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Is my boss insecure?
I'm struggling with my boss --- not for the first time.
I'm the kind of person that likes knowing what is expected of me, learning how to do it, and then working hard to excel at it.
What I am ...
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Manager does not reply to my message for days. What should I do if he ignores my follow-up message?
My message is regarding a time-sensitive issue. It's not a complicated question though, as it just requires a yes or no answer.
He read my message on the chat program we use, but he did not make a ...
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How to combat an experienced line manager who uses calculated silence effectively?
I'm a junior project engineer in small technical engineering team (not software or IT) and my line manager is an experienced technical person with extensive managerial experience. I have come up ...
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How do I tell my boss that he may be underestimating how much work/cost my project entails? [duplicate]
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I'm an intern in a small engineering firm. Every engineer in the company is a mechanical engineer (including my boss), whereas my tasks purely entail software development. I'm only working ...
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Is it okay for my family to intervene when my boss treats me unfairly in the first few days of work?
I'm an 18 year old student who just started a part time job a few days ago.
This was what happened: I went for the interview for the part time job and was told that the boss's wife would give me a ...
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How to address The Commissioner General of an authority
I am the class president of a customs and tax (revenue) administration school in a country x.
The last lot (2yrs ago) the remuneration for the trainees was double, almost triple our current stipend. ...
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How to go beyond the manager professionally whenever it is required?
I am working as developer in the current firm. We are developing a application for the organization. However for requirements and for other clarifications we need to approach so many other teams and ...
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Telling my manager that he made a huge budgeting mistake
I have a very good relationship with my manager but he is clumsy and takes details for granted. Today he sent me a spreadsheet and - by accident - he sent the budgeting allocations for 2014 in it (I ...
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