I have a direct report who is smart, passionate about her job and can be really innovative. However she carries this enormous weight of responsibility, for needing to do everything, do it right, make sure it's perfect, not trusting colleagues to help. It creates dread and panic and overwhelming workload and a terrible attitude for her and I am speaking with her this week to start to shift her mindset. Any tips in navigating how to let go of this heavy idea of "responsibility"?

As a manager, how do you expect your employee to deal with a diffcult customer?

My Ukrainian hairstylist whispered to me after the Indian client before me left and disrespected her(according to her I have no idea) "his kind don't have the money to be in a place like this" 😂😬🤔

How big of a red flag is it that a company doesn’t have a marketing strategy/plan in place? I’ve been asking for this from my director but alway get some type of an excuse so I’m starting to believe there isn’t one. We are a company with over 200+ employees and 4+ locations

If you’re in a position of leadership, how are you addressing or acknowledging hate crimes with your team(s)?

Do you judge a coworker if you find out he is in an open relationship? Trying to decide if it is something I should try to hide or not 🤨

Wearing my hair in an Afro to a video interview. My hair curls tightly so it will be medium sized. Not willing to wear a wig or straighten my hair. I will have on lipstick earrings nice jacket. But if my Afro is an issue, me being Black is likely to be an issue too. Agree?

I filed an ethics complaint in early June, and after going up the chain and calling out nothing was done on it, and I was being gaslighted/my personal life being used to show I am the problem in early October, I met with the execs in Ethics. The initial meeting, they gaslighted me, and then tone was better in the second meeting. Now 2-3 weeks later, General Counsel wants to see me. What should I do? Should I be worried? I have sought counsel outside of the company. This is huge fintech company.

How do you deal with incompetent partners? Someone who has neither technical depth and / or leadership skills?

Meta video interview with the hiring manager next week. What should I wear?

How do I handle a situation where a supervisor questions comes off as she sees me as stupid and is belittling me? In the beginning of week, I was scheduled spilt between her client and another, and she felt I was responsible to tell her. We all have access to the schedule. When on this other client, she wanted to do call. I responded I was at a client, and she was upset and believed I should respond her questions concerning her job. I was in a conversation with a client at the time.

Yesterday my boss scheduled a meeting with me for something he needed help with. He was 15min late & took a phone call from his boss during…10min. This has become a habit. At one point I even stoped scheduling our 1:1’s because he misses them so often but he realized a couple months later & told me to start scheduling them again. I told him they aren’t necessary but he insisted. What do I do? It makes me feel less important/unappreciated. I rather not even schedule to meet. Advice?

What are some tips and tricks to handling office politics, aside from sucking up to team leads, like other people in the office?

If your agency has preached a lot about inclusivity, how do they support you if you’re forced to work with homophobic and racist clients on a daily basis?

I’m so emotionally exhausted. Small team so there’s nobody to get me out of the account.

Any thoughts on how do we deal with an incompetent boss who you dont look up to and have no trust that you would ever get credit for the work you would do for him/her? Given that changing the boss is not an option.

What you should do when dealing with a very toxic worker that keep on sending passive aggressive messages to you as well as in group chat and email.
Things like when you answer his question he respond: I know that
Or when he keeps on saying my change requests were just minor in group meeting but actually not.
And keep on saying how hard he works when he clearly wasn’t and already underperformed compared to an intern level.

How to not let this toxic co-worker not poison me any further?

The hostility on my team is rough. We have a yeller. I walked by her room the other day. She was screaming across the room at a student, "you have to be kind to get kindness." Seriously, those were her words in a loud, berating, angry tone. Our admin has asked that we not report these. We are to talk to the teacher. She has yelled at me and other adults. Admin has to know she treats the kids this way too. One teacher has to work with her door closed to not hear the yelling all day.

I gave a month notice to my company. I offered to stay on contract until they got someone since I’m a team of 1. Since then I found out l my boss has been talking badly about me in the middle of the office to other employees. He said “she’s only doing this for money” & “this is not how you leave a job.” Now they want me to train a replacement w/ no experience w/ 1 week left how to buy digital media. Like I can teach years of experience overnight. Thoughts on confronting my boss & not training?

How do you handle it when a direct report reacts negatively during a performance review?

My coworker always takes a super long breaks during the day and it's hard to get a hold of him. Should I say something??

Just lateraled to a bigger law firm. The team I am on is much larger now and split between 4 offices. My prior firm was great at rationing the workload amongst associates. At my nee firm, it feels like a free for all. I want to make myself known as a hardworking associate but also don’t know how to say no to new work politely. It seems like every conversation I have when I meet a new team member consists of them telling me how much they need my help and putting me on a new project

Recommendations for best recruiters for senior account level positions? Chicago only please

Bring your kids to work day edition:

“What I’m really concerned with is a head injury”

“Do you have to go potty before your meeting?”

what experience do you have with GoGuardian? Would you recommend it? an alternative?

This is awesome

I'm decently knowledgeable about investing, but one thing I never understood is all the rates being thrown around. Is the fed rate the interest rate on borrowing for banks? I thought the T bills..cont

Just watched the exchange between Jim Jordan and Fauci in the House hearing. Also checked the comment section at both CNN and FOX. Boy people are so divided.

The current solution sounds like a compromise between both sides: you can go out; you need to wear mask. Neither side will be satisfied by this and will get more divided while cases grow.

“A consensus decision in a moment of crisis is very often going to be the middle of the road, and they’re usually the worst decision.” — Brian Chesky

I recently heard someone say that: "Wokeism is destroying academia." Curious everyone's thoughts on this...

Is the life science /pharma market extremely competitive in Canada?

Social skills vs. technical skills. Which one is more important?

I just want to meet someone who understands the long hours and the canceled plans. Someone who won't get mad when I fall asleep during a movie and who gets that I still love them despite all of this.

Are Colorado-specific salary ranges even close to what I can expect in Chicago in general? Or are those completely made up?

Is there anyone working for FedEx hyderabad? Wanted to check about the offer that I had.

It's Friday people!

After the workshop you will have :
A basic understanding of Power BI Desktop and using the Query Editor
Importing data, changing data types and creating a date dimension
Creating new columns and measures (introducing DAX)
Building a data model – cardinality and joining tables
Building a dynamic chart using the data model
Using slicers and community visualizations.
Designing mobile layout for hand-held devices.
A Power BI project and certification


The workshop is scheduled for Feburary 27,2022.

What do you all think about travel insurance? My insurance company seems like it has a pretty good coverage option that I'm considering as I'm planning to travel a lot more in the coming months.

Seeking new position in Admissions/Business development in Behavioral Health/SUD. Either remote or SoCal.

How would you answer interview question “Imagine you had not met your performance metrics, how would you approach next quarter to ensure you succeed?”

Anyone have suggestions on a team building exercise or consultant/coaching to build/improve energy. I feel 2020 was such a big drain on everyone’s energy and spirit just looking for ways to start the year out on a more positive note. TIA

I have issues “delegating” or simply assigning tasks, which as a Manager is a whole thing. Like I feel “bad” asking my people to do things that i know i can do but shouldn’t because it’s not up to me. When I assign a task i try to be super clear with instructions, give examples, help them get started…but I still feel bad. Idk. Anyone goes through this?

I got into Management a year ago and now I miss developing. How do software engineers turned managers feel about their switch over to people management?

What was your salary as a first time manager (and where were you based)?

Looking for info about the engineering culture at Netflix from the perspective of someone who identifies as a woman or non-binary person and is also a person of color. Do you feel safe and included? Would also love some input from someone in a leadership position, do you feel supported as a leader?

Newer manager here (18 moths). Recent org announcements and hiring holds have put major stress on my team. Some are hyper focused on all the bad, how do I get buy-in that this is temporary and we still have a job to do? I feel it’s more important than ever to show value vs being task takers.

Hi! Any career coaches who offer a full support throughout job search?

-Experience: 8 years of project/program management and/or communication
-Companies of interest: Google, Microsoft, Facebook
-Location: Washington DC or VA

Does anyone else just not even want to be a people manager anymore?! The amount of work this is taking, I’m just so over it. In addition to them piling on my work (which is a full time job) the people management stuff is just as much a full time job that no one in management seems to take into account. I have tried countless times to explain this but I end up burnt out, everyone suffers including me. I just left one role bc of it and now this new role, same thing. I’m over it.

We interviewed a great candidate, extended a verbal offer and she accepted. We sent the written offer a few days ago but she hasn’t opened it or accepted (it’s expiring tomorrow). Have you ever had to follow up? How did you handle it? My company is small with no HR, so I have to handle the hiring myself.

What is your toughest challenge hiring someone in their early 20’s?
For lots of different reasons I get the impression that younger people aren’t equipped for the employer, employee relationship.

Looking to apply for a manager role in my CS team. Any tips for the interview?

4 years of CS experience, no management experience

Whats your biggest challenge as a manager?

What do you enjoy most?

How do you manage your friends/people who used to be in your team?

Any interview tips appreciated! Last time failed the interview cause did not show a proper action plan. Find it tough as I do not know what challenges my manager has

One of my top talents just put in his two weeks notice and I had nothing to offer him to stay. I told upper management this was going to happen! I’ve spent months asking for a promotion for him, trying to push his career forward and got no traction. I know i did my best. He knows i tried. I still believe i work at a good place but i feel like we’re losing focus. I feel my boss is leaving soon. It’s a mess.

Any books suggestions?