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I'm technical referent but I lost the lead for technical decisions

I was recruited as a Freelance (Technical Referent) in a solid company in order to build a new version of their mobile app that I suggested them myself. We need you because your skills are scarce and we really enjoyed your personal mobile…
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I accepted a counter offer and regret it: can I go back and contact the previous company?

Four months ago I was job searching and I received an offer for a really great role which was a great opportunity, however my current company countered big time (promotion, raise, stock options). I ended up taking the counter offer because it was…
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Is my workplace warning for texting my boss's private phone at night justified?

I am a computer programmer for a county in Texas. One Saturday night, while at home, I had an idea about a deployment problem and I texted my Boss several times also about issues and attitudes about someone at work that I felt had been very arrogant…
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Workplace sexism against men vs sexism against women

(By the way, I am male...) My male boss was recently seriously berated at work for some sexist comments he had made to a female colleague of mine, which turned into quite a scandal. He was almost fired from his job, and sent on some equality…
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Written warning from employer for following manager's instruction to deploy bugfix directly to production

I'm wondering whether you wonderful people here could offer me some advice on how to deal with a written warning that I received today. Background I've been working for a software company for the last 8 years who deals with broadcast email. Clients…
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Is travelling the world from job to job a feasible career path for a software engineer?

I graduated from university in March. I'm a U.S. citizen and software engineer in Southern California. I love my job, and expect to be at it for at least the next few years. However, I'd really like to travel. I have a fantasy of working at a job…
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How to respond to "Why are you looking for a new job?"

During job interviews it seems common for the interviewer to ask something along the lines of "Why are you looking for a new job"? The last time I was asked this was during an interview where the company had approached me after finding me online. …
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How to respond if boss asks if I'm looking for a new job

I'm currently searching for a new job. If my boss asks me if I'm looking, should I tell the truth? My small group is pretty demoralized at this point. One of my coworkers gave his notice late last week, and apparently there's a good chance our…
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Company pushing me to sign records about working hours while I was on vacation

(or a harsher title: "Company pushing me to sign a fake report about my working hours") There is a project which is partially funded by an outside source (government subsidy), and I'm a developer involved in this project. Therefore the financial…
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How to handle an insubordinate employee faction when I can't replace them?

At my workplace we have a small faction of insubordinate employees who think they can do whatever the like and do not allow new hires in the same department to integrate into the team. The tension has escalated to the point that some of the new…
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How do I tell my boss to not use Comic Sans as their main email typeface?

My boss uses Comic Sans for all of their e-mails. I don't mind it for intra-company communications, but it doesn't strike me as very professional to send out to clients as it doesn't have a very good reputation in the business world. Because they're…
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Should I warn a friend about a former employer?

I have a friend who for the purposes of this question we'll refer to as Paul. Paul is a University professor who hasn't been actively involved in business outside of academia. He's shown me some very interesting algorithms he's developed with…
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How to take over an intern's task without him feeling defeated?

Background: I was an intern at my current place of work for a year, until May when I was hired in full time. I am a programmer and I develop mostly mobile apps, but some web apps as well. Since then, we've hired several interns, and 2 of them are…
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How can I get hired despite employers distrusting why I quit a big name company and moved back to my country?

I am 29 with a degree in Marketing and I come from Romania. I graduated when I was 24, then I started to work abroad. I had an internship in the UK for 6 months, then one in Germany for another 6 months, and after that I got a full time position and…
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How should I handle my manager offering me an unwanted drink?

I stayed a bit late yesterday as I had quite a bit of work to catch up with. I wasn't aware that the world cup semi finals was happening between Argentina and the Netherlands. As a result a bunch of my superiors were sitting in the lounge watching…
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