I had a phone screen with the recruiter and she asked if I had questions so I just asked her how many people are on the team and I asked about if compensation is talked about after an offer is made. She seemed bothered I asked her how many people are on the team and said she…

Hello everyone, Im an instructor at a college and the student president asked me to go online and fill out the application for Program Manager. The previous manager left and since Im the only full time IT instructor I was told to put the application in. I was handling the job of…

I work as a Store Manager and just had my compensation conversation with my boss and I didn’t get a raise but instead was given a one time lump sum which is not even close to what my annual raises have been. I’ve been with the company 20 years and have always been ranked top 20%…

Anyone have this situation….I applied for a position at HCA Healthcare. I thought the interview went well but did not make it to the panel interview and also, have not heard back. I tried sending an email to the recruiter (using the email she used with her name on it) and it…

Creative people in the workforce-what's your preferred day job? I'm an artist and I've run out of ideas-not sure what to do next.

hello, any artists out there?

I interviewed with essentially the same company twice. Getting requested to schedule 2nd rounds. About a week ago I had initial screening calls with a recruiter from the parent company, and the VP of Operations with one of their subsidiaries. The parent company has reached out to…

I work in digital marketing doing social media for a large company. By nature I am an introvert and pretty quiet. It has been an issue in the past where my managers and others assume I am disinterested or not communicating to do my job, when I am, it's usually one to one and not…

Hey everyone! I’m currently looking for a remote job. Something like data entry, virtual assistant, or any similar position that doesn’t require phone calls. I’m a really fast typer and have my high school diploma. It would be my first job, just not sure which websites or…

Have any of you actually come across your own job while searching for a better job? I saw a posting today on Indeed that describes my job perfectly. It's the same pay, title, city and all the specifics and verbiage is 100% identical. They listed the company as confidential. I…

Interview questions Have you been in interviews where they ask a question to name a time when you didn't get along with a coworker. I have been asked this question a few time and I'm not sure how to answer. It seems like a trick question. If I answer I have had trouble with…

Polling for opinions. I have permanent job that is ok - underpaid, overworked and not an agency that I want to work at forever. I just received an offer for a contractor role that is at a dream company (where I would want to work forever) and aligned with my future goals. It pays…

I recently joined the land of Fun-Employment. After getting laid off from my job of nearly 6years. I'm starting to look for my next step, but feeling discouraged by all the fake recruiters and fake job ads contacting me on LinkedIn. I am a recruiter, and it makes me sick to see…

I have accepted a VP position that requires a costly out of state move and disrupting my children significantly. I have signed the letter and there has been a major public announcement, that was picked up by the entire network and re-announced at the national level . The position…

Need advice navigating multiple leaders. I have a manager on paper I report to for all personnel issues. However, when it comes to my real workload/day-to-day business function, I have a dotted line reporting structure to another leader who actually ranks higher than my own…

I have! I was laid off but left on great terms with both heads of the marketing agency I worked at. A few months later I emailed one of the agency heads asking if there was anything I could work on at the agency as a freelancer, naming some of the types of projects I worked on…

Need suggestions on how to approach the following situation. I have worked for County government for 18 years. Eight years ago I was asked to help a director in another department while remaining assigned to my home department and handling duties. I was never officially…

I'm only a couple weeks from running out of unemployment and I'm straight-up panicking. Due to a physical disability I can't just get a job at a retail store or something. I would like to have a side hustle of writing and editing but I have a major brain block on getting gigs…

Hello! Has anyone ever proposed part-time, contractual employment with their former employer to cover special projects and overflow work? How did you approach the conversation and how did it go? Thanks! Linda

Hello, I interviewed for a job exactly 1 week ago. I interviewed virtually with the HR person at the big company who is in charge of filling the role. It felt like it went well. The recruiter said he needed to see how close he could get to the salary I requested, although I did…