The Workplace Weekly Newsletter - Friday, October 30, 2015

Top new questions this week: Remote Work: I moved, my employer wants to reduce my pay I have been working for the same employer for just over five years in a senior-level position. I was hired on at their headquarters in City A, where I was living at the time, and worked as a ... salary telecommute relocation   asked by Steve 72 votes answered by Steve Jessop 53 votes Customer (small non-profit social services organization) doesn't like the term "business logic" I've been hired to do contract programming work for a small non-profit social services organization. In the initial meeting, I used the phrase "business logic" and my contact at the non-profit became ... relationships clients   asked by Ed Plunkett 40 votes answered by enderland 47 votes How to deal with recruiters who are prompting candidates with our questions? In engineering fields it can be quite difficult to come up with good, consistent questions that enable an interviewer to consistently get a good overview of what a candidate is capable of. ... interviewing recruitment hiring   asked by fluffy 38 votes answered by enderland 40 votes My boss is leaving the company. Should I tell senior management? My Boss is leaving our company, and already has new job lined up (with start Date, 60 days from now). He is holding off on telling the company. The problem is that he now has a F*** It attitude and I ... management promotion   asked by Tom 35 votes answered by mcknz 5 votes How do I resign without burning bridges when I'm a critical staff member? I work as an engineer at a startup technology company in the United States, and for several reasons, such as: A culture of working more than 8 hours a day. A loud "open office" environment and a ... professionalism interviewing software-industry quitting startup   asked by cwatkins 31 votes answered by Joe Strazzere 20 votes Dealing with telephone phobia Over the past couple of months I have been cutting my teeth in the business world and have been learning a lot. I have become a good member of my team and am working on software products that do go to ... communication phone anxiety   asked by TStauff 30 votes answered by HLGEM 29 votes Is using swear words for emphasis acceptable in an interview? I have an interview for an internship with the software/technology department of a large financial institution next week and during preparation, I came to ask to myself whether swearing in an ... interviewing software-industry   asked by Peter Goldsborough 26 votes answered by Dan 137 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Showing online certificates like Coursera on a CV/resume Coursera offers quite a lot of very interesting courses and provides certificates after completing them. They're good not only for learning new things, but also revising the material that has been ... resume education   asked by Paul 31 votes answered by jcmeloni 27 votes How to handle people confiding in you as you're leaving I've recently handed in my resignation. The reasons were varied, and mostly related to myself and my personal preferences, as well as another job offering that was much better than my current job. ... company-policy exit-interview   asked by Reaces 65 votes answered by teego1967 129 votes

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