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Getting deadlines pushed up for Manager/CEO's "Excitement"

answered Jan 8, 2020 at 14:15

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What is the correct way to approach the request that "new developers should not be able to access the codebase"

answered Apr 7, 2022 at 10:51

132 votes

Boss wants me to ignore a software API license

answered Aug 12, 2019 at 13:57

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How can I highlight how much better I've made our code and deal with a coworker that disagrees?

answered Feb 5, 2020 at 14:46

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Is it unethical/unprofessional to keep a record of quotes from my colleague's outbursts?

answered Jan 29, 2019 at 16:43

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Discovered developer doing Leetcode puzzles when he should be working

answered Feb 7, 2022 at 15:06

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My colleague treats me like he's my boss, yet we're on the same level

answered Aug 30, 2019 at 10:03

57 votes

What to do when a sick employee doesn't respond to communications, and has important data?

answered Feb 12, 2019 at 9:32

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“You are not paid to think, but to do X” is always wrong in the workplace?

answered Nov 26, 2019 at 13:56

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Last employer continues to pay me

answered Jan 16, 2019 at 9:14

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

answered Feb 2, 2019 at 21:44

44 votes

Sending a photo of my bank account card to the future employer

answered Jul 15, 2019 at 16:21

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Is it considered non-commercial usage, to use tools solely for internal work?

answered Aug 22, 2018 at 10:12

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How to answer pointed "are you quitting" questioning when I don't want them to suspect

answered Apr 8, 2019 at 11:25

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Performance review based on leave days

answered Oct 15, 2020 at 15:29

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How can I recover my reputation and trust after snapping at my boss?

answered Mar 5, 2020 at 9:13

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Ensuring employees don't leak code or data

answered Jan 27, 2020 at 14:46

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Anonymous coworker brought in food in a rusty container affecting my reputation. How should I react?

answered Sep 3, 2019 at 18:13

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Management Not Responding To My Resignation

answered Nov 19, 2018 at 9:09

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Accused of racism for refusing to name room after foreign name that sounds like an offensive phrase

answered Oct 31, 2018 at 16:55

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Employee wants to bring in his dog for a kids event

answered May 7, 2019 at 11:33

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Coworker is trying to get me to sign his petition to run for office. How to decline politely?

answered Feb 18, 2019 at 20:31

17 votes

How should I approach asking to have a lock put on my storage cabinet under my desk?

answered Feb 6, 2019 at 16:02

17 votes

Is an installation of Adobe Photoshop on a personal computer a reasonable grounds for immediate termination?

answered Feb 2, 2019 at 19:53

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Fired for doing disallowed web searches; how can I show it was outside my control?

answered Dec 30, 2018 at 17:53

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Can I take any recourse after being told to take down ' Xinjiang "Reeducation" Camps ' as my location?

answered Oct 25, 2019 at 9:23

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Headhunted for a role in a Competing Company

answered Sep 13, 2019 at 9:46

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How to let the office know the use of open SSH server

answered Mar 27, 2020 at 17:19

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Manager told me to give training to other employees. Does this mean that he can fire me?

answered Sep 5, 2019 at 12:08

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Colleague is not competent but gets away with it

answered Nov 9, 2018 at 16:24

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Getting deadlines pushed up for Manager/CEO's "Excitement"

What is the correct way to approach the request that "new developers should not be able to access the codebase"

Boss wants me to ignore a software API license

How can I highlight how much better I've made our code and deal with a coworker that disagrees?

Is it unethical/unprofessional to keep a record of quotes from my colleague's outbursts?

Discovered developer doing Leetcode puzzles when he should be working

My colleague treats me like he's my boss, yet we're on the same level

What to do when a sick employee doesn't respond to communications, and has important data?

“You are not paid to think, but to do X” is always wrong in the workplace?

Last employer continues to pay me

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

Sending a photo of my bank account card to the future employer

Is it considered non-commercial usage, to use tools solely for internal work?

How to answer pointed "are you quitting" questioning when I don't want them to suspect

Performance review based on leave days

How can I recover my reputation and trust after snapping at my boss?

Ensuring employees don't leak code or data

Anonymous coworker brought in food in a rusty container affecting my reputation. How should I react?

Management Not Responding To My Resignation

Accused of racism for refusing to name room after foreign name that sounds like an offensive phrase

Employee wants to bring in his dog for a kids event

Coworker is trying to get me to sign his petition to run for office. How to decline politely?

How should I approach asking to have a lock put on my storage cabinet under my desk?

Is an installation of Adobe Photoshop on a personal computer a reasonable grounds for immediate termination?

Fired for doing disallowed web searches; how can I show it was outside my control?

Can I take any recourse after being told to take down ' Xinjiang "Reeducation" Camps ' as my location?

Headhunted for a role in a Competing Company

How to let the office know the use of open SSH server

Manager told me to give training to other employees. Does this mean that he can fire me?

Colleague is not competent but gets away with it