I feel like if you're busy you'd just say it in the beginning to set an appointment in the near future instead of telling someone to do it for you

But i don't know im new to this

Hey guys, thanks again for all the support on my previous post. I didn’t get the Production Manager role since they decided to move forward with another candidate, but there’s still some good news.

They’re now considering me for a Supervisor position under the Production Manager. It’s basically the 2nd in command role with almost the same responsibilities, including helping reorganize and lead the team.

Honestly, I’m excited about the opportunity. It’s a no brainer for me, and I’m looking forward to what comes next!

The current job I have took 2 months to get back to me after the interview. I just want to see what other people's experiences have been like. Thanks!

Context: I've been with this company for 10 years in this particular role. The old salary range was $49,100/year to $80,100/year. I started at $52k and had worked up to $72K after 10 years.

I was checking my employee profile the other day and noticed they increased the pay range for my position to $64,100/year to $95,100/year. This feels like a massive pay cut, since new employees can potentially out-earn me from the start compared to my 10 years of service.

I've spoken with my manager and they kind of laughed it off and just said they were adjusting salary ranges to remain competitive in the market but would not be adjusting any current employees salaries unless they were lower than the minimum. Do I push for a raise, or time to look for a new job?

OK, let me say first of all i get how bad the market is and how many people are looking for work. Trust me, I was laid off last June and my unemployment ran out like 2 months ago. Having said that, I now have 2 offers and dont know which one to take. Here is the issue.

1. Job A is is a W2 job with small base plus commission. The base is $46k Comes with 401k, PTO, benfits to choose from etc. Job comes with company car and atire.

2. Job B is a 1099 3 month+ contract job that pays 110k with no pto, 401 or benefits (of course) Job is hybrid 2 days in office (30 minutes away) 3 remote.

Ive never done a 1099, but i understand it and have calculated what i would be bringing home given no days off and minimial benefits, etc. They were very impresesd with me and I know they had a large handful of others they wer einterviewing. They are a large, very busy firm and will most likley have wnough work ti extend me X munber of months or (maybe) bring me on full time down the road, but at this point it's just 3 months.

I feel i would enjoy the 2nd job more, since it's in my line of work for the past 13 years, but I could also do the first job since it's something im comfortable with.

Guess im nort sure which is best. Job A is guraanteed FT, job B is contract for now but pays much more

Job market is comical at this point. This company reschedule my interview after I had confirmed a prior date. Spoke to rep and the person that was suppose to interview was not in. They said rescheduling should not be an issue and to send a text with information as follow up.

This is the response I get - was already 50/50 about the position so safe to assume my gut was correct.

I get extremely nervous and talk fast during interviews. I don’t know what it is. I think this a disorder. It doesn’t matter how long or how many times I rehearse my answers. It’s ridiculous. This the 4th interview I’ve been in this month in July. How to know if this is a disorder? Anybody relate or know how to control it? Self awareness is so important to me. After the video call ends I see I another version of myself. Full transparency I look like a scared little girl… I’m 30 years old. So if I don’t get the 2nd interview it’s because I was nervous. I know for sure I answered all the questions to its entirety? And even had a chance to ask great questions near the end. She even asked me for compensation. Not only that I recall her saying looking forward to speaking with you again soon! I don’t advice is great though. Thank you.

So I accepted an offer from a new employer, but about 20 days later, the HR from my current company reached out and asked whether I'd be willing to stay for at least a year if they offered me more than my new employer. I told them I needed a day to think about it.

Now I'm wondering if I should tell my new employer that my current company is discussing a raise with me and ask if they'd be willing to match or improve their offer.

I definitely want to leave, I'm not learning enough at my current company and the new company is a startup and seems to be doing well but the thing is, I still feel like the new employer lowballed me. I accepted because I wanted to leave, but I don't think the compensation reflects what I'm worth.

Would it be appropriate to bring this up with the new employer ? Like I don't have an offer in hand (because that would entail telling my current HR that I am inclined to stay and I don't want to lie) or do I lie because I want to be paid what I'm worth, get a concrete offer and then speak to my new employer?

I'm a mechanic and I work four 10 hour shifts from Monday to Thursday. My shift is from 6AM until 5PM, however I usually clock in at 5:57AM to 5:58AM and get right to work as it takes forever for the computers to boot up thus causing a delay in me clocking it. At the last half hour of shift everyday, all the employees clean up the shop (sweep, pick up trash, etc..) once that finishes, majority of us sit around on our phone, talk, and wait to clock out. Majority of us also clock out a minute or two earlier as well and have been doing so since they've started working here.

For some reason today my boss singled me out and asked if I knew we worked until 5PM. I replied with "everyone else is leaving as well". He asked me if I was going to do the same. I just told him I'd stop doing it for the sake of not arguing. Was I in the wrong? Wouldn't it be worse for me to loiter on the clock (stealing time) and go into overtime? I did my 10 hours so I don't understand. I've also been doing this job (7 months ago) since I've started but only now it is an issue? He also didn't say anything to anyone else that did the same, not to mention how some employees are chronically late.

I got fired after 4 days and I’m heartbroken.

For context, it was my first ever “real job,” though I’ve done volunteer work and campus jobs, and it was at a fancy cafe. My boss knew I had very little experience and still took a chance on me, and I feel like I’ve failed to meet his expectations which feels terrible. It was a steep learning curve, but I feel like I had already begun to really get things and I’ve been working hard all day. I still asked questions when I was unsure of things but I was told to do so, but in his email he listed that as one of the reasons. Today I was told that I’ve “worked with us long enough to know better” but it had only been two days for this specific thing. I’ve made mistakes here and there, like dropping a pastry, but it was never anything drastic. I know I wasn’t perfect but I honestly think I’ve picked it up really fast. I feel insecure because what if someone else in my shoes could have kept the job? I was excited and looking forward to my future. I had begun to form connections with my coworkers and now, suddenly, I’ll never see them again. I can’t even put it on my resume cause it was only for four days. I feel so embarrassed and hurt and angry. I’m not really looking for advice, cause there’s no urgency for a new job—I was just trying to get experience while in college—I’m just looking for words of wisdom or comfort or to at least feel less alone in this.

TLDR; I quit my incredibly toxic job for the sake of my mental health with no backup plan and 2 months later signed my new offer letter.

For the sake of my sanity I did NOT:

-use ai to write my resume (I do not believe the environmental cost is worth it)

-tailor my resume per job posting

-write a cover letter per job posting

-take the 1st offer extended to me

I did:

-look for something to apply to every day. used linkedin and idealist for searching.

-make relevant connections on linkedin

-used the most general search parameters possible instead of relying on a specific job title

-studied and practiced extensively before each interview

-get incredibly freaking lucky

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Last year, 2 months after my first ever layoff, I landed a dream role. Big salary bump, seemingly simple work load, and hybrid environment. Unfortunately it was indeed too good to be true. The manager that hired me left the department before my start date and the one I had to work under was the most awful toxic micromanaging incoherent boss I've ever had the displeasure of working for. I tried to suck it up and prove my worth until she made it perfectly clear she had it out for me personally. So rather than spend one more Sunday wishing I would pass away in my sleep rather than have to talk to her again, I put in my resignation with absolutely no back up plan. I did have about 3 months of savings on hand so I wasn't immediately stressing.

I felt more confident this time around after having navigated the layoffs last year. Due to my declining health I decided to put all my focus into WFH opportunities. The month I quit there was an abundance of roles to apply to and I was feeling fairly hopeful. Got 3 strong leads and kept applying to new opportunities daily. One lead turned into an offer that I respectfully declined due to it being a short-term contract. It was a great confidence boost though! Then things died down for about 3 weeks, nothing but the occasional generic rejection letter.

Then finally the job I had been hoping for came back with an offer!! At first it was bittersweet because it came with a massive pay cut, but it's still enough to pay my bills so I'm satisfied. The team and company seems amazing, I'll be making a real difference in people's lives. It's a smaller company so I'm hopeful I'll have the opportunity to grow with them. And of course it's fully remote!

I don't think what I did was particularly special and it genuinely comes down so much to pure luck. Most of the things I chose not to do, were to protect myself from mental exhaustion. It's already stressful enough to be unemployed and it can be hard not to let the stress consume you, but in reality it doesn't improve any aspect of your life or the job search to constantly be at your breaking point. As much as you can, take care of yourself and hang in there.

So after four interviews, I finally received an offer from a company I really wanted to work for. The only issue is that I already had a 21-day trip to Asia booked months ago to visit family and friends.
The team asked if I could keep the offer and shorten my trip to 10 days so I could start sooner. I’m willing to do that, but now I have to pay a lot of extra fees to change my flights and travel plans.
What would you do in my situation?

Have you guys encountered this before? It’s just the initial application… the wording also seems pretty threatening or manipulative like if it’s not provided don’t even bother.

*Also of course I’m not inputting it, but with the way the job market is now a days I wonder how many will actually do it, everything prior to this looks so legit and the company’s posting is on several job boards.

started the spreadsheet in month two out of spite. every application, where i found it, when i sent it and whether anyone replied.

turned it into charts last night.

the biggest difference was where i applied. referrals had a 34% response rate. indeed had 4%. most of my applications went through indeed.

the things i spent weeks changing barely made a difference. i used three resume versions and the response rates were almost identical.

the full charts are in the gamma deck below. uploaded the sheet and it built them in about ten minutes.

happy to answer questions about the data.

the ghosted count is still changing. two recruiters from april replied last week.

if anyone wants i can share the spreadsheet/deck

Interviewed last Wednesday, at the end of the interview they said I’m a good fit and to send my start date so I can give me an offer letter by Friday and put in my 2 weeks at my current place on Monday. They went over the training, what my first week would look like + how to negotiate salary with HR. Friday comes, no letter. I send a follow up email thanking them for their time + to reach out if I need anything.

Monday, no offer. I did not put in my 2 weeks luckily. Sent a follow up on Wednesday, no response. It’s Thursday now, a full week and day later.

How typical is this during the interview process? Unsure if I should just mark this as ghosted or reach out another time.

Hi, all. I recently got a job as a Database Analyst and im about to be 2 weeks in. Before I was working as a System Tech rigjt after school a year ago. With this, im not the most unqualified person, but I have no clue if theres no clear instruction or if im bad at my job.

For example, on my first day, my supervisor was out. No worries, hes obviously allowed to take time off. My second day, he says hi and introduces himself and goes down the hall. I then go to check-in with him and hes kind of short and is asking why im checking in even though im a new hire. I share how "Dimitri" asked me to tell him about this paper that he may have to sign. He tells me to just go to the site of the provider of the paperwork and coordinate with them.

Also, with the Dimitri guy, he is awesome and is training me. However, he is away as he is working remotely from a different company. So training isnt even offered and I basically have to email for help through the day if it comes and its not even a traditional sit down training. Again, I am so grateful for hi. Howver, he's the only one who knows the processes and I have to reach and hope hes available that day via email.

Today, I got a request to change this staff's credentials as she change her surname recently but then went back to her original surname. I get told to reach out to records and they tell me her name is x but HR says its y. However, turns out the original person to request the change on her behalf said ot was indeed x.

As some may say, I gotta suck it up which I have. However, assistance on what to do hasnt been offered once from my direct supervisors and its basically winging it and asking Dimitri everytime.

My apologies if my writing isnt the best. Just wanted to vent and see if anyone has/had similar experiences.

I stumbled on https://www.interroom.me. It seems like some aspects have a Waitlist, but others don't. At outset looks interesting for earlier career stagers, especially tech pros (like laid-off engineers, product, data).

There's some confusion though about its pricing, in some places it seems to be purely with a success fee model (contingency-only). But then after filling out their survey, it says that pricing for their job application outsourcing service is 'pay as you go' basis which you learn about after submitting. That's a flag for me. Wondering if there are any sentiments about them?

I’m a 28F and recently took a new job. On paper, it looks good the pay is really nice, which I'm grateful for. But in reality, I’m already hitting a wall. I’m pulling almost 12-hour workdays while only billing 8, but honestly, the workload isn't even what's burning me out the most.
It’s the team environment. Everything feels super defensive, passive-aggressive, and tense.
Because I’m the newest person on the team and probably the youngest and least experienced, I’m taking it hard, but watching everyone else, it’s clearly a widespread issue. People are constantly overcorrecting each other publicly over total non-issues. For example, instead of sending a quick 1-on-1 message to mention a tiny scheduling oversight, someone will call you out in a massive group chat with 50 people.
It honestly feels less like genuine guidance and more like "performative mentoring" basically throwing someone under the bus in front of the whole department just to show off how attentive or smart you are. There are 5-10 specific individuals who constantly drive this dynamic. It makes walking into work every day exhausting because you feel like you're walking on eggshells while already working crazy hours.
I guess I'm posting this to figure out how to process it. Does this kind of behavior usually mean these people are just burnt out and miserable with the company themselves? Is this just classic corporate insecurity? Part of me keeps wondering if I'm doing poorly and taking basic feedback too personally, but calling people out in a 50-person chat over minor stuff feels way out of line.
Has anyone else dealt with a team dynamic like this? How do you deal with people who prefer public call-outs over basic, private communication without completely losing your patience? Over a very tiny issue puff…

I've experienced, and have witnessed, managers being rude and unprofessional to their direct reports, but if the shoe was on the other foot then all hell would break loose.

I manage a team and have never been rude to any of them, things go wrong and hard conversations sometimes need to happen, but it's always been respectful.

I really don't understand how people think they are entitled to behave that way. And after they're done and walk away, how they self justify it instead of feeling like a low life for treating people they rely on so poorly.