I have question, why is it so hard for a company that is recruiting for a position refuse to interview outside of the 8-5pm workday? Worthy candidates who are qualified with their resume should be given the courtesy of interviewing outside of work hours so as not to compromise…

I switched jobs a month ago, and it’s becoming very clear it was a bait and switch. I asked very specific and deliberate questions in the interview process, such as the managers leadership style, how they manage and interact with their team and what was the companies policy on…

I've been asked to become a supervisor over the team that i am currently on. The goal is for me to get additional experience and apply for it when it's posted without filling my current position if I'm not selected. (We use a point based system and an interview panel so it's not…

Tomorrow (Monday) I have a promotion interview for a move to a people-manager role from a project-based role. I'll be interviewing with my current boss, and his boss who I also interviewed with for my current role. It took me a beat to decide to go for the position, working…

I've recently watched episodes of The Home Edit on Netflix. I really enjoy the creators' approach to organizing your home by editing what you have, categorizing it, labeling it and containing it. In what areas do you feel like this approach would be helpful for professional…

When do you decide it's time to move on from a company? 20 years in i thought i was a lifer but not sure anymore.

I have worked with a company for 7 years. I have 130 hours of PTO. I've turned in my two weeks notice. Can my employer deny PTO?

Boss won't talk to me about how to get promoted I've been in my current job for 2.5 years and told my boss I'm interested in working towards getting promoted. But whenever I meet her to discuss what this involves and what I should be doing, she gets defensive and makes unfounded…

I have a really fun new job for a remote company. I'm coming from a similar job with similar pay, but my previous job was being on-call 24/7, the business owner was a disorganized catastrophizer who was just really melodramatic all the time. The new job is very chill, but I feel…

How heavily do you weigh company reviews when considering an offer? Are negative company reviews enough for you to turn down a job offer — or even before that, hold you back from applying? When, if ever, do you take them into serious consideration?

Hi, FGBs, Just thought I’d seek opinions on this situation. I’ve been job hunting and had three interviews this week, all of which went well. This is likely me overthinking things, but if I were to get more than one of these positions, I feel a little bad about all of the time…

So i started a manager role with a global company. Awesome resources, trainings etc. Its been a lot to take in. TraTraining has been intense. Just so much information on processes policies etc. I feel i havent yet touched what is expected for my role. I figure that is normal i am…

Need some smart advice here. I started my own consulting biz, mostly leadership coaching, last year as the third stage of my career. I am near retirement, but still have a lot of energy left plus tons of experience in the corporate and leadership worlds. Here’s the thing, I…

My department head came to me a few weeks ago to ask if I would want to run the operations of our office. Nothing is official yet, he wanted to know if I would be interested before he started working on a plan to shift roles. I absolutely want to take on this job but the person…

How to Measure Motivation of Employees? The absence of acknowledgment for exceptionally energetic workers, as well as the inability to consider low entertainers responsible, adversely affects confidence and efficiency. As per research, human asset measurements are the best device…

I have been interviewing for Director Level positions and have gotten to the last round of the process where there are 2 - 3 candidates left in the pool. Twice an internal candidate was chosen over me and then one other time I was not chosen (the hire I was told was not an…

Questions a manager can ask Hi, I am managing a few people under me. I am supposed to take 1:1 calls with by the end of each week to go through their tasks of the week and find out if they have any problems and all (general manager stuff). What type of questions can I ask to my…

I want to write a proposal to our HR team about adding a Parental leave policy - Any advice appreciated! Anyone have good studies to reference? Has anyone done this before and can share their experience? Our company is primarily Men, or older women - (I am the only woman that is…

A quandary to ponder..... I've been with my current employer for 10+ years and have worked remotely the entire time. Had planned to retire from here, but things have gone down hill rapidly over the last 3-5 years. Resource reductions have resulted in folks now responsible for the…

Help or suggestions on my resume. Hi, I'm thinking about getting back into the corporate world. For the past 10 years I've taught yoga at different studios, in different cities (I traveled with my husband as he launched new markets). With the past few years of covid, everything…