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How do I deal with my current employer not respecting my decision to leave?

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How to safeguard your trade secrets at work?

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Does this message from the director of the job I applied for mean I can celebrate?

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Are decals on a personal laptop unprofessional?

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How should I respond to a (positive) email about my career path that I don't think was supposed to come to me?

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Deal with toxic manager when you can't quit

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How to write a good resignation letter when quitting under poor circumstances?

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answered Dec 29, 2016 at 17:29

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Is it appropriate to ask an employee for a favor?

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answered May 18, 2017 at 14:19

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How can I solve our insufficient breaks without negatively impacting availability?

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How do I word my resignation?

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answered Aug 9, 2016 at 18:17

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Customer told me to stay out of discussion regarding status of my delivered product

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Would a personal RPG blog be off-putting to most hiring managers?

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answered Jul 19, 2016 at 14:19

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As a highly skilled intern with previous work experience, can I tell my boss I want non-trivial work?

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answered Apr 14, 2016 at 20:30

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Is it polite to ask my interviewer to forward an email to another interviewer?

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answered Dec 18, 2017 at 16:20

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Reducing the salary after job offer?

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answered Jul 26, 2014 at 15:26

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I'm on a PIP but really need this job. Should I ask for a lower salary?

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answered Dec 11, 2016 at 17:05

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Asked for 3 references but I don't have 3!

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answered Nov 20, 2013 at 20:30

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I was assigned to a fake project after being hired. Is this bad news for my career?

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answered Oct 8, 2018 at 21:34

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What can I do to quickly adapt to a new role which appears to require knowledge that I don't yet have?

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answered Jan 17, 2014 at 16:51

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Placed on work schedule despite approved time-off request. Is it unreasonable to push back on this?

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answered Oct 10, 2016 at 18:08

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I showed some copyrighted code online and got busted for it. Now what should I do?

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answered Oct 27, 2017 at 12:51

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To be a successful new manager, must I stay competitive against my reports?

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answered Oct 17, 2013 at 15:03

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My new job gave me a Macbook for work, but I have no idea how to use one

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answered May 14, 2019 at 15:25

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answered Nov 27, 2018 at 22:33

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How to handle incompetent/aggressive customers incapable of describing a problem?

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How do I deal with my current employer not respecting my decision to leave?

Rejected by one team, hired by another. How to approach?

Doing Inefficient Work vs Eliminating Own Position

How to safeguard your trade secrets at work?

Avoiding morning and evening handshakes

Does this message from the director of the job I applied for mean I can celebrate?

Are decals on a personal laptop unprofessional?

How should I respond to a (positive) email about my career path that I don't think was supposed to come to me?

Deal with toxic manager when you can't quit

How to write a good resignation letter when quitting under poor circumstances?

Is it appropriate to ask an employee for a favor?

How can I solve our insufficient breaks without negatively impacting availability?

How do I word my resignation?

Customer told me to stay out of discussion regarding status of my delivered product

Would a personal RPG blog be off-putting to most hiring managers?

As a highly skilled intern with previous work experience, can I tell my boss I want non-trivial work?

Is it polite to ask my interviewer to forward an email to another interviewer?

Reducing the salary after job offer?

I'm on a PIP but really need this job. Should I ask for a lower salary?

Asked for 3 references but I don't have 3!

I was assigned to a fake project after being hired. Is this bad news for my career?

What can I do to quickly adapt to a new role which appears to require knowledge that I don't yet have?

Placed on work schedule despite approved time-off request. Is it unreasonable to push back on this?

I showed some copyrighted code online and got busted for it. Now what should I do?

To be a successful new manager, must I stay competitive against my reports?

My new job gave me a Macbook for work, but I have no idea how to use one

what to do when you don't want to go to a dinner meeting with your boss and coworkers?

Change Resistance: Revolution against change

How to handle incompetent/aggressive customers incapable of describing a problem?

intern paid for strip club with client on company card, what to do?