Obviously you did the wrong thing, and the only question is whether you should own up to your mistake, or lie low and hope nothing bad happens. The other answers tend to lean towards owning up, but I ...

If the company is making a mark-up of 200%, one way to motivate your developers is to offer them some of that, surely? Say, an extra month's pay on acceptance of the sham product if (as expected) it ...

I don't see that it was necessarily a mistake to accept the job on the spot. What would be a mistake is accepting their demand to work as a contractor before the contract is sorted out. Just make it ...

My initial reaction was: the answer is so obvious, why did you even have to ask? And the other three answers seem to agree. But on reflection, there is a better solution: forward the e-mail to your ...

A difficult situation. So some compromise is called for. Here's what I would do (I am assuming that 80% of the work has already been done): (i) Invoice your client for 60% of the agreed price. (ii) ...

Whatever else you do: SMILE! You have been complimented on your work. This should make you happy! That's Personal Relations 101.

This is a no-brainer. Offer him his 40%, but without the ridiculous severance agreement. If that's not enough for him, let him go.

When I was a contractor (in the UK and Germany), I was expected to work x hours per week (35 or 37 or whatever, I don't remember). Anything above this had be authorised in advance by my supervisor, ...

The obvious solution is just to ignore the problem. If it's really annoying you (and I don't see why it should), just send them a helpful smiley e-mail informing them that they don't have to keep on ...

Your co-workers are secretly impressed that you have decided to give up smoking! This is their way of showing that they have taken it on board. You should see it as positive feedback. (Yes, I know, ...

I suggest the following simple approach: Tell your manager that you expect a written apology (or an e-mail) from the offender. Otherwise you will get HR involved.

You did nothing wrong; you were just unlucky. It is probable that they found a better or cheaper candidate a day or so after offering you the job, and were happy that you had given them an out. So, ...

I think what you are proposing would be a big mistake. It is simply not your responsibility. People would be offended by a new hire trying to take control like this. Your colleagues will start to ...