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As a junior is it unethical to leave after 1 year for remote?
As a junior is it unethical to leave after 1 year for remote?
Threatening to leave will not get you anything other than possibly being let go from your company before you have a replacement job.
If ...
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Why do remote US companies require working in the US?
Why do remote companies require working in the US?
Those companies are likely based in the US and don't want to deal with the legal and tax complexities of having employees who live in multiple ...
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How can I explain why I'm using just audio in video conferencing, without revealing the real reason?
If this is a peer asking me, or if I'm not under instruction to have my video on, then I would probably have said "because I don't want to", or "because I don't [think we] need it"....
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Simple rules for a successful partly remote policy with about 50% office time
If you are insistent that a large proportion of meetings still need to happen in the office, then you can't have any kind of flexible remote working policy. The two just don't work together, because ...
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IT manager giving false information to management about the possibility of remote work
Your IT guy is way out of bounds and is putting people at risk by clearly overstepping his role, so you don't need to be extra careful.
Given them a chance to make it right.
Submit a formal ticket (...
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Why do remote US companies require working in the US?
There are many potential reasons for a company to discriminate based upon your country.
Tax Reasons
Taxes can get very complex, very quickly. Even if your country allows you to take on all of the tax ...
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Employer asked me "What can we do to make your professional life better?"
You can use this as an opening to start a conversation about pay - it's not really what they are asking though IMHO. Really they are wanting to know what would help you in doing your job. Whether that'...
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Security Clearance - How do I explain that I lived in a "problem" country while working remotely?
Background checks always start with statements from you. They will give you an opportunity to tell them where you lived, who you worked for, who your friends and relatives are, what trouble you have ...
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Bullied via Zoom
This was a private communication between Bill and Sue and you only saw it because she was sharing her screen.
Have you ever made such a comment like that yourself to someone else privately? Now did he ...
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My two team members in a remote location don't get along with each other; how can I improve working relations?
Alice openly expresses her dislike for Bob (to me, the rest of the team, and sometimes customers)
Expressing dislike of a teammate to a customer is such an egregious violation of the norms of ...
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Should I ask my company to pay my internet bill if circumstances and the company strongly recommend remote work?
If this is at the company's recommendation and you would be incurring additional costs that you wouldn't face normally I think it's reasonable to ask for reimbursement, either that or ask whether it ...
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How can I politely say that I am not doing extra work after back to the office policies?
that due to hard financial times we would need to do more work to help the company
That alone is a reason to find a new job. The signs are there. This company is going under and you are unhappy with ...
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Bullied via Zoom
I'll go a bit further than the other answers here and say... you're the bad guy in this situation.
Bill did something stupid. He was trying to vent about a meeting going too long, and did so in a ...
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Very poor communication by most of my colleagues
As a contractor you are always a bit on the outs. You will lose any HR type disagreements with a fulltime employee. It is the nature of the work. So you have to be careful here.
Since it is not ...
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Make sure both parties uphold the contract in remote work
Have them sign up on the freelance sites you mentioned, most offer 0% commission on clients you bring to the site. They then make a deposit and the site holds the funds in escrow.
Bill incrementally - ...
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How can I ask/negotiate to work permanently out of state in a way that both conveys urgency and preserves my option to stay if they say no?
I would have the discussion with the boss with no mention of potentially leaving. That is a given. Any time there is a negotiation or discussion involving such matters there is an implication that ...
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Simple rules for a successful partly remote policy with about 50% office time
Your issue here is less about time in or out the office, but how people are empowered or not to make the decision that is best for them and their workload but for presenteeism. It appears that the ...
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How can I politely say that I am not doing extra work after back to the office policies?
I am losing around 8-10 hours a week going to and from the office,
This is going to be a problem. In pretty much all jurisdictions, the commute time comes out of your pocket, not the company's. The ...
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Someone else used my office while I am WFH - what should I do?
It can be common for support staff to allow employees to use unoccupied offices temporarily as the need arises. I could imagine that with WFH, there is a greater demand for private conference rooms, ...
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Manager trying too hard to persuade me to stay on team
It feels like going to the new team is the better option for you as the new job matches your career goals and aspirations better although the current team is still a great place to work.
1. Should I ...
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Simple rules for a successful partly remote policy with about 50% office time
"Did anybody here successfully implemented a Remote Policy where colleagues were still expected to be in the office partly? Do you have a list of simple rules that are easy to understand and easy ...
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How can I explain why I'm using just audio in video conferencing, without revealing the real reason?
Is your company a traditional Japanese one? Since they have little sympathy for your need to sleep, it sounds like they might be.
If they are, then they might well expect you to be well-groomed and ...
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Do I get paid for not being able to work due to technical issues?
It would depend on your actions. Since you can't do the work that the company was intending for you to do, you automatically have a new job, which is doing whatever you can to change the situation.
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IT manager giving false information to management about the possibility of remote work
Your first step should be to inform your direct manager about the situation and the details that you outlined in your question. I would also gauge his/her reaction carefully to see how they respond to ...
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As a junior is it unethical to leave after 1 year for remote?
would be it very unethical for me to leave/threaten to leave right now for full remote?
It's not unethical to decide you want another job. Especially as a junior it's expected you may have a few ...
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Someone else used my office while I am WFH - what should I do?
It is your office
Despite what some other answers say, it is your office. Well not yours per se, but rather the office belonging to your role of COO at the company. As such there is every reason to ...
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Simple rules for a successful partly remote policy with about 50% office time
"Core hours" is what businesses call this, even before hybrid-remote work these were used in flexible work schedule environments. "Do what you want otherwise but we need you in office ...
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I feel more comfortable working from an office. Is this now a 'drawback'?
At this point in time I'd say "no" - while there has been a marked increase in jobs offering WFH and remote in the last couple of years the majority of businesses still have office premises ...
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My two team members in a remote location don't get along with each other; how can I improve working relations?
There is nothing wrong with two employees not liking each other, provided they conduct themselves in a professional manner.
For instance, it is very bad that Alice tells others that she does not like ...
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Regretting two week notice
Buyer's remorse is a real thing. You are feeling the new job equivalent of buyer's remorse.
Remind yourself that if you didn't take the new job, you'd still be at your old job. You know, the one ...
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