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How do I respond appropriately to an overseas company that obtained a visa for me without hiring me?

I applied for a position with a small company in Japan (I live in the US). The company obtained (at their expense) the documentation for me to apply for a visa that would allow me to work legally in Japan, but the project my position was for got…
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Junior developer struggles: how to communicate with management?

I learnt programming at home and was a brilliant bootcamp graduate (that is, by the standards of that bootcamp, which is certainly not as good as top US bootcamps*), I found a job fairly easily considering how hard I think it should have been. The…
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Offered promotion but I'm leaving. Should I tell?

I'm actively looking for a new job. I haven't told anyone at my company about this. Now my manager is pitching for my promotion (she asked me if I'm up for it and how could I say no?). I wouldn't like to stay even if I'm promoted. Should I tell her…
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How to make sure I'm assertive enough in contact with subordinates?

I'm a first-time manager and sometimes have difficulties judging whether my expectations towards my subordinates are realistic or not. How assertive/ cooperative should I be in the following situation: You work on a project with your subordinate,…
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How to tell company that you will be leaving after one day of joining a remote unpaid internship

I started working as a remote(work-from-home) intern at a very young startup. The internship is for 3 months and I just learned I will have to attend a 3-hour meeting every night. For every meeting missed, a day will be added on to my internship…
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HR advised colleague not to notify department he is leaving

An engineering colleague of mine has been planning on leaving for the last several months and is leaving in about a months time. Over this period, the engineering department has not been aware of this as HR advised him not to notify engineering. We…
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Asked to repay costs of training if I leave within 12 months

Very briefly, In the UK, I've been asked to sign a document stating I will repay the cost of a training course if I leave the company in the year following it. Am I being unreasonable to refuse to sign the agreement? And accepting this means I won't…
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Confront the manager in a constructive safe manner about lack of work

I was hired 3 months ago as a web developer at a company to work on a project and 2 months ago that project was killed. Ever since then I'm given all sorts of tasks, like testing and cleaning printers, but nothing that fits my actual job…
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Senior asking out for coffee on weekend and running out of options to decline it politely

One of my friends has been asked out for coffee, and I'm posting in this forum for some suggestions on how to politely decline the invite. The senior manager has asked this girl out for coffee on a weekend (this is the second time). He's asked…
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How can I deal with the blame-game played by my colleague in office?

My colleague (call him Bob) and I are Software Developers with experience of 1 year. Our CTO considers me to be more intelligent than him. For the last few months both of us have been working on the same technology. Now, whenever Bob faces an issue,…
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How to convince interviewers you have not forgotten how to do your job after a long break?

I have education and work experience in IT, specifically in web development. I have been programming and writing markup for 15 years. I have worked professionally as a web developer and used those skills in my personal life. I took a break from the…
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Supervisor hit on my wife and exacted revenge on her after being turned down

My wife's male supervisor (engaged) hit on her, and asked her out many times. My wife refused him, and this supervisor stopped hitting on her, but turned everything to work harassment: far more comments for her work paper than before; hiding…
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Communicating effectively with a former director who is now a member of my team

I started my software engineer career six years back in a company. I always used prefix "Sir" when communicating with the director of that company (both emails and verbally). After two years I resigned from that company. But I still used "Sir" when…
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How to negotiate a better salary in a job offer when the recruiter says that he or she does not want to create a salary imbalance within the company?

This is an answer I get quite often since I am "relatively" new to Canadian job market. In particular, when I am asking for a better offer compared to the initial package. I usually ace the technical interviews, and brag a bit (just a bit) about my…
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How to approach coworker who has cancer, if I'm not supposed to know?

One of my coworkers in the department whom I know of but don't interact with much has been diagnosed with cancer. I only knew about this because of a confidant who made me promise not to tell. Essentially, the coworker in question has only told 2-3…
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