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Comment by samarasa on How to deal with a coworker who uses sensuality and...

@WesleyLong: The OP did not mention anything about whether the person impacts the productivity of his team or not. I am not sure what is the problem if a person of another team seeks help of your team...

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Comment by samarasa on How to deal with a coworker who uses sensuality and...

Yep. This is a good answer.

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Comment by samarasa on How do I deal with constant unfair load distribution?

It looks like you have tried all the possible ways to change the situation. Probably this is the time you want to look for another job.

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Comment by samarasa on Should I quit, and if so with a long notice?

Simple answer is: Get an offer and quit the place. I don't think that it is a good idea of quitting without another job.

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Comment by samarasa on Ensuring Full time offer from Internship

@Mantracker At least for big companies, you have to follow a procedure for getting a job. However, if your current manager is impressed with your work and there are openings relevant to your...

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Comment by samarasa on Manager wants to hire an employee he's sleeping with,...

Please provide the Country?

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Comment by samarasa on Can I terminate an accepted at-will internship before...

@sonph: The best thing is to request Company A to extend the deadline for accepting the offer. Meantime interview with B and then decide.

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Comment by samarasa on "Conspiring" to leave the company, along with another...

It would be an issue either you are planning to get a recommendation from your boss in future or you have very good relationship with your boss. If none of the above, then you should not care about...

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Comment by samarasa on How to approach my current employer with an offer from...

@weston: Good point. I really don't know whether I will be happy as much as I am now at the new place. That is why the dilemma. I don't want to burn bridges.

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Comment by samarasa on How can I decide whether to stay as a temp in the hope...

I think that the best thing is searching for another job.

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Comment by samarasa on How can I renegotiate my salary with a future employer...

Don't damage your reputation by asking B again to revise the offer as you have already accepted their last offer.

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Answer by samarasa for Doing a presentation to look more professional

First of all, it is really nice to know that you are developing stuff that is useful for others. It doesn't really matter whether you are a student or a professional. What you have done is most...

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Should you reconsider an accepted offer based on the interactions with your...

I received two offers from two big software companies A and B. Although both companies are overall good, I like the projects & group at company A and therefore I have accepted their offer. I am...

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How to approach a manager to give a suggestion for reorganizing meetings?

I have recently started my first job after grad school. The size of my team is around 20. My manager is great. I meet (as quick meetings) most of my teammates at least once in a day to discuss what is...

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How to convince my coworker to follow my approach without damaging our...

I have spent the last 6 months at my first job after grad studies in a team of 8 people. I need to collaborate with my teammates for the project and although I am very comfortable with everyone else...

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What should I tell to my new company HR about my decision of leaving my...

Although my progress at my current company is good, due to some personal issues with my manager, I am planning to move to another company. I am feeling uncomfortable working with him. However, I am not...

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Answer by samarasa for How should I answer "why do you want to join our...

I don't think that they will ask you about "why didn't you choose a particular research problem, etc..". However, they will ask you "why do you want to leave your current company"? Everyday, many...

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Answer by samarasa for How do I bring up being misled about my job role...

Typically many companies have HR policies on the time limit for changing the positions within the same company. For example, at my company, you cannot change between organizations within one year,...

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What are the things that I should mention and avoid in the introduction...

I am joining my first job after my graduate studies. My manager asked me to send an e-mail to him with my short bio so that he will use it to introduce me to the entire team. I would like to mention my...

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Answer by samarasa for How to deal with an overly helpful coworker

I think that you should take it positively and feel happy of having such a coworker (from another department). It is really nice that she is spending a good amount of time to write detailed...

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