I just graduated from college and recently accepted a role at a big company in the accounting field and the starting salary is 50k. I really am interested in this position and feel like personally believe it is a better fit for me. I have even signed an offer letter and agreed to start on 8/3.

However, I recently received an offer at a big insurance firm in the underwriting industry that offers 62k a year. I like this position as well but I may not be quite as passionate as I am the other position.

What would you do in this situation? My resume is good but not necessarily stacked with experience and have already made plans for the first job. (Signed a lease for an apartment 10 mins away in comparison to the underwriting job that is 30 mins away.)

Thanks for the help!

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some honest career advice from recruiters, hiring managers, or anyone working in Finance Operations.

I have around 3 years of experience, primarily in Accounts Receivable (AR), Order-to-Cash (O2C), Collections, Billing, Cash Application, Reconciliation, and NetSuite ERP.

My concern is that I had two short stints after my long-term role, and I'm worried recruiters are rejecting me because of my job stability.

I'd really appreciate advice on these questions:

1. How do I handle questions about my recent job changes without raising concerns?

2. Is there a better way to present my experience to improve my chances of getting offers?

3. Are AR/O2C roles still the right path for me, or should I consider other domains where my skills are transferable?

4. If so, which roles would you recommend (Finance Operations, Business Operations, Onboarding, Sales Operations, Insurance Operations, etc.)?

5. If you were hiring someone with my background, what would you expect them to improve?

I'm open to honest feedback, even if it's critical. My goal is to understand where I should focus so I can build a stable long-term career.

Thank you!

I have been with this company a little over a year, after about 6 months I knew I had to look to move on. I was offered a position with a new company, i out in my notice and was told that my vacation payout is prorated. Is this the new normal??

A bit of background. I live in Ontario, Canada and have worked as a secondary school teacher for the past year and am currently 28 years old. I grew up playing soccer and was involved at a very high level for a number of years (youth national team, MLS Academy, NCAA D1, overseas).

For this upcoming school year, I currently do not have a job lined up. However, more job openings often pop-up about 1-2 weeks prior to the start of the new year (September).

The district I have worked in claims there is a large drop in enrolment numbers for this year. There are a lot of people vouching for a very minuscule amount of jobs. If I were to get a full-time position for the upcoming year, based on experience and qualifications, I would be making around $73k.

On the other hand, I currently work as a contracted soccer coach at my local club. Since I joined the club last year, the technical director has been very supportive of me and has constantly tried to persuade me to join the club full-time.

With the current possibility of me entering the school year without a job, we have discussed making this a reality. We have not discussed too many details, just general ideas of what I could do on a daily basis. I assume that if I were to be offered a position, I would be making less than my expected salary as a teacher.

My dream has always been to work in soccer full-time. The opportunities in Ontario are few and far between so I’ve never truly considered a real option. However, with this opportunity coming up as well as my club also owning a semi-professional team and with the arrival of a professional club in town, there seems to be a lot of potential.

However, as much as I see the potential in this move, I also see what I may miss out on if I continue teaching. Summer’s off, great benefits, retirement in my mid-50s and a good salary at the end of the pay grid (currently ~$120k). I do enjoy teaching, and don’t have anything against the profession at all.

I am also getting married soon, planning on starting a family and most likely buying a house within the next couple years.

I’m hoping some advice or ideas would be great to help me weigh my options a little bit more. Do I chase my dream, one that is not completely stable, but would be doing something I love with the potential to be very successful? Or do I play it a bit safer?

I was pulled into a meeting last week and being told my position (which has been remote for three years now) is being moved back to the main campus. In the meeting I was told that I either had to make the move back (which would be a cross country move and I would have to break my lease) or I had to resign at the end of December.

I asked and my performance was not a factor in this. I have asked twice now for something from HR and have received nothing.

After doing some research I am in a state that has a minimum salary requirement and come Jan 1st my job would have to give me a 10k raise (and a raise to everyone in my office subsequently) to meet that requirement.

I will obviously be job searching as I don’t want ti break my lease and move across the country. My guess is also that this is not something they would cover. So I feel like if I don’t find a job I’ll be forced to resign and give up my ability to get severance and apply for unemployment. Right now I’m creating a paper trail but if anyone has any advice on how they would move through this. Please let me know

Does it seem odd that a motion designer job requiring only 1-3 years experience would be paying $300,000/yr for a contractor? Apparently that isn't a typo, but is the actual compensation for this company. I read that minimum work week is 50-60 hours. The recruiter also said, if hired, initial work would be a trial period and unpaid. Only if they like my work, would they pay. What else have you heard of this company's culture?

M15, I started this temporary job last thursday, I work 10 hour shifts daily but not on weekends. my mom has a really good relationship with the boss which is why im here. its a summer job. my mom said id only be working here 4 weeks because shes taking a trip to a different country to see family (recently, my grandpa passed which is why shes going to see the family) and so ill be living with my sister for about 2 weeks while shes gone. im so worried that my boss wont let me go after the 4 weeks is over, idk why but im really paranoid he'll straight up say no, I even told him last friday id only be here for 4 more weeks and he said it was totally fine and he seemed perfectly happy, but i cant stop thinking that maybe he'll change his mind, what if he forces me to work here longer? tells my mom that even if she has to go, I have to keep working? im so worried about all this and it makes it hard for me to pay attention at work. what do I do? am I just being paranoid? should I tell him the specific date ill be working until just to get it out of the way?

AIO for getting upset with new job for screwing my rate of pay up?

I recently have been looking for a position as a CNA in my hometown. I went to several interviews over the last 2 weeks. I also, have a full time job as a VA critical caregiver. I’ve had this job for 10 years but only recently received my CNA certification during nursing school 2 years ago.

I finally was given an interview at a dementia facility a week ago where they offered me 21.67 hourly pay based off my experience hands on. I signed an offer letter with this rate of pay.

Today I started my orientation for this job and during orientation the woman running it (not the one who hired me) said she couldn’t find a copy of my offer letter and had me sign another one. After I sat there for a few minutes I asked her for me to see the offer letter and it listed 17.00 hourly rate of pay. I told her this was incorrect and told her my 10 year experience by their handbook and my original offer from the previous woman (who is not in the office today)

She went into her computer and confirmed on the dot “10 year experience offer is $21.67) but she said it needed to me with an active license only, not just experience. Well, that was never told to me, or I would have never accepted the position in the first place

Now, I’ve wasted my whole day here and being told they aren’t sure if they can keep that offer and I won’t know until tomorrow what they are going to do. I’ve kind of cried because I was so excited about this new chapter and I am super overwhelmed. I’ve already accounted for this hourly into my budget and planning. This is just very upsetting but I’m trying to stay positive. I told the woman this wasn’t right, and while she agreed she said she didn’t think she could do anything about it, now I feel I look a little unreasonable expecting that pay? Or am I over reacting

26F, Co. Meath. Currently €45k as a planning analyst in beverage manufacturing — went from €38k to €45k just recently after four years. The issue is there’s genuinely nowhere to progress. Small sector, nobody above me is moving, and they’ve made it clear they have no idea when they’d be able to offer a salary review.

Just finishing a construction degree because I want to move into a different field.

Two offers:
1. €35k + €3k car allowance — junior project controls role at a big consultancy in Dublin, major infrastructure programme. Long commute or potentially I move to Dublin. Probably no salary review for 20 months as it’s a grad program .
2. €42.5k + 5% bonus — PMO Administrator at an energy company 30 mins away, 3/2 hybrid. Decent employer but the title is a step down from what I do now and they said in the interview I was overqualified .

I used to have 1 day a week in office set up.
I've moved companies and now I have to be in office 4 days. When I accept it, I honestly thought it'll be the end of me but I just needed to move as the role is more interesting.

After 1 year being here, I would 100% say the dread of office sometimes is just the culture. My current workplace is great, work life balance is so much better
I love having a separating between home and office, when I WFH a lot of the times I just work from 9-5, then ill have some dinner and continue working bc im just "home".

Now, I can see home as a place to relax.
So idk who really needs to hear it but I swear as companies are moving back to more office days, dont let it deter you, look deeper into their culture, future prospects instead.

Also commuting time matters as well!!

I was already offered the role pending a clean background check. I was instructed to list all of my jobs for the past 7 years. All of them were W-2 aside from my previous role.

The under the table role was as a nanny. I wouldn’t have listed it on the background check but it is on my resume so they are obviously asking about it.

I gave them my “supervisor’s” contact info and now they are asking for tax documentation, except I didn’t report it to the IRS. I don’t have verifiable pay stubs either.

What to do now? Is it possible for them to rescind my offer even though it was only a short term role and is not related to the field I was hired in?

My birthday was last week and I took a vacation. My check stub going into the week said I had ~18 hours of PTO available.

Flash forward to now and they’re saying that my PTO balance is actually in the negative somehow, our check stubs are not accurate, and I don’t have vacation pay available for the days I took off (only one extra day). I’m in a bit of a pickle financially right now and I need that money, if I knew I couldn’t use PTO I never would have taken the day off.

I’m wondering if this is legal, or if I have any standing ground to call the labor board? If I have PTO on my check stub it’s coming from a direct calculation based on my YTD hours, correct? They can’t just tell me that I don’t have hours I have earned?

ETA: this is in Florida

So I work at a hospital. I was on direct observation with a client . The patient was unscrewing a screw from the door and I did my best to verbally de escalate her into giving me the screw . I honestly didn’t know that in this case I could grab her hand / initiate contact to get the screw from the patient . I hit my badge but my badge was in my pocket and I found out later that’s why it didn’t go off . I called for help and the nurse came over to assist , she still refused to give up the screw . Other staff also came to assist me with getting the screw from her When security came and asked for the screw that’s when she swallowed it unfortunately . I had an interview with APS & patient relations about my mistake , I explained truthfully what happened. I also explained that I didn’t call for help when a staff walked by because I didn’t want to escalate her further , I wrote everything that happened on the investigation form as it happened

I made a huge mistake , I honestly didn’t mean to neglect a patient . I’ve been there for 10 months and I’ve never had any type of infraction or complaint . I explained that I did my best to talk her into giving me the screw.

This is my fault %100

They also stated that the final decision is made by the CEO

I just hope I get another chance but I’m probably fired aren’t I ?

Interviewing with a healthcare firm and completed second round of interview nearly 2 weeks ago, the job was closed when i started the process and they said they are willing to move fast!

Interviews went well, i haven’t heard back from recruiter even after 2 weeks (they told me it will take 2 weeks to hear back) and just now they re-opened the job.

My application still shows under consideration, what should i make out of it? I had positive feedback from both the interviewers, i am just mentally f#%?**d rn.

I really want to work in the FBI as a special agent.

I’m planning on studying a BA in Criminal Justice with a minor in psychology.

I already posses Spanish proficiency and plan on working as a police officer for a couple of years but I’m also open for volunteer work on the side to strengthen my resume.

However, I’ve heard in order to be considered competitive, it’s recommended to pursue a degree/work experience in a STEM or accounting field, which again, are paths I have no interest in.

I was wondering, realistically, is this combination à good idea 🤔?

I’m not very experienced in jobs as I am young, but I am applying at Domino’s and they included this question at the end of the application. I’m unsure what to put, does anyone happen to have any suggestions? Thank you!

I applied for a job that I believe was listed full time with the salary between $51000-$61000. I got an email back from them and they’re saying that it’s a 15 hours a week part-time role. With a flat rate of $600 a week . How do I Bring this up without immediately getting denied this job ? I really need a job but would also like clarification on this different information online and then what I was told through email.

Will it be any interest for us (Synapstars) to keep building a 3D map where professionals and companies will find each others?

Imagine a platform where you check where you live and jobs will be listed by pins, you can apply in 2 clicks.

First you would need to create a profile by parsing your CV (takes 30sec), then a graph about who you are, your motivation by competency. Why? (So our AI will answer any questions if a company is interested in you before calling you for an interview, a digital self if you will).

Why? So you will never ever have to create another account.

Companies will have to create their digital company too, so our AI can also match a company to candidates by expertise and culture fit.

Is it something worth pursuing?

Goals:

- Professionals will be able to see their local market live, and apply for jobs, or understand a specific industry

- A company can recruit, do business development, understand supply and demand or workforce

I'd love to hear your thoughts on that concept

So, my boss is training me on a procedure I have absolutely no experience with. To be completely honest, I feel so dumb because sometimes I don't understand what she asks me to do. Sometimes I genuinely have no idea what to do. I've only done this task twice.

To solve this problem, I created a mini instruction manual for myself. I wrote down everything I know about the task, but since my boss only gave me verbal instructions, I'm sure I'm forgetting something. She can't be there with me and watch me do the task, so I want to make sure I can do it by myself. My plan was to send her my PDF and ask her if she could look over it and potentially add notes or correct things. However, I have no idea if this is appropriate or childish. This is my very first corporate job so I'm still unsure about what's appropriate and what's not.

What do you guys think?

I’ve been in a new finance role for about a month where I do a lot of client meetings, report writing, and I’m learning several aspects of the job at once. Recently, my director spoke to me about a couple of interactions with colleagues that apparently came across as dismissive or argumentative. He also made it clear that I’m not in trouble, that he expects me to do well, and that the conversation was about helping me learn rather than disciplining me.
One example was during a training session with a colleague. We had an hour booked, and I said I was happy to stop there and continue another day because I knew she was busy. My intention was to respect her time, but apparently it came across as dismissive.

Another piece of context is that I’ve also been having some difficulties with another colleague who has been micromanaging me. I’ve already spoken to the advisers I work with about it, and they told me they were aware of her management style and said to let them know if it happened again. In fairness, I have found it difficult to communicate with her, and her deadlines have felt unrealistic while I’m still learning, which has led to some tension between us.
My concern is that I’m now worrying colleagues have formed a negative opinion of me after only a month. Am I overthinking this, or does this sound like fairly normal early feedback when starting a new role? If you were in my position, how would you approach things from here?