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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’m still in my probation period at my new job and it’s quite easy for the employer to terminate the contract during this time (after that, it becomes much harder). My first feedback meeting is coming up soon, and I’m wondering how open I can be when sharing my own feedback. Here’s what’s been on my mind: I’ve noticed that the information flow in the team isn’t great — I often receive relevant updates later than some of my colleagues. I’d appreciate more awareness and inclus...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
I am facing a situation at work and would appreciate advice on how to handle it professionally. I completed a task that required coordination for a production deployment and communicated with the responsible team member about the delivery date. I also notified the team via the official channel that the deployment was ready. Later, I was not available to execute the deployment myself, so I sent a private message to the project manager to remind them to inform the appropriate parties. After som...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
Now that my first 3 months are up, my manager has scheduled our first official feedback meeting. He mentioned that he plans to ask his manager (“the big boss”) for input because he thinks the big boss might have a better impression of me. The problem is: the big boss barely knows me. Still, I’m wondering: should I clarify in the feedback meeting that the big boss barely knows me? Or would that come across as defensive or awkward?| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
I'm Netanel Stern, 27, based in Israel, and on the autism spectrum (high-functioning). I have two years of experience as a Python developer in cybersecurity and was ranked #16 nationally in Israel’s Responsible Vulnerability Disclosure program. I also participated in a large AI project during the COVID-19 period. I'm looking to expand my career in cybersecurity or Python development, ideally in remote or hybrid roles. I thrive in calm, focused environments, so roles requiring heavy verbal c...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
I am quite new to the workforce. I am finishing a Pharmacy degree. I have been fired 4 times from community pharmacies. I worked 1 week cause I lied about having a car and they needed deliveries I lied about being in 1st year pharmacy when I wasn't yet and just about to get into university. I didn't attend my part time shifts and kept calling in sick because I was working at another pharmacy, and was too tired to go to both. I got fired at a hospital on the 1st day because I got in a bit of a...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
Related: How to handle unrealistic expectations from management Here's how it should be: You collect your customers' needs. You analyze those needs and convert them to epics, user stories, tasks. You complete those. You test. You deploy. Here's how it (often) happens in our company. We deploy. Then customers announce some additional requirements. Then we're hustling to meet those requirements. Devs, like myself, get urgent requests: "Quick! Develop this feature ASAP! We need to close the cont...| 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
Received a verbal offer for a new job with the expectation that the written offer will arrive early next week (I live in the US and specifically in MA). The challenge I am facing is that I have a 2 week vacation scheduled to start on the following Thursday, which would at best give me a week to 1.5 weeks worth of notice to give to my current employer. Would it be a concern to take a less than 2 week notice period (as my new job 'prefers' that I would start before EOM)?| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
I work as a consultant for a client fulltime. This client does not know my PTO budget. My current PTO budget has barely been used so I have a lot of days that I have to take by the end of 2025 or I lose the leave. It was not communicated to the client either. I'm assigned to a project with a very ambitious deadline that cannot be moved. This is the end of this year, the same day that all my PTO has to be taken. The client needs my profile for future projects and it is expected that I continue...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
A very experienced AQA (Automated Quality Assurance) has recently left our company (7 years in the company, 5 of which in the QA (Quality Assurance)); the context here is in software testing. Let's call her Helen. She's not been treated very fairly lately and was underpaid hugely. She found a slightly higher-paying but less satisfactory job. It's not QA or development at all and doesn't employ any of her skills. A few months in, Helen's now considering looking for a new job again. If she deci...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
I have been applying to various software and IT-related jobs for the past year, but I keep getting rejections or no responses. I have updated my resume and LinkedIn profile multiple times, and I have experience in Python, SQL, web development, and cloud technologies like AWS and Azure. I am unsure whether the problem is with my resume, application approach, interview skills, or something else. I want to understand what might be causing the consistent rejections and how I can improve my chance...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
I'm currently in my notice period, working in an offshore delivery role from India. I’m part of an ongoing project where the workload has recently spiked beyond initial estimates. Early on, I raised this concern with my manager. Unfortunately, instead of addressing the issue, he reassigned one of our key contributors to another initiative — ironically, one that I also lead but has no urgent deadlines. In return, I was given a new team member. While I was skeptical at first, he’s perform...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
I have been told I would receive a job offer for a promotion to an area role for months. This came from discovering I had been offered a job within the company, and my boss turned it down without speaking to me about it which had happened before. In March I had stated I was upset about this and would be leaving and they asked me to give them a month which now has turned into 4 months because 2 months ago they said they would off me an area role. I wasn't interested in waiting and after statin...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
I'm currently serving my notice period (11+ years experience in my field), and my manager has asked me to train a junior new joiner (with just 1 year of experience) on certain concepts that are very rarely used in this company. Here's the catch: These specific concepts weren't something I learnt or picked up while working here — I brought this knowledge with me from a previous job. I'm currently under very tight deadlines, working on critical submissions that need my full attention. Despite...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
I'm just about to graduate on Electronics Engineering and looking for a job (I have not worked still) but when I search for job offers on most of the platforms, all the announces say something like "required X years of experience", "experience", "experience", "experience" and "more experience". I see that word so much that has my... sorry can't say that here LOL. Now, but put aside my anger, seriously I'm talking. What I want to say is this: To gain experience, I have to start working. But to...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
I’m in an assistant-level role and recently had a very positive review. During that review, I told my manager I was interested in progressing along the normal career path for my position (towards the next level up). Shortly after, another assistant-level role was posted internally in a different career path (but within the same department). It’s advertised as a “developmental role” with training provided, and I think it could be a good fit for my skills. I am genuinely interested in b...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
I’m new in my job. Recently my boss asked me to create a tool for a recurring process. The goal was to map out the workflow, relevant aspects, lessons learned, etc., so it could later be published internally as a template for future projects. I did about 90% of the work myself, using existing documentation that had been built up over the years (mostly by people who don’t even work here anymore). Since I don’t have an IT background, I asked a colleague to review it. I expected him to tak...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
My firm recently hired a consultant to provide feedback on our department. After a few weeks, the consultant was offered a full time role and is now my boss. This person has been in our company now for one month. I have been there for two years and run the department. Recently I had a medical procedure done on the nerves in my face for a neuralgic condition I have, which I spent a couple of weeks in recovery for (approved time off at the job). When I returned and attended a meeting, my new bo...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
I'm currently a student preparing to build a career in cybersecurity, and I recently completed an online internship through Internshala that provided a certificate upon completion. I wanted to ask the experienced professionals here: How is an Internshala certificate generally perceived by employers or hiring managers? Is it considered a valid addition to a resume, especially in the cybersecurity or tech field?| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
I ran into an odd job posting and thought I would ask if anyone knows why this was on the requirements. I was looking at ERP consulting positions and one of the requirements of the position was having 110 LinkedIn connections and to link your profile when applying. The rest of the requirements were standard fare. I had never seen this in my line of work and was wondering if someone could explain what this was about. The position/description is no longer on the website as of today and similar ...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
I am an independent IT consultant permanently based in Spain, but I don't hold EU citizenship and have no legal or economic connections to the UK. I'm struggling to secure contract work with UK-based companies, even for roles that are Outside IR35. I've found that many UK employers are reluctant to hire non-UK residents for full-time remote contract opportunities due to concerns about tax obligations, compliance risks, and potential legal issues. What We Can Choose From: Personal Service Comp...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
I am asking and answering this question, because it comes up a lot. How do you make a resume' for specific positions? NOTE: This assumes that you have a position description with a list of qualifications. This may help you get around automated processes that are doing key-word searches. I have a US background only. I am pasting in the answer from this question: Question on under and over qualified Please feel free to write another answer, if you think it would help.| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
So I am currently unemployed and having interviews and conversations with various companies. There is one company A for which I passed various rounds of interviews, and is very likely - not sure, of course - they will make me an offer within the next few days. Again, this is not sure, but this question is in case that offer happens. Then there is a company B, who I much prefer over company A - but I like both, and would work at both - who is also interviewing me. The recruiting process of com...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
2 years ago, I decided to go back to work for my previous employer in a different city. I left the first time because the more I did good at work, the more problems I had. I decided to come back because my previous colleagues made me feel like they did regret the conflict, and kind of admitted that my contribution is nothing but positive. Unfortunately, when I returned, I could feel that a lot of things didn't change. Maybe they did an effort to hide the obvious bad moves the used to do, but ...| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
When talking with your manager about a promotion to a more senior position, how do you answer "why should we promote you?" What's in it for the company? I could say "promoting me shows all employees that this company offers career growth possibilities, and that hard work & taking ownership is rewarded" - but maybe that's a bit cheesy? I don't want to go "if you don't, I'll have to change companies", that sounds too threatening. What other interesting reasons could there be?| Recent Questions - The Workplace Stack Exchange
To make a long story short, I work from home using my personal computer. I was supposed to be supplied with one from the company but it keeps getting delayed (apparently it's coming from HQ which is in another country). My boss is really into screen sharing and recording our meetings. He's started asking me to share my screen when there's other people in the call. I feel this is a problem waiting to happen. Today he asked me to install a browser plugin and when it didn't appear right away got...| 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
Q&A for members of the workforce navigating the professional setting| The Workplace Stack Exchange
After 4.5 years in a solo role as a software developer wearing every hat for a small company, I recently joined a startup. This startup is in a mad rush to gain ground, and ship out features, befor...| The Workplace Stack Exchange
