Questions tagged [communication]
Questions about addressing difficult or complicated communication issues in the workplace. Communication in the workplace may take place in many forms (email, phone, face-to-face, IM) and between a variety of parties (coworkers, managers, reports, clients).
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Lead rudely demands fixing alleged error on weekend
I'm a developer in a software development company. I work here for about a year and a half.
Today, Sunday, is an important deployment of our product. They chose almost the latest version which wasn't ...
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How do I handle this instruction
I am the leader (say, level 3) of a small team of engineers (level 4), one of many in our project.
A couple of months ago, our management (level 1), together with HR, has announced plans for a new ...
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CEO told staff to just leave if we have concerns and trust issues with leadership - what now?
I work for a small UK company and have done for 4 years. There's been a lot of upheaval recently, restructuring, 3 rounds of redundancies in just over 2 years, and very mixed messaging from leadership ...
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Still in my probation period — upcoming feedback meeting. Can I give honest feedback or better stay cautious?
I’m still in my probation period at my new job and it’s quite easy for the employer to terminate the contract during this time (after that, it becomes much harder).
My first feedback meeting is coming ...
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Advice on handling communication
I am facing a situation at work and would appreciate advice on how to handle it professionally.
I completed a task that required coordination for a production deployment and communicated with the ...
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How to handle a situation where I may be assessed by someone without knowledge of my work? [duplicate]
Now that my first 3 months are up, my manager has scheduled our first official feedback meeting. He mentioned that he plans to ask his manager (“the big boss”) for input because he thinks the big boss ...
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How can I get fired less?
I am quite new to the workforce. I am finishing a Pharmacy degree.
I have been fired 4 times from community pharmacies.
I worked 1 week cause I lied about having a car and they needed deliveries
I ...
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Acting in the face of unrealistic expectations [closed]
Related: How to handle unrealistic expectations from management
Here's how it should be:
You collect your customers' needs.
You analyze those needs and convert them to epics, user stories, tasks.
You ...
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I have a lot of PTO to take, which will make the deadline impossible
I work as a consultant for a client fulltime. This client does not know my PTO budget. My current PTO budget has barely been used so I have a lot of days that I have to take by the end of 2025 or I ...
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Informally suggesting leadership change to management
A very experienced AQA (Automated Quality Assurance) has recently left our company (7 years in the company, 5 of which in the QA (Quality Assurance)); the context here is in software testing. Let's ...
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New in my job, made a mistake with crediting a colleague – how should I handle this?
I’m new in my job. Recently my boss asked me to create a tool for a recurring process. The goal was to map out the workflow, relevant aspects, lessons learned, etc., so it could later be published ...
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Co-worker hides deficiencies
I have a co-worker who has produced a prototype-level project, but keeps making documentation that makes it look like his project is solid.
I am called to work with him on it, and it is tense because ...
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How do I push back on an impossible scope?
I’m a relatively new developer at my current company. Recently, management decided to cancel a very expensive software license that another department heavily relies on. Instead of renewing it, they’...
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Advice on poor communication with a manager
I'm an employee in my workplace for about 1.5 years. My boss encourages questions, yet, every time I ask a question, they act like its inconvenient and responds rudely. At other times, they will leave ...
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How to work with headstrong colleague
I have gotten a job in a small company that owns a codebase which has been growing in the hands of a single developer for nine years. The code does what it must; the company seems to be successful.
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