The Workplace Weekly Newsletter - Friday, May 29, 2015

Top new questions this week: As a Brit working in America, how can I get my American colleagues to stop mocking my accent/spelling? I am not a person of colour and I do not pretend to understand the struggle of those who endure racial discrimination, prejudice and persecution based on their race or ethnic background. However, ... colleagues human-resources united-states unprofessional-behavior   asked by FLRedcoat 60 votes answered by Laconic Droid 135 votes How to not sound like a pedant for seemingly simple complicated questions One particular question that gets asked a fair amount in interviews for a position as a developer is how to reverse a string. On the surface, this seems like a very straight-forward and fairly simple ... interviewing   asked by Martijn 55 votes answered by Monica Cellio 76 votes Am I morally obligated to use my own time to fix bugs in software projects? When a project has gone over the allotted hours, am I morally obligated to spend my own time fixing bugs or finishing the project? I've been working about 20 hours per week as a C# programmer for ... software-industry contractors part-time   asked by David 43 votes answered by Jane S 41 votes How to handle undeservedly positive feedback As a recent Computer Science graduate I've gotten a position as a Junior Dev. My team has 6 people, a BA, two Senior devs, a tester, and a team lead (Dev background), all of whom have 10+ years of ... performance-reviews performance feedback   asked by MapReduceFilter 39 votes answered by jpatokal 92 votes Lost track of how many sessions I tutored - what should I do? I was paid in advance to do 10 sessions of tutoring, once a week. Unfortunately, I did not think to keep track of how many times it actually happened, as there were some weeks where it didn't work ... professionalism salary freelancing billing   asked by Scimonster 33 votes answered by DJClayworth 87 votes What should I do if I'm asked an analytical interview question which I've previously solved? In preparation for a technical job interview, it is fairly common for candidates to practice using example problems, with plenty of resources available for providing questions and answers for the ... interviewing   asked by concerned_user 15 votes answered by Kent Anderson 50 votes Is it reasonable to ask for an employer to pay off a student loan, and take a pay cut to compensate? I work for a small company. My salary is such that I can pay off a student loan in a year or two. But I'd like to pay it off now, to avoid interest and things of that nature. Is asking the company ... salary   asked by horse hair 10 votes answered by Telastyn 45 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: How to deal with an employee who ignores you I am having an issue with an employee/former co-worker who is flat out ignoring me. I work in a department in a college and for many years I worked as a student assistant. When I graduated I became a ... management communication conflict   asked by Megan 52 votes answered by Wesley Long 111 votes A co-worker is using my cup I have a co-worker using my coffee mug at work. I want to make him stop without sounding like I'm being picky. I have tried making the point indirectly that the cup belongs to me but he still uses it. ... colleagues   asked by Paranoid Android 74 votes answered by alroc 176 votes

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