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My manager told me I should feel comfortable about telling him if I want to leave the company. Should I tell him?

Should I charge my client the agreed amount for the difficult tasks that I have solved by accident within few minutes?

How do I deal with the "30 minutes remaining" problem?

Should I reveal productivity tricks to peers, or keep them to myself in order to be more productive than the others?

I quit, and boss offered me 3 month "grace period" where I could still come back

Co-Worker quit today, boss is pretending it didn't happen. Is this weird?

How can I deal with managers that refuse to accept use of common software engineering design patterns?

Is it acceptable to do a security test on a company's open WiFi before an interview?

Senior architect lashing out when junior developer asks questions. What to do?

Slow coworker receiving compliments while I receive complaints

What's the best time to arrive for an interview / meeting / appointment?

How soon do I need to tell my future employer that I won't be able to work for them?

How can I work in a chauvinistic male dominated environment where the women are no better?

How to deal with colleague who uses unintelligible colloquial/slang terms?

As a stutterer I have been asked to move into Management

Dealing with women (or opposite gender?) when they quote "Medical issues"

How do I tell my boss I've accidentally been working halftime on the wrong project for the past year?

How do I give feedback when I know more about the topic than the presenter?

How to politely avoid eating with a colleague

Panic attack in interview: Just leave or explain?

How to deal with a client who has little idea what his employees are doing?

How to proceed when remote boss doesn't answer emails?

How do I conduct myself when dealing with a coworker who provided me with bad data and yet keeps pushing responsibility for bad results onto me?

Interns I'm training don't care and it affects my performance

Is it reasonable for me to complain about an objectionable newspaper being ordered for the office?

Is there any way to appear sociable at a work social event without drinking?

HR advised colleague not to notify department he is leaving

More junior teammates don’t understand my work...and that’s my fault?

How should I leave my position after deciding I'm not the right fit for the new company direction?

Coworker is easily and often offended and doesn't want us to mention offensive topics like facial hair