Need some help with a direct manager who constantly miscommunicates and cuts me off while talking. Thanks to this community; your advice and posts, I've been in my current role for a little over 2 months; and my direct manager tends to miscommunicate. We have regular meetings for…

Monday is here again- and with it, the "Monday Blues." The "Monday Blues" are defined as the feelings of dread one feels when beginning a new work week. There are a variety of reasons that one experiences the "Monday Blues" including not feeling fulfilled by the work you're doing…

How much in the wrong am I for raising my voice at someone at work, who was also preventing me from working? I had been working with a PM who from Day 1 had been gaslighting, controlling, manipulating my role and assignments. Partly so she could have full control over the design…

So, I did several interviews for this job and this is response I got … what do you make of this ? Thank you for reaching out. The project direction has changed and will require someone with a more clinical background and existing project management experience. We have other…

Help!!! I'm a sales account executive who just transferred to another department. Recently a client sent over a master contract for review. The client asked that I send it to my contracts manager. Instead of sending it over I scheduled a meeting with the finance manager and 2…

I’m 3 months pregnant and have never be so over whelmed in my life…I wfh with customers yelling in my ear all day…I have two other kids at home and a boyfriend and still feel like I have no one to talk to. I can barley eat due to morning sickness and don’t feel good half the…

Why? I am searching for a new opportunity. I have a lot of experience and have worked at an executive level for 10 years. I'm finding a lot of recruiters reaching out to me for roles that are junior to my level of expertise and nowhere near my compensation range. My linkedin is…

Looking for tips on how to deal with a worker that spends an inordinate amount of time talking in the office. While the work is getting done, there are often avoidable errors. It’s a small company and I’ve already explained that it is a distraction to others and seems to impact…

Caught in a power struggle Two leaders wanted a part of my team one got it and I stayed with the rest of my team. Now I am being asked to work with my former team and it’s a struggle every day. Nothing is easy and their boss makes it difficult to get anything done. The new boss…

I recently interviewed for a supervisor position at my company. Had my first meeting with my immediate supervisor and manager. Both were very discouraging explaining all the work involved with this new position. I feel ready to take on this new challenge and am not afraid of the…

How we will reach to a stable economy if our recruiters are not hiring and putting things on the plate of pending selections and asking the candidate to apply again and again... we have to choose a balance between marketing and employment. If time is money and the world bank is…

Gaslighting alert! I'm in a difficult position and would appreciate some perspective. I'm just over one month into my dream job. I'm in a senior sales position, and the structure is that I receive support and lead generation from that group on the team. My boss has told the…

I had a revelation today after my latest meeting at my newish job. After waiting for a long time to get a chance to ask a question in a meeting, I was feeling flustered and didn't articulate my question correctly. Instead of asking for clarification or helping me get to the…

I've been in my current role a few months and it's been quite challenging. There were a couple of issues in regards to disrespect and boundaries. One issue has seemed to cool. There is another employee that I collaborate with who doesn't respect the boundaries. She oversteps and…

TGIF. It's almost the weekend and I just want to say to all the managers out there, thank you for putting in extra hours, being empathetic, playing a role / wearing the uniform. Even when you've had a difficult day and week yourself, you've still risen about your personal issues…

Zero onboarding set me up to fail. And failing I am. I don't ever say this lightly, and I'm not saying this out of self deprecation. I was hired apparently as an experienced professional (senior but not leadership) but I've not used any of my past ten years experience, nor is it…

I recently had a private conversation about salaries with a peer on my small team. For reference, he is a male about 10 years younger than me who was hired just a month before me. We actually applied for the same job but after they hired him they shifted his role slightly and…

I'm in full interview mode after losing my job last month. I've been fortunate to have a few things circling including a contract role with a prestigious tech company and a longer lead-time position that would provide a career role in education. My concern is forgoing stability…

advice please..... I feel I have a bullseye on my back at work. I am new in my position, but so is my other 2 coworkers and we all have made the same mistakes in our roles and the learning curve is extreme. My issue is this...my manager has a problem w/the truth.....she outright…

Hi, I’m hoping someone can maybe give me some advice. At my current job I have a reasonable accommodation to be remote due to my disability and health risks as my job is with the general public. My dr has told my employer in several documents that this is permanent. They’ve had…