I have been with my current company for almost 33 yrs. I have worked my way up from entry level to management. The traditional market we had operated in slowly declined and unfortunately the company was not agile enough to stay ahead. As a manager, I saw this coming and tried to…

Okay I need some advice, maybe I am not seeing all the different angles here.. I took a new job 30 days ago, and the onboarding has been non-existent and I'm feeling like this isn't the right fit for me. I've had a few red flags since starting and it feels like the cons are…

Can you really be honest during a job interview? I was asked can I handle multiple projects in an interview and how many.I mentioned if it's major projects with multiple components I can handle 5.Minor projects I can handle more but there needs to be balance.The hiring manager…

I feel like I'm running on a hamster wheel with an employer who doesn't pay me what I'm worth and a manager who is very toxic and micromanaging. I would love to find something else, but I don't quite know how to market myself with the disparate skills I picked up in my nearly 4…

Has anyone ever accepted a job offer only to quit shortly after your start date in favor of another position? How did you handle turning in your notice? Does doing so inevitably burn the bridge with company A? I recently accepted a job with one company. I'm not too excited about…

Interview anxiety - client account management. Hi Fairygodboss family. I am interviewing for a role slightly different from what I’m in now. The role is in account management and my background is in operations. I’ve been on the client side and have a good handle of position…

Hello Everyone, I am getting long winded and job search fatigue. While I am making progress job search wise and in the rounds of a few interviews. I am so exhausted from my toxic work enviornment and it will probably at least take a month to job transition and I am trying to…

In my quest to find a new job after being laid off, I need access to materials I created based on my own research and knowledge. Would these be considered proprietary and therefore I would not have access to them?

I quit my Director position in August due to awful leadership. I took a break & casually looked for a new job but I was stressing that I left a job without something lined up. I was planning on looking for a Project Manager role as I was a little burned out & wanted more…

I’m pretty sure I was asking an illegal interview question by the operations manager of a small security company, who’s also foreign. He prefaced the question by saying, “some people might think this question is too personal but…do you have any children or family here? I want to…

I was offered my current job at the end of July, training started in August and now on Tuesday I start outside of the training bubble. I have had constant panic attacks and daily anxiety since July, I spend my days at work shaking (it’s a remote job with no video feed) and…

I accepted a position two months ago, and I was told the schedule would be 4 10 hour days. This was a huge benefit for me, and it completely swayed me into leaving my 60 hour a week job (same pay-salary). Although my team hasn’t actually started working in our eventual positions…

I just accepted a new social worker job in Denver. I just graduated in May, I live in a different city, and I have lived here 17 years. I am over 55 and alone, no know one in Denver at all, and have no clue what I am doing! I accepted the job because it is at the VA and I…

I've been doing the same dead end job for years and I need change. I used to love it and now it's just monotonous. There's no where to go but out of the department or out of the company. I feel so beaten down that I don't know what I'm looking for or even where to start. Every…

I'm a new manager in a hospital. Had to handle dress code violation with a new hire. Her bright red hair color was clearly a violation of the dress code policy. This was addressed with her during her 90 day probationary evaluation. She agreed to pull up her hair and cover it with…

When can you say it is too much? I'm a head of department at a large international school in India. I have a team of eleven teachers I manage. I also still teach three and a half classes and 3 preps. This year, the leadership above me have put extra responsibilities on my job. I…

Started a new job 6 months ago. 2 months in and boss was terminated. I feel like I have no support. I am reporting to the director now but can never reach him. I am the type of person that needs feedback, and I rarely get it. My anxiety is at an all time high. Heavy imposter…

hey community does anyone has already left their job after 7 months of employment? Because of better position & compensation??

Quit or not to quit? I worked with a boss for many years whom I respected, learned from and is a great leader but the run ended when the company closed. I went to work in a similar position just after. Ive work at this company for less than a year and my boss is super successful…

During the interview process, what’s the amount of time you’ve been given to complete a project?