Questions tagged [management]
For questions about the tools and practices of management, including business management, project management, performance management and other management disciplines in the workplace.
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Returning back to employer -with a higher job position- after leaving is a problem for MBA program admission?
I was ranked 1st on my B.Eng class and worked as a teaching assistant for 2 years at my university located in Egypt but left it to work in the industry to gain more practical knowledge for 1 year and ...
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How to address a report of employees switching patients under their care in a pediatric dentists office?
It has been brought to my attention (clinical team lead) that one employee is doing some things that are making the other employees frustrated. Setting is in a dental office, what is being said about ...
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What is the appropriate behavior when management decisions lead to tasks no longer being done?
Management decided to let go of certain employees. I've been here a long time, and have a good overview of what everybody did, so I have now noticed that many tasks are simply not being done.
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Encouraged to ask certain employee for help
I got a new manager just beginning of this year and he replacing my old boss who got promoted to a different department in same company. So I still talk to my old boss but he is no longer my manager. ...
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Should I ask for my wedding voucher? [closed]
A few years ago, my management organized a voucher contribution for one of the manager's wedding. We were not invited but each of us paid £30 to get her a voucher. I got married two weeks ago and my ...
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Can one be demoted and have one's pay cut for not taking a promotion?
I have a position that I am happy with and I excel at. All my evaluations are excellent. I have been with the company for 13 years.
Recently they have asked me to take a promotion to management.
I ...
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When to go to HR
Today at work, my manager yelled at me in front of 3 other witnesses. This problem started when I told a fellow coworker if he was having problems and felt mistreated that he should go to HR. My ...
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Dealing with Remote Colleague and Project Isolation
My colleague (who is more senior than me) and I work in different locations a few hours apart. He moved to the other site and now I'm left supporting the old project alone. Initially, he promised we'd ...
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Is it unprofessional to blindly follow the management ideas? (if that's the company culture)
I'm a senior software engineer with a good understanding of the business.
My manager has a business focus and comes with requests that are clearly not feasible.
I have a good list of records that my ...
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how do you deal with an intern who calls in sick frequently?
So this intern calls in sick at least once a month, sending a note in the morning. These were the last three occurrences:
"I woke up feeling unwell so I have to call in sick today"
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As a team lead, how to deal with a developer not doing his tasks
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I am a team lead of a new team with new hires, and the senior developer is stuck with some tasks for a month, every day he reports no updates, or very vague progress reports.
He is the only one ...
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Director forcing an all day meeting on a holiday
I'm really not sure how I should be addressing this, but I am very frustrated. My organization works 9/80's, which means we work 9 hours per day and take every other Friday off. Next Friday (the day ...
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How to confirm responsibilities of team members and then bring up to upper management?
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Team: test automation developer
Position level: (lowest level, I would say entry)
Note: I am by far the least experienced on my team in terms of education and working years. Also, I believe ...
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How can I save a dating relationship when I am promoted and she will be in my vertical reporting chain?
I had been promoted to recently and my division at the company where I work is being reorganized.
I had been dating my colleague for slightly less than 1 year in which she was a previously a project ...
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Dismissive and uncommunicative coworker when there are clear signs of tension
I have worked with a more junior coworker for some time and recently there has been both degradation in the quality of communication between he and me (curt answers, rude interruptions) and uptick in ...
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