I'm in my late 40s and am in a mid level management position. I've always been an overachiever and up until recently I've always wanted to climb the ladder. I have no ambition any more. I feel mentally tired of the rat race and I feel like the work is meaningless. I do it because…

Having a job title that doesn't align with my job responsibility: I am an experienced business analyst with 10 years work experience, due to company structure, in our team we don't have a senior title, I loved the company (great big corp) and the offer by then, so accepted the…

Aftermath of layoffs and living off 401k, SOS anyone? In recent and previous layoffs I’ve seen a lot of ppl say that they have run through their 401k. I am curious because I am getting pretty close. Just seeing if there are individuals in this platform that can share information/…

Struggling to get career started, need advice I graudated a year ago with two Associate degrees, the main one in Business Admin. I took classes in Quickbooks for Bookkeeping, and I got good experience in an office/receptionist job as I worked for the college for over a year. But…

I am struggling with networking to find and achieve my next career move. Can you share what worked for you and did not feel forced or any good books on it? I have worked with a career coach and he suggested that every day I need to connect with 10 people on LinkedIn and send them…

How did you choose what careers to pursue when job seeking? I am relatively new to the job market, as a more recent graduate, with only 2.5 years experience. I have degrees in Communications and Management, but am having trouble figuring out a path to go down. I chose my current…

Does working remotely affect your mental health? I feel like my imposter syndrome has become worse

I am very lonely at my job. I moved to a big city alone and took up a position that, on paper, sounded like a good challenge, but in reality, I have been using only 30% of my skills. Plus, my team does not involve me in any activities, like coffee breaks. It's been only 7-8…

I feel kind of forgotten about. I started a new job with a hybrid schedule a few months ago. On the week I started, everyone in my department except me moved to a new office space, and I was given an office in their old office suite at a different site. My boss makes a point of…

Hello, I am seeking insight for those who offer gym membership reimbursements to employees. My job announced that we would reimburse employees gym membership up to $50. This is an annual reimbursement despite how often an employee pay their membership. I had an employee who…

Competing against internal candidates Recently, I had 2 job interviews where ultimately I didn’t get the position because someone internally was chosen. For one of the positions, it was not disclosed that I was competing against a very strong internal candidate, until I received…

Need some guidance here. Long story short - I was brought on to provide oversight on a PMO vendor who my client suspects is not performing. And the vendor is AWFUL. The lead project manager assigned to this project (which has a budget of more than $200M and a highly complex…

Hoping for some insight. I am part of an ethnically diverse team of professional women in a nonprofit. We are an amazing team and are very open about issues and caring of each other professionally and personally. A few of our team cross over departments to a department that deals…

Hi Managers! (especially from the public sector) I'm working on building a coaching program that teaches leadership skills to public sector managers. I have a long list of topics that I focused on in my role as a senior manager, but I'd love to hear your ideas! If you were to…

My direct report wants a promotion and it's draining me. She switched to my management a year ago and said that this type of management is what she's wanted for years. Coworkers have commented on the improvement in her working style. I spend large amounts of time coaching this…

I had an employee who was unhappy about receiving a "meets expectations" review. She was promoted last year based on the fact that she was doing extra work that we did feel was above her level at the time. However, after the promotion, this became the new normal. I feel bad that…

Gave notice last week. One of the partners wanted me to speak to another partner because he thought he would listen to the seriousness of the situation and try to convince me to stay. Fast forward, he actually told me that he’s going to restructure my position and offer me the…

Updating LinkedIn/resume with undeserved demotion. The company I work for has been going through some struggles. There have been layoffs and salary cuts. After the last salary cut, they demoted several management roles titles "to align better with our current salaries". So, my…

How do I get over a coworker who drives me crazy? I hired her, she was fresh out of college and I gave her a chance. She thinks very highly of me but is suffocating and I don't want to hurt her feelings. I've seen (and discussed) how she responds to someone/ difficult situations.…

I would greatly appreciate some guidance. i have been working for my company for almost two years. They have shown me a lot of kindness. Last year, around June, I was going through the worst time of my life where I was trying to manage a promotion, my health and mental health,…