Hello Everyone. I'm a Social worker with some years of experience. I have resigned from work, I felt I had reached the ceiling and was tired of routine kind of work. Now I'm in Private practice but I would like to broaden my scope and start a social enterprise so I can employ…

Communication with my manager is lacking and it's starting to concern me. I started this position in January, and my manager has met with me individually a total of 2 times to discuss projects that she wants me to work on. She took on quite a bit of work when I started with a new…

Short Check-Ins My boss and I have a standing 1:1 scheduled for 30 minutes each week. However, we usually cover everything in 15-20 minutes, at which point my boss heads off to the next thing, and I don't usually hear from him again until the next check-in unless something comes…

My work is making me reapply to my job position. My company started restructuring and I’ve been asked to reapply to my position as it will change the job description and title. Once applied, there will be an interview process. The job position will be available to everyone within…

What would you do? A coworker on your team went on paternity leave, with his first child, and gets nothing from your team. Next, another coworker is about to go on maternity leave, with her first child, and your team circulates a card. You felt uncomfortable when you saw the card…

Hello all, I've been struggling lately with incredible misogyny, double-standards and sexism in the workplace. Yeah, I know it's not going to get any better and that's okay. For now, I am going to do what I've done all my career and that's just call it out and move forward. In…

My boss doesn't fully understand what I do so he doesn't always support or promote my work. My boss has a solid background in an area that the company has traditionally done well in. I was brought on the team to build new expertise in an area where the company has not…

Interviewing for roles and hearing after first or second rounds that they are downgrading the positions and salaries. When applying for roles, they are already at a lower-level and salary so this news is throwing me for a curve. This is the fourth time it's happened within a…

Is anyone else encountering this? I've reached the final interviews with several different companies only to be put into a waiting pattern while they either adjust the job description, look to see if they can hire 2 people vs. just the one they originally planned on, etc. Most…

My boss called me Friday night and announced she was switching me to a different department and fully changing my job... That was super sketchy and I wasn't happy about it. I trained for less than 8 hours with a woman I thought I would be teaming up with, only for her to be fired…

Moving to an area where I know there aren't jobs in my field and seeking the group's advice. Back story, I left my hometown as it didn't have jobs in field. Even when I tried throughout the years tailoring my background into other industries, it didn't achieve the desired…

Why do they do this? Casually looking for jobs on Indeed. Sometimes I'll see a job posting in a city, but the actual job site is confidential. Personally for me, I'm not wasting my time apply for a job where I don't know where the office is. Especially if it's in a size-wise big…

Hi all, I have a question regarding a job interview I had. I reached out to a company via their contact information on their website and they extended an invitation for an interview a few weeks later. The interview was a video call and the interviewer mentioned that…

Eight interviews, then radio silence? I had eight interviews with six people (two on two different subject areas), for a job I thought I was a great fit for. I have two very specific types of experience that are central to the position, and each alone is hard to find in a…

My male boss referred to me as "buddy" in a meeting. My male boss, who's been under investigation and found guilty of stealing money from a non-profit but still gets to keep his job, referred to me as "buddy" in a one-on-one meeting. "Ok thanks, buddy" as I walked out. I am a…

How much job hopping is too much job hopping? I started a new job six months ago that's just fine--the work is fine, the people are fine, the pay is fine, my boss is pretty good, the work/life balance is good. But admittedly, it's a little boring, and I'm skeptical about how much…

Full time getting less than 30 hours per week I'm currently a full time employee working in retail. I'm still fairly new, I have been there for 4 months. Recently within the last 2 months, my hours have been greatly reduced. I have tried talking to the person who makes the…

Can I be given a written warning and placed on a PIP if I haven't received previous feedback about performance issues? Does this feel like I'm being managed out eith paper formalities and/or I'm being set up to fail? Up until the PIP, I've communicated my project status, issues,…

Work on-site mandate I work from home most of the time and only go to the office on random days when I want to meet people in person, mainly because I have a long commute, 1.5 hours each way. My NEW manager asked me to attend meetings in person at least on Fridays last week. I…

Hello, I’m beginning the process of escaping my abusive marriage (with my toddler.) I have a high responsibility job and have been there less than a year. I’m debating if I should communicate this personal information to my bosses. They are very business like and the workplace is…