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General solution in such situation would be: find somebody else who can be helpful That doesn't mean you only can ask someone else about your problem. You can seek help in asking the question: …

I am also from Russia, working in the US. Recently, I can manage conversation like: – Oh you are from Russia, what about [...]? – Yeah, it's wild... Anyways, how about that ACME account we are working …

Your manager hopefully doesn't want you to challenge anyone, but they want to see problems being solved in a better way. The functional issue I see is only one: he [senior architect, SA] favours …

Since you are covered legally (especially if you follow "make records" advice) there is not much harm and only benefit in being honest. If company A behaves professionally and won't harass you, then …

Unless you have a signed contract in your hand, you have no job offer. Unless you have another job offer, don't assume you will leave your current job. Life happens. Dreams shatter. Your other opport …

I have been in similar situations, and it seems a little bit over the top. Maybe your contact was/is stressed, maybe you are supporting their worst idea of nonprofit org behavior, who knows. Regardle …

I would not write "I worked with secrets" on the CV If your future job requires certification, background checks, or general ability to work with confidential/secrete materials, then you will be asked …

Don't catastrophize your situation. When you wake up at 10am, you still can go to work. It is called "being late" and 50% of people admit to being late from time to time. The goal should be to do it l …

I feel for you, being in a tight situation, without counter-offers (and it seems you like the job). In normal circumstances, for people with good professional relationships, it seems OK to ask for rai …

sending emails primarily to university faculty [...], is it even commonplace or helpful to include this information about pursuing a minor in the signature? Signature is the last bit of informati …

I propose two-step process: Ask non-sensitive question: "CEO, what is the best way to discuss sensitive topics?" Using information from (1) bring up sensitive topics The theory is that you ask abo …

The problem is if the system completely broke for a few days, they would lose a lot of clients. They have confidence I can develop/maintain it to prevent this You are entering territory cover …

We have a new temporary coworker in our lab (it is academia, but not academia-specific question). There are about 12 people working here. I would like to ask for a lab-wide introduction of this stude …