I think I have PTSD from work life. I have worked on it plenty in therapy, but it follows me to every role, and I fear I have become unemployable. I worked really hard at my job over a few years, aiming to get promoted into leadership: I took extra classes, I did leadership…

Coworker fired unexpectedly So, today they called an unexpected meeting mid-day. Everyone was nervous because our company has a policy of always stating the purpose of the meeting beforehand and this time, it just said "Update." When we all logged on to Zoom, we found out…

Can you accept a fixed-term contract position if you know you can't satisfy the full length of the contract due to being pregnant? I'm really trying to get into an organization that right now only has contract positions open. I'm going to do my best to not only get an offer for…

This doesn’t seem efficient Upper management at my organization has recently made a decision regarding lower level management attending standing management meetings. Upper management meets twice a week for 90 minutes each meeting. Lower management recently started attending…

I need to vent about my job in the insurance industry. I've worked in various roles for five years (Since 2017), including Claims Customer Service and Sales Representative/ CSR. I currently work remotely and my job title is "senior customer service representative" for a…

Post-interview assessment I work in a highly technical role and industry, and last year I interviewed for a role much like the one I am in now. After the interview the "potential company" sent me an assessment which would essentially be like doing my entire job and not get paid…

Reading the room: What to do when you see leaders, from C-Suite to director level, leaving every month, is this an indicator that something more is going on? I'd like to get some insight and advice from folks in senior leadership to see how I should proceed with this…

I took a job out of desperation. I will admit, I actually like who I work with, although the work itself is monotonous. It is a desk job in banking. The two other people on my team watch videos at work. Like full on Netflix. I walk by, I see them on their phones. Today they…

Job Search Advice Needed. I am starting my job search and am looking for advice in regards to what to say is the reason for leaving my job without having another lined up,. The facts are that the person I reported to was saying discriminatory comments about me regarding my…

I hate my job. I am bored. I feel like I am bad at it. I got written up in our yearly reviews under some sketchy circumstances and I just have lost all motivation. I have been looking for another job for a while now and have had some interviews but nothing has come through. I…

I had an interaction with a colleague I can't stop thinking about - am I really the b-word? My first interaction with a team lead I am going to be working with as an agile coach last week did not go the way I hoped it would. We were doing the thing where we were all getting to…

I was fired from a senior-level job after only 40 days. I'd made the big announcement that I was joining the new company on LinkedIn and now need to figure out how to announce my job loss and that I am open for work. What is the best way to explain this situation in a LinkedIn…

Hello, I am currently in a career I no longer love like I did. I want to consider another career, but I am also 58 years old, so not really sure if I have any real options. Any thoughts, as I could really use some advise.

I applied for a Trademark Paralegal position and had 2 interviews and lots of positive feedback! I was told the final step was an interview with the attorneys I would work with. I was very excited about my chances, but when two weeks passed and no word, I contacted the HR…

I recently was offered a lateral move to the same position in a different team with a much higher pay rate. However, i was led to believe that a promotion was coming soon for me in my current team. My boss and his boss, along with other influencial people, both said they saw me…

Are there careers where they will pay you while they retrain you and thd guarantee hiring? I am looking for something to start from scratch. I am in my 50s. I want to leave my corporate job, but struggle to find out, what is next. Also it is scary without paycheck. How do I…

Can you move into HR without having HR experience? I always wanted to be in the "human" side of HR - training, career development, etc. How do I achieve this without prior experience? Or is there some certification I can take?

My last two (high-level management) jobs have been terrible let-downs. In both organizations I have gotten bosses who were simply uncommunicative, gave me roles and tasks and refused to do any mentoring or guiding or in a lot of cases even answering questions for providing…

Good day all, I have a question and this may have been answered already. How do I know that I am accepting a job offer from a company that has a healthy culture? The last few jobs I had, seemed healthy but slowly grew toxic because of leadership changes( all the way to CEO level)…

Thinking about a career change to Interior Design and would love some advice. I have been exploring some educational options and the colleges offering CIDA or NCIDQ accreditation are so expensive and honestly too time consuming to accompany my current full time job. Does anyone…