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Didn't get enough time to take a coding test - what should I do now?

I got an interview call from a company after a friend referred me for a vacancy in his team. The call was from a team manager and not any HR personnel. One interview for this week, Monday, was scheduled. Since my current employer does not support…
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How do you respond to a colleague from another team when they're wrongly expecting that you'll help them?

Disclaimer: I've had this problem sometime back but want to find out whats a good way to handle it. Hence I'm posting this now because I feel that this might be a common situation. Here's the situation. There is a Team X. They share some hardware…
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Coworker is lying about having kids to get extra time off. What should I do?

A peer of mine (same organization but different scrum team) is a very involved father. He is often taking time off of work to watch his kids and leaving early to take his kids to soccer practice. I know that the other members of his scrum team get…
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I canceled my internship last-minute. Can I expect bridges to be burnt?

I had been talking to company A about doing an internship there. I had several concerns regarding the assignment but I needed it fast, so I applied anyway and got accepted. I agreed to start the internship but did not yet sign a contract. After a…
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Remote job interview cancelled 5 minute before interview time

I had an video call interview that was scheduled for a specific time. 5 minutes before the interview I got an email from them saying that they were cancelling my interview because there were many other candidates also waiting for the same post. This…
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Is it okay to refuse entirely to answer "desired salary" question?

I am finishing up a graduate degree and am looking for my first full-time job. I recently had a second interview (Skype) with a place I'm interested in and the interviewer asked me what my desired salary was. My plan for this question has been to…
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Received broken gift at workplace from the company. What should I do?

On occasion of Diwali, all the employees at my workplace got a 1ltr glass bottle nicely gift wrapped from the HR department. When I opened mine, I learned that the bottle is already broken(not by dropping but it looks more like a manufacturing…
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How can I set up my office to discourage people from standing behind me?

I have my office set up so I am facing the door. There are several people who insist on walking around my desk, putting them in uncomfortable proximity, and allowing them to hover over me. Is there a way to set up my office to discourage these…
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How do I get a coworker to do something that they don’t want to do, as they disrespect me?

I asked a colleague at work to do a 5-minute task, which is part of their role. I sent an email, but they didn't reply. I went up to the person’s desk and they totally dismissed the request saying that they’re too busy now and they’ll do it later.…
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I know (all) the members of the interview panel. Does that matter?

In case I am invited to a job interview, and in the invitation letter, recruitment tells me the names of the interview panel members. Suppose that I already know some or all of the members, through prior work engagements (including informal social…
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How to deal with a boss that doesn't like you to take time off?

To keep it short, I have a manager that is very nit-picky about when and how long I take my vacation time. My vacation time at my company works on an accrual basis, so I earn X amount of days per year that I must use by the end of the year, or they…
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My intended position means a colleague's job disappears, should I give him a heads-up?

I'm wondering if I'm being loyal enough and how much of a heads up I should give a colleague whose job will disappear. My place of work has been reorganising, and one of the consequences is the previously existing datawarehouse has disappeared. My…
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Is making grammatical and spelling changes to shared documents and code bad etiquette?

I work in a small development company which has an open and friendly atmosphere, and am the most junior employee. We have a cloud-based repository for user documentation, private documents such as server specifications and developer deployment…
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Does it send the wrong impression if I ask if I will be drug tested?

Recently, I got a job offer at a large company. Prior to accepting their offer, I carefully read through all of the legal documents they sent me and noted that there was no mention of any obligatory drug test. There was a brief mention of a…
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How to respond to enquiries about the company's financial situation?

As a member of management, I have been informed that we are not doing too well financially for the past 5 months or so. The monthly income is just enough to settle everyone's salary. We have been trying to cut cost by dismissing interns and holding…
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