User Philip Kendall

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Top developer doing more home office than allowed

answered Sep 26, 2018 at 17:28

505 votes

Potential employer flew me out for interview, cancels return flight

answered Jan 16, 2019 at 4:48

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Do I have to attend a work Christmas party?

answered Oct 17, 2018 at 15:05

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Is it unprofessional to car share?

answered Aug 9, 2018 at 7:53

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Is my employer allowed to access my office emails without my knowledge/permission?

answered Feb 2, 2019 at 20:20

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How do I tell my manager that his code review comment is wrong?

answered Apr 29, 2019 at 4:28

282 votes

What to put in "reason" when asking for days off for job interview at another place?

answered Apr 23, 2017 at 21:24

265 votes

I prepared my CV in LaTeX and exported it to PDF. How to deal with a recruiter who insists on CV in Word format?

answered Jun 8, 2018 at 6:31

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When (if ever) is it considered professional to yell in the workplace?

answered Dec 2, 2017 at 18:45

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What should I do if I'm not able to complete a take home task for an interview?

answered Jul 2, 2018 at 19:18

237 votes

Retaining ambitious employee with rare skill set

answered Mar 20, 2022 at 17:17

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Can I avoid informal personal interactions at companies that offer free lunch?

answered Aug 17, 2021 at 11:05

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How to discipline overeager engineer

answered Sep 30, 2019 at 5:47

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Young colleague wants to resign; I would like him to stay

answered Oct 2, 2018 at 5:52

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How should I reply to an email which feels unprofessional after declining a technical interview/test?

answered Dec 4, 2014 at 8:32

178 votes

How should I respond to absurd observations from customers during software product demos?

answered Jan 5, 2017 at 8:48

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How to respond to a very senior colleague who may have completely misunderstood my email?

answered Jun 14, 2017 at 6:39

163 votes

What can I do if I am asked to learn different programming languages very frequently?

answered Mar 17, 2019 at 9:00

160 votes

How to tell a colleague who always apologizes for noise, that his apologies are more annoying than the noise itself

answered May 9 at 7:54

157 votes

Asked to add someone who got their last manager fired to my team, am I right to be concerned?

answered Jul 1, 2020 at 8:48

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Boss hasn't transferred my salary yet. How to approach the situation?

answered Sep 6, 2018 at 8:14

148 votes

I am an expert in two fields. Should I make 2 CVs or one?

answered Nov 14, 2021 at 16:10

141 votes

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

answered Aug 21, 2016 at 15:45

140 votes

Possible repercussions from assault between coworkers outside the office

answered Nov 8, 2016 at 17:58

140 votes

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Company requiring me to let them review research from before I was hired

answered Jul 23, 2019 at 5:34

138 votes

Prospective employer recommends a lower initial salary so that expectations are not too high

answered Mar 9, 2022 at 10:41

137 votes

What do I do when my boss is sabotaging interviews?

answered Dec 26, 2021 at 22:29

134 votes

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How to politely state that a software requirement is infeasible?

answered Oct 23, 2020 at 12:34

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Wasn't given time to ask questions in interview and now given job offer

answered Apr 15, 2015 at 19:51

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Should I spend much more time than suggested on an interview take-home project?

answered Sep 29, 2021 at 14:13

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Top developer doing more home office than allowed

Potential employer flew me out for interview, cancels return flight

Do I have to attend a work Christmas party?

Is it unprofessional to car share?

Is my employer allowed to access my office emails without my knowledge/permission?

How do I tell my manager that his code review comment is wrong?

What to put in "reason" when asking for days off for job interview at another place?

I prepared my CV in LaTeX and exported it to PDF. How to deal with a recruiter who insists on CV in Word format?

When (if ever) is it considered professional to yell in the workplace?

What should I do if I'm not able to complete a take home task for an interview?

Retaining ambitious employee with rare skill set

Can I avoid informal personal interactions at companies that offer free lunch?

How to discipline overeager engineer

Young colleague wants to resign; I would like him to stay

How should I reply to an email which feels unprofessional after declining a technical interview/test?

How should I respond to absurd observations from customers during software product demos?

How to respond to a very senior colleague who may have completely misunderstood my email?

What can I do if I am asked to learn different programming languages very frequently?

How to tell a colleague who always apologizes for noise, that his apologies are more annoying than the noise itself

Asked to add someone who got their last manager fired to my team, am I right to be concerned?

Boss hasn't transferred my salary yet. How to approach the situation?

I am an expert in two fields. Should I make 2 CVs or one?

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

Possible repercussions from assault between coworkers outside the office

Company requiring me to let them review research from before I was hired

Prospective employer recommends a lower initial salary so that expectations are not too high

What do I do when my boss is sabotaging interviews?

How to politely state that a software requirement is infeasible?

Wasn't given time to ask questions in interview and now given job offer

Should I spend much more time than suggested on an interview take-home project?