I've been in my current position for a year (Fortune 300 company). My company acquired a small company. When I took the position I was promised new automated systems (everything is manual and done on spreadsheets) and staff. Well its been a year and they keep pushing back the…

Is it okay to follow up? I sent a thank you email to the recruiter who interviewed me. We both seemed excited about the conversation in terms of fit for the role. She responded immediately last Thursday and said she presented my info to the hiring manager and would get back to me…

I'm all for feedback, but lately anything I write is torn apart by my boss. When I speak to her verbally we have a good relationship, but through emails and other forms of written communication, not so much. She rewrites my copy and will leave comments that make me very upset.…

Invited to a fourth interview and I can't believe the interviewer didn't have a focus for the role. I tailored my prep work based on previous interviews and the SLT member / interviewer was all over the place. I was so confused and everything I tried didn't work. I invested more…

I've been looking for a new job for the last two years with a few interviews but no offers. I know the fact that I'm 50 and doing this during a pandemic isn't helping. Thankfully, I don't have a financial burden or deadline pressing on me. However, I'm still disheartened. Any…

Hi, I am an older worker and just found out that the rest of the team (minus one) received a market adjustment since they are "doing the job." I have a college degree, plus a nursing license, plus 4 HR certifications. Only 1 other coworker has a degree which she recently…

Frustrated and feeling like I'm spinning my wheels. I started a job a little over a year ago as a coordinator to assist with he implementation of corporate level software. It started out really well, I felt like I was learning a lot (new industry) and had a coworker with many…

Started a new job last week. Everything was great. Friendly happy environment. This week, one of the other admins came back from sick leave, and boy did the environment change. Tensions are high; feeling the stress. The owner is fully aware, but says "give it a month". Most of…

I'm in such a strange place. I was a career woman and I walked away from it to travel for many years. I have SO many job skills - I've been freelance proofreading, copywriting, editing, and doing SEO and Wordpress management for years. Now I'm reinventing myself again: I'm a…

How do you navigate a toxic and often hostile work environment until you can move on... I have worked at my current company for almost 4 years. I am the "OG" contracts manager because I have been there the longest; we had 25% turnover last year in my team within legal alone. When…

I have only been at my current job for 3 months (cloud based software administration). My gut told me before I took the job that it wasn't a good idea. My manager was odd during the interview, couldn't read him, I thought he didn't like me. But apparently, he did, because I was…

Is it normal for a recruiter to request you provide them with a copy of your most recent W-2s as part of a "pre-hiring screening"? I was approached today by a recruiter who requires me to answer yes to 4 questions and send a copy of my W-2 to him. I have never heard of anyone…

How many accounts do you manage as a Customer Success Manager? Up until recently I only managed one very high touch customer, but was given 5 smaller accounts last month. My main account covers all of the US and is roughly 2m ARR. Is this normal? How do recruiters view this?…

Not the job I applied for. I recently started a great job at an awesome company for a role I was a perfect fit for. The issue; the “vision” my Manager had for me was not yet fully realized so they asked me to fill a gap as an Administrative Assistant/Receptionist for at least 3…

When I try to think about why my career has stagnated, the only expression that come-up with is dated but accurate: I don't drink the Kool Aid. I have a critical mindset, not in a negative way but in a way that does not ignore issues, this makes it difficult to progress either…

What would you do? I left a job in December 2021 that I was at for 7 years. Reason why I left? Founder of the company made a comment abut not being able to grow my family until I grow his company. There are a lot of other reasons, but I am not here to talk about them. I was hired…

Advice for a Young Professional Hello, I started with a company straight out of university and it was somewhere I thought I would spend most, if not all of my career. Unfortunately the Boy's Club culture led to a very unprofessional incident and hostile environment that led me to…

Hi everyone! About a year ago I took the leap to leave the education field and stop teaching and become a full time stay at home mom. Love the gig but feel empty. I know I don't want to go back to teaching. I love crafts and making random things. Tried finding a niche to maybe…

My HR department searches resume databases daily to make sure current employees aren’t searching for positions elsewhere. Is this normal? Background: I work for a smallish “family-like” company that only has one or two people per department. I am the head of my department, and…

I started a new job about a week ago. After some back and forth, I pushed my start date up a week, somewhat begrudgingly. I haven't received any type of onboarding, my laptop hasn't come yet and the meetings we were supposed to have last week never happened. Yesterday, I was…