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Career Advice
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I have been at my current job for 10 months. The company is growing so they have been hiring more new people. My old manager moved to another newly created team and they hired a new person to be our manager. She’s been at the company about 1.5 months now.
I quickly realised that this person is a control freak. As I mentioned, the company is growing, we currently have our financial year end (I work in the finance team) and it is extremely challenging to manage conflicting priorities as there are so many ad hoc things that pop up. This new manager wants to add a lot of structure to the team (which is not a bad idea but currently does not work) and she is trying to impose her working style on us. Because she is being so difficult, I am trying to navigate the additional challenge of managing her, besides being overwhelmed by my workload.
She has been attacking and criticising me (and my other 2 coworkers, but they had annual leave for some of the period, so I was the main person) for every little thing. She is taking everything as a personal offence herself. One example of this is - one day I said to her something is already ready for review so she could look at it that day. Her response was: “YOU DO NOT MANAGE MY TIME!” on a not very nice, raised voice. This is just one example. I have also been trying to bring more structure so I have been emailing her with work updates. Then she was complaining that I send her too many emails and she does not like it. It seems like anything I do is not good enough for this person.
Another time I have sent a recurring piece of work to a person that’s requested it (I have been preparing that for about 6 months and this was an update for year end where 2-3 values have changed). I just sent it directly without telling her and she exploded that I am hiding things from her.
There are daily instances of attacks and aggression.
I am taken aback by this behaviour and quite frankly I am afraid of telling her anything because I don’t know how bad of a reaction I will get.
I want to raise this with a more senior person, but I am afraid of the repercussions it will have on me. My manager is still on probation and I don’t know if this is a good enough reason for her to fail it or it’s just going to bring her more stress and give me more hard time.
TLDR: new manager (still on probation) is an a-hole and I want to raise it with a more senior person in the company, but I am afraid she will be more of an a-hole after that.
Hi, I am 27M and have 6 yoe in QA. Now due to less pay I want to change my career path to more demanding tech. Anyone here who has been in similar situation? Any advice on how to proceed further? What do I start study and where do I learn from. What should I mention in my resume to get better pay?? Also what are attractive/hot tech in market??
Kindly comment on DM with your valuable advices. Happy to listen n learn from u all...
I (23f) for a while now, I haven’t really had a proper notion of what I want to do next. What I do know now is that I want to do is something with a better schedule. I have been running my head around, especially in the last few years joining the military. I also want to pursue, a job with relevancy to public servants I’m also currently trying to find an office job as I’ve never had one of those so I think that would be a nice change. I just feel like I don’t know what i want to do anymore because I don’t love working anymore.
l left my old job to start a new opportunity that unfortunately did not work out due to the managers oversight on my qualifications, pulling me to the side a week into my job telling me "I made a mistake reviewing your application and you're actually not qualified for this role". Ended up being let go 2 weeks later.
Sad and unfortunate, but I am back on the job market and have secured some interviews. I don't plan on including the new job I was at for 30 days because it is not relevant at this point, leaving me with a month long gap ending in the position and company I left. What should I tell the employer who asks me why I'm looking for new opportunities and why I left my job? Do I be as truthful as possible due to background checks? Do I tell them I left my last company for a new position that ended up not being a fit?
I'm starting a new job in my dream career on Monday. So chuffed after being unemployed for around 3 years. How do I make sure to impress the boss and make the best of this opportunity?
Throwaway for obvious reasons. Ok buckle up this is wild. My supervisor (now former as of a couple days ago) was in the C-suite of the small company I work at and was apparently just booted out of the company last week - I still don't know many details. It's come with other company turmoil including half my team being laid off (but not me, again...this is the third one I've survived here). Anyway ex-boss and I have been sending some texts back and forth trying to set up a time to have lunch because of all the events that have transpired and because they disappeared him, and we had no chance to talk before he was booted mysteriously in company style.
The last text while I'm driving home, he warns me to be wary about putting anything about the company on Reddit and that he can tell me more over the phone. So I call him as soon as I'm home and he keeps repeating how he doesn't care etc but the CEO suspected a profile on Reddit was me and he named some minor details that he thought were all in one "thread" that are clearly about him, and this was apparently talked about in meetings between the CEO and him and at least one other C-suite person. These conversations happened over 1 year ago and apparently it was brought up in more than one meeting.
I searched for a comment he could have been talking about and found it - it was in a highly personal parenting sub where we all talked about our daily lives. The thing is, the only way that anyone could have identified me by this comment would be by stringing it together to other comments. There was another personal detail about him that he mentioned that was only in other distinct comments elsewhere. These two factoids do not even remotely identify him, they 100% had to be arrived at searching my profile from other comment(s). I also never once mentioned our company name in any comment as that would've been extra dumb. So I think it must have been from maybe overly niche or personally identifying comments I made in a sub for my industry, or comments in a sub for investors for one large company in our industry, that led someone to then read more of my comment history maybe wondering if it was someone they knew, and link things together. That's the only way it's possible, but I'm already very disturbed since the comment mentioned had nothing to do with any comment that could have led them to start reading things on my profile. I definitely recognize the huge mistake here and lesson well learned (I originally had different accounts for anything remotely work/career related and highly personal stuff, but kept making mistakes on the idiotic Reddit app posting from the wrong account, back when it was especially awful for this, and eventually said screw it and consolidated to one), no need to tell me what an idiot I am. I know.
So now I don't know how to proceed with this knowledge. This was from at least 1.5 years ago that they knew (that's when the comment my former boss referred to was made). I don't think it's been brought up recently in any meetings, and I don't know how much they've read. I have reams and reams of medical stuff, personal life frustrations, details about my relationship, the works - near daily thoughts on there going back over 10 years and I'm absolutely mortified. Obviously I was never reprimanded as I never gave any company info other than vague descriptions of what sub-industry I work in and some comments showing general expertise in that sub-industry, But now that I know that they know this, how can I go back in there again? How can I know the depth of it? All I can think of doing right now is asking for more info from my former supervisor as to what exactly they were discussing about my comment history. He kept repeating it sounded all "highly personal" and he graciously but pointlessly refrained from implicating it was for sure even me, but I think he knows it definitely is. And obviously I'm hard stopping using that account, will probably delete it to avoid any additional recreational reading.
What would you do in this crazy scenario?
My company is doing a bunch of layoffs. I have been advised by a let go manager that my best bet to stay employed I will need to switch to a neighboring department. The role is similar to what I do but it has more responsibility and it doesn’t necessarily align with my long-term career goals. But I do see the value in the new skill set I could learn (project management). They also have tough standards for promotions and such.
I have been job searching since July but I have not gotten a single interview. I work in the tech space so lots of competition although I have been trying other fields as I have a diverse background. I kind of see the writing on the wall and I’m afraid that if I stay in my current role even though I’m very comfortable in ,it won’t exist much longer. Any advice would be great.
Tomorrow will mark 6 months at my nonprofit job. I don’t want to doxx myself, but let’s just say I work for the elderly and am one seat away from directly reporting to the ED. It’s about 12 administrative staff (including myself) and 30 direct support staff. I have been told multiple times I have more than exceeded performance expectations and that everyone is very happy with my work output.
I still don’t have my own desk, computer, email, or office. I have been working on a tiny table in my supervisor’s office. My supervisor is extremely difficult, not in the sense of work or her expectations but in her personality and quite frankly, concerning behavior. I think my ED has seen my struggle with not having the space or resources to do my job as advertised. The executive director offered me my own office today. I was thrilled; the best office in the whole place. My direct supervisor shut it down INSTANTLY. Flat out told the ED she wasn’t happy with me leaving her office. I asked my supervisor if it was a performance issue or if she felt I need more supervision and training. Both my supervisor and ED said I have exceeded their expectations. My supervisor simply said she “works better with me around” and “it makes more sense for us to share” which is why I can’t have my own office. My push back fell on deaf ears. My ED simply said if it works for me, my supervisor could “keep me”, effectively leaving the decision in my supervisors hands despite my repeatedly expressed displeasure. I have over 30 documented instances of harassing or inappropriate comments from my direct supervisor. My supervisor used to be board president and hired almost all of our admin staff after fully cleaning house. She executed massive takedown campaigns against all of the old admin, and has done this multiple times in multiple jobs. Her final blow was to fire the woman whose job she wanted, resigned from the board, and then took her job. I was essentially hired to help clean up the fallout of that decision. I cannot stress enough what a manipulative and dangerous person my supervisor is. My ED on the other hand is one of the sweetest and best people I know. I don’t know if my ED is being strategic in handling my supervisor or if she’s actually toothless, but my supervisor seems to be running the show. I also have experienced extremely inappropriate behavior from staff who are not my supervisor, all of which I have documented and addressed with my ED. My ED and I have a very trusting and positive relationship. It is very possible that I will have a new job offer Monday, with better pay and my own office. If I had my own office, I would rather stay at my current job because my current supervisor is retiring in a year and I will be promoted to her job. I’m not sure if I want to play the long game at this org. My main question is if I should leverage this new offer and go above my supervisors head, straight to the ED, or just thank them for the opportunity and leave without trying to negotiate? Do I have grounds to file a complaint with the board even if I’m leaving?
Hi! I started Patient Advocacy and Healthcare navigation business recently. I'm a Board Certified Patient Advocate and I saw the need for compassionate healthcare advocacy once dealing with my own chronic illness and the when I advocated for my daughter born in critical care. Our mission is to change traditional patient experience - we offer 2nd opinions scheduling, care coordination, researching best hospitals for specific conditions, and all type of help with insurance and billing. I've launched 2 months ago but having issues getting leads? Do you think this business is viable or should I add to it something like health coaching to appeal to broader population?
Signed the contract and everything 2 weeks ago for my new job. I resigned last week and it got approved. This week, the new company got a change in leadership and all of a sudden my offer is rescinded. It took me 3 months of job search and interviews to get an offer (the tech scene is really shit). How fucked am I? What should I do now? FYI, I don't live in US.
Edit: A lot of discourse in the comments. I’m from Malaysia, if it helps. Consulting a lawyer is expensive here.
Hey everyone! I wanted to share my recent experience interning at NullClass as a full stack web developer. It was a two-month journey that combined training and hands-on work, and it was a great learning experience overall!
During the first month, I completed an intensive training program where I worked on building a web app to showcase my skills. This really helped me get comfortable with new tools and frameworks and made me more confident in applying what I’d learned.
Once I transitioned into the internship phase, I focused on enhancing the app by adding key features that NullClass wanted. However, I ran into some limitations when implementing production-ready features that required premium services. For example, I integrated Twilio for SMS functionality, but its basic plan only supports local testing, not production usage. As a self-funded intern, I opted for free services, knowing they were limited to local environments.
Unfortunately, this restriction meant some features couldn’t be fully tested in a production setup, even though the implementation was correct. As a result, NullClass deducted part of my final payout, which felt a bit unfair since the limitations were due to the budget constraints rather than my work. But overall, I still found the experience very rewarding. I learned a lot about the industry’s expectations, honed my skills, and worked on an actual project, which was invaluable.
Despite the hiccup, I’d say the experience was worth it specially for the beginners at their respective fields.
Not sure if this question is allowed here.
Hello! Kareresign ko lang without back up plan. Reason was office politics and I’ve been contemplating if I still pursue my corporate job or help my husband on the family small business.
Hi, I have been job hunting for the past month and it’s been a little slow. I’ve been waiting for schedules to interview but haven’t really heard back from the clinics that have reached out to me already. I was scheduled for a virtual interview with a company this past Monday. I logged on 10 minutes before the scheduled time. And… no one showed up. I stayed on the link for 40 minutes and no one showed up. I triple checked the link and the email that was sent to me and everything appeared to be correct.
I reached out to the clinic that scheduled the interview as well as the company's recruiter to follow up. I asked if there was a mistake in the link that was sent to me or if the interview was rescheduled for a different time. I heard back two days later from the clinic and received no explanation as to why no one showed up for my scheduled interview or what happened, etc. They just went straight into asking me what my availability was for rescheduling the interview. I was a little shocked and taken aback and ended up letting them know that I would call back next week to let them know my scheduled availability.
But now… I’m wondering if I should even reschedule. I felt disrespected that no one showed up to the scheduled interview and that I was not given an explanation as to why the interview did not happen. I guess I could’ve asked if I could know the reason as to why the first interview fell through, but I guess I felt like I shouldn’t have to ask? I guess I felt like they should have at least given me a heads up or some kind of explanation.
But I also need a job and don’t really have any other interviews lined up. I was wondering if I could get some advice as to whether I should reschedule or just take this as a sign that this company is not meant for me. Thank you!
Hey everyone, I’m hoping for some advice on a job offer situation. I’m currently working for a family-owned greenhouse company on a 9-month contract as a Process Documentation Specialist, earning $65,000/year. My main responsibilities involve documenting ERP-related processes, creating SOPs, and assisting with ERP implementation. It’s been a great experience, and I’ve enjoyed contributing to the team.
Recently, I was offered a full-time role as a Process Improvement Specialist with expanded responsibilities, including inventory control, CFIA compliance, and cross-departmental backup. This new role aligns with my background in production and compliance, but it’s also a significant step up in scope from my current role. The initial salary offered was $73,660/year. (This is including a 1.6% adjusted rate increase because of inflation which the whole company got)
My Counter and Rationale
I did some research and found that similar roles in Ontario can range widely, with a base starting at $64,000 and going up to around $137,000. Based on my 8 7 months of experience with the company, my prior experience in production optimization, and the broader responsibilities of this role, I asked for a range closer to $90,000–$95,000. I mentioned that if $90,000 was more feasible, I’d be open to an extra week of vacation to help balance things out. There is a full benafits package which i am ok with
The Company’s Response
The HR manager came back with a thoughtful response, explaining that:
• The local salary range they found was between $65,000 and $85,000, with the higher end generally requiring engineering degrees or certifications like Lean Six Sigma or Kaizen.
• Salaries in our area are about 10% lower than the provincial/national average due to cost of living.
• Job sites often list inflated salary ranges to drive traffic.
• They also highlighted that the additional tasks in this role don’t require significantly higher qualifications than my core role, so they didn’t affect the salary much.
• Finally, they’re aiming to maintain internal equity with similar roles at the company.
She did say, though, that she’d discuss possible movement on the salary with the higher-ups when they’re back in the office.
Next Steps
I want to get closer to my target range if possible. I’ve replied, emphasizing my commitment to delivering value in this expanded role and adding that I’d be willing to pursue any certifications that might strengthen my fit for the higher range.
Would love some feedback on how I’m handling this or any other strategies to maximize my chances of reaching the $90,000-95,0000 range. Thanks in advance!
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I have a BA in Econ and no direct experience in the Econ field. What are some entry level jobs I can look into. I am looking into working for the government or the city but I dont know what jobs are entry level that I qualify for. Any advice helps, thank you
My boss recruited me from a stable job in a prestigious company to join her team. We got along well for six months and then in a few weeks she turned into a bully. She required that I work evenings and weekends, made sarcastic and demeaning comments about my work and my abilities. It impacted my confidence, resulted in me losing focus and being depressed. She ended up letting me go. What should I say in future interviews, when asked "why did you leave your last job?"
I applied for a job, and I was given an offer. Because I live in California, they have to provide a range. Anyways, in the verbal offer, they gave me an offer that was in the middle of the range that they provided.
I initially was happy with that offer. However, when I reviewed the compensation package, I realized that they didn't contribute to the 401k, the bonus is low and there isn't any equity. Therefore, the compensation isn't as attractive. I asked the recruiting manager, if they would consider increasing the base compensation by 10%.
In the conversation, she was very irritated. I pointed out that this was still within the range. She said based on my experience, that was the best that she could do. I asked what specific skills and experience would make me eligible for a higher end of the range. She said that that wasn't sure, but she knew that I didn't have it.
At the end of the conversation, she said that would look into it. I'm trying to think of how long I should wait before following up or the best way to follow up.
I have been back and forth for a while on whether or not I should pursue an additional graduate degree. I have a BS in Public Health and a Master of Healthcare Administration. I have about 5 YOE in healthcare strategy and operations, with about 3 of those years as a manager of a small team at a digital health startup. I like working in the digital health startup space, but could see myself eventually moving to hospital work in the future. My goal is to move closer to healthcare strategy and I also really like managing teams and departments. I would ideally hold roles such a Chief Strategy Officer, VP of Strategy and Operations, etc in the future.
I am wondering if I should pursue another degree/if another degree would benefit my careers goals? I definitely have the time for it and wouldn't have to take out any loans either. I am happy with my education, but I am very interested in finance/economics/policy as it relates to healthcare. I would also like to have education that could be applicable to other industries if needed down the line, and I only have healthcare degrees right now. I am considering degrees like: MS in Applied Health Economics, MS in Economics, MS in Strategic Finance, and even a few different MBA's (but I feel like that would be an overlap with my MHA and not add much value). I have also considered just getting an EMBA down the line.
Would any of these degrees provide value in my career path? Or should I focus on targeted certificate programs in these areas? Obviously I know that there is not a one-size-fits-all answer, but would love to hear what other people have to say about this! Thanks so much.
Hello, a friend of mine who lives in Romania is interested in working for a USA-based company.
Incentive is money.
He has 5~ years of experience developing mobile and desktop applications in .net and expertise in MAUI (his actual description was Mobile, Desktop, WPF, MAUI C# / .NET)
Thank you guys!
So I'm 21M I got fired around three months ago from my job. I worked as an EMT and generally liked working in healthcare but it was incredibly taxing for my sleep schedule. My job had these activation things in our trucks that would tell you if you went over a certain speed or stopped to hard in case of an accident. And long story short after working a 14 the day prior I fell asleep and got into an accident luckily with no injuries for anyone and no PT in the back of our ambulance. I was in a really dark place after I got fired but I finally wanna try to get back out there. Sadly, I have no idea how to let people know in interviews how I got fired. Any tips?
I work for a marketing manager that doesn't work well as a leader. He's a fantastic individual contributor but he is unfit for a leadership role. He is a micromanager. He's super nitpicky and has ridiculous unrealistic expectations and he never has a good thing to say. He doesn't take differing opinions and once he's made up his mind on something, it's set. He doesn't understand that we are experts in our roles and its infantilizing that we have to walk every decision past him to ensure it's good enough. We are not a young team - we're all working professionals who have 8+ years under our belt.
My team member (who started not too long ago) confided in me that he's looking to leave the organization due to our manager and how he is. The person who had my role before me also left because of the manager's personality. Our old writer had issues with him as well. Other members of the marketing team also have issues with how he works but many of them have been with the company since college and so they don't know that it can be different.
Our Marketing president loves him because he makes her job easy. To be fair, he's a fantastic individual contributor and always works hard. But he is making the rest of our jobs hell. I've considered leaving multiple times myself.
What would you do in this situation?
Hey everyone,
I am a high school senior and I don't know whether to go into cs or medicine. All my extracurriculars are based around cs currently and i feel i have a good shot at a top 10 cs school. i feel like im not that good at coding, but really good at math. is the job market oversaturated in cs as well? yes. this is why I am hesitant.
ive been bouncing with the idea of startups, but it is very unlikely that it will work, so i looked into venture capital and it seems interesting but i don't really know about doing an mba and a lot of people say vc is for past startup owners and i dont know if i can get a good high paying vc job right out of college. i also looked into quant finance and this is really interesting to me, but also so competitive. i really don't want to burn out early with stress either.
On the other hand, medicine has a lot of job stability and i want to apply to a bs/md program. im also kind of scared of medicine only because of cadavers and stuff (REALLY scared of dead people maybe bc of movies) but i feel like i can handle the work because i know there is a guaranteed outcome at the end unlike cs which isn't stable. I also don't have an issue for the debt because i come from a high income and my parents are doctors. my parents say being a doctor isn't good but they seem happy and have money and they think cs will give me money but its so unstable. one of the biggest things for me is i don't want to be another random corporate person working their way up the ladder, working on useless software, and barely contributing in the big picture. i want to make a real impact in some way shape or form. i don't really like being in hospitals either because they feel eerie to me.
All this has really been stressing me out. i want a really high starting salary (think 400k) and a good wlb. i also want to have prestige in my life and i feel i cannot get that with cs career. i dont know what to choose and any guidance would be much appreciated because all this is keeping me up at night. Anyone with any one of the jobs i mentioned, your feedback would be really valuable to me. also any other job suggestions would be nice
I work in insurance sales for a State Farm agent. I love the job but can’t sell life insurance and that’s what drives commission. I get paid hourly but the big bucks are in commission. I’ve tried it all to be better at sales but it simply isn’t my passion or strong suit.
I desperately want something else, a place I can grow over time and make a decent salary (50k+) I don’t have a college degree, only high school diploma. I live in New Mexico.
I need advice, help, guidance. I’m burnt out from my current job and dread trying to make life insurance sales because I actually am just trying to help but people don’t like to listen.
Where do I go? What do I do?
I’m 18 and currently in college for Electronics Engineering Technology and not enjoying it at all. I did a technology/computer/electronics engineering course in high school and enjoyed it which prompted me to take this program. But about 3 months in, I’m not enjoying it at all. I’m not interested, unmotivated and the work load is getting to me. I’m not sure where my skill set exactly lies in but I know I can handle physical work and don’t mind the grind which is what led me to looking into trades. Plumbing was one of the trades on the list and my school has a program that will help me become a licensed plumber in 4-5 years. Essentially it’s I become an apprentice for about a year, go do an 8 week in class part and rinse and repeat 3 times then I write my exam and I’m a licensed plumber. But my only worry is that I have no prior experience and am worried if I’ll like it. I don’t mind physical work, don’t mind getting my hands dirty, not the smartest but can understand most concepts and had good grades in high school but I am not the type to sit and study outside of school. Just looking for some advice from anyone who is/was in a similar position or any plumbers that can give some words about the trade.
Hi all. Been thinking about what I want to do with my career. I have been spending the past 10 years in food and beverage management at a pretty large theme park company in central Florida.
I have always been a self starter, teaching myself what was necessary in this field. Became a leader amongst my peers, a go to resource. And so on.
The part I’m stuck with? I keep getting told I’m on the track to the promotion. But I just keep waiting while going above and beyond to get myself out there.
The other side of things. I have been pulled for a temporary project in this field and I am LOVING it. But there is no spot or career position in this, essentially to be a project manager in foods here is very very select and not like other project managers in other companies
So I am not sure what to do. I have been pretty miserable in my position prior to starting this project. And now that I have had a taste of office life, am I the outlier wishing for the 9-5 life?
And if so, how do I get there without the experience these postings are looking for? I have applied to hundreds of these job. Some went through an interview process and then rejection. Anyone have any advice??
I just got offered a job that I really want at 18/hr. I'm currently making 26/hr in a different field. I was honestly shocked they called to offer it today, so I wasn't ready for the counter offer on the pay. I told them I was hoping for at least 22/hr. I'm worried they'll come back with 20/hr and truly, I can't take less than 22. They told me they would take it back to the hiring Mgr and I should hear back on Monday. Would it be unprofessional or inappropriate for me to email them asking for 26/hr?? And if not, how would you recommend wording it?
I'm at a workplace that I generally like. My immediate team is solid. I like what I do.
But I'm seeing things where some teams don't like each other or keep secrets from other teams because one team might get offended or work might be seen as stealing from someone's plate.
There are projects that teams hide from other teams and decisions made in backchannels. What is this?
Some of the leads don't seem to like each other and it's making me feel like this is a drama and politick heavy place. I don't play politics, stay out of drama and still I step on inter-team landmines when I try to be careful.
Am I crazy? Like, is this a normal thing or am I just really bad at this giant company thing? It's all making me think I can't do this job.
I'm sorta a student of history and so much of it says that backroom stuff, hiding information from groups, and all of that has resulted in military losses, political unrest, and even destroyed regimes.
I can't be off the mark when I say this shit is wrird, right?
Hi guys,
So basically title. I'm an assistant manager in a large retail/trade business in the UK. I was recently approached by a rival company for the same role and I'm really conflicted about what to do, I had the interview/meeting today and it went really well, they were very impressed. I'll list some information about each one:
Job I'm currently in:
Job I've been offered:
It just feels like such a risk to leave the role I'm comfortable in not knowing if the store will consistently hit budget to get the monthly bonus or the annual one. 9 times out of 10 I'm the top salesperson in my current role and we exceeded budget last quarter due to me, so I received the quarterly bonus.
Just looking for some opinions really, normally I trust my gut but my guy isn't telling me anything.
Apologies for any formatting issues, I'm on my phone typing this.
Does anybody have any experience working at Higher Logic? They’re based out of Virginia but there’s an office in my city doing open interviews for a couple of positions that might be too good to be true. Currently driving full time for Uber and looking to get off the road into an actual job but I didn’t want to put time and resources into it if it ends up being some crazy pyramid scheme or something. TIA