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2 answers
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What to ask before the end of probationary period?

There is many of example questions for job interview. But what I, as a team lead, should ask before the end of the staff member's probationary period?
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5 votes
1 answer
561 views

How to collaborate on javascript team when you don't know Javascript?

I started a new job 3 months ago. During the interview process, I was told I could pick whatever language I want to use to do the project. A couple of weeks ago we started the project, and I was ...
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22 votes
6 answers
8k views

What to do when a work mate is unpleasantly pushy on social media?

My girlfriend gets multiple friend requests, messages(emoji only) and likes on Facebook and Instagram from a colleague at work. The person is so assertive that after an unfriend, he continued with ...
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1 vote
2 answers
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Sudden termination for indefinite time for health recovery [closed]

First of all, this is my first company. I have been here for more than one and a half year. I've been under pressure to take leave for an indefinite time for health recovery due to my poor health. I ...
Darshan_M's user avatar
3 votes
1 answer
634 views

Colleague "invited" himself to my assignment

I am in a team of 3 senior developers. In our current assignment we were supposed to analyze a certain project and identify key areas to work on. After that, each of us was supposed to take one area ...
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8 votes
2 answers
2k views

My boss is trying to be my friend. How should I handle this?

I started a new job as a software developer at a small (~50 people) company in October, and my new project manager (boss) started a month after I did. He's the outgoing, touchy-feely type; I can't ...
AwkwardSpoon's user avatar
191 votes
16 answers
61k views

How do I prevent colleagues from making fun of the length of my password?

At work, we were required to choose login passwords on our first day. I choose a long and complex (mixed with numbers and symbols) password, it's easy for me to remember, but hard for anyone standing ...
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6 votes
2 answers
825 views

What to do when there is employee discontent and management is too sparse?

At my current job that there is growing discontent amidst the employees and the management seems unaware of the extent of it. This includes some new hires, yet, no one complains to the management ...
Tagger's user avatar
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0 votes
2 answers
589 views

Coworker is being punished for medical condition [closed]

One of my coworkers has narcolepsy and constantly comes in late every day. I've noticed lately that he's been reprimanded for missing meetings that they schedule early in the morning before he usually ...
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-3 votes
2 answers
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I'm Clearly Being Thrown Under the Bus after giving two weeks notice. Should I even stay? [closed]

Since giving my notice it has come to my attention that I've been blamed for issues with a project that I had very little to do with, my boss is going out of his way to deliberately tell one of the ...
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-1 votes
1 answer
1k views

Colleague ignores my emails and accuses me of bullying [closed]

Although my emails are not specifically work related, we are a small company who need to work collectively without personal conflicts and his attitude towards me causes a lot of tension, yet he is the ...
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16 votes
5 answers
7k views

My boss asked me to keep an eye on a colleague and report how he performs. How should I respond?

My boss has asked me to keep an eye on a colleague, who is working with me on a project. He wants me to report to him after 2 weeks what I think about how he is doing his job. Even if I think he ...
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10 votes
2 answers
2k views

Are there good reasons to NOT invite my boss to Thanksgiving dinner?

I have a pretty solid professional relationship with my boss. We also get along well personally and share some things in common that don't relate to work that we talk about. I have a suspicion, but am ...
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69 votes
4 answers
12k views

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 ...
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2 votes
5 answers
4k views

Should I say to my manager that I don't trust her anymore [closed]

I'm in a small dev team as a solution developer. In this team we have a solution architect and a manager, the rest of us are solution developers. In the other room there's the boss/product owner (we ...
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