What do you do at the start of the work week to prioritize your mental health?

HR Manager is a bad apple Hello- I am the recruiting manager for a company (HR and recruiting are separate depts), and I have had some experiences with the HR Manager that showed me she lacked integrity and should not be in that position. I have told the senior executives and for…

Where/how do you share job opportunities not at your own company? I know of an opening for an engineering manager in Brazil with a company that truly embraces supporting women and minorities - I'd love to pass it along as it would be a great first-time manager position for…

After giving my all to a company that made promises of advancing my career for 5 years.I've now become restless in any role I get after 4 months. I work in various area in biotech/ pharmaceuticals.I have experience in customer service,sales and quality assurance.I'm not sure if…

Wait to take a medical leave to qualify for FMLA? I have been diagnosed with an autoimmune skin disorder. The current treatment is not working and I need to undergo a more serious therapy (low dose chemo) as the next level of treatment. During this treatment, I need to take time…

My manager and his boss met with me with the intention to write me up. After, explaining and showing them that I did not do what they were going to write me up for, they decided they needed to look into the issue and were not going to write me up. Do I have the right to know…

I just applied for a position with NYPL. On the job ad, the supervisor's name is listed along with a link to his LinkedIn profile. Is it a good idea to connect with a potential supervisor on Linked - even before getting an interview for the position?

Anyone in social services or in employment law?I have been in a slump for a week now. I got terminated last week due to something that got flagged in my background check. I was transparent and disclosed about my DHS founded child neglect. Other than that I do not have a criminal…

What is due to the company when paying back a sign on bonus? After 7 months of working at an extremely toxic and dysfunctional job, I quit after landing another job. I received a sign on bonus for the job that I am leaving (I didn't request it) with the caveat that I needed to be…

Could use some group input - I have been interviewing for a couple of months now and have just received a job offer. There was another company that I am really interested in and am close to the end of their process. What is the protocol when you receive an offer...is it expected…

I have seen the writing on the wall for a long time with who was getting promoted or passed over (me) and other significant changes in operations for a while and was applying to other departments. I finally landed a similar position for more money in a different department that I…

Friday Fiver: Don't waste months of sending out resumes without making sure you have an achievement and action-based version. After being laid off, I updated my resume but used the same format as previous positions. The result, I was getting hit-or-miss responses so I kept…

I have a boss who is visibly upset I spend time working remotely as a caretaker - I'm allowed several days a week at home. I also am protected by my FMLA status. This is the big issue, but a shocking thing happened. I use my Outlook calendar to track my personal and business…

I was terminated in August. I had already begun applying and interviewing for a new position outside this company, and I told many people in the company that I was doing so, including the intern in my department. The intern informed me that she was asking to be brought on…

Feeling lucky and appreciated After leaving of a 19 year career/company that I loved, I found myself struggling to find another "home". After two bad decisions, 3 years ago, I foundexactly what I was looking for. I feel supported, appreciated and empowered by my direct leader…

Needing Advice I am training two new hires at my current job. There are a few issues I am running into. 1st - The manager over the two seems to not take accountability for her team. Keep in mind that I am Not a manager, I am a regular non-exempt employee. It has been placed on my…

A Tale of Two Jobs, one in a notoriously low-paying industry and the other, a potential 30K additional salary. When I started interview for the first job, although I love the industry, I would prefer a higher salary due to cost of living in NYC. I started interviewing for the…

After 6 interviews (5 of which were with the recruiting team), the company I was interviewing with offered me the sales role. At the same time, they shared they were spinning off from the parent company “next week” which kind of felt like a bait and switch but I rolled with it.…

I have a second in-person interview with the hiring team next week. I've already had four interviews and would appreciate your advice regarding what else I could share at this point? What do they want to know? Thank you!

How do you handle working for your former employer as your client? I left there last year because I didn't feel like they needed me or giving me a promotion that I hoped to get after my manager resigned. One month after I left, they reached out to me for help. I did for a short…