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Tagged with employer-relations software-industry
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Convince my employer to acquire a software product that I made in the past?
There is a software product that I was developing in my free time, before starting the current job. It has some user base, but no huge success so far. Some good marketing probably could fix that. And ...
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Feeling like a fraud at a startup I joined as an intern
TL;DR: Young inexperienced coder gets an internship, gets offered a stake in the start-up he's working for, and now feels like a big fraud.
Some context
I'm a coder from an undisclosed European ...
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Is it inappropriate, pushy, or unprofessional to ask for work laptop specs?
A company are offering me the option of getting a Linux, Macintosh, or Windows machine upon joining. I want to ask what specs the Macintosh, Linux, and Windows laptops will be because I would prefer ...
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Feeling cheated by my organization due to incorrect details in relieving letter [closed]
Summary: I worked as Software Developer, and now found a new job. My previous job wrote relieving letter stating that I was Associate Software Developer (lower rank). I will ask manager for a correct ...
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Startup running out of cash - do they need to notify employees with long notice period?
I work for a fintech startup in the UK as a senior dev. The company has two products, one is a low-value financial tool A, and the other is a (mostly vaporware) client onboarding "suite" B.
After 3 ...
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Full time software developer considering taking a part time lecturer at a college looking for advice on how to proceed
I am a full time software developer at a large company lets call it BigCompany (not the real name) and I would like to teach a few hours of computer science courses on the weekend at a community ...
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An exodus of software engineers is taking place at my company. What are the pros and cons of staying and what should I be considering?
I’m a junior developer just a few months into my first full time job. At full strength, our department is at 10 developers, including the lead.
We were down one developer who has yet to be replaced ...
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How can I motivate someone voluntarily giving me their time?
Backstory
I'm developing a web-application for an active shooter defense training company. They go to organizations all around the country and teach them how to be best prepared for a horrible ...
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How to turn down request from prospective employer for current employer's code?
I obtained an interview with the development team leader and CEO of a startup company. At the end of the interview, the development team leader asked me to send him an email with websites' links to ...
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Dealing with Flex Hours for some workers
I'm a relatively new CTO at a small startup (about 15 employees). We have a 4 person engineering team that I'm responsible for (and looking to hire more). Other departments include operations, ...
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Should I compare myself with other coworkers during a promotion
I'm a little frustrated at my current work in terms of promotion. Hope to get some advice here.
Context:
I have been at my current company for about 1 year as entry-level software engineer.
Prior to ...
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How should I approach my new manager with a family problem I’m facing?
Summary: I just started a new job, and there is now a serious medical issue in my family. How can I ask my boss to allow me to work remotely some of the time so I can help with care, when I haven't ...
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I showed some copyrighted code online and got busted for it. Now what should I do? [closed]
I am starting a new big project for an important company. My boss provided me a code base of not so functional code and said "Just be careful with this, it is used to manage sensitive information."
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How do I turn down a proposal from my Boss about a school project?
I'm set to graduate in Computer Engineering this year. As part of the requirements to graduate: I have to develop, submit, and present a capstone project to the faculty. I'm allowed to choose whatever ...
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Employer changed duties - possible bait and switch? [closed]
I have some experience in software QA. I recently accepted a junior software QA role to develop test automation code for a big international company. I have to maintain and just run test automation ...
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