Top new questions this week:

How to handle interns' unprofessional behavior?

I am a software developer in a small company (a few dozen employees). We have a summer internship going on. The interns are college students with no professional experience and with rather basic ...

professionalism internship unprofessional-behavior

asked by Scramjet 177 votes answered by SaggingRufus 251 votes

Manager does not schedule breaks

I work in a seasonal (summer lifeguard) position in Colorado where most of my time is spent out in the sun or doing physical labor of some sort. It isn't particularly arduous work, but it can be ...

hours safety

asked by Vegetableegg 129 votes answered by Richard U 268 votes

Falsely claimed current salary higher than actual in an interview and now I'm being asked for a salary sheet

I went on an interview and told that my salary expectation is X+. They asked my current salary and I said Y (actually I have Z salary which is less than Y but I do feel I am underpaid in current ...

interviewing salary negotiation

asked by Hungry Mind 106 votes answered by user73742 217 votes

Is it acceptable to quit in the middle of a project, when I am the only team member?

The backstory: I am a paid intern who did OK initially, and so was handed a fairly major project and was given free reign over it. The project is now over half way done. The client thus far has been ...

professionalism resignation unprofessional-behavior software-development developer

asked by EpicMan43 104 votes answered by Prinz 243 votes

Client wants to reduce hourly rate at the start of a new project

I am a freelance developer from Uruguay with 3 years of experience in iOS development and about to get my degree as a systems engineer next December. I worked about a month for a new client from ...

salary negotiation software-development freelancing clients

asked by gborba 101 votes answered by Xavier J 293 votes

How to diplomatically reject someone's project due to their attitude

I came across a part time e-commerce project through a friend of mine. She said I would need to meet with her partner who is a decision maker and discuss things with him further. Everything seemed to ...

communication part-time

asked by user74074 46 votes answered by JasonJ 72 votes

How to deal with a subordinate constantly being in semi-professional chats

I constantly see one of my subordinates chatting in a semi-professional chat during her working hours. With "semi-professional" I mean that the chat is targeted towards frontend developers (which is ...

management work-life-balance teamwork work-time fraud

asked by Mezzollo 45 votes answered by Olin Lathrop 160 votes

Greatest hits from previous weeks:

How do I list "fast learner" as a skill on my resume?

One of my strengths at work lately has been quickly getting up-to-speed on technologies, techniques, tools, or skills that I've never encountered before. I've been able to adapt because I know how ...

resume

asked by Dang Khoa 9 votes answered by Lilienthal 26 votes

How can I deal with a coworker who doesn't particularly care about code quality?

I'm a software dev in a small team. I am the most junior member with a couple of years professional experience, but was brought to the (newly formed) team because I had the most hands-on experience ...

colleagues team code

asked by anonymousUser 111 votes answered by Joe Strazzere 113 votes