SH: How Severe, How Pervasive? My employer’s sexual harassment training essentially tells us to go to the EEOC, without telling us what their own risk-tolerance / threshold for corrective action is. They hold those cards close. I don’t have a sense of when they’ll act *before*…

I recently submitted my resignation from an organization where the culture is fundamentally toxic. The senior management lacks proper HR policies, imposes unreasonable working hours, makes unnecessary salary deductions, and disregards any suggestions. Also they want to now…

HR Reps: Have you ever worked with someone... Have you ever worked with someone who you can tell is not happy but when you try to talk it out they give you nothing but vague answers? I'm at a standstill with a peer who has snapped at multiple people over the course of two months…

Do you think your name may be preventing your resume from being considered because potential employers assume your age? I have a name that was popular from the late 40s through the 60s (think names like Donna, Susan, Linda.) I think there are very few people born after 1980 that…

While well-meaning advice, as someone who has been job searching for more than a year, it's not easy to find temporary positions. I've tried all the usual suggestions including contract work, grocery stores, delivery companies etc but in some areas, such as my small town, that…

I have almost eight years of state government experience. I just returned to state government in November, so I am still vested. I found this city government job that sounds fascinating and I applied. If I get the interview and offered the job, should I take it? It just seems…

Hi, I’m thinking about moving jobs from a very flexible environment to a more stringent environment. The pay in the new role is a lot better and offers opportunities to build my career. I’m also thinking of trying for children at some point this year or next year so I’m unsure as…

I'm so tired of looking for jobs. At 65 years old and disabled it seems I've been out of society so long no one will hire me, even with a Masters and experience. So frustrating

Lost my energy and can’t seem to get motivated. I was fortunate to have someone propose to fund a start up with me at the helm. I provided cost estimates and activity time frames. They never gave me a specific cut off amount or deadline. Things started off well, but in certain…

Has anyone else ever felt like they were being targeted because of their age and some health issues?

Stuck working with a difficult colleague (who everyone fears) and I see no end in sight And I can't quit. I earn six figures, and quitting would basically halve my family's income (my husband also works but we can't live in his salary), so I absolutely need to stay in this job to…

I was fired from my Director level job of almost 10 years, I had no discipline and performance reviews were meets or exceeds every year. Since employment was at will there is no legal recourse (I have checked), there had been many layoffs in the past year. My problem is I made…

Looking for some advice… I have been with my company 4+ years and am in middle management. I am really overwhelmed and feeling burned out from constant change in my department and our processes. In the last year, I had a new boss, new team, new technology, dealt with HR for…

Is it appropriate or a good idea to send a request to connect on LinkedIn to a hiring manager of a job I’ve applied for? If the request is accepted, is it appropriate to engage them?

I am trying to get back into construction. I have worked for over 12 years working on construction sites in a construction trailer. I stayed with the same company for several years until they did away with my position as a field clerk. When the "team" moved to the next project I…

Happy New Year all! I have applied for a position in my current company (I have been at for 10 years). This position has been filled with a man as the role leading a team of men training men. My previous position with a global gas company all I did was work with men who had the…

I recently applied for an internal position at my company. It would be a lateral move, but in a department I am hoping to break in to. After I applied, another job on that same team opened that would be a promotion and I definitely qualify. I was nervous in how to handle in my…

I start my new job tomorrow and since accepting it and waiting to start I found out I was pregnant. I have conferences that I have agreed to attend later on this month and next month but now I’m nervous that I could be sick during them. I don’t want to tell my new employers I’m…

My boss has refused to approve my timecard. I've had concerns about his interesting behavior patterns since I joined his team months ago when he refused to let me talk in team meetings. It was so bad that he would interrupt me and take over the conversation when I was asked my…

I’m unemployed ever after my graduation in 2011. I just paint and sell at times but very rarely it sells like a hobby. Do I qualify for unemployment? If so what should I do? Where should I apply for unemployment?