What's been your experience, and which type of organization do you want to work for next? 👇🏽 Let's hear it in the comments!
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I remember when I started at my first time, any time when I made a mistake, I would apologize profusely. My manager told me to stop apologizing so much during my first performance review. I really learned as I progressed through my career about the professional way of taking ownership. I found this great article about how to apologize without saying sorry. How do you usually address your apology?
Great article. Even if it was an infraction upon another Its a terrible affirmation to say "I am Sorry".
Referring to Dr Emoto's water and rice experiment its literally killing your cells to say things like this.
Let's face it! Put yourself in the managers role. How many apologies would it take to send that employee packing? What is the overall deciding factor that says "It's been a pleasure but we are ending your position as of now!"?
I've been thinking about how quickly technology has been changing the world, and which career paths can provide long term job security.
Which fields can provide a future-proof career if you gain experience? #watercooler
I saw this post over the weekend, and was AMAZED at the way people reacted.
Apparently a leader at a fitness business banned their employees from talking about pay. Well, it didn't go over well. Someone got the information and blasted it out.
What do you think, should employee pay information should be transparent? #watercooler
My friend just got an interview request for next week! They offered her several options to choose from:
- 👥In person interview
- 💻Zoom or video interview
- 📞Phone interview
What would be your pick? Which one would showcase your strengths the most?
🚨And while we are on this subject, DEFINITELY BE CAREFUL and stay away from suspicious interview requests. We see members sharing weird requests from personal gmail or even telegram. Don’t fall for those scams!
The intern of my old job is about to finish school and reached out to me for some advice. She’s starting early for a job search and wondered how the company size can affect the same type of role. What is your take on working for a small or large company?
Would you prefer working for small companies with more flexibility but having to wear more hats because they tend to be less structured? Or do you prefer to work in a large company with a more distinct and specific role, but sometimes it feels longer to get a project completed?
Would love to learn about your experience especially if you have done both!
My husband’s company just told him that he got a raise but it won’t be effective until March. Is this a retention approach? I usually only hear something more similar like retention bonus which means you get a bonus payment (you can find out more from about cash bonuses) if you stay til certain date… but I’ve never really experienced a delayed raise.
Companies are definitely seeing a great turnover and trying their best to retain their employees. Do you think retention incentives are effective if you’re already thinking about leaving?
I was chatting with my friend about this scenario yesterday. So you’re very happy with your current pay and job function, but you’ve just been offered a promotion with more money but a lot more responsibilities. What would you do? I was surprised that my friend said she’d rather turn down the promotion to stay where she is and not get into a higher position. Is that common? What would you do?
I was catching up with my former coworker during the weekend. She’s been actively job searching but couldn’t find an ideal job that pays better than her current salary. She told me that her dream company reached out to her for an interview but the salary range is $15K lower than her ideal salary. Should she take the interview?
Would you still go with it and find out more about the job and the company? Or would you pass and move on? Check out these questions to ask a hiring manager to give you some ideas!
A friend of mine reached out for career advice. She’s got an offer with better pay. She notified her current employer and they offered her an equally competitive pay for her to stay. She’s torned about making a decision. It seems easier to stay at the current job because she won’t have to start everything fresh again. But there might be new challenges and room for growth if she decides to make a change.
If salary is no longer a factor, what would be the reason you’d want to stay at or leave a job? Coworkers? Responsibilities? Future growth?
I would rather work for a small business because it's much more likely that you will get to know the owner or at least have a more direct line of communication with him, and it is much more satisfying when you know the person whose table that you are helping to place bread upon.