The Workplace Weekly Newsletter - Friday, November 27, 2015

Top new questions this week: Etiquette for dealing with people looking at your screen I often have various windows open on my laptop. Certain people come over to my desk and will start looking at my screen whilst I'm talking to them. I find it a bit of an invasion of privacy when they ... professionalism privacy   asked by Snow Crash 82 votes answered by Erik 126 votes Should I continue to work for free? I am an undergraduate student who has a federal work study job as a "lab tech", but my actual job involves more of setting up intro biology labs and autoclaving biohazard waste, refilling carboys, ... salary united-states   asked by Ro Siv 39 votes answered by Lilienthal 82 votes Falsely accused by two people turning a heated argument saying I was aggressive For the past 3 yrs I have been goaded and harassed on a daily basis by two managers, even though I've been there 14 yrs. I bit their bait and had a row with them but I didn't swear or use bad ... bullying   asked by user44329 30 votes answered by Kilisi 13 votes Is it normal to not hear back from any of the higher hierarchy (CEO, CTO, VP, etc) in a small startup once you've been hired? I've started working at a technology startup remotely as a programmer. The startup is small, around 10 people (including all the higher hierarchy). I've been approached and hired mainly by the CTO of ... work-environment startup   asked by mod__ 26 votes answered by Dawny33 39 votes Should I allow my boss to make me an offer to stay when I'm planning to resign for a different job? So I got a job offer that gives 20k more on the same role that I have now, in a different company. However, I kind of like working where I am now. I'm thinking of letting my boss know of my ... job-offer resignation   asked by Zaenille 22 votes answered by LindaJeanne 37 votes How to politely decline unproductive jobs assigned by my manager? I'm working on contract basis with an IT giant. Since I have good experience on the project which I'm working now my manager asks me to train the new recruits whenever they join. Giving knowledge ... project-management productivity time-management   asked by San_man 21 votes answered by Aymor 99 votes Unsure of my competence level and employability I am a programmer, I graduated in Engineering and have been living abroad (from the UK) since I graduated back in 2010. I spent 1 year working from home studying and developing personal websites. ... careers skills employment   asked by Henry 19 votes answered by Jon Story 22 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: Saying thanks for luxury perk without sounding obsequious? I'm currently in my first full-time job and have been here for a year at a big UK company. Me and a few others from my site recently had the opportunity to attend an event where we were given free ... professionalism united-kingdom   asked by Adam44 53 votes answered by Jon Story 98 votes Can I refuse a customer service because they make me uncomfortable? I work for a grocery store. In my store we have a man who comes in often and demands that people help him. This isn't that bad, but he is also very sexist and racist. He calls all the girls "Baby" ... customer-service sexual-harassment retail   asked by user40063 82 votes answered by Monica Cellio 138 votes Can you answer this? How to create objective promotion policy I work for a software company that has expanded exponentially in past two three years. Considering a team that is going to be 300 employees soon creating technical mentor-ship and leadership positions ... promotion   asked by Sap 7 votes

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