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Our work-week policy changed drastically. It used to be a perk. How to let them know I'm unhappy?
My company used to have an amazing work week schedule. We worked 4 x 10 hour days instead of 5 x 8 hour days. This was amazing, and definitely a deciding factor when me and my wife were deciding where to move. We had every Friday off. They skimped…
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Lost my temper with an underperforming employee and he quit
I am the assistant manager of a small team in the service industry. I recently lost my temper with an employee, Ed, for his failure to complete his work on time. I barked at him, in view and earshot of other employees and my manager, chastising him…
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How to feel welcome in an all-male software developer environment
I am a female programmer and started a job in a software development company about 8 months ago. I also moved to a new country so I am a foreigner as well.
I am the only female developer in the office (of about 40) and the only other women are the…
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A co-worker is using my cup
I have a co-worker using my coffee mug at work. I want to make him stop without sounding like I'm being picky. I have tried making the point indirectly that the cup belongs to me but he still uses it.
Our cleaner cleans the cups and puts them on a…
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Accused by the team of "stealing" my role from a colleague: all team members are against me
Two months ago, I was hired as a project and team manager in a multinational consultancy company. I have about 8 years of work experience, but only 6 months as a project manager (I worked before in marketing, HR, and IT fields).
Before I arrived,…
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Strange job interview -- What were they really looking for?
This was the strangest job interview I ever had. I was interviewing for a position as an engineer at a US based tire manufacturing plant. The interview started pretty normally, and then the interviewer says "please follow me". I'm all dressed up…
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How to let clients know that they are being spied on
In the past I have found out that clients were being spied on. This happened twice; in both times I told them. And in both times I got burned for it. I have no regrets and I got a clear conscience. However, I am about to go telling for the third…
user10483
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How to answer to the "We do not want to create any precedent" argument in salary negotiation?
It seems that every big company I have encountered operates (for low/middle level employees) according to a spreadsheet, where columns are some kind of level or grade, and rows are years of experience.
In my experience, this kind of method shuts…
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Extreme flexible working hours: how to get to know people and activities?
At the beginning of February I began a new job as full team manager (a role with aspects of project management, team management, technical leader, client management, etc.) in a new company (EU based, with 200-220 employees). It’s the first time for…
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Company paying for expensive flights - is there any precedent for re-allocating that money?
I'm being relocated to a different country in a few weeks. As part of the package, the company pays for 4 roundtrip flights (travel time is around ~20 hours) in business class (so I can travel back and forth from home country). This amounts to about…
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How to tell a colleague that I want to stop sharing the ride?
A few months ago, we hired a new temporary worker, Joe. Joe does not have a car so I offered to share the ride with him 4 times per day, which is about 45 km daily. I asked for 4€/day. Joe's salary was 28% higher than mine.
Joe then negotiated a…
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How to react professionally when a colleague comes to work with a black eye?
A colleague came to work with a black eye. His bruises have nothing to do with work and don't impair him. We are on the same hierarchical level, but work in different teams and on different projects. We see each other every day, but our interactions…
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My interview has been cancelled at short notice, I cannot reschedule, what to do?
I had a phone interview last week with the controller of a new company I am interested in. They then wanted to meet with me today for an interview. I was scheduled for an interview today, and three hours before they cancelled it and wanted to…
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What benefits are there in signing a non-compete after resigning, with no formal contract of employment?
I'm currently leaving a company but they want me to sign a non-compete before leaving.
I don't have any formal contract with the company nor anywhere did I sign that I would commit myself to it.
Is there any benefit for me in doing so? Why would I…
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How do you explain to your boss they're wrong without making them feel threatened?
I work in software industry as a developer. My boss sometimes makes small mistakes when assigning tasks or reporting bugs. For example, he recently reported a bug caused by a virus on his computer to the bug tracking system.
Usually, I explain why…
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