Saw a recent study that employers promote women based on past accomplishments, while they promote men based on potential... even if they're past accomplishments are worse than their female counterpart. If you had the chance to tell employers what they are missing out on by…

I am a new-ish employee that works in a different location than the rest of my team. As such, my job responsibilities are very different. I am a hybrid of three positions because the workload in my location doesn’t warrant 3 people for each role. My manager only does one of those…

Secret, targeted feedback for one team member. One of our managers has personality differences with a member of her team that is bordering on bullying by the manager. Although the employee consistently receives positive feedback for work products from others, the manager tries to…

My team keeps beating plan and last year’s numbers but my supervisor says that we have to work harder still including working more than 8 hours a day. We’re salaried but is this legal? If it makes a difference we’re in California.

Follow up emails I'm really terrible at selling myself during the job search. I have a couple jobs that I would really love to get, but I don't know what to say in the email to follow up. I'm still applying to whatever I'm able to, but I'd like to touch base on a couple of them.…

I have been looking for a job since May of this year and all this job hunting has me overwhelmed and very lost for any sort of answers. (I am posting this here as I have no were else to vent. ) I left my previous job which I was only there for 3 months due to the fact that it was…

I interviewed at a company that had posted a new job opportunity. I believe the interview went well, the two interviewers liked me and I also asked them if they had any questions about my resume, and I was able to answer. I was told since the job was just posted it would be…

In need of advice. My significant other (long term, not married, blended family) is from FL and I'm from CA. We have agreed to move from CA to FL this coming summer, once our kids are on summer break. I have seen and read so many posts about the struggle people are having finding…

New Here! Hello fellow FGBs! My name is Ravneek and I have just joined this lovely community. I am a Product Manager, looking for a new opportunity after getting laid off about a month ago. So, looking to the experts here for advice on my job search journey which can be…

I was laid off from my job of 12 years 2.5 weeks ago. In my starting to look for new work, I went back to one of my old employers and started to look around there. I left under bad circumstances with a bad boss situation. It was 14 years ago. I found out today that they have me…

About to quit my job without anything else lined up. Words of encouragement? How much notice do I give? I have been in a role for the past year with a very toxic boss and I cannot stand their management style anymore. My confidence is low and anxiety is high and it's starting to…

I’ve been going through a struggle for organization ineffectiveness. Our leadership hasn’t been helpful in defining goals and providing necessary supports especially my boss. I have been indirectly affected and it’s been impacting my work and life gradually and increasingly. One…

I have debated disclosing this on applications. I am diabetic - which is considered a disability. Should I indicate this on applications? I never know if/how an employer will use this information.

Job Search Questions I've got over a decade of experience, yet my job search has still been arduous in my field. Do others find it fortuitous to pursue other mechanisms of obtaining money, like freelance work? Or is it better to focus all energy on applying to jobs? What have…

Nothing is going like it’s supposed to. For 7 months now I’ve been unemployed and actively searching. The journey has been long and ruthless. I’ve tried the entrepreneurial route but when you live in a slow paced economy it’s difficult to make things happen. Being apart of this…

I have an offer on the table to start a per project freelance job at $63 p/hr. I would need to supply my own hardware and software. I can get around the Adobe CC issue as they let licenses be used on 2 computers. I was wondering if anyone knew of inexpensive computer leasing…

Has anyone else who’s applying for jobs been bombarded with cold calls, emails and text from talent angencies with reps who can barely speak English? I applied for 1 job on Sunday, and I’ve received 20 different calls for a position I would not apply for. It’s so annoying but are…

Ever feel like your workplace is falling apart? I don't know quite how to describe what's going on, but it's starting to feel like there's a lack of control and interest in what needs to get done. The people I've been relying on for support have checked out. Or they seem to…

Which Job Level should I apply to? I worked for an international non-profit for 21+ years. I was stationed in Brazil, England, and at the company headquarters on the training team to teach those deploying on how to move overseas and live and work in another culture. While I was…

Got laid off after almost 20 years at company. Now not sure what I want to do. Have a lot I’m thinking about but I haven’t hit the panic button yet.