The Workplace Weekly Newsletter - Friday, May 27, 2016

Have you found help on The Workplace? Take just two minutes to sign up now, and you'll be ready to give back when you can. Sign up for The Workplace Top new questions this week: Required to work unpaid overtime to "make up" for a shorter commute after moving closer to the office So a friend of mine this weekend lamented one of the changes in his employment that happened recently. It got me thinking whether or not you can consider that acceptable. He works and lives in the US ... software-industry united-states overtime commute   asked by Magisch 166 votes answered by Kilisi 217 votes "Offensive" bumper sticker on car I have a bumper sticker on my vehicle that says Polite as Fuck The sticker is about 3" × 5" (7.6 cm × 12.7 cm) in white block lettering. My employer has told me to remove the sticker or face ... professionalism management work-environment united-states   asked by Skooba 116 votes answered by Lilienthal 348 votes Is it common to require employers' acceptance for private software developments? I was offered a new position as software developer. The new contract would require me to get a letter of agreement from my new employer in case I develop software in my spare time and want to sell ... germany contracting software-development   asked by sigy 48 votes answered by coteyr 8 votes Is it ethical to attend a company-organised event after my last day? My company co-organises lots of events and if the events are of technical nature, we as employees, get promo codes that allow us free entry. One such event is being organised in a couple of weeks. ... ethics resignation quitting   asked by Emmit 38 votes answered by Kilisi 205 votes How will asking to be part of a more ethnically diverse team be perceived? I work for a large corporate, well-known technology company in the Valley in California. There is a disproportionately large saturation of particular ethnic groups who have migrated here, either from ... culture diversity   asked by acspd7 30 votes answered by Joe Strazzere 16 votes When changing jobs, do I need to inform where the new job is? I recently accepted a new job offer and handed my resignation to my current employer. However they are very insistent on knowing where I'm going to work. Is this a normal thing? I know that my ... job-offer new-job resignation united-states   asked by Zaberiel 24 votes answered by alroc 50 votes Asking about probation period In a software development company I was told they have three month probation period. I am curious if it is ok if I ask the manager what they expect during this probation period and how likely a ... software-industry career-development   asked by user200300 6 votes answered by Little Wolf 8 votes Greatest hits from previous weeks: How to politely tell coworkers that their input is unnecessary or unneeded? I am a manager at a company which has struggled the past 2 years with the changing market and due to this has had several budget constraints. Just recently I finally got a budget to redesign one of ... professionalism communication   asked by Shawn 78 votes answered by Prinz 136 votes How to respond to "Why are you looking for a new job?" During job interviews it seems common for the interviewer to ask something along the lines of "Why are you looking for a new job"? The last time I was asked this was during an interview where the ... interviewing job-search   asked by GreenMatt 29 votes answered by Neil T. 54 votes

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