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Fired for third time from a software development job. What to do?

answered Oct 17, 2018 at 22:34

61 votes

Brother-in-law earns same salary for a much simpler job in family business

answered May 14, 2018 at 16:52

56 votes

How can we get the boss to stop using an anecdote during pitches that makes us look incompetent?

answered May 14, 2020 at 7:58

45 votes

How can I get an unreasonable manager to approve time off?

answered Jun 5, 2019 at 8:09

35 votes

Dealing with an employee that went over my head

answered Mar 28, 2017 at 12:28

31 votes

Boss wants me to ignore a software API license

answered Aug 13, 2019 at 10:10

24 votes

I messed up at the company party, got too drunk, flirted inappropriately. How do I make this better?

answered Dec 12, 2016 at 17:07

24 votes

A client wants me to provide assistance with using a service of a competitor company

answered Jul 3, 2018 at 15:51

22 votes

Deal with toxic manager when you can't quit

answered Apr 10, 2019 at 21:18

22 votes

"I'm not telling you to work nights and weekends, but I am expecting that to happen" - what does this mean?

answered Aug 13, 2020 at 8:35

21 votes

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

answered Feb 3, 2019 at 0:42

18 votes

How to communicate with a manager who forbids me to write emails and denies that I told him things

answered May 10, 2018 at 12:29

18 votes

Employee has issues with proper grammar after numerous verbal and written warnings

answered Dec 7, 2016 at 16:36

17 votes

New employer wants me to pay for ISO 9001 accreditation before employment begins - is this a scam?

answered May 10, 2016 at 10:03

17 votes

Depression and on final warning for tardiness

answered Nov 9, 2022 at 18:28

16 votes

How should I push back against my job assigning "homework"?

answered May 29, 2019 at 7:44

15 votes

Employer asks me to sign document after resigning

answered Apr 11, 2020 at 9:27

14 votes

I may have been too hard during negotiating a salary; can I send an email saying that my numbers were more like a target than a hard-cutoff sum?

answered Oct 11, 2020 at 8:56

14 votes

Is it a good salary negotiation tactic to say, "Make me an offer and I will either accept it or walk away"?

answered Oct 31, 2022 at 2:13

14 votes

Is it ethical to include opinion based code comments for future developers?

answered Jun 28, 2017 at 17:48

13 votes

Can staying late look like something bad?

answered Feb 2, 2017 at 18:35

12 votes

Will an eccentric personal style hinder my chances of being hired at a tech company?

answered Jun 13, 2017 at 13:03

12 votes

Short-term options to mitigate burnout and demotivation while working with painful colleague

answered Nov 30, 2022 at 18:06

12 votes

Invited to give talk, but want to refuse

answered May 9, 2022 at 14:41

11 votes

Manager wants me to discuss my performance directly with colleagues

answered Oct 28, 2020 at 10:21

9 votes

Our top dev doesn't want new challenges

answered Apr 22, 2020 at 14:52

7 votes

Is it ok to use informal contractions (wanna, gotta, kinda) in an interview?

answered Sep 22, 2020 at 14:00

7 votes

Is being disliked due to making unpopular decisions expected in every management position?

answered Jul 25, 2021 at 10:55

7 votes

Should I clock in if computer started updating?

answered Aug 28, 2018 at 7:14

7 votes

Customers take issue with employee's social media posts

answered Aug 29, 2017 at 13:46

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Fired for third time from a software development job. What to do?

Brother-in-law earns same salary for a much simpler job in family business

How can we get the boss to stop using an anecdote during pitches that makes us look incompetent?

How can I get an unreasonable manager to approve time off?

Dealing with an employee that went over my head

Boss wants me to ignore a software API license

I messed up at the company party, got too drunk, flirted inappropriately. How do I make this better?

A client wants me to provide assistance with using a service of a competitor company

Deal with toxic manager when you can't quit

"I'm not telling you to work nights and weekends, but I am expecting that to happen" - what does this mean?

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

How to communicate with a manager who forbids me to write emails and denies that I told him things

Employee has issues with proper grammar after numerous verbal and written warnings

New employer wants me to pay for ISO 9001 accreditation before employment begins - is this a scam?

Depression and on final warning for tardiness

How should I push back against my job assigning "homework"?

Employer asks me to sign document after resigning

I may have been too hard during negotiating a salary; can I send an email saying that my numbers were more like a target than a hard-cutoff sum?

Is it a good salary negotiation tactic to say, "Make me an offer and I will either accept it or walk away"?

Is it ethical to include opinion based code comments for future developers?

Can staying late look like something bad?

Will an eccentric personal style hinder my chances of being hired at a tech company?

Short-term options to mitigate burnout and demotivation while working with painful colleague

Invited to give talk, but want to refuse

Manager wants me to discuss my performance directly with colleagues

Our top dev doesn't want new challenges

Is it ok to use informal contractions (wanna, gotta, kinda) in an interview?

Is being disliked due to making unpopular decisions expected in every management position?

Should I clock in if computer started updating?

Customers take issue with employee's social media posts