I have not had to interview for a job in well over 20 years. I finally have one next week in a new industry and I am genuinely excited and interested in the position. While I am not worried about the actual interview portion, I was wondering when to bring up benefits/ salary…

My manager has been deflecting me up weighting a team member’s job profile. He’s been here 16 years (I’ve been here less than 6 months) and can see he’s been treated like an errand boy with no one giving a damn about his development but squeezing work out of him. I’ve written,…

Take care and time for yourself especially when you're unemployed. Recently let go from a job, I had the usual wave of emotions from anger, disappointment to panic. As someone whom worked to live rather than work being my identity, I was surprised to find myself floundering…

I need your help ! I took a career break for 8 years and now trying to get back to work. During my break I completed my degree in finance .I do not have any experience in finance, prior to my career break I worked in customer service.

I need some advice. I have worked over two years of a company and there has never been a time when the department I work for is not being restructured in some way. I still reach my goals. These year I went down to part time hours and was assigned an assistant per say to help me…

Hiring to Fire... I've heard that companies will hire people knowing that layoffs are looming so that they can fire the new hires instead of their key people. Is there any truth to this, in your experience?

Humiliated and embarrassed by Director because I laughed at the way I heard someone respond to him during an informal meeting. All my life I have laughed briefly during conversations when speaking with others, at times when things are not funny to anyone but me. It’s usually…

I took a job as a contractor and now the customer wants me to travel overseas for about a month to do work for them. My contractor company says their "policy" is that I expense (pay for) everything (air fare, hotel, car, per diem etc.), and then submit an expense report when I…

I'm finishing up a contract where I was hired as interim while they hired a VP (new position) who built her team. Typical to my industry where there is a lot of mistrust, she hired people she'd worked with prior, and I wasn't given any opportunity to try for a position on the new…

When to decline other offers when you have decided on one? I received an offer for an engineer role at a big tech corporate on June 7. While I was negotiating on this offer, I got scheduled for interviews with another group for a different engineer role at the same company.…

Okay, I'm down to the last week of working in a very toxic bullying work environment. But the microaggression has been relentless. They know my boss will not take action, which is why I'm leaving. But how do I survive this last week of intense bullying with my sanity still…

Out on unexpected FMLA due to accident. Is there a certain time that your employer should not reach out to you? For example, my supervisor is reaching out during the weekend and at 6:30am during the workweek asking when I am returning even though I have already texted this…

I recently joined a company thinking it would be a tech product role. However the work I am doing is infrastructure product management (no work on the tech/software side). This is my first job out of college. What should I do (stick to this job) or look for a new one. I…

How to give feedback to boss? Recently we have a new boss, he's aggressive and ambitious, likes to get things done quicker, even we still have plenty of time. We want him to be considerate and reduce ad hoc requests. What would be the best way to let him know our feedback without…

Presentation for a job interview? I’ve been asked to interview with a company that requires a presentation to a panel at the final stage. This is not a technical role. It is operational. Why do I have this weird feeling that they get free ideas by doing this? I’m already not…

rant: Is it lifestyle creep or keeping up with the Jones? Recently I moved from government contractor work into private sector consultant. Essentially got a 50% raise to move from DC to the LA area in California. I should be over the moon to essentially jump 2 GS grades and…

I have a new role and I really want to be successful. I started a new job for an international company in their new and growing digital dept. They hired me for my soft skills surrounding identifying inefficiency in procedures and streamlining the processes, and my experience in…

I lost my job as an AR Manager if 11 years last year due to Pandemic cut backs. In August I finally foubd a job just working as an AR clerk for a huge pay cut. After training me for a month, they told me they didn't need an AR person, they needed help in AP, which I have never…

How to speed up the interview process? Next week is my last interview round at company A but they are not my top pick. Company B is my top pick. I need to go through 3 more interviews and a presentation. Should I wait for company A to give me an offer before asking Company B to…

I would love perspective on my new company and my evolving position. I left my former company to work for my new employee under the guidance that after a six-nine month period I would transition into a senior sales leadership role. The transition period was to ensure I had time…