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Client wants to reduce hourly rate at the start of a new project

answered Jul 13, 2017 at 19:30

274 votes

How do I convince my employer to take my mention of resignation seriously?

answered Mar 27, 2017 at 18:40

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Having lunch at home

answered Mar 29, 2017 at 15:32

176 votes

How do you encourage the workforce without incentives?

answered Jul 7, 2017 at 21:51

172 votes

Coworkers quitting under special circumstances -- should telling our manager be one of my options?

answered Nov 16, 2016 at 19:12

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Is it acceptable to collaborate with coworkers on a project outside work to prove something to our manager?

answered Jun 12, 2017 at 17:39

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Would it be inappropriate for me to push back on download privileges on my work PC?

answered Apr 20, 2016 at 16:33

115 votes

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Hiring manager asked me not to accept other offers but isn't extending a verbal confirmation, let alone a formal offer

answered Sep 15, 2016 at 5:50

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Potential employer is not disclosing any information about themselves without references

answered Mar 16, 2016 at 16:39

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Someone peeled an American flag sticker off of my truck. What do I do?

answered Nov 9, 2016 at 16:45

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How do I politely get my coworker to stop communicating with me in morse code?

answered Sep 16 at 18:50

80 votes

Candidate brought parent to interview

answered Mar 3, 2017 at 18:53

78 votes

How to politely decline unproductive jobs assigned by my manager?

answered Nov 24, 2015 at 18:37

66 votes

How do I improve communication with a person whose grammar is so bad that I sometimes can't understand their emails?

answered May 17, 2021 at 20:04

62 votes

Company is making my position redundant due to cost cutting but asking me to send email for resignation

answered Nov 15 at 15:46

60 votes

Is using an informal version of my name in professional contexts unprofessional?

answered Mar 6, 2017 at 17:28

59 votes

Is it a bad idea to mention in my resume/cover letter that I occasionally pulled all-nighters in order to meet project deadlines?

answered May 16, 2017 at 13:22

54 votes

How do I stop getting all of this work placed on me?

answered Sep 5, 2017 at 23:08

52 votes

How can I get my engineers to accept being on call?

answered Oct 2 at 23:15

41 votes

Management does not care when product is stolen

answered May 14, 2021 at 14:08

41 votes

How to motivate staff to attend a paid certification course in their off hours?

answered Mar 21, 2022 at 19:51

40 votes

Co-Worker Overreacts to Request for Clarification

answered Jun 19, 2017 at 17:36

39 votes

Should I accept an offer, where the company sends only some basic details of joining, via email only, and the rest by call?

answered Dec 15, 2021 at 13:44

39 votes

Coworker screwed up side-job I hired him for

answered Sep 20, 2016 at 16:46

37 votes

How should I politely turn down a task that my doctor has advised me against?

answered Aug 21, 2016 at 17:36

37 votes

Giving change in smaller denominations so customers can tip?

answered Nov 11, 2016 at 13:22

36 votes

Crypto mining by employee for 5+ years

answered Sep 17 at 15:01

35 votes

Interviewer wanted to connect with me on LinkedIn the day after the interview, is this appropriate?

answered Aug 30, 2022 at 15:21

35 votes

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"Pharmacy box" for employees

answered Feb 10, 2017 at 18:18

35 votes

Client is very unprofessional and I'm no longer interested (see details), how do I tell them this?

answered May 13, 2014 at 18:57

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Client wants to reduce hourly rate at the start of a new project

How do I convince my employer to take my mention of resignation seriously?

Having lunch at home

How do you encourage the workforce without incentives?

Coworkers quitting under special circumstances -- should telling our manager be one of my options?

Is it acceptable to collaborate with coworkers on a project outside work to prove something to our manager?

Would it be inappropriate for me to push back on download privileges on my work PC?

Hiring manager asked me not to accept other offers but isn't extending a verbal confirmation, let alone a formal offer

Potential employer is not disclosing any information about themselves without references

Someone peeled an American flag sticker off of my truck. What do I do?

How do I politely get my coworker to stop communicating with me in morse code?

Candidate brought parent to interview

How to politely decline unproductive jobs assigned by my manager?

How do I improve communication with a person whose grammar is so bad that I sometimes can't understand their emails?

Company is making my position redundant due to cost cutting but asking me to send email for resignation

Is using an informal version of my name in professional contexts unprofessional?

Is it a bad idea to mention in my resume/cover letter that I occasionally pulled all-nighters in order to meet project deadlines?

How do I stop getting all of this work placed on me?

How can I get my engineers to accept being on call?

Management does not care when product is stolen

How to motivate staff to attend a paid certification course in their off hours?

Co-Worker Overreacts to Request for Clarification

Should I accept an offer, where the company sends only some basic details of joining, via email only, and the rest by call?

Coworker screwed up side-job I hired him for

How should I politely turn down a task that my doctor has advised me against?

Giving change in smaller denominations so customers can tip?

Crypto mining by employee for 5+ years

Interviewer wanted to connect with me on LinkedIn the day after the interview, is this appropriate?

"Pharmacy box" for employees

Client is very unprofessional and I'm no longer interested (see details), how do I tell them this?