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Rejected job offer after salary negotiation but HR reached out again with another offer

I am looking for a job change and I have been contacted by an employer. I had several rounds of interviews, I was offered a job and we began salary negotiations. The offered salary did not suit me - I had clearly indicated one figure. We never…
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My friend, together with his bosses, is inviting me over for dinner. Accept or reject invitation?

I have a colleague-turned-friend who's inviting me for dinner together with his bosses. He said they want to have a chat with me. I have a hunch it's about my plans regarding my career progression. I said this because when I graduated from college,…
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How to deal with the rumours of my boss stealing money?

I’ve been working in the same place for 10 years. Today, a staff member (who is related to our supervisor) approached me and told me that our supervisor had to lend the boss several thousands of pounds of her own money because the boss didn’t have…
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Should I include a career objective on my resume?

These usually are overly vague and don't add much. Are there circumstance when these are worthwhile?
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When you're asked if your question is "quick" or not

When getting a managers or colleagues attention for a question, how should I reply when they say "Is it quick"? I'm not sure what qualifies as "quick"? 10 seconds, 1 minute, 5 minutes? While my question may be easy, I don't know how long it may take…
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How to respond to request to use a first name?

I'm currently in an email chain with a company representative, seeking to get technical documentation on one of their products. After around a dozen emails of me addressing the other individual as "Mr. X", he's asked me to call him by his first name…
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Are you expecting to get a counter offer?

Recently at an job interview I was asked a question I had never been asked before. Are you expecting to get a counter offer when you announce your departure? I answered truthfully and backed my answer with a rationale. But I'm wondering... What…
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Should I bother to reply to emails from recruiters when I'm already employed?

Every now and then I get an email from a recruiter with a position they want to offer me. These emails are normally offering jobs outside my area of expertise and asking for skills I simply don't have. Not just that but I'm already employed in a job…
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We're contractors who think the main perm guy isn't very good. Do we say anything?

(I don't believe this is a dupe of What can I do to make a coworkers lack of effort more visible? because that question is about effort, whereas this one is about ability.) I'm a contractor (UK) but not a consultant. In my current placement there's…
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Future boss placed me in a business meeting under a pretense before my start date, then was disappointed I didn't meet his expectations

Background I'm an architect and very outgoing, but got tired of the same old same old with architecture firms. I picked up a new Architectural Sales job in Brooklyn and I will be transfering over from Chicago to Brooklyn in 1 month. I'm extremely…
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When dealing with mass misconduct, how do you prevent disruption while still punishing the act?

I am an HR Strategist in a company of about 500 people. The Head of HR position is currently not filled and no interim head has been appointed. Seems like leadership has decided that it will be me for at least this problem but I haven't a clue how…
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Seeking ways to keep a valuable employee

I have a person on my team that has been a solid contributor to the team and company on an area that the organization has no relevant experience in. While this person has done everything within their means to support the organization's objectives in…
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How to deal with half my colleagues overriding development processes under the slightest pressure?

I'm a software developer. My team has a variety of development processes that code is technically supposed to go through to get to the master branch. Things like unit testing and code review. Under the slightest amount of pressure from any authority…
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How can I accept a job offer after rejecting it?

I am graduating with an industrial engineering degree in May, and I got a job offer from a military branch up in Maine. The military flew me up to the base, and I just felt at home and like I could see myself working there long-term. I felt like I…
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I've not performed well in my first year as technical director. What should I do next?

Summary: I've been the technical director of a project. It finished well, but I made some mistakes that I don't know I can fix easily. This also ruined my manager's trust in me. Should I go back to a technical-only position or even quit? I'm 32…
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