The Workplace Weekly Newsletter - Friday, August 29, 2014

Top new questions this week: How to respond to manager's demand to remove CV from Job site? My daughter is desperately unhappy with her employer and is looking for another job. Her CV is posted on several sites (like Monster) and today her line manager has told her that she has until 4pm to … job-search bullying   asked by tim 76 votes answered by HLGEM 100 votes What's the most appropriate time in the recruitment process to reveal that you're transgender (in the UK)? I am a transgender person looking to switch jobs from the one I am currently in to one where I can work as a woman, completing the set of places I need to be accepted in order to live full time as my … hiring-process united-kingdom discrimination gender   asked by Toni Leigh Porter 54 votes answered by Terence Eden 31 votes How can I approach management when asked to work without a software license? I need to use Windows at work and I do not have a valid license. When I talked to my boss about this he said I don't need it and to use it the way it is. I would rather not keep ignoring the warnings … management ethics complaint   asked by Mac Easly 42 votes answered by Lego Stormtroopr 46 votes Is it professional for interviewers to end a job interview midway if not happy with candidate? I went in for a technical job interview with a small company where they described the process as speaking with two or three groups of people for about 1+ hour each. They mentioned that they liked … interviewing   asked by Miro 30 votes answered by MJ6 59 votes Should one ever admit to being overloaded? My manager is taking on a lot on my teams' behalf and I suppose I have the classic 'I don't want to admit to being overloaded in the fear of being seen as unwilling to do the work or worse, incapable … management workload   asked by Matt 25 votes answered by Matt Giltaji 45 votes How do I approach my employer about purchasing a canceled project? Is it acceptable to approach my current employer and ask to purchase a dead project off them? The end goal is to revive this dead project (a Civil Engineering application) and sell it - essentially … professionalism software-industry   asked by nondescript 24 votes answered by Ollie Jones 23 votes Is there a professional way to refuse a time-consuming programming task given as a test for a job? In the context of hiring for software development jobs, I have found that it has become common for companies to assign "programming tests" which tend to be increasingly time-consuming. For example, I … interviewing hiring-process   asked by CaptainCodeman 16 votes answered by Justin Cave 28 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Do Software Engineer contractors really make more than salaried engineers? I've heard many people mention that as a contract software engineer you can make 20-30% more per hour than if you were salaried - because of no benefits. However, when I look at contractor rates on … software-industry salary   asked by tunafish24 35 votes answered by jfrankcarr 30 votes How do I tell a coworker he's wrong? At my job as a software engineer, I am in a situation where I am right and my coworker is wrong. This is definitive; it's a black and white situation that can be "Googled" for an answer. Normally I … communication colleagues   asked by Brian Wheeler 21 votes answered by user19432 42 votes

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