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What to do if manager repeatedly forgets aspects of the project?
I've been working on a project at work where my manager repeatedly forgets about different parts of the project. As a result almost on a weekly basis he asks the same questions about the project which ...
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How to make my manager use corporate communication tools instead of WhatsApp?
I have a manager who has created a WhatsApp group for his team. I personally do not like to use my own phone for work related things. (I have Slack and Teams installed so you can reach me through any ...
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How to deny boss's request to travel with him out of residence during pandemic
Our company is submitting a business proposal for which a meeting has been arranged by the potential client which is located in different city than my work location. While our company has numerous ...
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Hosting vendor consultant sends proposal to my manager without any background information
So unbeknownst to my manager, I've been pricing out different managed server companies to allow us to upgrade to a service with more flexibility and features. This is going to be significantly more ...
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How can I handle lack of respect from co-workers and lack of discipline from managers
I'm an administrator for an estate. A large part of my role is checking up on the paperwork and standards of the work of other colleagues. The concierge team are supposed to hand in paperwork to the ...
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Already full with tasks, and will probably be assigned to coach new hires. How should I handle this?
Say I am a programmer with a system called ABC and manager / everyone thinks that I am good at this. In reality I am not but just about surviving by working hard and just about manage my day with ...
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How to deal with responsibility enough to manage people but not enough to delegate and make my work easier
In my current company, I have been climbing non-stop for two years, to the point where I have now people I am responsible for.
From the get go, I had to work over time since the job demands a lot, ...
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How to approach my manager when he's describing our product incorrectly?
Sometime ago my manager changed and the new one never bothered to understand the product we're delivering. Because of that whenever he's giving a description of our product it varies between a bit ...
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My boss hasn't called me in a week even though she said she would, what should I do?
Location is in the U.S., if that's relevant.
I just got hired and went through orientation at this company and the manager told me she would call me to schedule my first shift but it's been 9 days ...
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"Oversee" a project in absence of manager and team lead
We're working on a project, and both the manager in charge and the team lead have gone off-site for some conference. Because of this, they won't be able to actively manage the project.
Since it's an ...
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What to do when the manager of neighbouring team wants me to help out but not willing to train me
So the structure in our team is that several managers work under a senior manager, and each manager is in charge of one or two analysts. I am an analyst under Manager A, but sometimes Manager B comes ...
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No communications from company headquarters after local branch managers have all left together
I work for a company that has a big headquarters and 14 or 15 smaller local branches in different cities across the country. I work in one of the newest and smallest branch, opened in 2016 with a ...
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How do I get my boss to understand that I won't be able to attend a required session to visit a tranquility retreat?
I'm a 41-year-old single mom of one, with a 15-year-old daughter, Becky (not her real name). Becky has Asperger's Syndrome, diagnosed aged 8. She can't fully live independently and has some issues ...
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How to address organizational problems when I have a soft-spoken manager?
There are a few organizational-level problems at my company that I have tried to constructively highlight so that the appropriate parties can address them, but to no avail. I, myself, am in a standard ...
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Unable to meet goals when manager keeps busy in things which are outside the ambit
I joined a new company two months back. I committed to the CEO to meet certain goals within 3 months timeframe. CEO has a lot of expectations from me. Two months have passed and it seems I will not be ...
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