User mckenzm

22 votes

Potential employer flew me out for interview, cancels return flight

answered Jan 17, 2019 at 0:31

16 votes

I encountered my boss during an on-site interview at another company. Should I bring it up when seeing him next time?

answered Mar 5, 2019 at 2:46

12 votes

Can I work just what I'm paid for while leaving?

answered Jan 2, 2019 at 23:59

10 votes

Plagiarism in resumes?

answered May 19, 2015 at 21:55

5 votes

Being asked to change my last name (in HR system) to work with IT systems

answered Apr 1, 2022 at 17:25

3 votes

Should I tell applicants they have not been selected for a position, if the application process was long ago?

answered Aug 23, 2021 at 2:40

3 votes

What is "3 years commercial Python"?

answered Dec 2, 2014 at 23:23

2 votes

How to help a co-worker who wouldn't be able to get promotion due to lack of English skills?

answered Dec 3, 2018 at 22:31

2 votes

Is it normal to take lots of breaks in a programming job?

answered Apr 21, 2016 at 5:42

2 votes

How do I tell an executive that I am an engineer not an admin

answered Nov 2, 2017 at 3:23

2 votes

Security Clearance - How do I explain that I lived in a "problem" country while working remotely?

answered Dec 22, 2022 at 20:03

2 votes

I have a scheduled vacation before starting the job, how can I make it clear in the interview and actually have the vacation days?

answered May 22, 2019 at 4:56

2 votes

What is the point of the HR question about possibility to leave them?

answered May 20, 2021 at 1:17

2 votes

How do you deal with a boss who assigns you work but wants you to learn the technologies in your personal time?

answered Jun 24, 2021 at 17:34

1 vote

Work requires me to come in early to start computer but won't let me clock in to get paid for it

answered Apr 26, 2019 at 6:15

1 vote

Should I reveal productivity tricks to peers, or keep them to myself in order to be more productive than the others?

answered Oct 1, 2019 at 2:54

1 vote

Start date of new job being pushed back due to uncompleted background checks - what should I do?

answered Sep 1, 2019 at 23:18

1 vote

How should I deal with new trainees when, after a course, they are not able to do even a simple related task?

answered Oct 25, 2021 at 22:40

1 vote

Waiting for the Job Offer letter

answered Jul 4, 2015 at 23:25

1 vote

Should I count the hours that I wait for my code to run?

answered Aug 11, 2018 at 23:39

1 vote

Unwritten addition to my role

answered Oct 16, 2018 at 4:25

1 vote

Candidate's answer during an interview disqualifies them. Is it unprofessional to immediately inform them of this?

answered Oct 29, 2018 at 0:28

0 votes

Company policy violation due to browser history syncing

answered Sep 11, 2017 at 5:32

0 votes

How should I [ethically] divide my billable time, when my work is mutually beneficial to multiple customers?

answered Sep 13, 2017 at 21:55

0 votes

Should I ask for a 25% higher salary than that advertised for a job I'm well suited to?

answered Sep 1, 2019 at 23:35

0 votes

Company did not petition for visa in a timely manner. Is asking me to work from overseas, but wants me to take a paycut

answered Jun 2, 2019 at 23:49

-1 votes

Recruited for senior (SME) technical role but assigned medium-term to much more junior project - how to recover appearance and reputation in company?

answered Mar 14, 2019 at 22:06

-3 votes

Coworker throwing cigarettes out of a car, I criticized it and now HR is involved

answered Nov 14, 2016 at 0:26

-7 votes

Is a text only resume (.txt) unprofessional?

answered Dec 4, 2018 at 2:09

-12 votes

How to handle use of alcohol in an interview?

answered Nov 7, 2017 at 2:26

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30 Answers

Potential employer flew me out for interview, cancels return flight

I encountered my boss during an on-site interview at another company. Should I bring it up when seeing him next time?

Can I work just what I'm paid for while leaving?

Plagiarism in resumes?

Being asked to change my last name (in HR system) to work with IT systems

Should I tell applicants they have not been selected for a position, if the application process was long ago?

What is "3 years commercial Python"?

How to help a co-worker who wouldn't be able to get promotion due to lack of English skills?

Is it normal to take lots of breaks in a programming job?

How do I tell an executive that I am an engineer not an admin

Security Clearance - How do I explain that I lived in a "problem" country while working remotely?

I have a scheduled vacation before starting the job, how can I make it clear in the interview and actually have the vacation days?

What is the point of the HR question about possibility to leave them?

How do you deal with a boss who assigns you work but wants you to learn the technologies in your personal time?

Work requires me to come in early to start computer but won't let me clock in to get paid for it

Should I reveal productivity tricks to peers, or keep them to myself in order to be more productive than the others?

Start date of new job being pushed back due to uncompleted background checks - what should I do?

How should I deal with new trainees when, after a course, they are not able to do even a simple related task?

Waiting for the Job Offer letter

Should I count the hours that I wait for my code to run?

Unwritten addition to my role

Candidate's answer during an interview disqualifies them. Is it unprofessional to immediately inform them of this?

Company policy violation due to browser history syncing

How should I [ethically] divide my billable time, when my work is mutually beneficial to multiple customers?

Should I ask for a 25% higher salary than that advertised for a job I'm well suited to?

Company did not petition for visa in a timely manner. Is asking me to work from overseas, but wants me to take a paycut

Recruited for senior (SME) technical role but assigned medium-term to much more junior project - how to recover appearance and reputation in company?

Coworker throwing cigarettes out of a car, I criticized it and now HR is involved

Is a text only resume (.txt) unprofessional?

How to handle use of alcohol in an interview?