Should I feel suspect? today was my last day in office before maternity leave. Yesterday, my boss had a 1:1 with me to review my hand off and give me my mid year review. He kept asking me if I ever thought of being a stay at home mom. Then randomly told me there might be a…

How to manage? I was hired for the manager role. Hand picked by our prior boss. “Sally” thought it should have been them. In our first 1:1 Sally started interviewing me. Sally asked why I wanted the role, which was fair, and also my interview history which is not really relevant.…

Spent 8 years working my way up at the company I am at. The new director had no transportation experience and I had 8 years behind me. Taught her everything she needed to know. The last 4 years that she was there she kept telling me she was grooming me for something bigger. I…

I'm having a bit of a dilemma and am wondering if I did the right thing. I think I did, but sometimes I need the confirmation. I am pregnant with my first child due in August. Essentially, since my pregnancy became public knowledge, at around 12 weeks, the woman who will be…

How do you know when it's time to move on? So, you are great at your job, everything is going really well, positive, you look forward to going in to work. You work within a great team, who are supportive, the manager knows their job and leads at a comfortable pace. KPI's,…

I am in final interview stage for several positions, and I'm being asked, effectively, 'will you take the position?' without any offer being made. I don't understand what is happening - I have a top choice but don't know if they will make an offer, so right now, the answer is…

How do I deal with an owner and manager team who are very rude and condescending. I am trying my darnedest to make a success of this position. I received absolute minimal training since I started almost 3 months ago. I get zero positive feedback for any of the steps I have made…

What’s with so many recruiters on LinkedIn reaching out to people about jobs that don’t match their profile, industry and/or experience? I’m sure I’m not alone in this, but many of the recruiters who reach out to me are reaching out about jobs that don’t remotely make sense for…

Am I in the wrong if my colleague complains about me to my director for the past 3 months she has been here?She made me sound bad and I had a scolding from my higher ups. (I have been working here for about 2 Years)

I keep running into workplace bullies, what should I do? I'm not sure the reason for this but after moving from the east coast to the west coast, I keep meeting bullies of different degrees at the companies I've worked in. That's not to say there aren't any office bullies in a…

How stressful is web development really? I keep getting matched with this role (front end), and I keep seeing horror stories about long hours and sleeping at your desk (quite honestly, nothing would make me run faster). I love coding (which I didn’t expect as a liberal arts grad)…

Any advice for feeling burned out in the job search? I am switching industries (teaching to university administration or museums) and feel terribly depressed by the lack of results. It seems like I often get to the final round of interviews and then am weeded out. How do I keep…

I'm sure you have all seen news of increasing layoffs and hiring freezes, especially in tech. I work for a public tech company with about 5000 employees that, in my opinion, massively overhired last year. Last week, our CEO announced hiring freezes, budget cuts, and the closures…

Hi! I need some advice. After accepting a job offer at another company, my company countered. I am considering the counter offer - better comp plan and new role. However, because I haven’t decided whether to stay or go, I don’t know if I should tell the other company yet.…

Hey guys, this one is a much needed sanity check and it's gonna be a long one. I'd been working for a respectable company in the blockhain space (fully remote) for almost 2 years now. Started at the bottom, but went up the ranks rather quickly in my time and ended up running a…

WFH with children in an open layout home. I have not discussed with my potential employer my 5yo and 8mo children being at home during the work day. I would say 25% of my job is going to be on meetings where I may or may not be talking. My children are very used to me being on…

I received an offer letter for a position I am far more interested in, how do I ask for a sign on bonus? I started at a company in January but it’s completely different than I thought it would be. It doesn’t match the job description and the project I am supposed to be support…

Looking for advice on dealing with a workplace bully. The other day, as I was in the middle of a conversation with a college intern who I am supervising, a director (I'm a manager), came over and aggressively interrupted our conversation and started speaking directly to the…

I have been invited to interview at a company. It will be a 3 stage interview process. The first interview step consists of having a chat with a company employee in order to find out about the company. Apparently, this does not influence the next stage of the interview process…

I don’t know how I’ll end up getting into a real job in my very specific career! I still have education to get through but I’m not sure what to expect beyond that. Any ideas for how to acquire more info?