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Coworker trying to play matchmaker. How to politely and professionally defuse?

I am a recently hired young lady, and a coworker of mine is a young man a few years older than me. We sit relatively close by to each other in the office, close enough to turn around and have a conversation but far enough that we’re not next to each…
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Should I reply to urgent emails if I am not fit for work?

Background: I am on sick leave because of my manager: mental issues, specific problem discussed with MD and HR. I am trying to stay away from work-related emails. Meanwhile, I am sick and all my projects are blocked (official sick leave for 3 weeks,…
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Is it really that bad to leave my job as a software engineer before I have an offer?

I'm a software engineer deciding to leave my first job out of college after 3 years. I've been taking phone calls and interviewing but I've reached 2 bottle necks. One is that I don't have the time to schedule all these onsite interviews. They are…
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Manager is asking future employee to do work before start date

A friend of mine is starting a new job in a few weeks. The contract is already signed. The manager just send her an email in the morning asking her to do some work until next day. She currently has a another job and the manager knows this. It looks…
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Is there a dress code for women in software industry?

I worked in a technology company as a software development intern. At the end of the internship, my manager praised me for my technical and communication skills, however, he said I should pay more attention to what I wear. He said that although our…
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How do I respond to requests for a "guarantee" not to leave after a few months?

More and more recruiters are asking me this question, which is very annoying. Because the job tasks are repetitive, what guarantees do I give that I will stay for some time and not switch/quit after just a couple of months. What guarantees can…
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How can I communicate to my employer the urgency of a raise request?

It might be best if I just list the pertinent information here before asking the question. I have been with my current employer for 5 years, the last 4 without a pay raise. There are extenuating circumstances as to why which are unrelated to my…
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Should a technical interviewer read the resume/CV?

Should a technical interviewer read the candidate's resume/CV before performing an interview? I regularly interview for data science positions. The particular context is that recruiters who are not technical themselves but who are very familiar…
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If you're overwhelmed at work, how do you choose what takes precedence?

I'm becoming overwhelmed at work and trying to choose what work I perform first. There is one customer that has a system which is already live, but it breaks frequently. This is a newer issue and it could be considered severe, and this customer is…
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Manager offers to let us work less without a decrease in salary. Are there any concerns with accepting this offer?

I work in a team of 6 for a large multinational IT company. The company is not in a good shape from a business perspective. The manager has asked us to consider the idea of working 4 days a week instead of 5, without any decrease in compensation!…
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How representative of a company is a bad interview process?

The company I'm interviewing for is quite appealing. The business idea is interesting, the office is well located, they pay slightly above market and offer lots or perks. The hiring process, on the other hand, is being terrible. I got duplicate…
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Should I list leadership experience when it was with a religious group I no longer believe in?

I was heavily involved with a religious group during college (a chapter of a mainstream organization, nothing extremist), ending as president. This involved a lot of planning, organizing and running events, figuring out how to get members more…
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I have a black eye. How do I respond to the inevitable curiosity and protect my workplace reputation?

Yesterday I left work with a charmingly unblemished face. Today I have a black eye. I imagine when I go into work there will be questions and rumors about it. In this case, my usual policy of honesty would negatively affect my workplace reputation,…
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My CEO wants permanent access to every employee's emails. How do I explain that this is a terrible idea?

Our CEO wants our IT provider to configure his email client so he can see every employee's work emails in his inbox all the time. To make a long story short he's concerned about a specific employee being difficult to reach so asked to get his emails…
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Manager asks if a coworker can stay at my house

I work remotely. An annual conference relevant to my work is going to happen in my town. My manager has said that we can go, but only if my coworker can stay with me at my house (i.e., only if there is no lodging expense). Our organization has…
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