User Eric Lippert

108 votes

How should I respond when I lied about my education and the company finds out through background check?

answered Mar 22, 2019 at 21:59

94 votes

How do I quit due to a disappointing company outlook?

answered May 2, 2017 at 20:38

60 votes

Why do interviewers focus so much on why you want the job?

answered Mar 25, 2015 at 18:12

48 votes

How to negotiate salary with an extremely unprofessional in-house recruiter?

answered Feb 8, 2017 at 19:19

45 votes

Is it acceptable to use pirated software on the job?

answered Apr 19, 2012 at 14:48

41 votes

Employees are gaming their performance metrics, instead of doing what's best for the company

answered Apr 10, 2018 at 20:51

37 votes

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Interview Question about familiarity with a programming language

answered Feb 27, 2020 at 21:33

33 votes

Why is it so acceptable for software engineers to job hop? I'm tired of constantly recruiting them

answered Dec 9, 2019 at 21:43

33 votes

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Should I reverse a key question during an interview?

answered Aug 2, 2013 at 15:49

31 votes

how to get noticed for the actual work I do at work

answered Aug 31, 2016 at 22:24

29 votes

How can I determine if a coding task is too hard for an interview candidate?

answered Nov 7, 2017 at 18:39

27 votes

How can I stop my colleagues being disrespectful about my personal life choices?

answered Apr 27, 2015 at 22:58

24 votes

I am slated to be put on performance improvement plan for sixty days, I have one week to decide & I don't know what to do

answered Feb 17, 2017 at 5:40

22 votes

How can I avoid telling my boss about the new company that I'll be working for during resignation?

answered Mar 25, 2014 at 15:00

22 votes

Pointing out a salary cut

answered Mar 11, 2015 at 20:41

20 votes

Is it a good idea to ask for a significantly lower salary than the median to increase the chances of an offer?

answered Apr 28, 2015 at 18:27

19 votes

What should I do if I'm asked a famous question in a technical interview which I've previously solved?

answered May 25, 2015 at 4:19

19 votes

How do we recruit junior software developers in an age where everybody studies for the interview?

answered Dec 29, 2018 at 15:49

17 votes

Am I allowed to put a position that I might get in a week on the resume?

answered Feb 13, 2014 at 17:00

17 votes

Is it ok to take notes to an interview

answered Sep 15, 2015 at 14:52

15 votes

How to respond to a rejection email when I have yet to attend the final interview I was invited to?

answered Oct 25, 2017 at 22:14

15 votes

Sexy desktop wallpapers in the office

answered Apr 27, 2015 at 22:27

14 votes

Can I prevent my company from modifying source code that I wrote for myself and gave them to use?

answered Sep 24, 2015 at 14:47

10 votes

Unusually long Interview time; is this a red flag?

answered Feb 5, 2020 at 19:06

9 votes

How do you handle an interview for a candidate who is performing poorly?

answered Jan 21, 2014 at 19:45

7 votes

Is there anything that I shouldn't include in my CV?

answered Mar 12, 2015 at 2:09

7 votes

Consequences for leaving an easter egg in code?

answered Jun 11, 2016 at 17:27

7 votes

want to take a week PTO 'After' 3 weeks notice, is this acceptable or crazy?

answered May 9, 2018 at 15:12

7 votes

How to resign from a role with an overly emotional boss

answered Oct 4, 2018 at 0:13

2 votes

How do I ensure fair performance ratings in the stack ranking system?

answered Sep 8, 2016 at 20:53

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32 Answers

How should I respond when I lied about my education and the company finds out through background check?

How do I quit due to a disappointing company outlook?

Why do interviewers focus so much on why you want the job?

How to negotiate salary with an extremely unprofessional in-house recruiter?

Is it acceptable to use pirated software on the job?

Employees are gaming their performance metrics, instead of doing what's best for the company

Interview Question about familiarity with a programming language

Why is it so acceptable for software engineers to job hop? I'm tired of constantly recruiting them

Should I reverse a key question during an interview?

how to get noticed for the actual work I do at work

How can I determine if a coding task is too hard for an interview candidate?

How can I stop my colleagues being disrespectful about my personal life choices?

I am slated to be put on performance improvement plan for sixty days, I have one week to decide & I don't know what to do

How can I avoid telling my boss about the new company that I'll be working for during resignation?

Pointing out a salary cut

Is it a good idea to ask for a significantly lower salary than the median to increase the chances of an offer?

What should I do if I'm asked a famous question in a technical interview which I've previously solved?

How do we recruit junior software developers in an age where everybody studies for the interview?

Am I allowed to put a position that I might get in a week on the resume?

Is it ok to take notes to an interview

How to respond to a rejection email when I have yet to attend the final interview I was invited to?

Sexy desktop wallpapers in the office

Can I prevent my company from modifying source code that I wrote for myself and gave them to use?

Unusually long Interview time; is this a red flag?

How do you handle an interview for a candidate who is performing poorly?

Is there anything that I shouldn't include in my CV?

Consequences for leaving an easter egg in code?

want to take a week PTO 'After' 3 weeks notice, is this acceptable or crazy?

How to resign from a role with an overly emotional boss

How do I ensure fair performance ratings in the stack ranking system?