Career & Professional Growth

I physically can’t submit hundreds of applications a week, my new job duped me, and more

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I physically can’t submit hundreds of applications a week I’m in the hellscape of the 2026 Amer…

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boss overshares other people’s medical info, I’m spending hours a week helping a struggling coworker, and more

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss overshares other people’s private medical information I’ve been at my job for several years,…

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I didn’t get a job because someone mixed up my identity

A reader writes: This happened a few years ago, and I’m over it (mostly), but I’d love to hear your perspective and how it could have been handled differently.…

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our company was acquired and things are changing, I might pass out during training, and more

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. Our company was acquired — what are the chances this turns out okay? The small business I work for has the…

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my team isn’t happy I was promoted to manager, boss edits my work with ChatGPT (badly), and more

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I was promoted to manager — and some team members aren’t happy I was recently promoted from being a team me…

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Olivia Stone

3d ago

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weekend open thread – June 6-7, 2026

This comment section is open for any non-work-related discussion you’d like to have with other readers, by popular demand. Here are the rules for the weekend p…

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Sam Wilson

5d ago

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open thread – June 5, 2026

It’s the Friday open thread! The comment section on this post is open for discussion with other readers on any work-related questions that you want to talk abo…

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Stefan Nikolaou

5d ago

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I’m being targeted for increasing our health insurance rates, candidates who won’t answer direct questions, and more

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. I’m being targeted for increasing our health insurance rates My boss approached me about how our insurance…

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Romain Dupont

7d ago

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my boss always cancels our meetings, a smelly coworker who I don’t know, and more

It’s five answers to five questions. Here we go… 1. My boss always cancels our meetings My manager is the CEO. They have eight direct reports, plus they are ac…

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