When your best friend becomes your boss I'm making a career change from nonprofit MarComm to tech sales. My best friend has a Product Advocate position open on her team and she thinks it's a good jumping off point for me to break into tech sales, I initially was trying to apply…

As I’m about to give birth in 3 days to my second child, I was informed my company is folding. Devastated, shocked, and stunned, I am looking for creative direction, project management, marketing, brand manager, and remote positions. My background ranges from healthcare,…

I want to apply for an internal position but I am terrible at interviewing. So terrible that I even choke during mock interviews. I really want this new position and I know I am highly qualified. I practice my questions in the mirror and get nauseated instantly. Any suggestions…

New working mother - looking for advice from others. Currently 35w with twins and doctors have set me up to be prepared for birth within the next two weeks. These are our first and last kids after lots of IVF. I was laid off with everyone else in tech, at 21w pregnant and have…

I work at a large financial institution and six months ago I took a position in a new department. I find the position challenging and fulfilling. My manager and work director (her direct report) are having an affair. They have not been discreet at all, pictures and a video of…

Should I interview for a position I am not sure I want and may not accept if offered? Is it unethical to do so? If I am unsure I want it, should I fake enthusiasm for it? When is it worth doing it?

Complex job applications, multiple essays, just to apply? I am a bit frustrated. I just found what I thought would be a good job for me. Then I looked at the application. In addition to the resume, I had to re-enter the information. Then, it asked for three writing samples with a…

What do I say in interviews about why I left my last company? Late last year my company started having financial trouble and layoffs happened nearly every week since - usually with no rhyme or reason and all US based in a global company. As expected the stress of a reduced…

New boss who was recently promoted. I’ve worked with for ten years. Big heart, caring and wants to make a ton of changes but has issues with time management, lack of focus, no attention to detail, talks over people and starts projects but has a hard time finishing them. We are…

I'm facing a situation that has previously received a lot of debate on FGB and would appreciate your advice! I was laid off last year and to make severance / UEI last as long as possible, I moved from an expensive city to the town I grew up in while knowing I wanted to return. In…

HR help, please: I accepted a job at a small company about 6 months ago. I left a much larger company to take on a higher salary, greater responsibilities, higher exposure to cross-functional teams, and to stretch my brain a bit. This was a big jump for me. I like the job I was…

Would you accept a job with bad benefits? I posted earlier on about a job offer I was evaluating, and trying to understand how the equity compensation worked. I'd like to know if this is something I'm over indexing on or whether I can let it pass: The benefits package is rather…

I’m coming up on a year at my job as a project manager, and while I like the company, (a large marketing agency) I’m not happy with the type of work my department does and would like to explore other opportunities in the company. I have many years’ experience in various types of…

I have a phone interview for an executive position with a company that I left about 2 years ago. The director is leaving and I am applying for her job. I was a coordinator for the company and the director was a real witch to work for. I left because of the stress she was causing…

After a successful meeting with the CEO, I was invited to meet the team and before committing, I wanted to seek FGB's advice. It's for a VP position and I'm not local. If it was a corporate role, I would consider asking for travel reimbursement but since it's a non-for-profit and…

I’m getting married soon, is this the right time to start a new job? I have been at my job for almost two years and it’s been an unfulfilling and unchallenging experience. However, it’s really flexible, my team is supportive and I offer a lot of value for my team. I recently got…

Zoom call etiquette... When a client initiates a zoom call, do you follow their lead on whether to turn on the camera? Meaning if their video is off, you keep yours off? Or can I turn my camera on regardless of what they do. I think it is so impersonal not to have the camera on..…

Have a long term client where there has been a change of guards -a new Director of IT. I am a subcontractor for a consulting firm. Advised the owner of the consulting company (a woman) for which I am employed that the new Director of IT has different expectations and requested a…

Paid administrative leave. Hi everyone I was told 2 days ago I am on paid administrative leave the next 2 weeks, nothing more with details or anything. This has never happened to me before and I’m a first generation professional working woman so Google is confusing. What are my…

Hi everyone! I'm new to this group (and glad to have found it!) and seem to have found myself in a bit of a pickle. I'm currently still working on completing my bachelor's degree in HR management and I've been working in the pet care industry since 2017. The trouble I'm having is…