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Lilienthal
Lilienthal
09:00
@MaskedMan Looks like this guy just didn't really read either of those meta threads. :)
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Q: Is it normal for a manager to laugh at new employees?

KatIt's my first time posting on this forum. I was wondering what people's experiences have been when they asked their manager or superior about the dress code (usually right at the beginning when they start working at their new work place). When I began working at this particular company, I had t...

manager dress-code
OP made some change in hopes to make this on-topic, posting here for some exposure. It's on 3 reopens so far.
Victoria
Victoria
09:40
Hi, please can someone review this for me?

I am leaving my current role due to lack of opportunities for progression and for salary reasons. I have accepted a more senior role at another company. Aside from the lack of opportunities and low salary, I have been very happy in my current job and have got on well with everyone.

Below is what I have written in the "Any suggestions or further comments" field on the exit interview form. Do you think this sounds tactful enough? I would be open to returning to the company in the future if the right opportunity arose, so I don't want to burn any br…
Lilienthal
Lilienthal
10:05
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Q: Did I overreact to my boss literally asking me to get him coffee?

ayrkahIn a middle of a meeting with my managers, me (a supervisor) and field staff, the manager stopped the meeting suddenly to request that I refill their cup of coffee. I was stunned and tried to joke it off by saying I wasn't his secretary but he then looked at me and said again, no seriously can y...

ethics manager
Interesting question but a shame that OP doesn't seem to be around to clarify. I can't really the OP's actual question being answerable beyond what one of the answers already says which is that it depends on the circumstances.
Welcome to the chat @Victoria. Have you had a look at the related questions?
The main issue I see with that is that you're creating a hybrid between a resignation letter and exit interview feedback. Ultimately I don't think what you said here is inappropriate, but we normally recommend against giving ANY kind of negative feedback in written form.
Really though, I would just leave that "further comments" field blank.
If they really wanted honest feedback they'd organise an exit interview.
I'd probably cut out the criticism and reword this to an email that you'd send to your colleagues and manager if you haven't sent one already.
Always a good idea to thank people when you're leaving.
Note that the final sentences read very much like a resume which is not the tone you want to go for here.
Anyway, that's all I have for now. If you don't get much other input consider reposting this later in case it falls off the first page.
Your question is getting downvotes and will probably end up closed so you may want to self-delete it (which also gets you the rep points back).
Victoria
Victoria
Hi @Lilienthal thanks for the feedback. They have also organised a proper exit interview, but they've asked me to complete and send in that form before it takes place.
Lilienthal
Lilienthal
10:36
@Victoria In that case I'd leave that blank and keep any critical feedback for the interview proper.
And read the related questions on honesty in exit interviews before then.
 
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Joe Strazzere
Joe Strazzere
12:45
Hmm... workplace.stackexchange.com/questions/89839/…
Richard U
Richard U
@JoeStrazzere it's getting harder and harder to tell fact from fiction
Masked Man
Masked Man
@JoeStrazzere He is the same slacking pizza-eating programmer who accidentally became a clueless executive a couple of weeks ago.
Richard U
Richard U
13:07
@MaskedMan --FACEPALM--
Joe Strazzere
Joe Strazzere
13:45
@MaskedMan A slacking, pizza-eating programmer and clueless accidental executive, who uses mnemonic devices poorly and doesn't look like a Lord of The Rings character. You can't make this stuff up... or can you?
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Richard U
Richard U
@JoeStrazzere your analysis is.... PRESCIOUSSSSSSSSSSS
Masked Man
Masked Man
14:15
@JoeStrazzere I think I should post an identification-request question on Movies.SE with those "plot" details. :)
Richard U
Richard U
14:39
@MaskedMan wasn't that a movie staring Carrot Top or something?
Walfrat
Walfrat
@MaskedMan movies.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/32/…
Joe Strazzere
Joe Strazzere
@RichardU I see what you did there... and I like it!
Masked Man
Masked Man
15:36
@RichardU I don't see what you did there. :( Could you please explain? :/
BradC
BradC
@MaskedMan it's a Lord of the Rings reference, Gollum called the Ring his "precioussss" in the book and movies. So @RichardU was complementing @JoeStrazzere's analysis of the OP of that question, while at the same time riffing of Joe's mention of LoTR
enderland
enderland
@JoeStrazzere sigh....
Christopher Estep
Christopher Estep
15:51
@JoeStrazzere you need to not delete your comments. It makes it hard to follow when i see someone reply to you but it's not there. :)
Masked Man
Masked Man
@BradC Oh, I thought he was talking about the "Carrot Top" comment.
Joe Strazzere
Joe Strazzere
16:43
@ChristopherEstep Sorry. I always delete my comments after a few days so as not to contribute to "Our Comments Problem". See: workplace.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/2748/…
Christopher Estep
Christopher Estep
well, i'm talking about comments hours old but I can see the problem. Were it me (and I were SO mgmt) I'd just have it sweep comments after a month.
Masked Man
Masked Man
@ChristopherEstep I think we should all be deleting our comments regularly before the comment police catch us. I have previously argued in favour of aggressive comment deletion, but now I am coming around to the opposite idea. There doesn't seem to be any great reason for condemning comments as it is done currently.
Christopher Estep
Christopher Estep
17:04
I think comments are useful and should be left alone until they're no longer useful. An algorithm could determine period since last activity and then sweep. I see no issue with leaving comments untouched for a week and then boom.
But I'm not going to go through deleting my comments. They want my comments gone they can do it through the database. I'm not going to seek them out.
Masked Man
Masked Man
@ChristopherEstep Or we could just leave them alone. Who is to say that a comment which is one month old will not be "useful" a year later?
Richard U
Richard U
17:19
@MaskedMan Carrot Top was in a movie where he accidentally ends up as CEO or something.
@MaskedMan I agree, if the comments aren't hurting anything, why bother deleting them
 
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Joe Strazzere
Joe Strazzere
19:27
@RichardU imdb.com/title/tt0118836 but he was a surfer, not a slacker programmer.

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