User Lawnmower Man

40 votes

Complaints from (junior) developers against solution architects: how can we show the benefits of our work and improve relationships?

answered Jul 30, 2019 at 18:37

33 votes

Senior engineer suddenly unwilling to do extra work they used to do after being denied promotion

answered Jan 18, 2021 at 4:48

31 votes

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Software developers: how much time do you actually spend actually writing code compared with other tasks at work?

answered Mar 22, 2022 at 9:14

21 votes

20 years ago, a colleague said I should have treated a female employee differently due to the difficulties of working in a male-dominated industry

answered Apr 9, 2022 at 6:31

16 votes

Retaining ambitious employee with rare skill set

answered Mar 22, 2022 at 10:04

16 votes

Slow coworker receiving compliments while I receive complaints

answered Oct 3, 2019 at 1:36

16 votes

Coworkers accusing me of "cheating" for working more efficiently

answered Oct 17, 2019 at 1:45

11 votes

Should I provide my grades to a potential employer?

answered Jan 10, 2020 at 8:23

10 votes

Star developer didn’t get a promotion because he isn’t a people person, so he has scaled back his contributions. How can I motivate him?

answered Nov 30, 2019 at 23:03

9 votes

Is job hopping bad when it's for good reasons?

answered Mar 16, 2020 at 22:15

8 votes

How can I manage my team to maintain a reasonable productivity when my employer doesn't treat employees well?

answered Oct 24, 2019 at 4:39

8 votes

How does "unlimited holidays" work in practice?

answered Nov 22, 2019 at 21:53

8 votes

How to get rid of unwanted coworkers at lunch?

answered Jan 29, 2020 at 0:09

7 votes

As a manager, how can I deal with employees challenging me?

answered Jan 14, 2020 at 8:23

7 votes

How should I respond as a developer if manual testing is assigned to me?

answered Oct 23, 2019 at 7:12

7 votes

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Love the role you're playing in your company

answered Jul 31, 2019 at 20:16

7 votes

I've increased my productivity by 40% by automating my job. Should I ask for a higher salary, or just enjoy having more time to learn?

answered Dec 12, 2019 at 6:44

7 votes

How to deal with a possibly autistic colleague that seems to be fixated on me

answered Apr 30 at 6:26

6 votes

How to test a programmer's ability to handle a large code base?

answered Dec 2 at 18:33

6 votes

How to correctly say, "I know this job is a step down but I'm desperate for a job in the current market so I still want it"?

answered Sep 6, 2020 at 7:59

5 votes

How to improve a software product in difficult conditions

answered Oct 21, 2020 at 4:19

5 votes

How to stay relevant as programmer in long term

answered Sep 6, 2020 at 7:40

4 votes

When I need to constructively criticize someone's code, what can I do to "soften the blow" and increase the impact at the same time?

answered Feb 23, 2020 at 20:59

4 votes

Is giving a software team "Free Fridays" for their own projects mutually beneficial?

answered Sep 27, 2020 at 21:50

4 votes

My colleague is constantly blaming me for his errors

answered Jun 26, 2019 at 5:42

4 votes

Assigned to a buggy, failing project days before it is due

answered Feb 1, 2020 at 0:08

4 votes

How to say No to idea given by team member, when I know from my experience that it is going to fail?

answered Dec 10, 2019 at 21:52

4 votes

Working with very bad code but on a deadline

answered Mar 10, 2022 at 8:33

3 votes

Is it normal to not be able to work 8 hours a day?

answered Nov 27, 2019 at 21:22

3 votes

A peer "gives" me tasks in public and makes it look like I work for him

answered Sep 14, 2021 at 19:57

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Complaints from (junior) developers against solution architects: how can we show the benefits of our work and improve relationships?

Senior engineer suddenly unwilling to do extra work they used to do after being denied promotion

Software developers: how much time do you actually spend actually writing code compared with other tasks at work?

20 years ago, a colleague said I should have treated a female employee differently due to the difficulties of working in a male-dominated industry

Retaining ambitious employee with rare skill set

Slow coworker receiving compliments while I receive complaints

Coworkers accusing me of "cheating" for working more efficiently

Should I provide my grades to a potential employer?

Star developer didn’t get a promotion because he isn’t a people person, so he has scaled back his contributions. How can I motivate him?

Is job hopping bad when it's for good reasons?

How can I manage my team to maintain a reasonable productivity when my employer doesn't treat employees well?

How does "unlimited holidays" work in practice?

How to get rid of unwanted coworkers at lunch?

As a manager, how can I deal with employees challenging me?

How should I respond as a developer if manual testing is assigned to me?

Love the role you're playing in your company

I've increased my productivity by 40% by automating my job. Should I ask for a higher salary, or just enjoy having more time to learn?

How to deal with a possibly autistic colleague that seems to be fixated on me

How to test a programmer's ability to handle a large code base?

How to correctly say, "I know this job is a step down but I'm desperate for a job in the current market so I still want it"?

How to improve a software product in difficult conditions

How to stay relevant as programmer in long term

When I need to constructively criticize someone's code, what can I do to "soften the blow" and increase the impact at the same time?

Is giving a software team "Free Fridays" for their own projects mutually beneficial?

My colleague is constantly blaming me for his errors

Assigned to a buggy, failing project days before it is due

How to say No to idea given by team member, when I know from my experience that it is going to fail?

Working with very bad code but on a deadline

Is it normal to not be able to work 8 hours a day?

A peer "gives" me tasks in public and makes it look like I work for him