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Company is making my position redundant due to cost cutting but asking me to send email for resignation

I was communicated over call with HR and senior manager that due to low business activity some positions are going to be made redundant and I am one of them. They communicated this over call and there was no email as such and they told they want me…
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I don't code as a hobby. What should I answer when asked about my GitHub?

While I've done coding in the past as a hobby, I don't do it anymore and my current employer uses a private local GitLab repository, so my GitHub wall is all white squares and the code that is in there doesn't reflect my current skill set. Recently…
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Working with very bad code but on a deadline

I am currently working as a newly assigned lead developer (just in name, not really leading anything) on the frontend code for a project which my employer wants to deliver to various clients. Unfortunately, the code has been written by a backend…
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Manager says I take too many sick leaves and that creates a bad perception

I work at a large company in the UK, but not a client facing role. It usually has projects to be delivered over a couple of months. I am entitled to some sick days a year, and I usually take them if I feel unwell, stressed, or poorly rested. In 6…
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Dealing with extremely inexperienced developers who have daily deadlines?

I recently took over a development team where the only ones left are two fairly junior people. Both are quite good for their age and I thought one was a senior as he knows his architecture but they are both assigned to use frameworks they have never…
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Is opting out of "fun" office charity activites socially and professionally acceptable in a small company?

Note: this questions is specifically about charity activity and not social events generally. I work in a small startup which recently grew to 14 people which apparently seems to be enough for "corporate organised fun" starting to materialise,…
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How to repeat yourself without being condescending

In emails or in virtual meetings: It can be helpful to repeat oneself to add clarity to a conversation. However, I find when I repeat myself, I often come across as condescending, when really, my intentions were earnest: “Like I said...” “Again,…
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Company has been highly invested in my training. Is it okay to leave?

I just hit the 3 year mark at a company (my first professional experience in the software industry). Over the last year, they've been investing in me by training me on a lot of new tools & paying for a number of certifications. This is mainly due to…
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Putting tools you use (but can't configure) on resume?

I'm a software developer. There are a few tools that I know how to use, but can't really configure. Example: I use Jenkins. I can set up what I need to setup for my project - I know my way around the user interface. But I couldn't set up an entire…
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Fired from job - left my Gmail, Stack Exchange, LinkedIn, and other personally owned accounts logged in. How do I proceed?

I left my company on bad terms yesterday. I was ordered to leave immediately, take my documents, never come back to the company, and even to never meet my boss in life outside work. The problem is that when I left the company, I forgot to log out of…
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How strictly should I take "Candidates must be local"?

I've encountered a number of non-local job postings that contain lines of the form: Candidates must be local to . No relocation fees will be provided. Assuming that the second sentence is the justification for the first, how strictly…
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Politely calling attention to unflattering sight

I work in a small software company of around 10 people. We are all very "informal" with each other and there is no dress code or anything. It's a very laid back company at the moment and I'm fine with that. The co-worker in question is an older male…
user88427
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I suspect my coworker is trying to take revenge. How do my career and I survive an extra few weeks of working together?

A few months ago, I was temporarily (until the end of this year) put on another team. There is one other developer, and we've been struggling in our day-to-day interactions from day one. He's not used to working with someone else, nor to…
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My manager notoriously lies

I have a manager that continually lies. She became our manager about 8 months ago. I started at the corporation two weeks later. I'm 28 and relatively new in my profession. The situations where she lies are numerous and included in practically every…
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Should I point to an error in my bonus calculation?

I work in management consulting and lately had my yearly review with my boss with the intent to renegotiate my salary and yearly bonus. As usual I don't negotiate a lot because my boss is very generous. Our company's bonus calculations are complex,…
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