I've been an assistant manager at my work for 14 years. I've worked at all of their stores at some point (six in town) and I'm finally up for promotion to take over a store I really like. What kind of question will they ask me, as someone taking over as general manager ?

I appreciate anyone who ends up reading this and I hope

I recently just started as a head of a smaller business unit within the gaming industry (like a product).

After arriving it turns out I was the head of the business unit with no one but cross department support. The timing wasn’t the best as we have a big game releasing in 3 weeks so I did my best to support the other teams while I worked out my plans.

3 weeks later the game bombed. Quite hard. Hard enough where I was asked to then lead the Marketing team and the project I was originally heading was put on ice until the company financials improve (if it does).

The company has about 3 months of runway left and the CEO is panicking now by micromanaging everyone, including myself where I needed to create a marketing plan from scratch for a game in 1 week. The micromanaging includes telling me to do silly things like buy followers for the social media accounts when we haven’t officially announced the game yet.

Now the company has had a 40% layoff and another 25% of my new marketing team (that I wasn’t originally hired to do) has now quit. When asked for additional support the only feedback I receive was “prove yourself first by getting your hands dirty”.

On one hand it’s barely been over a month and despite the chaos I’ve learned a lot.

On the other, I’ve never quit a job before, but I am incredibly burnt out working 12 hours a day and over weekends since 3 weeks ago.

Really want to hear everyone’s thoughts. Sorry if this comes across as silly to everyone.

27M. I’ve been unemployed for about two months now, and the stress and discouragement is really getting to me. Based on how things are going for me in terms of submitting applications and my response rate, and getting ghosted after interviews, I am feeling hopeless and stressed for the long term.

To those who were unemployed for the long term, how were you able to land a role in this job market?

Forgive me if this is the incorrect subreddit, but I got laid off due to budget cuts (last in, first out) about three weeks ago with same-day notice and due to inexperience and my young age, I’ve had difficulty finding other places interested in me.

That being said, I am bored out of my mind, but am worried about picking up a part-time job in case I do end up getting hired somewhere and would need to quit. Are there any options for supplemental income that I can look into while waiting for a new job?

Keep hearing this, and have not had any issues with a 2 page resume, but I'm gearing up to do a somewhat career change, so wondering if having a one page resume will really make any difference.

I have a 12-ish year career with 4 roles, soon 3 degrees, plus a few certificates. Should I make it fit one page no matter what? Should the skills and tools be mentioned broadly? Field is product/UX design.

Thank you!

Hello,

I am a Computer Science 2024 graduate from a Tier-2 college. I have done an internship as a full stack engineer in an ed-tech startup during my final semester. They offered me a full time job, which I rejected for TCS, for which there is no update on joining date yet and idk when will we get onboarded.

I want to explore other options since I am fed up of waiting for the joining, it's been 6 months already and its taking a toll on my mental health and family has also started to feel this thing now.

I can choose from:

1. Wait for TCS

2. Go to US for Masters

3. Prepare for CAT'25

Since I faced so many rejections before finally getting TCS, I no longer have the confidence and I cannot pick up the courage to start prepping from scratch and do job search.

Please suggest me how should I proceed with my career. Any suggestions and experiences are welcome.

I have no idea what to do about college , I’m a senior in high school & I’m really indecisive about picking a career. I feel like I don’t want to make a decision yet because I’m scared that I’m going to want to change my career path constantly because I know how indecisive I am. Especially because so many things Interest me. Being an ultrasound tech, labor & delivery nurse or a dermatologist really catches my attention but I know I’m not ready to commit to one yet because I’m so young & haven’t really explored what else is out there. & I feel so pressured by my family to start applying to college when I’m not even sure what I want & I know graduation will come before I know it & I want to be successful. I fear mostly that I’ll waste my time & stress out during college & not even use my degree after. If you are or were in my position some tips would really help! :)

How do I navigate leveraging experience from a position/apprenticeship that is really important to my job application, but my supervisor and I did not have a good relationship. I don't list said supervisor on my list of references, but there have been a few times where hiring staff have asked to speak with them because the position is very relevant to the work I did under them. I feel like I don't have enough experience to leave it off my resume and it is also relatively (recent within last two years). And, ultimately, the job comes up in interviews because I learned a lot of necessary skills when I was working there. I feel like it would be a bit of a red flag to say they decline to give a reference, but is that the best way to go about it? The past supervisor has directly told me they will not give a good reference.

I finally landed a job as an international accountant, I am very lucky and grateful but the company said I will be working 45 hours a week and more in the busy season. I have six years in the accounting field and they offered me the job at 75k, it’s fully in office. I am just now thinking maybe I should negotiate since I will be working a lot of over time or should I just leave it because this is the first job I landed in a year? I also do not even know how to go about negotiating this

Well being completely honest how many of us feel stuck in our careers? Unsure of the next step? It’s not that we don’t want to grow, we just don’t know where to start. Between constant deadlines at work and endless “How to Learn X” articles and "how to become a millionaire" mentors selling courses on Insta...it’s overwhelming.

Here’s what I’ve noticed about this struggle:

1. We don’t know what to prioritize. There’s always a shiny new skill trending mostly AI, coding, project management. But which one actually aligns with our goals?
2. Traditional learning feels generic. I've signed up for tons of courses, only to quit halfway through because it just didn’t click...
3. Staying consistent is HARD. Life gets in the way, and before you know it, that “30-day upskilling challenge” is a distant memory.

Well my point was what works for you when you feel stuck? I’m curious about how others approach this.

I was planning to be a game developer/designer but it was a large goal that I couldn’t afford to achieve at any point. It was like getting a small car and expecting to win a F1 race. I’m still trying to find a different career path. I will take any suggestions. At first I had a solid idea that was possible to an extent but it spiraled into a failure. The type of failure that is only avoided by focusing on a completely different situation and leaving it to burn. I have no experience In game development and don’t have enough money to even afford a simple PC. I’m stuck at a crossroad that has a dead end. I’m trying to find a new career path to follow but it doesn’t feel right. I am considering just getting a simple job and forgetting about it. I like doing game related things but I’m in no shape to do anything in that field and if I did I wouldn’t be talking about it here like I am right now. So I would like some feedback on this topic. What should I do now? Is there anything I can do? Thank you for your feedback on this topic.

I recently graduated with a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, about three months ago. I’ve previously completed internships as a UI/UX designer and even worked full-time in the field after graduation. However, I realized that it wasn’t the right fit for me and decided to leave the role to explore a shift into development. That said, I’m not entirely sure if development is the right path either. My coding skills are not very strong, and while I find it somewhat interesting, I’m still unsure about what I truly want to pursue. I’m seeking advice on how to figure this out. Thank you!

I went to school in 2016 for animation and graduated in 2020. I have a bachelors degree in animation but the school barely taught us anything. I liked the one 3d modelling class I did have during it though so I spent two years specializing in that and graduated an online school. I have a very strong portfolio but when I graduated it was during the writer strike and things in my industry progressively got worse, and are still terrible even now. I tried to pivot into gaming but that field has also been hit with a massive amount of layoffs. I have an internship, some freelance, and volunteering on a game as far as experience goes. I have been told by people in the industry and teachers my portfolio should be landing me a job, were the industry not in such a rut.

I’ve been having to work retail in between applying to jobs in my field but it is rejection after rejection or not hearing back because I am fighting against ai, new grads, and tons of people who were laid off. Some of the people laid off are also people who likely have double my experience level who are applying to entry and junior jobs because everyone is so desperate for work now.

I can’t live like this.. I’m so frustrated and mentally exhausted.

Are there jobs in other fields I could pivot to that use 3d in some form or another that is more stable than animation and video games? (I am willing to learn new software or take some extra courses if it means changing fields to something else..)

If all else fails.. Are there any stable jobs that don’t require having taken math and science in high school that I could just go back to college for that are within 1-2 years? (I just really want to avoid doing 4 years of college over again if possible..)

I worked so hard only to graduate into the industry being in a horrendous state. I feel lost, tired, and I am unsure of what to do.

I have 13 years of experience as a full-stack developer specializing in JavaScript, Node.js, and .NET.

For 11 years, I worked as a permanent employee, but in the past two years, I ventured into freelancing, solopreneurship, and building things I genuinely wanted to use.

While I loved the creative freedom and flexibility of this solo journey, it hasn’t been financially fruitful. I’m barely managing to balance doing what I love and paying my bills.

My life was much more peaceful during my years as a permanent employee, and now I’m questioning whether this grind is worth it.

On top of this, my current lifestyle is taking a toll on my family life—I’m spending less time with my kids and feeling disconnected from them.

I’m stuck at a crossroads and would really appreciate some advice:

1.	Should I go back to being an employee for financial stability and peace of mind?
2.	Or should I continue grinding, hoping that things will stabilize, allowing me to relax in the future?

Would love to hear from anyone who has been in a similar situation or has insights on balancing personal aspirations with family and financial stability.

Hi, I’m hosting a career mentoring event for people in their 20s and 30s. Unfortunately, I’m struggling to come up with topics for the panels to discuss. It’s primarily targeted to people with corporate/white collar jobs, but not exclusively. If you could get a panel or keynote speaker to talk about anything career related, what would it be?

this is so extremely stupid. along with how companies are trying to get employees to use AI in our work to be more efficient, i explored and found how we can use AI to do first drafts for difficult emails and check for errors etc. they are q useful to help get a head-start (not start from an entirely blank canvas and i definitely an not relying on it to do my work). i’m q new at work and my manager and my work buddy are new to embracing AI. i was sharing and teaching them how i use AI to help with some parts of work. of course, in the process of using AI, i do send stupid things like ask AI to combine two sentences or edit the end of a text etc. but i never use anything wholesale and use it more as a spring board to tackle difficult things.

anw im starting to realise they now think i am becoming over reliant in AI and cannot do anything on my own (context: im q young and new to the company. i do make my mistakes and miss out on things. but to be fair, i’ve been assigned to work on a lot of things…i think this is fair for me to say). i don’t think i need justify my…usage of AI to them but…as people who are older/managing me and them being my ‘permanent’ boss, i can’t help but think this will affect how they perceive my performance, which irks me greatly. any idea what i can do about this lol (this is so stupid i don’t even know how to start)

For someone who has made a career as a working writer (no biggie fancy hot shot one) in entertainment what is a good career shift or job opportunity I can make. Tired of the uncertainty, now more than ever.

I am currently in my fourth year in my IT uni and still has this year and the one more year to graduate, I was learning Laravel and I spent nearly 6 to 8 months learning it and that's my GitHub (go and see the projects to see if I met the junior requirements) https://github.com/Yousef-Ammar1so after leaning it for this period of time and sending a lot of CVs I got not response from anyone (and that's my CV take a look at it if it is the problem, if it is tell me). So after this I started learning marketing and sales and about business in general so I could open my own business but because I am in Syria it is hard to open a business but I truly enjoyed learning it because I already love psychology and spend a lot of times learning it so it like it combined, but still I have a skill, but don't know how to get employed and make money out of it. SO my question is what to do now? Do I go back to programing maybe change the framework or try to learn mobile apps programing or try learning front end? OR do I keep leaning sales and try to get a job in it? OR keep leaning marketing but I don't know how to get a job in it try help how to get a job in it online or onsite, OR maybe change and learn a new skill like social media marketing?
Your advice matter a lot CV

Alright so over the summer my supervisor went on unexpected leave and immediately my manager came to me to have me take over the work they were doing (I work in advertising by the way). It was a good experience but during that entire summer I did nothing but work - didn't ask for a raise or to be compensated or anything like that I just did it. So I juggled that workload plus my own during the summer.

Fast forward to now - my supervisor is leaving and I just know my manager will be coming to me to have me take on that workload again - I just know it.

For some reason this time I feel like I should ask for a temporary raise or even a bonus or something like that? It's the second time in not even a year, the first time was 3 months long and I know that this time I'm looking at 3-4 months of work for sure while they try and hire/ train someone else.

Should I ask for a temporary raise or something like that??

As the title suggests I am currently at a loss if I am just a pawn for the company I work for and I am hoping for general advice.

Back story: I started my first corporate job two years ago with no degree, but manager experience from prior roles which helped land me an entry level gig. I was promoted in the first few months, but since then I have had very little to no direction of career growth. I am given new tasks that I purse on my own as we do not have the budget for a team. I currently work the better part of 3 positions and get paid very menial, I don’t complain and try my hardest every day. I am beginning to become burnt out and short. I want to ask about the light at the end of the tunnel or maybe a promotion however I am scared to be put on the sh!t list for being “greedy”.

Peers have mentioned that the “company will take care of you in time.” But I don’t want to waste my life away either or be over looked.

Any advice is helpful, also first real Reddit post. TYIA

50% of my current team is being reorged into different teams. I’m not that sad, because my current team is taking a boring route and I don’t see it succeed necessarily.

My manager mentioned two teams I might get put into, one is super small, the other large. I’ve tended to enjoy more being in a big pond. Also, manager mentioned refreshers (stock awards) would be good this year for me. It seems he is keen on keeping me at the company.

How can I negotiate this to my advantage, if so even can? Should I push for x amount to seem I am now “ok” with the decision? In these times, leverage is not the greatest with all the layoffs but I do have some. What I dislike most is the little control I have which team I will be put into… and even if I did, I only know one of them which seems okish, certainly not super high performing. The other team — no clue never met.

Hi

I m not sure if it is what they call depression or burn out( though i never knew what depression is, and i manage my own work load since i m in a more senior positon). could be both or neither.

I am a regular 8-5 employee who mainly sits in front of the computer, prepare reports, solve couple of problems, maintain dashboards and joins couple of meetings a week. not a rocket science, neither very repetitive. however i m in between changing roles and i m going to do again similar stuff, prepare reports, join meetings, meet kpi s etc. just to increase my pay and provide a bit more for my family. i ve never had the luxury of knowing what i really want in life, probably i still dont know, i know what i dont want mostly. i really dont like the corporate language, neither the bs arount it. I m and must be grateful of my secure warm workplace, paid vacations, sick days etc. But something inside is hurtinh me, it s been a while. something is telling me that i dont fit, i dont belong and not happy. i dont believe happiness is my target or final destination buy at the end of the day i m exhausted, same month end reports, meetings , targets etc. non stop screen is killimh me.

the reason why i stay is mostly to be able provide for my family, if it wasnt for them or my retirement i would probably do odd jobs until i die or i d stick to something fits with me. anyways , it s a bit of venting bit of desperation. i know the common reddit answer or consensus is, find a hoby you like after work or spend time with your family but i m too exhausted or maybe even bored from current position , anyways, anyone going through the same? what do you recommend? shut up and keep suckin it or take a big risk and discover new horizons? independent work?

I want to start studying Python, but I'm also really interested in Machine Learning and Deep Learning , and I'm not sure where to begin. I don't know what resources to use or what topics to focus on first. I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the online tutorials and courses out there. To be honest, I'm also intimidated by the vast online communities and forums - I'm scared of asking 'dumb' questions and being left alone in the crowd. I'm really interested in applying my knowledge by working on projects, but I don't really know what kind of projects to start with or what problems to try and solve. Can anyone suggest a good starting point for a beginner like me? What are some essential Python libraries or ML/DL concepts that I should focus on first? Are there any online communities or forums that are welcoming to newcomers? Any advice or recommendations on project ideas or resources would be greatly appreciated.

As the title suggests, I’m a recent graduate looking to break into the graphic design field, which I’ve heard from many people is highly competitive. I was wondering if cold emailing creative agencies or nonprofit organizations is still an acceptable approach, or if it might come across as bothersome.

I’ve reached out to several local and state agencies as well as nonprofits, but so far, I’ve only received one response stating they weren’t looking for help. I ensure my emails are professional and include a link to my portfolio to provide more context about my work.

Would it be better to expand my search beyond my state instead of focusing locally? I’ve also utilized job boards like Indeed, LinkedIn, and Glassdoor, but I always verify the job listings on the company’s official website before applying.

Hello Reddit,

I have worked for this company since August 2021. The CEO is an 87 year old man with all the qualities you can imagine, racist, sexist, doesn’t believe in parental leave etc.

Didn’t have to interact with him much outside of quarterly all hands meetings, and the company is pretty much ran by the managers who I all got along with well and who all like me.

Besides passing comments about immigrants and a lack of work ethic with my generation, my first real confrontation with the CEO was when a co-worker came back part time from parental leave after I had been hired and ended up getting pregnant again. She asked if she could pick up one shift a week so that she could get the minimum hours needed to qualify for parental leave again, she was going to be around 80 hours short after working part time for around 6 months. She was denied on the pretence that there was not enough work (there absolutely was) I offered to work 4 days a week to free up the work but he shot that down as well and I was informally reprimanded for trying to undermine him.

Fast forward to my second child being born and I’m getting ready to go on my parental leave. I gave him a signed document with my return date and enjoyed my parental leave.

I return to work at the expected date and the whole department besides the managers has turned over, one of the new people was only hired a week earlier. Now this is nothing new at this company I have seen four accoutants, three health and safety officers and three secretaries come and go as I worked there as well as my department go through two to three people as well. But he tells me there might not be enough work to keep me on full time, I suspect this is his go to excuse whenever he wants to get rid of someone that he can’t bully.

I worked for 5 weeks without talking to him again, but had meetings with my managers assuring me that the work load wasn’t an issue and not to worry. Today I was handed my notice of termination.

I’m torn because I truly did not like that man, and am happy to get out of that industry. But it’s 3 weeks before Christmas I have a new baby and a toddler and money was already tight after my parental leave ended.

I guess im wondering if I should pursue legal action (BC Canada by the way) but I don’t even know if I could afford a lawyer, I guess im also just venting so if you made it this far thanks for reading and any advice is welcome.

A few weeks ago my friend told me about how much she loved her job, how much it payed etc. and offered to refer me in January when the next round of hiring starts. Well, today she got fired for missing an important meeting that she says she was never informed of. I really need this opportunity, so I still might apply in January. Would it hurt my chances if I told them we were friends, even though she was fired or should I just not mention anything.

I’m looking to apply for jobs as an experienced hire at big-name, well-known companies. How difficult is it to break into these companies in the current job market (is it really that bad?) without any referrals?

Also, I’ve been applying to 4–5 jobs at the same company. Would this be considered a red flag? I’ve heard that applying to a maximum of two jobs at the same company is advisable, but I’m not sure if that’s accurate.

Any advice on how to break into well-known companies would be greatly appreciated.

So, I work a corporate job. I was given my offer letter, and the base salary seemed decent. I had no idea if it was negotiable or not because I was too scared to ask. It's my first job and I didn't want to seem greedy or blow my opportunity. I asked another colleague, and he said he's getting 10K more without negotiating. We both have zero experience and we both have engineering degrees. Granted he could be lying, but 10K more isn't that drastic for someone to lie about.

But if he is, I'm kinda upset because that isn't fair. What's making me more irritated is I always read about how attractive people make about 10-15% more than their counterparts. I would say I'm decently attractive, he is as well. The difference between us is that I'm of Middle Eastern descent, and he's Caucasian with blonde hair and blue eyes, plus he's attractive. No, I'm not making this about race. But could that be a factor? Also, we are both technically different teams, but the roles are exactly the same. We don't have the same managers.

I'm a little pissed off and want to speak to upper management and HR. Would that be mistake, or is it my right?

UPDATE 2: Yes we do have the same job title. I didn’t mention it in before, but we’re both in a program where you rotate through different teams for 2 years, and by the end of the 2 years you should know where you fit best. So it’s basically a learning opportunity from the company so you become well rounded. Obviously we are contributing to each team as we rotate, but learning a little bit of everything at the same time. But yes, we do fall under different “home” teams and different managers. But we’re both participating in the same program.

UPDATE: He did not negotiate his salary, it was his initial offer. And I started a year before he did. I started my job June 2024, and he is starting sometime in 2025. Let me know if this makes any difference.