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Manager asked for home address without giving a reason. Should I have provided it?
I'd be worried. It's not clear if they have a legitimate business need for this information or, once provided if it would be stored and protected appropriately.
In my experience, contact information ...
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Manager asked for home address without giving a reason. Should I have provided it?
Steve asked if I trusted him.
I usually terminate abruptly these kinds of discussions with: "I do not even trust myself" - while smiling puzzled, friendly. It is very difficult to fight ...
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How can I say this in a professional email?
While I would normally agree with Kate on her answer, you are typing an exit interview email.
This is how it should go:
Dear Boss,
I have decided to accept another position and my last day will x ...
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Manager asked for home address without giving a reason. Should I have provided it?
In my company of roughly 2000-3000 people (in Germany), there is a proper reason for this: due to GDPR, our HR cannot give the address or birthday or anything of that kind (i.e., personal information) ...
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Not getting my PTO paid even though I gave proper notice
Generally, two weeks notice is understood as two work weeks, to be spent transferring your knowledge and tasks to other employees.
If you aren't willing to do that, in most of the US I don't think ...
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How can I say this in a professional email?
Don't use a euphemism like "set me up" and don't try to categorize many different instances into one. Instead say something like:
There has been a consistent pattern of [name] trying to ...
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Not getting my PTO paid even though I gave proper notice
When companies say two week notice they are expecting 10 days of work from you.
You can give notice while you are on leave, but unless you are available to work those 10 days after you get back, then ...
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Manager asked for home address without giving a reason. Should I have provided it?
Steve asked if I trusted him.
That's a weird thing to say.
It's quite possible that they wish to surprise you with a welcoming gift.
If you're in-office then I am curious as to why they couldn't ...
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How to help pen testing engineer improve intuition
How do I coach these 2 team members to improve their "feel" of the attack surface and think like a black hat?
Simply put: you don't.
If you want your team to deliver high quality, ...
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Should I be applying only to Junior positions if I only have QA experience?
Apply for positions that you think you have the skills to do well in, based on what they say they're looking for. In your case that will probably be junior positions given your limited experience and ...
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Forced to Resign
As a small business owner in the past 40 years several times I given people the chance to find another job before getting fired. If they just weren't a good fit, I told them so and gave them the ...
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Forced to Resign
Generally, when this option is given, its for your benefit. You are going to be fired anyway.
You either make your resume look good, or you for unemployment benefit.
It appears that you want both.
...
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How to word an email about discrimination and ableism
Have conversations about these types of things in person, not via email.
It seems appealing to be able to define and refine your words in a written document, but it will come off as sterile and ...
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Interview question - How did you handle underperforming coworker ? Mention coworker disability?
Direct answer to your question:
There aren't really any issues with mentioning that you had a coworker with a disability. It adds some flavor to your story and obviously influences your approach to ...
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