I've been at my job for 18 months and am now being given a job description... I took a role 18 months ago under the impression that I would gave direct reports and a path for growth within the company structure. Quickly things changed. No budget to hire staff within my department…

Hoping to gain insights and ideas.... I have been unemployed since early February and having a really hard time finding a new role in my field. It's been discouraging, and I am losing hope. I have been looking into finding temporary on-call gigs such as event staff or similar to…

I am currently looking for a new long term opportunity! I have 15+ years in staffing, business development, operations management and leadership. I also started and ran my own staffing firm(women owned) for over 8 years. I am having some difficulty finding actual positions posted…

Has anyone else has problems getting references? I worked for a major public sector service via employment agencies for a while & in the past my managers had no problems providing references when I left for other roles. However, now the places I worked for are all saying only HR…

Anyone ever not apply to a job because your confidence level wasn't there? How did you overcome it so that it didnt happen again? I have worked in the child welfare/social services/non-profit sector for years. A position was recently presented to me to work in the community…

My company of 7.5+ years just sold our location and we're being told everyone here will still be employed for this new company. But we all have to "reapply" for our positions (they say its for info purposes)? And, my title is different under the new company. The pay rate is…

Hi all, I need advice. I am looking to pivot out of retail store operations into something less taxing. Don't get me wrong - I have loved my job but I'm currently just physically unable to stay on my feet and work freight for 7-8 hours a day. I've been in retail over 10 years,…

I got an amazing job offer after 4 years at an awful job - why do I feel so guilty leaving? I get a pay raise. I get to work remotely from my own town rather than move to the town where the job is (there's no housing), and the new job will pay for all needed travel to the…

I need advice on a career change... I am considering completely changing my career path to bookkeeping/ accounting. I've worked with a career counselor, then did deep dives into many careers that lined up with my career testing assessments. Before starting the re-education…

Any advice on what I'm doing wrong? I've applied for over 1,000 jobs since November and I haven't gotten any replies that are not rejections except for 1 interview. I have experience in account management, project management and operations. I've redone my resume 3 times. I'm…

How do I change career paths- I work administratively in healthcare and it's destroying my mental health. I have worked in healthcare since graduating with my MBA. I really just needed a job, but when I moved to another state I continued to work in healthcare since that's where…

I am trying to ascertain if there is a trend that post the recent slew of tech layoffs are women having a harder time getting rehired? I feel so from my cohort; these are top performing women for what they did. I am hoping this is just an anomaly based on the limited data I have.

How do I negotiate salary with a huge company that has low-balled me? having looked at comparable roles and companies I am being offered a salary at the low end of the scale. I think with my skills, experience and looking at the salary range I would be entitled to a 10% - 20%…

Follow-up when on vacation... employed by a small consulting firm... owner of company is my backup...asked her to follow-up on a our largest client request while I was on vacation... it appears she did not since I do not see an email trail (have not discussed with her yet -it is…

Recruiters seem to be wanting to discuss salary upfront these days, but if it's a tad too low, is it wise to negotiate upfront when you're desperate for a job? Let me explain. I have been unemployed for 7 months after I got laid off my high paying job in tech along with a…

I work in a department that is compromised over various teams with different functions, and an employee on a team other than mine has been assigning me tasks like cleaning and printing for her. I try to accommodate but I have no idea why she is asking me - we don't work directly…

How transparent should I be with my boss in our upcoming touch base?

Hi folks! I would like some advice around approaching my manager (who I really like) about how systematic internal issues at the company are making the goals of my team feel unattainable and causing me insane stress. I came from a background that was not corporate and this is my…

How do you best deal with this? The psychological harassment has taken a toll on me. My boss has been passive aggressive towards me for months.

My bosses always give me verbal praise for the work I am doing, yet they will not give me an increase, though I am aware of others who are not only receiving increases, but spot bonuses. I have repeatedly asked for regular reviews, but have not received one. Additionally, my…