Stay flexible in mind & body

Recently, the company for which I am employed as a subcontractor lost a client.... the contract was awarded to another firm... low bid award. After a few months, the company that was awarded the contract contacted me and asked if I want to subcontract with him and handle this client.... I dont think he knew what he was getting into :). My contract with the company that lost the bid states "I am free to do other work ...not for the company". What are your thoughts on me doing the consulting work for this other firm that was awarded the bid..I will be working with the same contacts. Do I let the company that lost the bid know about it? I do have other clients for which I provide consulting work with this company. Want to be ethical but not stupid!

Hello! I have been in my current role for around 2 years now. I have a background in computer science and math and landed a non-coding role right after graduating. I went to another company after in hopes that I can get my hands dirty with code again and I was a little rough in the beginning since I haven't been doing it for the year and a half prior to this role. My manager and tech lead-- they weren't that encouraging and fed into my imposter syndrome and even told me that "coding isn't for everyone". I wasn't particularly bad at it-- i was able to help with a lot of features and pages that contributed to what has recently been launched. Since then, i have been pulled out of a developer role and into this customer support role where I am not able to see myself grow or ever get promoted while my knowledge for all those languages I once knew is escaping me. I tried talking to my manager earlier last year about grad school and pursuing a masters in UI/UX/HCI since thats where my passions lie and i can get back to what I have originally intended on doing with more structured learning in a niched subset of computer science but he automatically rejected it saying that he believes this customer support role is "good for my career growth". I was recently part of an internal hackathon where I used python as a techstack to build a working prototype for our idea and i was so happy being able to code again and it felt more like home. I feel stuck and am not sure how to proceed. I'm still early in my career and am afraid that this will affect how my career is paved out right now. The job market is rough right now and im not able to look for new roles either. not sure how to proceed.

I have been looking for a job for 8 months to no success. Does anyone has suggestions that I can incorporate or improve? https://www.linkedin.com/in/sahitiagarwal/ https://sahiti.webflow.io

I don't like these chat type interviews. They make me uncomfortable and I feel like it's always a scam.

Our director simply told me to manage it to the best of my ability--as I have managed various vocational programs in my career. A few days into this new role, I was approached by my supervisor and told that our director didn't realize that the position requires a certain certification to be the program manager. They are now expecting me to pass the Praxis exams within the next 2 weeks. When I asked what would happen if I am unable to pass these exams (which I have heard are difficult), they don't have an answer. I can't afford to lose my job!

Has anyone worked with “Executive Career Upgrades” for their next opportunity? Is it worth it? I came across their profile through an advertisement. Any feedback is welcome, Thank you.