As of May 31, 2023, we have updated our Code of Conduct.
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Eric Lippert
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108 votes

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

94 votes

How do I quit due to a disappointing company outlook?

60 votes

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

48 votes

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

45 votes

Is it acceptable to use pirated software on the job?

41 votes

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

37 votes
Accepted

Interview Question about familiarity with a programming language

33 votes

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

33 votes
Accepted

Should I reverse a key question during an interview?

31 votes

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

29 votes

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

27 votes

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

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

22 votes

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

22 votes

Pointing out a salary cut

20 votes

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

19 votes

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

19 votes

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

17 votes

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

17 votes

Is it ok to take notes to an interview

15 votes

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

15 votes

Sexy desktop wallpapers in the office

14 votes

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

10 votes

Unusually long Interview time; is this a red flag?

9 votes

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

7 votes

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

7 votes

Consequences for leaving an easter egg in code?

7 votes

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

7 votes

How to resign from a role with an overly emotional boss

2 votes

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