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128 votes

Some coworkers are committing to work overtime for a 1% bonus. How can I best opt out of this?

103 votes
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I have been invited for a post-interview chat about a position for which I am not selected. Should I still attend?

63 votes

Employer asking us to move items that are approximately 1000 lbs (450 kg) each. How can I address this issue properly so that no one gets hurt?

42 votes

How do I overcome an unsatisfactory background check?

40 votes
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Is it appropriate to speak up for a team member who can't drink due to addiction recovery when a company event is being planned?

35 votes

How should I tell front-end to stop passing bugs to back-end by default?

33 votes

Trouble understanding the speech of overseas colleagues

31 votes

Does my company own my phone number?

20 votes

(Would be) teammate called me privately to tell me he does not wish to work with me

18 votes

As a stutterer I have been asked to move into Management

17 votes

California employee being misclassified as a contractor, what can I do about it?

15 votes
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Severance contract requires a lie. Is this enforceable?

11 votes

Alternative metrics for software development?

10 votes

How can I politely be added to a company's recruiting blacklist?

10 votes

How to talk about depression in interviews

9 votes

Is it normal to have so much red tape in reporting bugs?

9 votes

Is there a minimum number of candidates that need to be interviewed before a decision is made?

8 votes

Official warning by a manager for how I spend my vacations: escalate or ignore?

8 votes

How do I look more like I'm on a call when I'm sitting at my desk

7 votes

How can I explain why I'm using just audio in video conferencing, without revealing the real reason?

6 votes

What is the rationale of not offering an existing employee a salary as large as the one offered to a new one?

6 votes

How can I get the same exemptions from company policy as my co-worker without causing them trouble?

5 votes

How do I provide clear goals for a PIP when the developer's mistakes are ambiguous and varied?

5 votes

Called into a meeting and told we are being made redundant (laid off) and "not to share outside". Can I tell my partner?

5 votes

What are the downsides of getting fired with severance instead of quitting?

5 votes

What should you do when the IT department just copy paste emails and then assign the ticket to you?

5 votes

How to get domain experts to answer questions correctly, completely & concisely

4 votes

Worked alone for the same company during 7 years, now I feel like I lack a lot of basics skills

4 votes

Is it normal for a junior SE to be doing this amount of work?

4 votes

Preventing an exodus of other employees while mass firing others? One developer holds a lot of sway?