronyistic manner and playing fast and loose with company funds, yes, that is something you should raise with your manager.
Saying the software is "crap"...
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Coworker reviewing code too late in process
Either a code review is required for the release, or it is not required. If it is required, then the reviewer must be responsible for reviewing this in time. You must have the power to go to his desk ...
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How can I get a new developer to significantly improve their code?
On being a "bad cop"
As was mentioned before, the way to go is detaching yourself or any person for that matter from the issues to be raised. This means:
Your rules need to be clear and ...
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Dealing with "work faster" feedback
The project probably was badly managed, but by trying to rebut every element of the feedback, you're missing a chance for a more productive conversation with your manager. It is also going to come ...
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Uncomfortable in one-on-one meetings. Do I let my manager know this?
When the meeting starts, she always asks what do I want to talk about.
You can tell her a few things to keep the meeting short and simple:
All the projects are going very well.
You are very happy ...
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Coworker watches content on his phone all day
Not to be rude, but you should probably just mind your own business. You've stated the following:
He works close to if not his full 40 hours per week .
He delivers his work on time.
His work is of ...
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Why do my bosses ask if I am okay?
Recently upper management has asked me multiple times if I am okay.
That's a good thing - it shows that they're aware that you're putting in long hours and it sounds like they care about your well ...
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How much and how candid should my feedback be when leaving a team?
As honest as you can be without burning any bridges is my opinion on this. My partner had a situation at a job where one person was responsible for ruining the day to day experience for her and plenty ...
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Is it a problem that pull requests are approved without any comments
The short answer is: No
It's the job of the person executing the merge to ensure that the process has been followed. You did your job, now they have to do theirs.
You could follow up with them and ...
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How can I get a new developer to significantly improve their code?
If there are that many mistakes in the code, maybe a code review is too late to catch them. Maybe you need to take a step back. There are some alternative approaches you could take:
Training. Doesn't ...
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