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New employer postponing my start date by three months due to COVID-19

I was offered a new job before the virus outbreak. The had emailed me the offer details with salary, stock options, insurance etc, and had promised to sent the contract early this week. They were also pushing me to join as quickly as possible. I had…
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Can my employer legally threaten to fire me unless I cut off in-person contact with the outside world?

I am currently working at a company in the United States. Out of privacy concerns, I cannot elaborate beyond that. Over the past few weeks, our CEO has become increasingly concerned about COVID-19. They believe that if any of our employees became…
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Resigning a couple of months before an event : is it abusive resignation?

I'm currently working as a software developer for a small company (9 persons) in France. For different reasons, mostly because I feel at a dead end in this job and I don't see any ways how this could change, I have decided to resign. I will give my…
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How should I deal with colleagues asking me to hide problems with their work?

My specific situation is that I am working as tester for a web application project, and after some low level security tests I realized the application has lots of vulnerabilities. I would normally report these as part of my job. However, one of the…
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I've decided to leave my job entirely over ergonomic reasons. How honest should I be at the exit interview?

I'm leaving because: My desk is far too high, nearly at shoulder height. I go home every day with wrist, elbow, shoulder, and back pain. I'm 30 and this has never happened before in previous offices or when I worked from home in my last job. The…
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What should I do about a new employee who didn't mention their second job or planned leave?

I'm an inexperienced software engineering manager and recently I hired an employee (a software developer). The technical skills of the guy look good, but I encountered several things which he didn't mention during the interviews. Right after we…
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How to make interviewee comfortable interviewing in lounge chairs

In the next couple of months, I am planning to have to conduct several interviews with candidates for full-time and intern/co-op positions. I work at a very large company that is well known in the industry. The problem is that sometimes we don't…
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Interviewing with an unmentioned 9 months of sick leave taken during a job

I was successfully working as a developer at a Company X when I got cancer. Treatments and side effects resulted in a sick leave of around 9-10 months. The company welcomed me back and I continued working there, until I changed jobs and now work for…
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Taking advantage when HR forgets to communicate the rules

I currently work as a software engineer at a company in Europe. One detail that's going to be important below is that everybody here has a contract for 40h/week. If you work more, you can use the extra worked hours as a buffer, or even use them to…
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How to deal with employer who keeps me at work after working hours

I work in a small company in Italy. 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. From 09:00 to 18:00. I do not expect to leave at 18:01. However the employer expects me and the other to talk with him and fix some things with him after 18:00. So I usually end…
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I'm in charge of equipment buying but no one's ever happy with what I choose. How to fix this?

I have several hats at work - I'm primarily a software developer but I also have to do Linux sysadmin, Windows sysadmin, tech support (like changing printer ink, plugging in cables for people, etc), and new computer equipment. Recently I managed to…
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Coworker keeps opening blind which makes it difficult to see my screen

I'm positioned with a window next to me my coworker sits in front but have a wall to their side, then in front of them there is another window: | <---window | || <-- wall || O <--- coworker || <-- wall | <---- window (With blind that they open) | O…
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How to address colleagues including me in video recordings in the office when I wish to not be recorded?

A couple of weeks ago two of my colleagues went around the office filming for another colleague's anniversary video. The filming took place on company premises during work hours, and I understand it was their own initiative. I have a strong aversion…
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Is it appropriate to ask an interviewer about the language the job position is in?

Recently I applied for a job that had a job description written in my native language (which is not English). In the job description “Working level of English” was mentioned as a requirement. However no additional details were provided about the…
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How to best manage calling in sick for your first week?

General question: if you are very sick I think you have no choice but to call in sick even if it's your first week. How bad does this look to your new employer? Are there things you can do to avoid eroding their trust? -- My specific context: I've…
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