I was terminated from my job this morning, on my 1 year anniversary. I was told that because 1 of my projects ended, the remainder of my work will be handled by my main office. However, I believe that it is due to the fact that I had a heart attack in July and I’m 64 years old.…

Is this networking or overstepping? I work frequently with someone and one of their coworkers contacted me to ask my company to sponsor her son's sports team. This coworker I haven't had any recollection of any communication between us. I'm a bit irritated that she used our 3rd…

ReOrg Chaos - Advice On Approaching Professionally I work for a large global company and my particular department is in the midst of a reorganization. We are moving our directors from being part of a particular country to more of a part of the globe. No big deal as I have worked…

Is it me or is it my boss? So, I was invited to take this role, not sure whether I had any other option than saying yes. The role is not far from my previous experience, I am just working on a different product. The team I was invited to was all created the same way, people…

Title change I work for an organization of about 50 people, and currently serve as a Director, which is the role I was hired on for. I do not manage a team, but lead a lot of projects and initiatives. It was shared by our HR team through and all staff email that all employees who…

I recently changed jobs, and I am in HR myself. I’ll let my former HR department know all of the reasons that I left, confidentially, including what happened with my old bosses come down the line over a month later my former supervisor is giving out my PII, on top of all of the…

Hello, this may seem like a tuff question to ask, but how would you go about looking for another job when your current job defame you to the point you can't get hired in your city? Now my "boss" has whatever issue with me to the point that they literally put me in a position of a…

Insights on M&A and contract roles I started with this company on a contract basis in August. News came last week that we are splitting the business units following a failed buyout. As a result of all these, my path to an FTE role which was supposed to have happened a week ago is…

I am 6 years into the workforce, and am debating getting an MBA. Do you think MBAs are worthwhile, particularly for a woman in a male dominated industry?

Our dept reorganized and now there is a new person who is handling my customers. I have built long-term relationships and my work mode is high touch and timely responsiveness. This person is very nice and well-liked, but has also been known to not follow-through on emails and…

Looking for some advice: I lost my job about 5 months ago and have been applying continuously with no luck yet. In the mean time, I took up a part time tutoring job at a tutoring center. I worked for this tutoring company before around 4 years ago before accepting a job in my…

I was up for a raise and I was told I didn't get one because I make "exponentially more" than my teammates. For context, am a senior level marketing professional and my 4 colleagues (and my manager) are all 20 years younger than me. My current manager is not the one that hired…

I have a company in mind that I would like to work for. It is an insurance company in the city where I live. I almost 30 years of Insurance company operations experience and 10 years of banking back office operations experience and believe I would be a good fit and an asset to…

I need some advice. I’ve been at my position for about 18 months. I work in the finance industry, but I’m in a creative role of marketing. There’s always been a little personality difference between my boss and I- as she is very process driven and I’m more go with the flow…

I've recently been offered a new position whose vacation time is not generous and quite strict based on previous jobs I've held. Before signing the contract, is it wise to try and negotiate terms closer to what I received at my current role, or would this be seen as a negative…

I am a Contractor being told that I would be made a full time employee. I have contracted this position for now a year, and was told 3 months into my contract that I would be made full time. That was back in Feb 2023. Since then, 3 other people have been hired and I am…

Has mentioning the reason for leaving the last role being that “ it wasn’t a fit” work for anyone? The trend goes on. Quit a toxic work environment caused by my superiors and now seeking new opportunities. I like to stay positive in most of any of my conversations when it comes…

I started a job about 4 months ago and there a have been a lot of red flags. Training has consisted of video and not much else. I was constantly told I was doing a good job and yet 1 days says she notices I struggle a particular platform which I agreed explaining the lack of…

I have been in my most recent role for 7 months. At interviewing stage I questioned whether I was too senior for the role but was advised by the recruiter they raised my concerns with the hiring manager and the hiring manager was looking for someone with my level of seniority. On…

I am actively interviewing. I have been trying to land a job for awhile. I have been a SAHM for a few years. I know the pandemic has changed many things and I want to know how this has changed the professional environment. Prior to the pandemic I was in a mid-level role.…