I recently had a conversation with my boss, and he said: “Since you’re open to work, we won’t be holding you.” I’m unsure how to interpret this. For context: I work in a stable company (no layoffs). My LinkedIn profile shows “open to work.” My last performance review was very good. I haven’t been told I’m being let go. Does this phrase generally mean that my boss is considering terminating my employment, or just that the company won’t try to stop me if I decide to leave? I...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
I see everywhere, both here and also in other sources, that HR is not your friend. The sources are always in the USA, and they always try to make clear for the employee of the USA, to not trust them, particularly not file reports to them. From the context, I believe, these "filing reports" might mean that the guy writes some bad about his boss or teammates to unknown guys in another department far away, representing and paid by the company. Not even trying to understand such basic facts like ...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
I work in a field where my work must be reviewed by a more senior colleague. This colleague is not my direct line-manager. On a number of occasions he has questioned my ability, and that of another team member to do the job effectively, and he has regularly threatened to speak with various team leaders and members of senior management to highlight my inadequacies. Admittedly I am not nearly as skilled as him, but I feel he is being overly harsh and that his threats are a form of harassment/bu...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
I'm having some trouble dealing with a talented, but difficult & overly-critical coworker, and could really use some advice. I have worked with -- lets call him "John" -- for a little over a year on a very small engineering team. He joined the team about a half year prior to me. John is one of the most intelligent engineers I have ever met, and has very strong technical skills, however socially he can be quite abrasive and blunt/rude -- not only to me, but to other employees as well. I know t...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
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